May 31
I dread Sen Clinton's reply: Am sure see will drag it on and take it to the Convention. If the super delegates act quickly on the 2nd and vote for Obama, maybe she will drop going to the convention. But she
May 31

Campaign Manager David Plouffe on the RBC...

We're extremely gratified that the commission agreed on a fair solution that will allow Michigan and Florida to participate in the Convention. We appreciate their efforts, and those of the party leadership of both states, to bring this resolution about.

May 31
Yep, Michigan and Florida are getting seated, albeit with half a vote per delegate.
May 31

Delegates gather around a table at the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting in Washington May 31, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - The Democratic Party backed a compromise to seat half the disputed delegations from Michigan and Florida on Saturday, rejecting Hillary Clinton's call for a full seating and dealing another blow to her faltering U.S. presidential campaign.


May 31
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Members of a Democratic rules committee voted on Saturday to seat all of Florida's and Michigan's delegation to the party's national convention and give their delegates a half vote each.
May 31
Democratic party officials said a committee agreed Saturday on a compromise to seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half-votes after Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton failed to get enough support to force their positions through.
May 31

Democratic presidential candidate and US Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks in Aberdeen, South Dakota May 31, 2008. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama has resigned from Trinity United Church of Christ, his spokesman said on Saturday, further distancing himself from a source of controversy as he gears up for the general election.


May 31
Bloomberg - May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats reached an agreement over how to count disputed delegates in Florida and Michigan, taking a step toward resolving a months-long quarrel that has helped prolong the party's presidential-nomination race.
May 31

Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws committee co-chairs Jim Roosevelt, second from left, and Alexis Herman, second from right, listen during a meeting, Saturday, May 31, 2008 in Washington, to determine how to count the primary votes for Michigan and Florida. Also at the tale are Joe Sandler, DNC General Counsel, left, and DNC staff member Phil McNamara.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Democratic Party officials agreed Saturday to seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half-votes, ruling on a long-running dispute that has threatened the party's chances in November and maintaining Barack Obama's front-runner status as he moves closer to the nomination.


May 31
So Harold Ickes decides that he is so offended by the decision of the Rules and Bylaws Commitee that he has to use the word "a--" twice on live national TV.
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