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Marc Ambinder - Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. More

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal. He previously served as the politics editor, and is now a contributing editor, for The Atlantic, where he curated the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributed to the magazine. He was also a chief political consultant to CBS News. Earlier, at NJ's Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the ABC News Political Unit and was one of the founders of ABC's "The Note." Born in New York City, raised in Central Florida, Ambinder is a 2001 graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C.
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Squibs, 8/2: Edwards Challenges Dems On News Corp. Donations

By Marc Ambinder

Aug 2 2007, 12:25 PM ET Comment

Item: John Edwards defends the Wall Street Journal from the rapacious grasp of Rupert Murdoch. He issues a challenge to fellow Dems: "News Corp’s purchase of the Dow Jones Co. and The Wall Street Journal should be the last straw when it comes to media consolidation. “Moreover, given Fox News’ consistent efforts to demean Democrats - they have attacked the character of Senator Obama, Vice President Gore, and many others - no Democrat running for president should accept campaign money from top News Corp executives. So, today, I’m challenging every Democratic presidential candidate to refuse contributions from News Corp executives and return any they've already taken, beginning with Rupert Murdoch."

Meaning: Nice way to bracket YearlyKos. Watch for Edwards to mention this challenge in his forum appearance Saturday.

(Mr. Murdoch contributed $2300 to Sen. Hillary Clinton.)

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