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Washington Post:
3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias — Survey Shows Age, Too, May Affect Election Views — As Sen. Barack Obama opens his campaign as the first African American on a major party presidential ticket, nearly half of all Americans say race relations in the country are in bad shape and three …
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Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
Hate Groups' Newest Target — White Supremacists Report an Increase in Visits to Their Web Sites — Sen. Barack Obama's historic victory in the Democratic primaries, celebrated in America and across much of the world as a symbol of racial progress and cultural unity …
Associated Press:
Brokaw to ‘Meet the Press’ through election — NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw will moderate NBC's “Meet the Press” through the November election in the place of the late Tim Russert, the network announced Sunday. — Brokaw is scheduled to start on June 29.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama calls for oil crackdown — With the cost of gas a top issue in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama on Sunday will announce a plan to crack down on oil speculation by tightening regulations on energy traders. — The announcement is further evidence that an Obama administration …
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Washington Post:
McCain Driving Debate, But Some Fear Swerving — GOP Insiders Want More Consistent Theme — In the two weeks since Barack Obama became the presumptive Democratic nominee, John McCain has demonstrated a knack for driving the daily political debate, forcing his opponent to respond to a challenge …
Andrew Roberts / Telegraph:
History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush — As he leaves the White House at the end of his second term, the President has a poll rating of only 23 per cent, and is widely disliked and even despised. His foreign policy has been judged a failure, especially in view of the long …
Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
Pantsuits and the Presidency — SOME supporters of Hillary Clinton believe that sexism colored news coverage of her presidential campaign. The Times reported in a front-page article on June 13 that many are proposing boycotts of cable news networks and that a “Media Hall of Shame” …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Time Magazine uncritically prints Nancy Pelosi's “justifications” for the FISA “compromise” — (updated below) — It's hardly news that Time Magazine's principal function is uncritically to amplify false claims from government officials, but this article by Massimo Calabresi — entitled …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
The Carla Effect — The French are different from you and me. — Yes, they have Sarkozy. — And they have Carla. — And they have “the Carla effect,” as it's known in Paris. — If an American first lady, or would-be first lady, described herself as a “tamer of men” and had a …
New York Times:
Editors' Note — The Central Intelligence Agency asked The New York Times not to publish the name of Deuce Martinez, an interrogator who questioned Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and other high-level Al Qaeda prisoners, saying that to identify Mr. Martinez would invade his privacy and put him at risk …
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Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Falling exam passes blamed on Wikipedia ‘littered with inaccuracies’ — WIKIPEDIA and other online research sources were yesterday blamed for Scotland's falling exam pass rates. — The Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) said pupils are turning to websites and internet resources …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
When Will Reality Bite? (Or At Least Nip? Or Nip And Tuck?) — Are the Iraqis engaged in a civil war? They are at Obama '08! — When the topic is Iraq the Obama website opens with a self-congratulatory statement from Barack hailing his vision and courage in opposing the war in 2002, then delivers this:
Associated Press:
Everything seemingly is spinning out of control — WASHINGTON - Is everything spinning out of control? — Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable.
Matt Spence / US Elections:
June Polls Don't Hold Up — This week's polls showing Barack Obama with small, but significant, single-digit leads among likely voters are certainly welcomed by Democrats, but recent history hasn't been kind to early frontrunners. — In fact, only one of the last five June election-year polling averages …
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