Yep, and here's a link http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/05/dnc_rules_commi.html

I think this is the juiciest part from California Democratic Party Rules Chair and a member of the important Democratic National Committee Rules Committee,Garry Shay:

"He said the resolution of the Michigan delegates, where all Democratic candidates except Hillary Clinton, took their names off the ballot at the request of the Democratic National Party, was “anybody’s guess.”"

This gets into how Clinton signed a pledge not to campaign (which I think everyone hopefully knows about, but considering the Clinton commentators, maybe not. http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?articleId=0853268a-d982-4190-81e8-740ae942f510

So pop that one out the next time you hear someone say "Well Obama TOOK HIS NAME OFF!!!LOL!"

Answer: Yeah, he did. Because he was asked to be the DNC.

At face value, both of the articles that you cite are misleading and not very clear, but in a strange way, revealing.

He was more predictive of the Florida delegation, which he said, based on putting bits and pieces of information together, would be seated, each with a one-half vote. He said the resolution of the Michigan delegates, where all Democratic candidates except Hillary Clinton, took their names off the ballot at the request of the Democratic National Party, was “anybody’s guess.”

Is the part about the DNC requiring everyone to remove their names from the ballot in MI the writer's voice or Shay's voice? The only phrase quoted from Shays is "anybody's guess"
My understanding is that the state committees from Iowa and NH requested the candidates to remove the names from the ballot to protest against MI. Obama made a political choice to remove his name to appease Iowa and NH. Your next citation suggests as much.

COURTING VOTERS in Iowa and New Hampshire, last August Sen. Hillary Clinton signed a pledge not to "campaign or participate" in the Michigan or Florida Democratic primaries. She participated in both primaries and is campaigning in Florida. Which proves, again, that Hillary Clinton is a liar.

Clinton coldly and knowingly lied to New Hampshire and Iowa. Her promise was not a vague statement. It was a signed pledge with a clear and unequivocal meaning.

First, this writer brings up a promise that Clinton made to Iowa and NH. But Hillary never promised to remove her name from the ballot. The writer continues and incorrectly accuses Hillary of campaigning in FL. If anyone campaigned in Fl. or even MI, it was Obama, with his ads in FL and with his camp requesting voters in MI to vote uncommitted.

There is nothing in either links which makes your case.

As far as I know, Hillary agreed with the DNC to not campaign in MI and FL. Which she didn't. Hillary did not accept the state committees from Iowa and NH's request to remove her name from the MI ballot. Obama and Edwards did. No such request was made for FL. And no one removed their names.

I'm waiting to hear back from the DNC about this. I understand that whether he was asked to take his name off the ballot or whether he did it on his own doesn't matter, since the primary was disqualified before it was even held.

I also understand that the four-state agreement was a pledge not to campaign or PARTICIPATE in any primary that was moved ahead of Iowa, N.H., South Carolina, and Nevada.