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Purple Avenger / Ace of Spades HQ:
Obama rewrites WWII history — In one of his more egregious and easily demonstrated lies, made even more so by the day he decided to let it loose on, Obama has rewritten WWII history such that the allies liberated Auschwitz. … Auschwitz of course is in Poland. It was liberated by the Red Army on Jan 27 1945.
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Maria Gavrilovic / CBS News:
Obama Talks of Family's Military Service — From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic: — LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Despite not having served in the military himself, Barack Obama used his Memorial Day remarks to speak about his family's service. “My grandfather marched in Patton's army …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama's World War II history — Earlier, the Republican National Committee pounced on Obama's improbable statement that an uncle had served in the unit that liberated Auschwitz. — In fact, campaign spokesman Bill Burton says, his great uncle was a member of the 89th Infantry Division …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Obama: My uncle liberated ... Auschwitz? Update: No mention in 2002 speech; Update: Video added; Update: New video — The meme about Obama's many gaffes is fun and useful as an antidote to the media myth of St. Barack's infallibility on the stump, but I think we've reached the point of diminishing returns …
Isaac Chotiner / The New Republic:
Dangerous Liaison — The pro-Obama case against MSNBC's pro-Obama political coverage. — Two weeks ago, on the night of Barack Obama's big win and narrow loss in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, respectively, I turned my television set to MSNBC, as I normally do on election nights.
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Hendrik Hertzberg / New Yorker:
A TEACHABLE MOMENT — Those of us who love Chris Matthews have to rate this near the apex of our Top Ten Matthews Moments list. In the unlikely event you missed it: — This is a highly satisfying nine minutes, and not just because it is a pleasure to see an arrogant right-wing blowhard …
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Douglas J. Feith / Wall Street Journal:
How Bush Sold the War — In the fall of 2003, a few months after Saddam Hussein's overthrow, U.S. officials began to despair of finding stockpiles of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. The resulting embarrassment caused a radical shift in administration rhetoric about the war in Iraq.
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CBN.com:
Pro-Family Leaders Raise Red Flag on Charlie Crist VP Talk — The Brody File has been talking with pro-family leaders and activists and they all agree that if John McCain picks Florida Governor Charlie Crist as his running mate, there will be MAJOR dissatisfaction among social conservatives.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Kentucky Senate — Kentucky Senate: Lunsford (D) 49% McConnell (R) 44% — The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Kentucky Senate race shows Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford with a five percentage point lead over long-time Republican Senator Mitch McConnell.
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Clinton's Grim Scenario — If this campaign goes on much longer, what will be left of Hillary Clinton? — A woman uniformly described by her close friends as genuine, principled and sane has been reduced to citing the timing of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination as a reason to stay in the race …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
The Trouble With June 1992 as a Case for Pressing On
The Trouble With June 1992 as a Case for Pressing On
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
McCain ad features Obama supporter — A reader notices an odd choice, or oversight, in John McCain's latest television spot: The woman at left is wearing an Obama t-shirt. — “Big ideas for serious problems,” the narrator intones as she shakes McCain's hand. — Now that's bipartisanship.
Eleanor Hall / Yahoo! News:
Fukuyama backs Obama for US presidency — He is one of America's most famous neo-conservatives and his ideas on the spread of democracy have informed the Bush administration's foreign policy. — But Francis Fukuyama, the author of The End of History and Professor of International Political Economy …
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daily.pk:
Osama Bin Laden is not in Pakistan he is dead says Taliban leader — A top Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud has rejected reports that al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden, and other leaders are hiding in his region. — “The al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden is dead, and the Afghan Taliban leader …
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Tom Coburn / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Are in Denial — As congressional Republicans contemplate the prospect of an electoral disaster this November, much is being written about the supposed soul-searching in the Republican Party. A more accurate description of our state is paralysis and denial.
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Julie Bosman / The Caucus:
Protests Planned for Rules Committee Meeting — The Democratic National Committee is bracing itself for protests outside its Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting on Saturday in Washington, where the fates of the Florida and Michigan primaries could finally be decided.
David Derbyshire / Daily Mail:
Every adult in Britain should be forced to carry ‘carbon ration cards’, say MPs — Every adult should be forced to use a ‘carbon ration card’ when they pay for petrol, airline tickets or household energy, MPs say. — The influential Environmental Audit Committee says a personal carbon trading scheme …
Marc Ambinder:
Obama Campaign Banks Superdelegates — In June of 1984, the day after California handed Gary Hart a last-minute victory and New Jersey, thanks to Hart's having insulted the state, voted for Walter Mondale by 15 points, Tad Devine, Mondale's chief superdelegate counter, was ready.
Max Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Joseph Lieberman To Headline Upcoming Pastor Hagee Summit — Senator Joseph Lieberman is scheduled to headline Pastor John Hagee's 2008 Christians United For Israel Washington-Israel Summit this July 22. In accepting Hagee's invitation, Lieberman became the most senior elected representative confirmed to appear at the annual gala.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Running Mate Choice — My first thought on the running mate question is that to balance his ticket, Barack Obama should pick a really old white general. Therefore, he should pick Dwight Eisenhower. John McCain, on the other hand, needs to pick someone younger than himself.
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