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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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See-Dubya / michellemalkin.com:
Obama's uncle did what? — CBS: … Purple Avenger, blogging at Ace of Spades: … Either Obama's uncle served in the Red Army, or he's spinning Clintonesque lies about Auschwitz to sell his government programs. Hey, it's for a good cause...but it's not enough for him. It has to be personal.
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 …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
MEMORIAL DAY: A CONTRAST — Barack Obama must be the most gaffe-prone politician in memory. Today, he delivered a Memorial Day speech in New Mexico. After greeting the local Democratic Party dignitaries, he began: … Memorial Day honors those who have died in our nation's military service.
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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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Michael Saul / NY Daily News:
Democrats ‘very close’ to end — Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Tuesday begin the final sprint in their epic battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, with the windup contests one week away and the Illinois senator inching closer and closer to victory.
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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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
The Trouble With June 1992 as a Case for Pressing On — WASHINGTON — When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton told The Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, S.D., last week that efforts to “push” her out of the race before all the nominating contests were over was “unprecedented,” she offered a few historical references to support her argument.
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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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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.
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Wall Street Journal:
Renewing America's Asia Policy — The resurgence of Asia is one of the epochal events of our time. It is a renaissance that is not only transforming the face of this vast region, but throwing open new opportunities for billions of people on both sides of the Pacific — Americans and Asians alike …
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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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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.
George F. Will / Newsweek:
Caesaropapism Rampant — Americans are not cynical about politics. They are presidential romantics. Hence they suffer serial disappointments. — Barack Obama recently said, “I believe in our ability to perfect this nation.” Clearly there is something the candidate of “change” …
Washington Post:
No Clear Map For Clinton's Political Future — In August 1980, with no hope left of winning the nomination, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy conceded defeat to incumbent Jimmy Carter in the Democratic presidential race. — “For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end,” Kennedy said at the Democratic National Convention in New York.
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