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5:55 PM ET, May 27, 2008

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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 …
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 …
Michael Dobbs / Fact Checker:
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS AUSCHWITZ?
Discussion: TalkLeft, BBC and Sweetness & Light
Mark Hemingway / The Corner:
Yet Another Embarassing Obama Gaffe
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Fox News:
Recollection of Obama Uncle's War Service Missing Key Details
Discussion: Redstate and Commentary
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 …
Discussion: Megan McArdle
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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Josh Patashnik / The New Republic:
Neocons, Reconstructed and Unreconstructed
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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Marc Ambinder:   Worry About McCain-Ridge, Not McCain-Crist
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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Josh Kraushaar / The Crypt's Blogs:
McConnell up 11 points in internal polling
Discussion: The Current and Booman Tribune
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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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 …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and Salon
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Peter Hartcher / Sydney Morning Herald:   The end of history - and back again
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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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Top jihadi Baitullah Mehsud: Osama's dead, baby
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.
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.
Discussion: Wonkette and TPM Election Central
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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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Why Not Sarah?  —  If we're consigned to choosing among Republicans …
Discussion: Ross Douthat and New York Post
Rick Hasen / Election Law:
SENATOR OBAMA AND THE DECISION TO OPT OUT OF PUBLIC FINANCING
David Nitkin / The Swamp:
Steele remains Friend of Bush
John McCain 2008:
Remarks By John McCain on Nuclear Security
Bill Mears / CNN:
Ex-governor stays in jail after high court ignores appeal
Discussion: TalkLeft
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
JAMES WEBB AND THE KNOWN UNKNOWNS.
Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Who Talks To Obama?  —  A story on Zbigniew Brzezinski from the Telegraph:
WKMG-TV:
Vet Faces Lawsuit For Flying American Flag
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
CNN RELIABLE SOURCES
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Leads Clinton by 51% to 43%
Discussion: Donklephant
Ross Douthat:
Conservatives and “Liberal Guilt”
Discussion: American Prospect
Elisabeth Rosenthal / Scotsman:
Italy's nuclear move triggers chain reaction
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
War protesters interrupt John McCain's foreign policy speech in Colorado: Updated
Discussion: Think Progress
Wall Street Journal:
Renewing America's Asia Policy
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Penn on the Clinton coalition
Discussion: New York Observer and TIME.com
George F. Will / Newsweek:
Caesaropapism Rampant  —  Americans are not cynical about politics.
 

 
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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