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David Roberts: Newsweek's Michael Hirsh Transcribes McCain Campaign Spin on Energy
grist.org Last October, Barack Obama laid out a detailed, ambitious, and comprehensive Energy plan , and he's been talking about it ever since. A couple weeks ago, ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama gave each other golden showers of praise in a show of unity yesterday. [Washington Post] It’s still... Full Article At Wonkette
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Obama hedges on gun ruling
Republicans accuse candidate of 'flip-flop' Washington — democrat Barack Obama offered a guarded response Thursday to... Full Article At Chicago Tribune - Nation/World
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jdjdjdjdj The Political Schedule Saturday, June 28 11:00 am John McCain delivers a speech at the NALEO 25th Annual National Conference in Washington, D.C. 12:00 pm ... Full Article At Time - The Page
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Senator Norm Coleman Sleeps In A Drawer
Norm Coleman, the hobo senator from Minnesota, rents a basement room from a Republican campaign consultant so he doesn’t have to... Full Article At Wonkette
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McCain speech disrupted by several hecklers
Sen. John McCain's speech to a Latino group Saturday was interrupted by hecklers. Photo credit: AP. Washington (CNN) — ... Full Article At CNN - Political Ticker
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Election Central Saturday Roundup
Obama To Tour Foreign Countries The Obama campaign has announced that the candidate will be embarking on an overseas tour and meet with foreign leaders -- an important step in establishing a... Full Article At The American Prospect Election Central
“The Ever-Malleable Mr. Obama”
On MSNBC yesterday, Republican Michael Smerconish, a Philly talk show host, brought up Charles Krauthammer’s latest Washington Post op-ed, and Flineo captured the video. Smerconish actually... Full Article At No Quarter
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Marshall Grossman: Winning to Change or Changing to Win: Obama and the Progressive Dilemma
"Sen. Barack Obama is risking his brand as a political reformer, according to reports today in the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
ON THE TRAIL: Monday, June 30, 2008
Compiled by Mary Grace Lucas, CNN Washington Bureau * Sen. John McCain is in Pennsylvania today, holding a media availability in Harrisburg... Full Article At CNN - Political Ticker
Obama And McCain's Green Dream
(Fortune Magazine) -- What senators McCain and Obama believe about U.S. Energy policy matters - hugely. To fight Global Warming, the next President... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
War Costs For Iraq And Afghanistan Hit $850 Billion
Washington — President Bush on Monday signed legislation to pay for the war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the rest of his presidency and beyond, hailing the $162 billion plan as a rare product of bipartisan cooperation. "This bill shows... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Seth Grahame-Smith: All McCain's Base Are Belong to Us: Why It Won't Even Be Close
It's over. It's mathematically impossible for John McCain to win. Were the great Tim Russert still with us, he would call the Election for ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Art Levine: After Clark Flap: Can Obama Beat McCain's Double-Talk Express?
The conventional wisdom these days is that General Wesley Clark's raising questions about John McCain's fitness to be commander in chief causes political problems for Barack Obama. That... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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News Orgs Already Getting It Wrong On Obama's Iraq Remarks
That was quick. Today on the trail Obama suggested that he would "continue to refine" his Iraq plans in consultation with commanders on the ground, and the big news orgs are already getting this wrong. Here's the Associated Press headline and... Full Article At The American Prospect Election Central
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The 'mushy middle' hard to reach for Obama, McCain
Washington (AP) -- They're the most fickle voters, and potentially the most powerful. Thus, with party nominations secure, John McCain and ... Full Article At Associated Press
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Obama's ideas match nation's needs
Obama's ideas match nation's needs Patrick Frank - Kingstree, S.C. I am struck by the depth of Barack Obama's understanding of the political crisis that we face: polarization in... Full Article At USA Today - Chuck Raasch
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In Praise of Barack Obama
Via the AP comes this news that Barack Obama has changed his mind, and is rejecting at least some of the extremism of NARAL, Emily's List, and other radical Abortion organizations. The money... Full Article At Redstate
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Due D'ohligence
Part me is hoping, trying to find some argument that explains why Washington Post didn't muff this Obama home loan story as badly as they seem to have. But I think I'm destined to be... Full Article At Talking Points Memo
Poll: Public Mixed On Michelle, Doesn't Know Cindy
Washington — The public hasn't taken to Michelle Obama yet, especially whites. And it's got a question about Cindy McCain: Who is she? People are divided over whether they like... Full Article At HuffingtonPost