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Clinton Supporters Plan to Be Heard in Denver
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Backers of the Democratic runner-up plan to run newspaper ads, spread fliers and more to voice their displeasure with the primaries. Meanwhile, Speaker Pelosi says some Clinton supporters “have been less than gracious.” And/but: Insiders tell Ambinder reports of intra-party strife are exaggerated. ...

Following the Leaks... and finally confirmation: Clinton's name will be put in nomination.
Taylor Marsh — ... Marc Ambinder has a long post up today that basically amounts to this: negotiations are ongoing. At this moment nothing has been decided and all sorts of things are possible, including some of the things in the post. ...

Clinton's Name Likely To Be Placed In Nomination: Report
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Marc Ambinder reports that an agreement is close for Hillary Clinton's name to be included in the roll call at the Democratic National Convention: ...

Clinton Supporters Want To Lose Again For Catharsis
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... Marc Ambinder dutifully reports that the ordinary kabuki theater of the Democratic convention will now include an extra layer of double-secret kabuki theater so Clinton supporters will feel better about themselves. Jeff Jarvis is right: ...

Reports of Drama Exaggerated
Balloon Juice — Surprise, surprise. Marc Armbinder reports that the press is ginning up the Clinton/Obama rift (just as we have all known): Reports of strife between negotiators for Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama are exaggerated and the two sides are nearing an agreement on how Clinton’s delegates will participate in the formal nominating process at the Democratic National Convention, according to advisers to both Democrats. Although Clinton had resisted pressure from donors, allies and supporters to accept demands to allow her name ...

Clinton in nomination
Ben Smith's Blog — ... A Clinton aide confirms Marc Ambinder's report that Hillary's name will be placed into nomination at the convention, giving her a larger procedural and symbolic role during the event, and offering a look backward at her near-miss primary. ...

Clinton Will Be Put Up for Nomination
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Sen. Hillary Clinton's name will be put up for nomination at the Democratic National Convention, according to Marc Ambinder. "Within the past week, Clinton advisers informed the Obama team that many of Clinton's staunchest supporters felt strongly that something had to be done, and that Clinton had concluded that, in part for the sake of unity, their wishes ought to be respected.  They heard back immediately: the Obama campaign had always been open to having her name placed in nomination alongside his." However, "the exact choreography has not ...

Obama And Hillary Reach Deal On How To Conduct Convention
TPM Election Central — ... But people in both the Obama and Hillary camps say that this is pure fiction. Indeed, as Marc Ambinder reported this morning, tensions between the two camps were greatly exaggerated. ...

Report: Hillary's name to be read into nomination
Corrente — H/t Caro via e-mail: Our friends at The Atlantic report the following:

Hillary's Name to Be Placed in Nomination
Tennessee Guerilla Women — Time reports that Hillary supporters intend to be heard at the DNC, and numerous sources, such as Marc Ambinder, are reporting that Hillary's name will be placed in nomination: [W]ithin the past week, Clinton advisers informed the Obama team that many of Clinton's staunchest supporters felt strongly that something had to be done, and that Clinton had concluded that, in part for the sake of unity, their wishes ought to be respected. They heard back immediately: the Obama campaign had always ...

Clinton-Obama Compromise: Clinton’s Name To Be Placed In Nomination
The Moderate Voice — ... Marc Ambinder reports that not only is it now likely that Senator Hillary Clinton’s name will be placed in nomination at the Democratic convention but some of the conventional wisdom floating around the Internet and media has proven to be flat-out wrong: ...

Clinton to be put in nomination, campaigns strive for ‘peace in the kingdom’
Political Animal — ... What’s more, Marc Ambinder notes that today’s announcement came together even easier than expected, and the rumored acrimony hasn’t materialized. ...

Report: Hillary's Name Likely to Be Placed In Nomination, Then...
TalkLeft — ... Marc Ambinder reports a deal is close between the Obama and Hillary Clinton camps. The most likely scenario is that Hillary's name will be placed in nomination. She will then release and turn over her delegate votes to Obama. ...

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... asserts at TPM Election Central. Contrary to Clinton’s critics, the New York Democrat does not want to spoil Obama’s coronation, and Clinton made the deal to keep her most ardent supporters from doing so at the convention, Sargent claims. Clinton had not initially asked for a vote when talks about the convention began this summer, but recent pressure from her supporters forced the two camps to decide that a vote will be best for bringing Clinton’s backers into Obama’s fold, writes Marc Ambinder , who initially reported the imminent pact. McCain has kept the Georgian conflict ...

