VENTILATION FRIDAY

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A few more Super Delegates have recognized a bandwagon and announced support for Barack Obama. But that doesn't mean Hillary Clinton will quit before all of them do.

Read about more proof that John McCain caters to lobbyists. He pushed a land swap that helped his backer.

A Republican sex scandal found some resolution yesterday as an ethics panel clear LA Senator David Vitter of wrong doing did nothing wrong with that call girl. His wife quietly agrees.

ECONOMISTS, HILLARY’S TROUBLE, and TALK RADIO

Reformed economic hit man, John Perkins, has a wonderful new book out. The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World, like Perkins’ first book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, reveals how US government policy wreaks havoc on foreign economies under the banners of fighting poverty, economic development an other benevolent causes when the real aim is to support US businesses.

On the impact of talk radio, the Obama campaign doesn’t get it. They’re pushing the possibility that Rush Limbaugh played a serious role in swaying voters to Hillary in the Indiana primary. In on one conference call an Obama aid said Limbaugh was a “clear factor in the race."

NC, IN, JFK and OTHER LETTERS OF IMPORT

Speech writer and Presidential advisor, Ted Sorensen was at the center of many of the major events of the John F. Kennedy administration. He’s now sharing his that inside view in his book, 'Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History' We’ll find out not just what happened, but why and how the players thought and felt at the time. We leave comparisons to later and current Presidents to you.

Then, to comment on the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, David Wilhelm. He’s the Former DNC Chair, campaign manager for Clinton in '92 and current Obama Supporter. He’s also a super-delegate.

IN THE ENDLESS CAMPAIGN

Obama wins big in NC, Hillary takes Indiana by a hair. Here’s the latest delegate count.

THE BIG DAY, CYCLONE FOREIGN POLICY and GITMO TRIALS

What exactly is a cyclone anyway? It’s the same as a typhoon, which is the same as a hurricane, depending on where it is in the world. Doesn’t that make sense?

These massive foreign tragedies raise basic moral questions like: what is our obligation to help others, and in other countries with governments we oppose? Remember he old thought experiment: if your actions can save: 1family member, 10 neighbors, 1000 Americans or 10,000 Burmese people on the other side of the world, which would you pick?

FROM THE ENDLESS CAMPAIGN

MEDIA MICROSCOPE MONDAY

Our good friend Paul Waldman from Media Matters will join us to help parse some of the recent bias in the media.

Then we’ll take a historical look at the first President Bush. PBS is airing American Experience, George H. W. Bush tonight, a deep and detailed look at the 41^st President. Producer Austin Hoyt will tell us what the historians find.

You can watch the full program online here. The thorough website also has all the facts you need on G. H. W. Bush, a detailed timeline of his impressive life and dozens of family photos. Father and son really did look alike at some point.