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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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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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TownHall Blog, Little Green Footballs, Wizbang, Confederate Yankee, Media Blog and Pat Dollard
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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 …
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Obama's uncle did what? — CBS: … Purple Avenger, blogging at Ace of Spades:
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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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Megan McArdle
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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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Media Wars — The White House took issue over the weekend …
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Real Clear Politics
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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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protein wisdom, The New Republic, The Corner, democracyarsenal.org, Jules Crittenden, National Review and abu muqawama
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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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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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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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The Trouble With June 1992 as a Case for Pressing On
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ripples of hope, Washington Post, Taegan Goddard's …, Stumper, MoJoBlog, BuzzFlash.org, Talking Points Memo, Salon, Brendan Nyhan and Donklephant
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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.
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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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Commentary, Boston Globe, The Caucus, The Carpetbagger Report, Macsmind, democracyarsenal.org and TIME.com
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McCain Breaks with Bush Over North Korea
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Wonk Room, The Huffington Post, Matthew Yglesias, Wall Street Journal, The Caucus, democracyarsenal.org, Cogitamus and MSNBC
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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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Publius Endures, protein wisdom, Oliver Willis, American Spectator, The Strata-Sphere and The Sundries Shack
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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.
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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 …
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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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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.