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Amanda Scott / Barack Obama:
“A New Strategy for a New World” — Barack delivered a speech on the war in Iraq and national security in Washington, DC this morning. He laid out his strategy for making America safer: ending the war in Iraq responsibly; finishing the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama's national security speech — In Obama's speech (in full after the jump) today, he reiterates his strategy for withdrawal — “success” — in Iraq, and dwells on Afghanistan and Pakistan. — McCain, meanwhile, is delivering remarks in New Mexico attacking Obama for opposing the surge.
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
McCain Will Call for a Surge of Troops to Afghanistan — WASHINGTON — Senator McCain will announce plans today for an Iraq-style “surge” of troops in Afghanistan. — An adviser to the campaign told The New York Sun that, in a speech to be delivered in Albuquerque, N.M. …
New York Times:
Obama's Remarks on Iraq and Afghanistan — Following is the text of Barack Obama's speech on Iraq and Afghanistan, as prepared for delivery and provided by his campaign. — Sixty-one years ago, George Marshall announced the plan that would come to bear his name. Much of Europe lay in ruins.
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
McCain: “Today We Know Senator Obama Was Wrong”
McCain: “Today We Know Senator Obama Was Wrong”
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James Gordon Meek / NY Daily News:
Obama purges Web critique of surge — WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's campaign scrubbed his presidential Web site over the weekend to remove criticism of the U.S. troop “surge” in Iraq, the Daily News has learned. — The presumed Democratic nominee replaced his Iraq issue Web page …
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Obama: 'I Had No Doubt... We Would See a Reduction in Violence' With Surge — The two most glaring contradictions in Obama's statements on the surge are bolded. — Rush noted Obama's position in January 2007: … Dan Riehl notes Obama's position in July 2007: … A Democratic debate in September 13, 2007:
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Gateway Pundit:
HAH!!... OBAMA SCRUBS “CIVIL WAR” FROM IRAQ WEBPAGE!!
HAH!!... OBAMA SCRUBS “CIVIL WAR” FROM IRAQ WEBPAGE!!
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LinuxIsBest / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
OFPS — Listen Pete, I developed internal business productivity software for Microsoft for seven years and was a committed Microsoft fan since the early 80s. — Working at the company strained my enthusiasm and then Vista combined with Office 2007 destroyed it.
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Brit Hume to Step Down as Fox News Anchor — Brit Hume, a top anchor and executive with Fox News since the channel was launched 12 years ago, plans to step down at year's end. But he won't disappear entirely. — Sources familiar with the situation say that Hume, 65 …
wftv.com:
Political Billboard Showing 9/11 Tragedy Creates Controversy — ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A controversial billboard in Orange County has a picture of the burning World Trade Center and the message, “Please Don't Vote for a Democrat.” The man who paid for the ad says he's trying to help Republicans …
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Quinnipiac University:
Women, Blacks Give Obama 9 - Point Lead Over McCain, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Men Are Split And Whites Tip To Republican — With commanding leads among women and young voters and near unanimous support from black voters, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has a 50 …
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Megan McArdle:
Blast from the past — Over 100 Chicago professors proudly sign a letter declaring their ignorance of economics: … This from a University that has cultivated a reputation as one of the most intellectually rigorous campuses in the country. I'm tempted to weep.
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Gary Kamiya / Salon:
Rush Limbaugh was right — The blogosphere's reaction to the New Yorker cover proves that the Bush era has killed a lot of liberals' sense of humor. And that's not funny. — It's official: The Bush era has made liberals so terrified of right-wing smears it has caused them to completely lose their sense of humor.
White House:
Press Conference by the President — James S. Brady Press Briefing Room — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. It's been a difficult time for many American families who are coping with declining housing values and high gasoline prices. This week my administration took steps to help address both these challenges.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
McCain Clarifies On Gay Adoption — The campaign sends a statement to this blog for the record:
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Did you notice how the controversy about the New Yorker cover instantly eclipsed the Bernie Mac story? — Sunday morning, we were all talking about the offensively sexist jokes the comedian Bernie Mac told at a Barack Obama fund-raiser. Suddenly, this inflammatory New Yorker cover appears and everyone is distracted.
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Satyam / Think Progress:
O'Hanlon ‘livid’ over Obama's plan for withdrawal from Iraq. — Yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) published an op-ed in the New York Times outlining his strategy to get out of Iraq. The Washington Post reports that Iraq war supporter Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution was “livid” after reading Obama's op-ed:
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