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Gerhard Spörl / Spiegel Online:
No. 44 Has Spoken — Anyone who saw Barack Obama at Berlin's Siegessäule on Thursday could recognize that this man will become the 44th president of the United States. He is more than ambitious — he wants to lay claim to become the president of the world.
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Barack Obama:
Remarks of Senator Obama in Berlin Germany — Senator Obama delivered the following remarks in Berlin, Germany... Continue reading for the full remarks (as prepared for delivery)... Remarks of Senator Barack Obama (as prepared for delivery) — “A World that Stands as One” — July 24th, 2008
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Greg Wallace / Political Punch:
Just Hours Later, Obama Campaign Uses Berlin Speech to Raise Campaign Cash — Shortly after 6 pm Central time — just a few hours after Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, gave his speech in Berlin, which his campaign insisted was not political — his campaign manager, David Plouffe …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Obama talks to Berlin “as a citizen …
Obama talks to Berlin “as a citizen …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Competing optics: Cheering Germans or American military?
Competing optics: Cheering Germans or American military?
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Gabriel Sherman / The New Republic:
End of the Affair — Barack Obama and the press break up. — Around midnight on July 16, New York Times chief political correspondent Adam Nagourney received a terse e-mail from Barack Obama's press office. The campaign was irked by the Times' latest poll and Nagourney …
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Karl / protein wisdom:
The end of the media affair with Obama? Yeah, right. — TNR's Gabriel Sherman suggests that the establishment media is “breaking up” with Barack Obama — he treats them so bad! — HotAir's Allahpundit, focusing on a quote near the end from a reporter claiming, “They're terrified of people poking around Obama's life,” writes:
Anne Schroeder Mullins / The Politico:
Did today's Obama speech remind anyone else of ... This groundbreaking moment? Which reminds us of what Republican consultant Doug Heye said on FNC over the weekend: “We don't want President Hasselhoff.”
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
MCCAIN QUESTIONS SPEECH, FORGETS CANADA — From NBC's Mark Murray — In his interview with NBC's Kelly O'Donnell, which will air on NBC's Nightly News tonight, McCain questions whether Obama should have given a speech in Berlin before becoming president.
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Marc Ambinder:
GOPers Wait a Lifetime for a Moment Like This … GOPers may have a field day with at least one oft-used-line from Obama's speech today, which he amended slightly for his Berlin audience: — “America, this is our moment. This is our time” - Obama, speaking in MN the night he officially won the Dem nomination (6/3).
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
OBAMA'S MISSING ‘THESIS’ — NBC Senior Investigative Producer Jim Popkin looks at “Obama and the case of the missing ‘thesis’” in an item on NBC blog Deep Background. — Conservative provocateurs have been hunting for it. Investigative journalists have been on the prowl, too.
Byron York / The Corner:
Americans on American Soil — It's a small passage from Obama's Berlin speech, but this formulation, common in some circles, grates on some ears, like mine: … Yes, the victims were from all over the globe — places like Brooklyn, and the Bronx, and Manhattan, and Queens, and Staten Island, and New Jersey — all over.
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CNN:
Secret torture memo released — WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Bush administration told the CIA in 2002 that its interrogators working abroad would not violate U.S. prohibitions against torture unless they “have the specific intent to inflict severe pain or suffering,” according …
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Andrew Klavan / Wall Street Journal:
What Bush and Batman Have in Common — A cry for help goes out from a city beleaguered by violence and fear: A beam of light flashed into the night sky, the dark symbol of a bat projected onto the surface of the racing clouds . . . Oh, wait a minute. That's not a bat, actually.
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Pew Hispanic Center:
2008 National Survey of Latinos: Hispanic Voter Attitudes — Hispanic registered voters support Democrat Barack Obama for president over Republican John McCain by 66% to 23%, according to a nationwide survey of 2,015 Latinos conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, from June 9 through July 13, 2008.
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Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Barack Obama Attacked In First National Political Ad Ever To Air On MTV — Conservative group reaches out to younger voters with ‘Both Ways Barack’ ad. — There have been a lot of firsts in the 27-year history of MTV, but beginning Wednesday night (July 23), the channel will begin airing something …
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Just Curious — If Obama could go to Germany and give a speech in English and be not only understood but well-received, why does he say we all need to learn another language? — I say that as a big proponent of Latin learning. But I'm guessing Obama had other languages in mind ...
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Goss among former members appointed to ethics office — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday announced joint appointments to a landmark ethics review board that for the first time will allow private citizens to review allegations against members.
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Kathleen Baydala / Clarion-Ledger:
Bishop put to death — PARCHMAN — Before he died Wednesday evening, death row inmate Dale Leo Bishop apologized to his victim's family, thanked America and urged people to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. — “For those who oppose the death penalty and want to see it end …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
HE COULD BE A SERIAL LIAR — Maybe there is another explanation for Barack Obama's trouble with the truth, but I'm not sure what it would be. He did it again today, loosing a palpable falsehood on NBC. Not that it's a surprise; Obama coming out with a whopper has become pretty much a daily occurrence.
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