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The Politico:
Breaking: Novak cited after hitting pedestrian — Syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak was cited by police after he hit a pedestrian with his black Corvette in downtown Washington, D.C., Wednesday morning. — A Politico reporter saw Novak in the front of a police car with a citation in his hand …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Witness: ‘No way’ Novak didn't know he hit someone; victim was ‘splayed across the front’ of his car. — Politico reports that conservative pundit Robert Novak “was cited by police after he hit a pedestrian with his black Corvette in downtown Washington, D.C., Wednesday morning.”
Matthew Yglesias:
Robert Novak, Sociopath — Dana Goldstein writes: … This isn't the first time Novak's gotten in trouble with criminal driving. Fortunately, the 66 year-old man Novak hit has only minor injuries, which means Novak will probably only see a minor penalty. And that's too bad.
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TMZ.com:
Novak: All Things Considered, I Screwed Up — TMZ just spoke with Robert Novak, and one thing is clear: National Public Radio can be hazardous to pedestrians, especially the one he mowed down in D.C. this morning. — Novak tells us he was listening to NPR in his Corvette when suddenly, “Some guy came up and hit my car with his fist.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain to counterprogram Obama in Germany with visit to Gulf Coast oil rig — While Barack Obama is speaking about international affairs in Germany before thousands of fans tomorrow, John McCain will be talking about a pressing domestic issue with an equally striking if very different backdrop.
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Reuters:
Obama politically and physically fit: Merkel — BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is an admirer of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama — even though she has not yet met him in person. — Asked at a news conference on Wednesday what she thought of Obama, Merkel responded …
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Mark Preston / CNN:
McCain message to hit Berlin Thursday — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Barack Obama is not the only presidential candidate who will be front-and-center in Berlin this Thursday. Well, sort of. — In the latest effort to counter-program Obama's tour of Europe and the Middle East …
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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:Obama tour staged for political pop
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Newt on Veep: No more boring white guys — My colleague Ken Vogel has Newt's advice on who McCain should not pick as veep:
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Fox News:
Jindal Says He's Not Interested in No. 2 Spot With McCain — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday he will not run for vice president on the Republican ticket, adding himself to a growing number of those pulling themselves out of the race. — Jindal's comments come as speculation …
Alexander Marquardt / CNN:
Obama incorrectly claims membership of Senate committee — (CNN) - Responding to an Israeli reporter's question Wednesday on his commitment to protect the Jewish state, Barack Obama pointed to a bill “we passed” in the U.S. Senate Banking Committee that tightens sanctions and authorizes divestment from Iran.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
THE FINE LINE BETWEEN PANDERING AND LYING — Barack Obama held a press conference in Sderot, Israel today. I wouldn't have blamed him if he had stuck to a reasonable degree of pandering, but check out this question and answer from the press conference: … Let's pause here.
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
TEASING THE NEW NBC/WSJ POLL — Here's one result from the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll that will be released tonight at 6:30 pm ET on Nightly News and MSNBC.com... With the news that Iraq's prime minister wants the US to set a timetable for withdrawal, 60% of registered voters believe it's …
Marc Ambinder:
Tales From The JV Squad: No Press Avail — WILKES-BARRE, PA — The one scheduled McCain press conference of the week has just been canceled, we are told. No word as to why. Grumble, grumble. — Why? Scheduling. Which is like answering “food” to “what did you eat for breakfast.”
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David Weigel / Reason Magazine:
Hey, Barack Obama Exists After All — The latest news from the Obama Conspiracyverse is the first third-party proof of Obama's birth in Hawaii. It's a birth announcement from a 1961 issue of the Honolulu Advertiser that was dug up, ironically enough, by Lori Starfelt, who's working on an anti-Obama documentary for pro-Clinton PUMAs.
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Ira Teinowitz / AdAge:
Olympic Deal Sealed: Obama Makes $5 Million Buy — Candidate's Package Includes National Network, Cable — WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) — It's official. Sen. Barack Obama's campaign will be among the TV sponsors of NBC Universal's Olympics coverage. In the first significant network-TV buy …
Juan Cole / Salon:
Obama is saying the wrong things about Afghanistan — He hit the right notes during his swing through Iraq, but his plans for that other war could mean trouble. — Sen. Barack Obama, right, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, July 20, 2008. — Barack Obama's Afghanistan and Iraq policies are mirror images of each other.
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:All Hail ‘McBama’ — John McCain needs to wake up and smell the Arabic coffee.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier:
Barack Obama Hosts German Campaign Stop For World Presidency—UPDATED — A note about the picture juxtaposition: This is about artistic tone. The profile view. The serious expression. The shading. When I saw the Obama flier picture, my mind immediately called up this Hitler image …
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The Moderate Voice, Talking Points Memo, Political Punch, Matthew Yglesias, The Next Right, alicublog, Eunomia, Sadly, No! and Unfogged
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Florida Presidential Election — Florida: Obama Ahead by One — Barack Obama has caught up to John McCain in Florida. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds Obama with a statistically insignificant one-point advantage over his rival, 46% to 45%.
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Pam Zekman / WBBM-TV:
Fliers Complain About X-Rated Security Screenings — TSA Agents Forced Woman To Remove Nipple Rings, Pulled Pants Off Disabled Man — When travelers go to the airport, they know what kind of security to expect: luggage searches, metal detectors and shoe inspections.
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