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8:25 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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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 …
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 …
Fox News:
Obama Campaign Scrambles to Correct the Record on Uncle's War Service  —  Barack Obama's campaign scrambled Tuesday to set the record straight after the Democratic presidential candidate said on Memorial Day that his uncle helped liberate the Auschwitz death camp at the end of World War II.
Discussion: Commentary, Spin Cycle and Rezko Watch
Byron York / The Corner:   Obama's (Great) Uncle
Marc Ambinder:
Jack-In-The-Box Politics: Obama's Uncle
Mark Hemingway / The Corner:
Yet Another Embarassing Obama Gaffe
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Exclusive: McClellan whacks Bush, White House  —  Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a surprisingly scathing memoir to be published next week that President Bush “veered terribly off course,” was not “open and forthright on Iraq,” and took a “permanent campaign approach” …
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
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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.
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 Balloon Juice
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:   Obama Heads To Michigan Next Week
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
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.
Lanny Davis / The Huffington Post:
Four Things the Obama Campaign Couldn't Resist Doing To Anger Clinton Supporters  —  The follow are four things that the Obama campaign couldn't resist doing to anger Clinton supporters, supporters that Sen. Obama needs in the general election if — if — he is the nominee.
Discussion: Tom Watson
Alex Spillius / Telegraph:
Barack Obama supporter accuses Jewish lobby members of McCarthyism  —  A foreign policy expert consulted by Senator Barack Obama, the leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, has accused members of the American Jewish establishment of “McCarthyism” in its attitude towards critics of Israel.
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Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Who Talks To Obama?  —  A story on Zbigniew Brzezinski from the Telegraph:
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.
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.
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
JAMES WEBB AND THE KNOWN UNKNOWNS.  —  I've got an article coming on James Webb on Wednesday, so I don't want to cannibalize my commentary here.  Suffice to say, a big frownie face to Kathy G. who wrote up the comprehensive political case against choosing him as vice president a few days before …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Says No To Baghdad Stroll With McCain  —  Barack Obama has decided that he has no interest in joining John McCain on his next “Baghdad Stroll.”  —  McCain, in an interview yesterday, suggested that Obama take a trip to Iraq, and even agreed to a joint trip for the two candidates.
 
 
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