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5:40 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 …
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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Byron York / The Corner:
Re: The War Is About Eliminating a Security Threat...
Discussion: The Opinionator and Balloon Juice
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
John McCain 2008:
Remarks By John McCain on Nuclear Security  —  ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain delivered the following remarks as prepared for delivery at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, today at 10:00 a.m. MDT (12:00 p.m. EDT):  —  For much of our history, the world considered the United States a young country.
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
McCain Vows to Work With Russia on Arms
Discussion: Wonk Room and The Caucus
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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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
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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
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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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
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.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
“The Other PTSD”  —  GritTV hit this issue yesterday — thanks …
Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Who Talks To Obama?  —  A story on Zbigniew Brzezinski from the Telegraph:
CNN:
CNN RELIABLE SOURCES
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
 Earlier Items: 
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Leads Clinton by 51% to 43%
Discussion: Donklephant
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
McCain and MoveOn TV
Discussion: TIME.com
Ross Douthat:
Conservatives and “Liberal Guilt”
Discussion: American Prospect
daily.pk:
Osama Bin Laden is not in Pakistan he is dead says Taliban leader
Elisabeth Rosenthal / Scotsman:
Italy's nuclear move triggers chain reaction
Eleanor Hall / Yahoo! News:
Fukuyama backs Obama for US presidency
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and Salon
George F. Will / Newsweek:
Caesaropapism Rampant  —  Americans are not cynical about politics.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Running Mate Choice
 

 
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Bloomberg:
The DOJ's proposal would require Google to divest from AI partnerships, like with Anthropic, and ban Google from offering exclusive deals to content providers

 
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