Thursday, February 28

- Bust out the Kleenex…Bloomberg officially not running…for President. Veep, maybe? [NYT]

- Can Clinton win? Use this nifty delegate calculator. Slate sez: “…even if she wins every remaining primary by 100 percent, she’ll need help from superdelegates to hit the magic number of 2,025 [delegates needed to secure the nomination].” [Slate]

- Putin’s anointed successor, Medvedev, is a cuddly teddy bear ready to snuggle up to the West. Awww. Also, rainbows and unicorns over the Tundra. [NYT]

- Close one campaign finance loophole, another one opens. But the money is still green and still influential. [Mother Jones]

- B. Hussein Obama and other Americans with bone-chilling names. Be very afraid. [Salon]

- Tips on getting Muslims and Jews to chat each other up, make love not war, etc. [Economist]

- To understand politics, read less. Unless it is Link Digest. [Political Animal]

- Watch real-time audience response to Hillary’s debate points in Ohio. [Slate V]