Today On VOT3R
[subscribe]updated 8:44 pm EDT, Sunday, July 6, 2008
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The Media Equation: When News Is the Story
At Fox News, media relations is a kind of rolling Opposition Research operation intended to keep reporters in line.... Full Article At New York Times - Front Page
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Campaigns Trade Jabs on Economy, Iraq
Greg Hitt reports on the presidential campaign. In dueling conference calls with reporters Sunday, the McCain and Obama presidential campaigns wrestled for advantage on the Economy and Iraq. Advisers... Full Article At Washington Wire (Wall Street Journal)
McCain goes to church, visits veteran's hospital
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain attended church Sunday and later visited a Veterans Affairs hospital in his hometown.... Full Article At USA Today - Politics/Elections 2008
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Obama says McCain camp misstates his Iraq policy
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - democrat Barack Obama says he's always been open to refining his Iraq policy but blamed Republican ... Full Article At AOL News - Election News
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McCain goes to church, visits VA hospital (AP)
AP - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain attended church Sunday and later visited a Veterans Affairs hospital in his hometown.... Full Article At Yahoo! News - Politics
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The Facebooker Who Friended Obama
When Mark Penn, a strategist for Hillary Rodham Clinton, derisively said Barack Obama’s supporters “look like Facebook,” Chris Hughes took it as a compliment.... Full Article At New York Times - Front Page
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Obama opens door to altering his Iraq policy
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - democrat Barack Obama opened the door Thursday to altering his plan to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq in 16 months based on what he hears from military commanders during... Full Article At AOL News - Election News
McCain campaign questions Obama's words
Sen. John McCain's campaign said Sunday that Barack Obama's remarks on Iraq "have left a significant question as to exactly what he intends."... Full Article At CNN - Politics
Kerry, on 'Face the Nation,' Calls McCain Wrong on the War
By Juliet Eilperin Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) might have flirted with the idea of idea of enlisting his Republican colleague ... Full Article At Washington Post - The Trail
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From Poland’s Gazeta Wyborcza: Prime Minister Calls U.S. Offer on Missile Shield ‘Unsatisfactory’
Poland’s decision on July 4 to reject Washington’s latest offer to allow the stationing of elements of an anti-missile shield in that country is not only another European slap in the face for President Bush - it has triggered a political... Full Article At The Moderate Voice
McCain campaign calls Obama's words into question
Sen. John McCain's campaign says Barack Obama has not been consistent on Iraq. (CNN) – Sen. John McCain's campaign said Sunday... Full Article At CNN - Political Ticker
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Red Dirt Talk - Part 4, the Conclusions
Previously in this series: “Red Dirt Talk - Part 1, the Setup,” Red Dirt Talk - Part 2, the Positions,” and “Red Dirt Talk - Part 3, the Positions (2).” Choices to Make: Ok, we’ve set the stage, How does it play out for the presumptive candidates? ... Full Article At No Quarter
Kerry says McCain lacks judgment
Sen. John Kerry had no kind words for Sen. John McCain on Sunday. Washington (AP) — ... Full Article At CNN - Political Ticker
Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Republican?
The Raw Story: TALLAHASSEE - A black Republican group has put up billboards in Florida and South Carolina saying the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican, a claim that black leaders... Full Article At Crooks and Liars
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Digital Bamboozle
Andrew flagged this post for me at TheNextRight, which claims that our series of posts last week on BMW Direct and their oddly inefficient direct mail fundraising is actually an attempt to 'delegitimize direct mail fundraising', which would be a bad thing in the author's eyes since this... Full Article At Talking Points Memo
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Energy, Materials Shares May Fall
Energy and materials stocks, the last remaining stars, are at risk of following other sectors lower.... Full Article At Wall Street Journal: Politics and Policy
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Kerry says McCain lacks judgment to be president (AP)
AP - John Kerry says Republican John McCain doesn't have the judgment to be president.... Full Article At Yahoo! News - Politics
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Kerry Chops Away at McCain’s Iraq Stance
Greg Hitt reports on the presidential campaign. John Kerry accused John McCain of misjudging the impact of the Iraq War on the Middle East, distancing... Full Article At Washington Wire (Wall Street Journal)
Some more stuff about the Colombian FARC hostage rescue.
Video via Gateway Pundit : with translation from Fausta . For my own part, I see all of this pretty much as validating what I said earlier : the Colombian Army wanted to demonstrate - not least, to the USA - that they can be a serious player when it comes to counter-... Full Article At Redstate
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Iraq not top in Obama’s war on terror agenda
While McCain has mostly focused on progress in Iraq, Obama often stresses the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.... Full Article At Politico.com
