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Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:

* There are no shortage of polls out there today. LA Times/Bloomberg polled three upcoming Democratic contests and found Clinton leading Obama in Pennsylvania (46-41), Obama leading Clinton in Indiana (40-35), and Obama up big in North Carolina (47-34).

* Franklin and Marshall College has Clinton up by five in Pennsylvania (46-41), while Strategic Vision (R) has her up by nine (49-40). Public Policy Polling (D) is the oddball, showing Obama up in Pennsylvania by three (45-42).

* The Obama campaign has a new TV ad up in Pennsylvania, responding to Clinton’s ad attacking him for the “bitter” controversy. The Obama spot emphasizes the booing Clinton heard emphasizing the controversy on Monday before a labor union.

* Speaking of unions, Clinton was endorsed this morning by the 45,000-member Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association, which the AP noted, “timed its announcement for Clinton’s speech Wednesday before the AFL-CIO’s Building Trades National Legislative Conference.”

* And speaking of endorsements, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette backed Obama today.

* In an even higher-profile endorsement, Bruce Springsteen threw his support to Obama this morning.

* The Clinton campaign announced yesterday morning that that roughly 100 mayors in Pennsylvania would endorse her at the same time.

* Don’t expect McCain to pick a pro-choice running mate.

* Top strategists for Al Gore and John Kerry aren’t especially pleased that Clinton had some unkind remarks about their campaigns over the weekend.

* For all the recent talk about Obama and small towns in Pennsylvania, the Huffington Post noted, “t is Obama, not Sen. Hillary Clinton, who has received the majority of donations from these very same Keystone State communities.”

* Lieberman is still open to giving the keynote address at the Republican National Convention.

* Barney Frank wants somebody to drop out by June 3.

* Could Obama turn North Dakota blue in November?

* Mike Huckabee’s HuckPAC is born, vowing to raise money to support Republican candidates. But didn’t Huckabee have trouble raising money for his own campaign?

* We’ve heard this before, but tonight’s debate may actually be the last one between Clinton and Obama.