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Michael Powell / New York Times:
With Genie Out of Bottle, Obama Is Careful on Race — Senator Barack Obama is a man of few rhetorical stumbles, but this week a few of his words opened a racial door his campaign would prefer not to step through. When Senator John McCain's camp replied by accusing him of playing the race card …
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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Running While Black — Gee, I wonder why, if you have a black man running for high public office — say, Barack Obama or Harold Ford — the opposition feels compelled to run low-life political ads featuring tacky, sexually provocative white women who have no connection whatsoever to the black male candidates.
Dan Balz / The Trail:
Race Card Charges and Campaign Discord Mark Dog Days of Summer — Who let the dogs out? — Was it Barack Obama, who not so subtly pointed to John McCain and seemingly accused him of trying to scare voters by drawing attention to the fact that Obama doesn't look like (read: he is African American) all the other presidents?
Michael C. Bender / Palm Beach Post:
Obama would consider off-shore drilling as part of comprehensive energy plan — ST. PETERSBURG — U.S. Sen. Barack Obama said today he would be willing to open Florida's coast for more oil drilling if it meant winning approval for broad energy changes. — “My interest is in making sure we've got …
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St. Petersburg Times:
Considering new energy plan, Obama softens stance on drilling — ST. PETERSBURG — Long an opponent of offshore drilling, Sen. Barack Obama offered encouraging words for a bipartisan energy plan that would permit oil drilling within 50 miles of Florida's west coast.
CBS News:
Exclusive: Al Qaeda No. 2 Injured? — Unverified Letter Obtained By CBS News Urgently Requests Doctor To Treat Ayman al Zawahiri — (CBS) Ayman al Zawahiri - the second most powerful leader in al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden's No. 2 - may be critically wounded and possibly dead …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama camp responds: ‘sad...juvenile antics’ — Barack Obama's campaign responded sharply to a new McCain webad depicting Obama as a parody of a biblical prophet. — “It's downright sad that on a day when we learned that 51,000 Americans lost their jobs, a candidate for the presidency …
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Bush Family on Rush — The Bush family called in to the Rush Limbaugh show this morning. Listen Here! — RUSH: What are...? (interruption) Interrupting for what? — THE PRESIDENT: Hello! — RUSH: Oh, jeez. The president? — THE PRESIDENT: Rush Limbaugh? — RUSH: Yes, sir, Mr. President.
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Richard Blair / All Spin Zone:
Anthrax Suspect Kills Self - How Conveeeeeeeenient... Bruce Ivins, a bioweapons scientist at Ft. Detrick, Md. reportedly killed himself via overdose earlier this week. He was about to be indicted in connection with the 2001 anthrax attacks (remember those?).
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Christopher Wills / Associated Press:
Obama says he opposes slavery reparations, apology — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, putting him at odds with some black groups and leaders. — The man with a serious chance to become the nation's …
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Stephen Braun / Los Angeles Times:
Barack Obama courts white strongholds in his own backyard — ‘Southern Illinois is the South,’ the Democratic presidential candidate has often said — a nod to his belief that gains made here can help him prosper elsewhere among rural and blue-collar voters.
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Little Green Footballs:
A Big IE7 Problem on the Web — I've confirmed that there's some kind of problem on the Internet, that only seems to affect users of the Internet Explorer 7 web browser. Attempting to browse to many sites results in an ‘Operation Aborted’ error. No information about the problem elsewhere yet ... stay tuned.
The Hill:
1. Tall, dark and handsome — Political party: Democrat. — Dating status: Married to wife, Beth. — Women of all ages and political persuasions swoon when Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.) comes near. During a recent elevator ride in the Rayburn House Office Building …
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Think Progress
Elana Schor / Guardian:
US Republican Congressmen refuse to leave — Decorum, formality and austerity are the normal watchwords on the floor of the US House of Representatives. That changed today, when Democrats moved to adjourn - and Republicans refused to go home. — Republicans launched their raucous protest …
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