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NBC's Tim Russert dead at 58 — Washington bureau chief, ‘Meet the Press’ moderator collapsed on job — Tim Russert at the Newseum in Washington on Nov. 14. — Live video — LIVE: Remembering Tim Russert — LIVE VIDEO: Watch MSNBC's coverage of the life of NBC News Washington …
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Charles Hurt / New York Post:
TIM RUSSERT DIES FROM APPARENT HEART ATTACK … Tim Russert, NBC journalist and political heavyweight host of “Meet the Press,” has died after collapsing at NBC's Washington news bureau. He was 58 years old. — Television sources said Russert was recording a voice-over when he collapsed in the studio today.
Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
NBC's Tim Russert Dies — Tim Russert, the host of “Meet the Press,” and NBC's Washington bureau chief, has died. He was 58. — Mr. Russert was a towering figure in American journalism and moderated several debates during the recent presidential primary season.
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Michelle Malkin:
Reports: Tim Russert dead after heart attack; was working in NBC Washington bureau — He was 58. — Reports coming in from the NYPost and NYTimes. — He was a fixture of Beltway political journalism, good on the entitlement crisis, and by all accounts, a good-humored guy.
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
NBC's Tim Russert Dies at 58 — Host of ‘Meet the Press’ Suffers Heart Attack — Tim Russert, the Democratic operative turned NBC commentator who revolutionized Sunday morning television and infused journalism with his passion for politics, died this afternoon.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Town hall talks break down — The talks between the McCain and Obama campaigns on debates appear to have broken down, with Obama's campaign — evidently concluding that the format could favor McCain, or at least give McCain some oxygen — offering just one town hall and one extra debate in response to McCain's suggestion of 10.
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The Huffington Post:
McCain Stacks Fox News ‘Town Hall’ With Supporters — Tonight was the first in a much-hyped series of ‘town hall’ forums scheduled by John McCain's campaign, in which Barack Obama had been challenged to show up to discuss the issues directly with the GOP nominee.
Matthew Yglesias:
Obama on Social Security — I think one of the big questions hanging out there in the campaign is how America's currently McCain-loving seniors will feel when they find out about McCain's passion for wrecking Social Security. I got some remarks from the Obama campaign in my inbox this morning …
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Michael Scherer / Swampland:
McCain Slams The Supreme Court's Habeas Decision — PEMBERTON, N.J.—I am still sitting in a John McCain town hall, so have not had time to transcribe the full quotes, but wanted to post this quick. After a day of consideration, the McCain Campaign has decided to come out hard against yesterday's 5 …
Blue Texan / Firedoglake:
Noonan: Obama Is An Unpatriotic, Effeminate, Cynical, Immoral, Godless Opportunist — Today, Nooner bases her entire column on this comparison: … You can see right away where this is headed, don't you? … Translation: Obama hates America. … Yup, and apparently, in Old America …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:Brave New World? — And so it begins, the campaign proper.
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Wall Street Journal:
News Outlets Face Increasing Scrutiny in Campaign — Bloggers Rip Fox Over Screen Text About Mrs. Obama — For the second time this week, Fox News Channel was driven to respond to criticism over on-air statements about Barack Obama, in this case for screen text that described …
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John Rodgers / Nashville City Paper:
Updated: Superdelegate Davis slow to endorse Obama — Some Tennesseans wonder why Congressman Lincoln Davis (D-Pall Mall) is waiting until the Democratic National Convention in August before endorsing his party's nominee for President. Courtesy of lincolndavis.com
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The Hill:
McCains report more than $100,000 in credit card debt — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and his wife reported more than $100,000 of credit card liabilities, according to financial disclosure documents released Friday. — The presidential candidate and his wife Cindy reported piling up debt on a charge card between $10,000 and $15,000.
Rogers Cadenhead / Workbench:
AP Files 7 DMCA Takedowns Against Drudge Retort — I'm currently engaged in a legal disagreement with the Associated Press, which claims that Drudge Retort users linking to its stories are violating its copyright and committing “'hot news' misappropriation under New York state law.”
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Ali / Think Progress:
Laura Ingraham tells Bill O'Reilly she's been forced off the air. — On Tuesday, Fox News announced it will include right-wing radio host Laura Ingraham in “a rotating series of personalities” to host its 5:00 pm hour. Ingraham has more time to devote to TV, after apparently being forced off her radio show, at least temprorarily.
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Ian Bailey / Globe and Mail:
Powell tells B.C. crowd he might vote for Obama — VANCOUVER — Colin Powell, the former Republican secretary of state, says he is not ruling out a vote for Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic nominee for president. — While Mr. Powell served in the administrations of two Republican presidents …
Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
Obama Campaign Dispatching Thousands — Moving to harness the grass-roots energy that helped win the Democratic nomination, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign will deploy 3,600 volunteers in 17 states this weekend, each committed to six consecutive weeks of full-time political work.
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 43% — Obama's lead shrinks slightly compared with earlier this week — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama leads John McCain in national registered voter preferences for the election, but by a slightly narrower margin than he had earlier this week, 46% vs. 43%.
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