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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
The unhappy warrior — Openly frustrated by what they see as an ongoing double standard in the press's treatment of his campaign, Sen. John McCain and his aides have been aggressively denouncing unfavorable stories as “smear jobs” and “scurrilous attacks,” while the candidate himself …
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New York Times:
Obama Maps a Nationwide Push in G.O.P. Strongholds — WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama's general election plan calls for broadening the electoral map by challenging Senator John McCain in typically Republican states — from North Carolina to Missouri to Montana — as Mr. Obama seeks …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Each Party Is Set to Hunt The Other's Usual Ground — The 2008 general election will pit the best-organized nomination campaign in the history of modern Democratic politics against the battle-tested machinery of the Republican Party, with both Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. John McCain …
Mark Penn / New York Times:
The Problem Wasn't the Message — It Was the Money — Perhaps the most frustrating part of losing a close race is thinking about what else you could have done to win. You replay the campaign over and over again in your head. As an adviser to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, I sure do.
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
Unity: The Day After — Hillary Clinton gave a great speech yesterday. And Unity is at hand . . . I'd like to interrupt this Unity Day message with a small reminder to the Barack Obama campaign and the Democratic Party - unless he picks Hillary Clinton as his running mate …
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Michael Goldfarb / John McCain 2008:
ISSUES — NEWS & MEDIA — EVENTS — ACTION — STORE — CONTRIBUTE — Senator Clinton has really grown on us over here in Crystal City over the past few months. She ran an impressive campaign, and proved herself to be an impressive candidate and as John McCain has said, inspired a generation of women.
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Fox News Producer Ambushes Bill Moyers; Gets Taste Of His Own Medicine — I think this is my favorite piece of video footage since Jon Stewart told off Tucker Carlson on Crossfire. Seriously, watch it again and again, it just gets better. — At the National Conference for Media Reform …
Ed O'Keefe / ABCNEWS:
New York Mayor, ABC News Invite Obama, McCain to Historic Town Hall — Network Offers Primetime Coverage of Unprecedented Event — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and ABC News have invited Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain to participate in a 90-minute, primetime town hall meeting …
Manu Raju / The Hill:
Bush warns of pay cuts for troops — President Bush on Saturday pressed Congress to approve billions of dollars more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, warning that failure to quickly act could lead to mass layoffs at the Pentagon and an inability to pay the salaries of troops in combat.
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Ben / Think Progress:
Graham: McCain's Policies Would ‘Absolutely’ Be An ‘Extension’ And ‘Enhancement’ Of Bush's — In a widely-ridiculed speech last Tuesday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) noted that “you will hear from my opponent's campaign in every speech, every interview, every press release that I'm running for President Bush's third term.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
People vs. Dinosaurs — Question: What do America's premier investor, Warren Buffett, and Iran's toxic president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have in common? Answer: They've both made a bet about Israel's future. — Ahmadinejad declared on Monday that Israel “has reached its final phase …
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