February 11, 2008
Posted: 06:20 AM ET
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Compiled by Jonathan Helman
CNN Washington Bureau

Washington Post: Clinton Replaces Top Aide Amid Losses
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton shook up her presidential campaign yesterday, replacing campaign manager and longtime aide Patti Solis Doyle with Maggie Williams, her former White House chief of staff, in an acknowledgment of the unexpectedly difficult struggle in which she finds herself against Sen. Barack Obama.

WSJ: Huckabee Coy on Ticket's No. 2 Spot
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee spent a chunk of his Sunday morning dancing around the question of whether he would serve as Arizona Sen. John McCain's running mate, should Sen. McCain get the Republican Party's presidential nomination as expected.

Washington Post: Huckabee Protests Washington Results
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is crying foul after John McCain's apparent victory in the Washington caucuses on Saturday.

NY Times: Losses Signal Challenges for McCain
Just as Senator John McCain appeared poised to become the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, he was reminded over the weekend that many Republican voters still have not climbed aboard his bandwagon.

Washington Post: Clinton, Obama Each Claim Footing To Push Shifting Va. Across the Aisle
As Virginians prepare to vote in tomorrow's Democratic primary, both Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are claiming to be the candidate with the best chance of winning the state in the Nov. 4 general election.

Boston Globe: Romney's No Longer Running, But Wins Conservatives' Straw Vote
Mitt Romney suspended his presidential bid at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., but he won the straw vote among activists there anyway.

Washington Post: Bill Clinton Stumps at Area Churches
Former president Bill Clinton said yesterday that he understood the "immense pride" that has propelled black voters to the polls for Sen. Barack Obama, but he thinks his wife would be a better choice for president.

NY Times: As Voting Pattern Emerges, So Does Need to Break It
Senator Barack Obama scored impressive weekend victories over Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in several Democratic presidential nomination contests. He is well positioned for this week’s voting in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. But neither candidate has achieved what is most important for deciding their battle. That is breaking the pattern of voter preferences that has structured their competition so far.

Washington Times: Iraq Aside, Democrats Mum On Foreign Policy
The campaign combat on national security issues between Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama has focused mostly on Iraq, with little public discussion about how each would reshape foreign policy if one of them becomes president.

AP: Huckabee Lawyers To Probe GOP Vote Count In Wash.
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is crying foul after Senator John McCain's apparent victory in the Washington caucuses on Saturday. Huckabee's campaign released a statement yesterday saying it will be exploring all available legal options regarding the "dubious final results." McCain was announced as the victor in the caucuses with 26 percent of the vote to Huckabee's 24 percent.

WSJ: Michelle Obama Solidifies Her Role in the Election
With the Democratic presidential race wide open, Michelle Obama is assuming the same dominant role in Barack Obama's public life that she has in his private life. On the campaign trail, she has emerged as an influential adviser whom aides watch as a barometer for how both they and the candidate are doing.

WSJ: In Virginia, Democrats Find Hope Amid Challenges
South of the Potomac River, in the shadow of Washington, D.C., Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton scrap for an advantage in a state that could be a bellwether for other primaries — and for how some usually Republican-leaning moderate states could be opportunities for the Democrats this fall.

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