Clinton To Appear On DNC Ballot
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — On the heels of a report this morning that Hillary Clinton's name would be placed on the ballot at the Democratic convention, the Obama and Clinton press offices distributed the following press release to clarify the situation: Since June, Senators Obama and Clinton have been working together to ensure a Democratic victory this November. They are both committed to winning back the White House and to to ensuring that the voices of all 35 million people who participated in this historic primary election are respected and heard in Denver. To honor and celebrate these voices and ...

Clinton’s Name Likely To Be Placed In Nomination
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Oh!!! To be a fly on Michael Moore’s greasy head at the DNC convention in Denver … Agreement Near With Obama Campaign by Marc Ambinder - (The Atlantic) Reports of strife between negotiators for Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama are exaggerated and the two sides are nearing an agreement on how Clinton’s delegates will participate in the formal nominating process at the Democratic National Convention, according to advisers to both Democrats. Although Clinton had resisted pressure from donors, ...

Is there a "catharsis" on the way?
Power Line — According to this report , the Obama and Clinton camps are near an agreement whereby Hillary Clinton's name will be placed in nomination for the convention's roll call vote. Clinton had said recently that such a vote would serve as a "catharsis" for her supporters, thereby helping the party unite behind Obama. Supposedly, the Obama camp shared this view. Indeed, the two camps are claiming that there is little tension between them and that negotiations over the roll call and other matters have gone smoothly. This might well be true, but if it is one might ask why it has taken ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... Part of me is pleased that the Clinton and Obama team proved the naysayers wrong and reached an understanding, well in advance of the convention, that Hillary's name will be placed in nomination. It's also nice that Clinton associates are ...

Evening links
Sister Toldjah — ...   Meanwhile, according to the NYT Caucus blog, Hillary Clinton’s name will be placed into the roll call during the DNC: For Democrats inside the convention center in Denver, as well as the television audience at home, it could create some interesting moments. After the state-by-state roll is tallied, Mrs. Clinton is expected to turn over her cache of delegates to Senator Barack Obama. Can’t wait to see it   Marc Ambinder has more. —– A judge ...

Clinton to be nominated
Daily Kos — Sounds cool enough. Reports of strife between negotiators for Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama are exaggerated and the two sides are nearing an agreement on how Clinton's delegates will participate in the formal nominating process at the Democratic National Convention, according to advisers to both Democrats. Although Clinton had resisted pressure from donors, allies and supporters to accept demands to allow her name placed in nomination, she and aides to Obama seemed to realize independently that doing so would be the best way to ...

Obama and Clinton Make Peace: Can the Hillraisers Handle It?
Pajamas Media — ... took pride. There was a lot of one-upsmanship as each succeeding state felt it necessary to top the previous one in “the biggest” this or “the best” that until the nominee crossed the threshold of victory and the demonstrations would begin. I hate to say it but compared to that, today’s conventions are soulless affairs. No spontaneity and no funny hats. Nevertheless, it is not clear as yet what the sequence of events will be that allows all of this to happen for the Hillraisers. Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic , who broke the story about the Clinton-Obama accord, speculates ...

Why?
QandO — ... And should Obama really trust the Clintons? According to party rules, 300 delegates must sign a petition to place the name of a candidate in nomination. And such an application must also be signed by the candidate in question. So I find this from Mark Ambinder to be a bit of spin: ...

She's up, she's down…
Upper Left — …she's out, she's in. Although Clinton had resisted pressure from donors, allies and supporters to accept demands to allow her name placed in nomination, she and aides to Obama seemed to realize independently that doing so would be the best way to incorporate and welcome Clinton's supporters into Obama's general election campaign, both symbolically and practically.The resistance was, apparently, out of concern about how many of her 1896.5 elected delegates will, in fact, cast a Clinton vote for a roll call. I don't have any ...

Romney-Huckabee Feud Exposes Fault Lines In GOP Base
Daily Kos — ... It doesn't matter how many times good reporters like Marc Ambinder report that the Obama-Clinton discussions are smooth and the plans for the convention are amicable, and it doesn't matter how often ...

Romney-Huckabee Feud Exposes Fault Lines In GOP Base
Daily Kos — ... It doesn't matter how many times good reporters like Marc Ambinder report that the Obama-Clinton discussions are smooth and the plans for the convention are amicable, and it doesn't matter how often ...

Maureen Dowd's Mind Is Made Up: Don't Confuse Her with Facts
Taylor Marsh — ... There is absolutely no proof whatsoever, coming from my sources and personal experience, that Clinton is doing anything of the sort. Marc Ambinder is getting the exact same message. ...