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Marc Ambinder:
Obama's “Gaffe:” Some Perspective — We're dealing tonight with a classic Kinsleyian “gaffe,” where a candidate says what he means and then is forced to account for it. Let's separate, for the moment, the politics of Obama's words from the argument he is making.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
IS OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN OVER? — It may be. I don't see how anyone known to have uttered these words can be elected President: … Barack Obama's arrogance has been evident for some time, and it's no shock, perhaps, to learn that that he shares this bigoted opinion, common among urban liberals, of people who live in “small towns.”
Mark Halperin / The Page:
Transcript of Obama's Remarks at San Francisco Fundraiser Sunday — OBAMA: So, it depends on where you are, but I think it's fair to say that the places where we are going to have to do the most work are the places where people are most cynical about government.
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The Huffington Post:
Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter — When I began following the Obama Campaign through Pennsylvania, the place was new to me— as apparently it was to Senator Obama, since his Road to Change bus tour was heralded as the candidate's introduction to the Keystone State.
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain camp hammers Obama on small town comments — The McCain campaign, finding a gift in its lap, tees off on the eye-opening comments by Barack Obama from a fundraiser last week in San Francisco (of all places). — Asked to respond, McCain adviser Steve Schmidt called it a “remarkable statement and extremely revealing.”
Oliver Willis:
Media For McCain: Full Context Of Obama's Comments On Rural Life — Apparently Fox, Drudge, and Politico are just tired of a slow news week and are looking for something - anything - to whip up a frenzy over, and of course the go-to people for quotes on this are the elite of elite cons like Grover Norquist and Karl Rove.
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Obama To Rural Pennsylvanians: Vote For Me, You Corncob-Smokin' …
Obama To Rural Pennsylvanians: Vote For Me, You Corncob-Smokin' …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Red-Blue Divide — These remarks by Obama in San Francisco are …
The Red-Blue Divide — These remarks by Obama in San Francisco are …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
This is why rookies shouldn't run for President
This is why rookies shouldn't run for President
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David Sirota / The Huffington Post:
McCain Said It, Before He Attacked It — John McCain's campaign …
McCain Said It, Before He Attacked It — John McCain's campaign …
Jaketapper / Political Punch:
McCain, Clinton Bash Obama's “Small Town” Comments; Obama Campaign Responds
McCain, Clinton Bash Obama's “Small Town” Comments; Obama Campaign Responds
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama on small-town PA: Clinging to religion, guns, xenophobia
Obama on small-town PA: Clinging to religion, guns, xenophobia
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Iran Top Threat To Iraq, U.S. Says — Last week's violence in Basra and Baghdad has convinced the Bush administration that actions by Iran, and not al-Qaeda, are the primary threat inside Iraq, and has sparked a broad reassessment of policy in the region, according to senior U.S. officials.
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Bush Approved Meetings on Interrogation Techniques — President's Comments to ABC News Prove Top-Level Involvement in Allowing Harsh Coercion — President Bush said Friday that he was aware his top national security advisers had discussed the details of harsh interrogation tactics to be used on detainees.
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Great Expectations for a Conservative Group Seem All but Dashed — The conservative group Freedom's Watch, headlined by two former senior White House officials, had been expected to be a deep-pocketed juggernaut in this year's presidential election, heralded by supporters on the right …
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Telegraph:
German staging of Verdi's A Masked Ball on 9/11 with naked cast in Mickey Mouse masks — By Harry de Quetteville in Berlin — A German opera house is to unveil a provocative new production staged in the ruins of New York's World Trade Centre. — It features naked pensioners and Mickey Mouse masks …
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Administration Set to Use New Spy Program in U.S. — Congressional Critics Want More Assurances of Legality — The Bush administration said yesterday that it plans to start using the nation's most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes soon, rebuffing challenges by House Democrats over the idea's legal authority.
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
4th ID Soldiers Make Incredible Find — Sergeant Zach Mott of the 3rd BCT of the 4th ID wrote this story (and took the photo after the Jump):
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Julia Preston / New York Times:
Legal Immigrants, Until They Sought Citizenship — SELINSGROVE, Pa. — Dr. Pedro Servano always believed that his journey from his native Philippines to the life of a community doctor in Pennsylvania would lead to American citizenship. — But the doctor, who has tended to patients …