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Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Maliki Bets That Obama Will Prevail — Reception of Democrat Shaped by Chalabi Advice — WASHINGTON — In throwing his support behind Senator Obama's plan for a 16-month timetable for an American withdrawal from Iraq, Prime Minister al-Maliki is calculating that Mr. Obama …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Obama Makes War Gains — Maliki's Embrace of Withdrawal Timeline Confounds McCain — When Sen. Barack Obama left Washington last week, he was under pressure to defend what Republican critics called an arbitrary deadline for withdrawing U.S. combat forces from Iraq.
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New York Times:
For Obama, a First Step Is Not a Misstep — BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government on Monday left little doubt that it favors a withdrawal plan for American combat troops similar to what Senator Barack Obama has proposed, providing Mr. Obama with a potentially powerful political boost on a day he spent …
CNN:
McCain's rejected New York Times op-ed piece — Here is the op-ed piece written by Sen. John McCain that the New York Times declined to run. The piece was released to CNN by the McCain campaign: — In January 2007, when General David Petraeus took command in Iraq, he called the situation “hard” but not “hopeless.”
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Andrea on Obama Trip: ‘What Some Would Call Fake Interviews’ — Andrea Mitchell might be a doyenne of the liberal media, but she has her reporter's pride and principles, both of which have been trampled by the way the Obama campaign has managed the media during the candidate's current trip to Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
HE'D RATHER LOSE A WAR THAN AN ELECTION — Tonight Barack Obama told ABC News that, knowing what we know now—that the surge in Iraq has been a success, that it has drastically reduced violence and given Iraq a shot at a bright future—he would still oppose it: — This was, I think, a moment of candor.
Marc Ambinder:
Obama Concedes That Surge Didn't Go As He Expected
Obama Concedes That Surge Didn't Go As He Expected
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Is media playing fair in campaign coverage?
Is media playing fair in campaign coverage?
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Washington Wire:
Column Sends Rumors Flying on McCain VP Choice — Elizabeth Holmes reports from Manchester, N.H. on the presidential race. — Rumors that John McCain will announce his running mate sometime this week flew fast and furiously Monday evening, with the campaign's coy response fueling the speculation.
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Human Events:
ENPR Special: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
ENPR Special: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week
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The Politico:
McCain gaffes pile up; critics pile on — Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) said “Iraq” when he apparently meant “Afghanistan” on Monday, adding to a string of mixed-up word choices that is giving ammunition to the opposition. — Just in the past three weeks, McCain has also mistaken “Somalia” …
CNN:
Attack injures 5 near Obama's Jerusalem hotel — JERUSALEM (CNN) — The driver of a backhoe was shot and killed after driving the construction machine over a number of vehicles near the Jerusalem hotel where Sen. Barack Obama is scheduled to stay Tuesday night, according to police.
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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Coverage of ‘Netroots’ Confab Draws Protest— Snarky Article Spiked — Editor's Note Apologizes — NEW YORK (Commentary) It started innocently enough, over coffee in a hotel lobby, with me (as usual at that hour) huddled over a newspaper—in print, not on a laptop, unlike everyone else in the vicinity.
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New York Times:
Bosnian Serb Under Arrest in War Crimes — PARIS — Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted war criminals for his part in the massacre of nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica in 1995, was arrested Monday in a raid in Serbia that ended a 13-year hunt.
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Far More Popular Among Jews Than Lieberman — If Barack Obama has a problem among Jewish voters, then Sen. Joseph Lieberman is in monumental trouble. — Among the most high-profile Jews in Congress, Lieberman is viewed far more unfavorably than the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to a new poll.
Bill Vlasic / New York Times:
Ford to Make Broader Bet on Small Cars — DEARBORN, Mich. — The Ford Motor Company, which devoted itself for nearly 20 years to putting millions of Americans into big pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles, is about to drastically alter its focus to building more small cars.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Culture of Debt — On the front page of Sunday's Times, Gretchen Morgenson described Diane McLeod's spiral into indebtedness, and now a debate has erupted over who is to blame. — Some people emphasize the predatory lenders who seduced her with too-good-to-be-true credit lines and incomprehensible mortgage offers.
Shelby Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Why Jesse Jackson Hates Obama — A few weeks ago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson made something of a fool of himself. There he was — a historical figure in his own right — threatening the castration of Barack Obama. It was sad to see. — If I have often criticized Mr. Jackson, I have also, reservedly, admired him.
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama tries to dial down politics — AMMAN, Jordan - Democrat Barack Obama's entire traveling campaign apparatus is in place. He will speak Thursday at an historic site in Berlin that could draw tens of thousands of spectators. And chief campaign strategist David Axelrod might …
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Carol J. Williams / Los Angeles Times:
Evidence against terrorism suspect barred at Guantanamo trial — A military judge says some statements by Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a driver for Osama bin Laden, were made in ‘highly coercive’ settings. It could set a standard for other cases. — WASHINGTON — The military judge overseeing …
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