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9:15 AM ET, July 24, 2008

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Tom Raum / Associated Press:
McCain denies he misstated timing of Iraq surge  —  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Republican John McCain pushed back on Wednesday against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the strategy in early 2007.
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CNN:
McCain broadens definition of surge  —  From CNN's Alexander Marquardt, CNN's Tasha Diakides  —  BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania (CNN) - John McCain defended comments he made in an interview on Tuesday when he incorrectly argued that the surge in Iraq gave way to the so-called “Anbar Awakening” …
Marc Ambinder:
McCain Defends Anbar-Before-Surge Scenario
Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Candidates Spar Over Troop Surge and Iraq Chronology
Discussion: Informed Comment
The Trail:
McCain's Interview on CBS
Discussion: AMERICAblog News and TVNewser
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Mickey Kaus / Slate:
Edwards: The Agony of the MSM  —  PLEASE DON'T MAKE US TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.  —  “At least 10 Eyewitnesses”: Death By 1000 Papercuts interviews David Perel, editor of the National Enquirer, about the Edwards/Rielle Hunter scoop (excerpt): … There were seven reporters on the story, according to Perel.
National Enquirer:
JOHN EDWARDS LOVE CHILD  —  UPDATE: The NATIONAL ENQUIRER is revealing new details about the political scoop we broke yesterday - the secret meeting between Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards and Rielle Hunter.  —  A team of ENQUIRER reporters caught the married ex-senator visiting …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Obama keeps lead over McCain  —  Voters see Democrat as riskier pick, but rival has negatives of his own  —  WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans think Barack Obama is a riskier choice for the presidency, but he maintains a six-point lead over Republican John McCain …
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Wall Street Journal:
Voter Unease With Obama Lingers Despite His Lead  —  Poll Finds Background, Experience Are Advantages for McCain  —  WASHINGTON — Midway through the election year, the presidential campaign looks less like a race between two candidates than a referendum on one of them — Sen. Barack Obama.
Washington Wire:
WSJ/NBC Poll: Obama Maintains Lead Over McCain
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
TEASING THE NEW NBC/WSJ POLL
WJLA-TV:
Source: Novak's Victim Worse Than First Thought  —  The pedestrian who was struck by prominent Washington columnist and commentator Robert Novak is in worse shape than first thought, a hospital source tells ABC 7 News.  —  The victim, a 66-year-old man, appeared somewhat incoherent, said the source who had seen the victim.
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James Hider / Times of London:
Barack Obama heckled as he visits Western Wall  —  Read Barack Obama's comments in the Yad Vashem visitors' book  —  Barack Obama completed his trip to the Middle East with a pre-dawn visit to the holiest place in Judaism where he received a mixed reaction from Orthodox Jews.
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Washington Post:
Obama Ends Mideast Swing With Vow to Back Israel, Peace Talks
Discussion: The Trail and Real Clear Politics
Nathan Gardels / The Huffington Post:
Abizaid: Iran Is Not a Suicide State; Deterrence Will Work.
Discussion: Think Progress
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 …
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Brian Stelter / The Caucus:
Obama Bets $5 Million on Olympic Viewers
Discussion: TIME.com
Megan McArdle:
Neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring  —  Congress looks hard at the housing crisis and . . . punts: … The GSEs got into an enormous mess because their special status allowed them to take an unsafe chunk of the market, its executives were rewarded for risk-taking …
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Huge Housing Bill Set to Become Law
Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr / New York Post:   TREASURY'S THIEVES  —  BAILOUT PICKS YOUR POCKET
Kevin Yamamura / Sacramento Bee:
Schwarzenegger plans to cut state worker pay to cope with late budget  —  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger intends to cut pay for more than 200,000 state workers to save money during the budget standoff, according to a draft copy of the order obtained by The Bee.  —  Brian Baer / bbaer@sacbee.com
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Julia Rosen / Calitics:   Arnold Slashing Pay for 200k State Workers to Federal Minimum Wage
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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William Tate / IBDeditorials.com:
Putting Money Where Mouths Are: Media Donations Favor Dems 100-1  —  The New York Times' refusal to publish John McCain's rebuttal to Barack Obama's Iraq op-ed may be the most glaring example of liberal media bias this journalist has ever seen.  But true proof of widespread media bias requires …
Discussion: TBogg and Power Line
Associated Press:
Obama and German leader discuss war and economics  —  BERLIN - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as climate and energy issues at Germany's chancellery Thursday, part of a tour aimed at lifting …
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US News:
Ohio -2  —  Pennsylvania -1 South Carolina +1  —  Texas +4  —  Utah +1  —  TOTAL +8 TOTAL -8  —  Which is to say that, under the new electoral vote distribution, Bush's 286-to-252 electoral vote margin in 2004 becomes 294-to-244.  Bush would have lost in 2004 if Ohio had not gone his way …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
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James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:   Demographic Trends Favor Republicans
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Against Drilling  —  Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and other liberal leaders on Capitol Hill are gripped by cold-sweat terror.  If they permit a vote on offshore drilling, they know they will lose when Blue Dogs and oil-patch Democrats defect to the GOP position of increasing domestic energy production.
Discussion: The Corner
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
GOP losing the new-media war  —  Republicans have no lack of would-be George F. Wills.  —  But what they really need are some more Robert D. Novaks.  —  The distinction between the two prominent conservative journalists isn't always obvious, but it's nevertheless important to understand …
Discussion: Think Progress and The Caucus
 
 
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