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Hindrocket / Power Line:
OBAMA'S DISHONEST OP-ED — In this morning's New York Times, Barack Obama published an op-ed on Iraq that presumably previews his “major speech” on the subject tomorrow. Even by Obama's standards, the piece is breathtakingly dishonest. — Obama admits that he opposed the surge …
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
McCain Tops Obama in Commander-in-Chief Test; Stays Competitive on Iraq — Poll Finds 72 Percent of Americans Say McCain Would be Good Commander-in-Chief — Americans divide evenly between Barack Obama and John McCain's approaches to the war in Iraq, and rate McCain much more highly …
Washington Post:
Poll Finds Voters Split on Candidates' Iraq-Pullout Positions — A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds the country split down the middle between those backing Sen. Barack Obama's 16-month timeline for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and those agreeing with Sen. John McCain's position that events …
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CNN:
Ventura: I'm not running for Senate — (CNN) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has decided not to run for U.S. Senate in that state, he told CNN's “Larry King Live” Monday night. — Ventura, a former professional wrestler, had said last week he was weighing whether to run.
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Associated Press:
Franken gets Democratic challenger in Senate race — ST. PAUL (AP) — An attorney from well-known family in Minnesota legal circles says she will challenge Senate candidate Al Franken in a Democratic primary. — Priscilla Lord Faris says she will file the paperwork to run in the September primary.
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Ventura won't run for Senate — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (I) announced Monday night that he would not launch a third-party bid for Senate. — The former professional wrestler, who served one term as governor beginning a decade ago, said on CNN's “Larry King Live” that he …
Jim Lindgren / The Volokh Conspiracy:
JAMIE GORELICK'S TIES TO FANNIE MAE AND WHAT SHE'S DOING NOW— In reading this article about Crony Capitalism at Fannie Mae (tip to Instapundit), I noticed that Jamie Gorelick was one of the Fannie executives who benefited from inflated bonuses based on Enron-style accounting.
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
Want Obama in a Punch Line? First, Find a Joke — What's so funny about Barack Obama? Apparently not very much, at least not yet. — On Monday, The New Yorker magazine tried dipping its toe into broad satire involving Senator Obama with a cover image depicting the presumptive Democratic …
Kate Klonick / TPMMuckraker:
Fournier to Rove: “Keep Up the Fight” — Buried in the 50-page report on Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch released today by the House Oversight Committee, is a priceless quote from none other than the new head of the AP's Washington Bureau, Ron Fournier. — Straight from page 21 of the report:
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO — This morning President Bush rescinded the executive order that has prohibited drilling on the outer continental shelf since 1990. Many of us have wondered why he didn't do that some time ago. Rescinding the order will not, of course, allow exploration to go forward …
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Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Bush lifts oil drilling ban, wants Congress to act
Bush lifts oil drilling ban, wants Congress to act
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Clinton supporters want floor vote — It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings. — Dan Cook — Operation Chaos may not yet have finished, according to CQ Politics. While Hillary Clinton negotiates for a place of honor at the convention, some of her followers have a more important role in mind for her.
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Scott Horton / Harper's:
Six Questions for Jane Mayer, Author of The Dark Side — In a series of gripping articles, Jane Mayer has chronicled the Bush Administration's grim and furtive dealings with torture and has exposed both the individuals within the administration who “made it happen” (a group that starts …
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Geoffrey Dickens / NewsBusters.org:
Matthews Worries ‘Right’ Will Turn New Yorker Cover into T-Shirt — On Monday's “Hardball” Chris Matthews was so upset about the New Yorker's cover, depicting Barack Obama in a turban and Michelle Obama toting an AK-47, because he feared “the right will be using that as t-shirt material within the next couple of weeks.”
John R. Bolton / Wall Street Journal:
Israel, Iran and the Bomb — Iran's test salvo of ballistic missiles last week together with recent threatening rhetoric by commanders of the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards emphasizes how close the Middle East is to a fundamental, in fact an irreversible, turning point.
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
McLaughlin takes heat for ‘Oreo’ comment — (CNN) — Longtime Washington talk-show host John McLaughlin is facing fire Monday for referring to Barack Obama as an “Oreo” during a segment on his Sunday political program, “The McLaughlin Group. — The veteran Washington journalist was discussing …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Accountability Now and Strange Bedfellows: The strategy and rationale — In the 2006 mid-term elections, Americans handed The Democratic Party a sweeping, staggering, and historic victory — as the GOP was removed from power and Democrats given control over both the House and Senate.
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The New Republic:
Flipping Out — So Obama will listen to his generals and consider the facts on the ground before fully withdrawing from Iraq. OMG! WTF? Rick Klein of ABC News exclaimed, “There's been lots of speculation this week about whether Barack Obama has an Iraq problem. He does now.”
Washington Wire:
McCains to Profit on Anheuser, InBev Deal — T. W. Farnam reports on the presidential race. — Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, is set to get a huge payout from the sale of Anheuser-Busch Cos., brewer of Budweiser and hundreds of other brands, to Belgian beverage giant InBev NV.
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