My RSS is still sleeping in, so you get a truncated version today. But, if you read nothing else today, you must read Josh Marshall's analysis of Appalachia and Obama.
Clinton West Virginia Win Portrayed As Irrelevant Sen. Hillary Clinton scored one of the biggest victories of the Democratic primary yesterday, defeating Sen. Barack Obama 67%-26% (with John Edwards, long out of the contest, pulling 7%). However, the consensus in the media this morning is that the victory means little, because Obama has already effectively sewn up the nomination.
WSJ: Obama to Receive Endorsement Of 3 Former SEC Chairmen Three former chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission will publicly endorse Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's bid for the presidency Wednesday, including one who served under President Bush.
WSJ: McCain Consultant Is Tied To Work for Ukraine Party A consultant to Sen. John McCain hired a public-relations firm last year to burnish the U.S. image of a Ukrainian political party backed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to documents filed with the Justice Department. The work for the Ukrainian party represents the latest issue to arise for the McCain campaign involving aides' ties to foreign interests.
The Hill: GOP Looking Past Bush A growing number of Senate Republicans are preparing to break from President Bush on an emergency war-spending bill. It is the latest in a series of fights that demonstrate GOP willingness to look ahead to the next administration while ignoring the one still in office.
House Dems Propose Millionaire Surtax In an effort to offset a planned expansion of veterans' education benefits, the Wall Street Journal reports House Democrats "are proposing a new surtax on millionaires as a way to fund an expansion of veterans' education benefits worth $52 billion over 10 years." The proposal "would levy a 0.5% surtax on people earning more than $1 million a year," raising "about $54 billion over 10 years in revenue."
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