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Michael D. Shear / The Trail:
McCain Responds to Maliki's Call for an Iraq Withdrawal Timetable — Sen. John McCain, who has repeatedly derided anyone who advocated a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, now suddenly finds himself in a political box as the American-backed Iraqi leadership yesterday raised the prospect of exactly that.
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M. Duss / Wonk Room:
Iraqi National Security Adviser: No, Actually We Are Talking About A Date For Withdrawal — Yesterday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki raised the possibility that a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. forces would be part of a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement.
Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:Iraqi Official Says Government Wants Timetable for Withdrawal
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Michael Powell / The Caucus:
Obama Addresses Critics on ‘Centrist’ Moves — POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Barack Obama had heard quite enough of the complaints that he is pirouetting, leaping, lurching even, toward the political center. — He is at heart, he told a crowd in suburban Atlanta, a pretty progressive guy …
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Yuval Levin / The Corner:
Refined Refinements — Barack Obama today tried to address directly the question of his shifts to the right in recent weeks. As he often does when answering criticism, he tried to move the question to a level of abstraction well beyond that of the actual substance at issue, and so, he insists:
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
ANOTHER AP BEAUT ... Here's the lede from the AP's latest McCain fluffer, this time from Nedra Pickler ... Well, easy for McCain too, since he doesn't either. — Pickler doesn't mention that McCain doesn't even say how he'll do it; he just says he'll do it. No numbers — No nothing.
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David Corn / MotherJones.com:
McCain Campaign Screening Questioners? — WASHINGTON DISPATCH: Political reporters are wondering if McCain aides are vetting the journalists who ask questions during campaign conference calls for the media. The evidence suggests they are; the campaign won't say.
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Jeff Mason / Reuters:
McCain jokes about killing Iranians with cigarettes — PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Presidential candidate John McCain, who once sang in jest about bombing Iran, on Tuesday reacted to a report of rising U.S. cigarette exports to the country by saying it may be “a way of killing 'em.”
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The Hill:
Energy bill out of gas — House Democrats are in a bind on the focal point of their energy plan. — Worried that a floor vote on any energy-related measure would trigger a Republican-forced vote on domestic drilling, the leadership has scrubbed the floor schedule of the energy legislation …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
McCain Adviser Rejects Talk of Becoming Chief Strategist — Mike Murphy, Senator John McCain's longtime adviser and friend who had been rumored to be joining the McCain campaign as a chief strategist, said Tuesday that he would not be doing so. — In an interview, Mr. Murphy said that the flurry …
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Roger Boyes / Times of London:
Barack Obama's Berlin visit sparks German diplomatic row — Berlin, a city torn apart by war, is the perfect setting for an American president preaching peace. Ronald Reagan famously stood metres away from the Brandenburg Gate and called on the Soviet Union to tear down the Wall dividing Europe.
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Steven D. Levitt / Freakonomics:
How Much Does It Cost You in Wages if You “Sound Black?” — Fascinating new research by my University of Chicago colleague, Jeffrey Grogger, compares the wages of people who “sound black” when they talk to those who do not. — His main finding: blacks who “sound black” …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
July Leader Lost in 6 of Last 9 Competitive U.S. Elections — Convention period could prove crucial in determining the winner — PRINCETON, NJ — In 9 of the past 15 U.S. presidential elections, the candidate who was leading in Gallup polling roughly four months before the election ultimately won the popular vote for president.
The Daily Howler:
ACCEPTING CARLY'S LIES! Fiorina lied through her teeth. Journalists won't want to say so: — ACCEPTING CARLY'S LIES: Headlines on news reports rarely broadcast a viewpoint so clearly. In this morning's Washington Post, the following headlines appear on Perry Bacon's front-page report:
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Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:
Obama Slams Hoop Dreams for High School Diplomas — ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Barack Obama took a “tough love” message to African American youth, telling that finishing high school is a better route to success in life than an unlikely trip to the NBA or the top of the rap industry.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Study: Gays in military would not be disruptive; Update: AOL Hot Seat Poll added — A bipartisan panel of retired military commanders has concluded that Congress should repeal “don't ask, don't tell” and allow gays to serve openly in the military. One commander helped Bill Clinton implement …
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