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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.
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.
ABCNEWS:
Obama Won't ‘Rubber Stamp’ Military Decisions — In Exclusive ‘Nightline’ Interview, Senator Says He Still Doesn't Support Surge — After meeting with top U.S. military commanders and members of the Iraqi government, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., today said his opposition to the surge …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Is media playing fair in campaign coverage?
Is media playing fair in campaign coverage?
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
McCain To Meet With Jindal — John McCain will huddle with vice presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal during a trip to New Orleans later this week, sources close to the campaign confirm to The Fix. — McCain's trip to Louisiana on Wednesday was the cause of much head scratching in the political world …
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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.
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.
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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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.
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Guantanamo Judge Blocks Use of Some Statements — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba. July 21 — Prosecutors in the trial of Osama bin Laden's former driver cannot use as evidence some statements the defendant gave interrogators because they were obtained under “highly coercive” conditions while he was a captive …
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Carol J. Williams / Los Angeles Times:
Evidence against terrorism suspect barred at Guantanamo trial
Evidence against terrorism suspect barred at Guantanamo trial
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