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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 …
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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Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Media Wars — The White House took issue over the weekend …
Media Wars — The White House took issue over the weekend …
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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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protein wisdom, The Corner, The New Republic, democracyarsenal.org, National Review, Jules Crittenden and abu muqawama
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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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Washington Post, ripples of hope, Taegan Goddard's …, MoJoBlog, Stumper, BuzzFlash.org, Talking Points Memo, Salon, Brendan Nyhan and Donklephant
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
McConnell up 11 points in internal polling
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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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The Carpetbagger Report, The Caucus, Macsmind, Commentary, Boston Globe, democracyarsenal.org and TIME.com
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Glenn Kessler / The Trail:
McCain Breaks with Bush Over North Korea
McCain Breaks with Bush Over North Korea
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The Huffington Post, Matthew Yglesias, Wall Street Journal, democracyarsenal.org, The Caucus, Cogitamus and MSNBC
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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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.
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.
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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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Leads Clinton by 51% to 43% — Clinton fares better vs. McCain than Obama in general election matchups — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama holds an eight percentage point lead, 51% to 43%, over Hillary Clinton in national Democratic voters' presidential nomination preferences …
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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 …
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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.
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.
Elaine Sciolino / New York Times:
Nuclear Agency Accuses Iran of Willful Lack of Cooperation — PARIS — The International Atomic Energy Agency, in an unusually blunt and detailed report, said Monday that Iran's suspected research into the development of nuclear weapons remained “a matter of serious concern” …
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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” …