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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.
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Melissa McEwan / Guardian:
Linking Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears was calculated — By linking Barack Obama with Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, Republicans tap racist fears of black men and white women — This is a lesson in how dog whistles work. — If you're not familiar with the term “dog whistle …
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The Huffington Post
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 …
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
The Fairy Tale Revisited — Barack Obama is having a press conference this morning and it is being dominated by questions about the ‘race card.’ That makes it a good press conference for McCain. The big hook for McCain is the fact that Obama supporters disgracefully smeared Bill and Hillary Clinton during the Democratic primaries.
Mike Allen / The Politico:Obama calls McCain ‘cynical,’ not racist
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The Carpetbagger Report
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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Alexander Marquardt / CNN:
Obama shifts on oil drilling? — ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) - Barack Obama said Friday that he would be willing to compromise on his position against offshore oil drilling if it were part of a more overarching strategy to lower energy costs. — “My interest is in making sure we've got the kind …
David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
In major change, Obama says he'll support offshore drilling — WASHINGTON — Barack Obama Friday dropped his opposition to offshore oil drilling, saying he could go along with the idea if it was part of a broader energy package. — Obama made his comments in St. Petersburg during an interview with the Palm Beach Post.
New York Times:
Anthrax Suspect's Death Is Dark End for a Family Man — FREDERICK, Md. — Bruce E. Ivins arrived last month for a group counseling session at a psychiatric center here in his hometown with a startling announcement: Facing the prospect of murder charges, he had bought a bulletproof vest …
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Christopher Wills / Associated Press:
Obama opposes reparations for slavery — 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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Media Matters for America:
Rather than acknowledge flaws in Obama column, Wash. Post 's Milbank mocked critics in online chat as “whiners” — In a July 31 washingtonpost.com online discussion, Dana Milbank dismissed participants' criticisms of his July 30 column — a “sketch” of Sen. Barack Obama's “premature presidency” — as “whines.”
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D-Day
Stanley Kurtz / Weekly Standard:
Barack Obama's Lost Years — The senator's tenure as a state legislator reveals him to be an old-fashioned, big government, race-conscious liberal. — Barack Obama's neighborhood newspaper, the Hyde Park Herald, has a longstanding tradition of opening its pages to elected officials …
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.
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John McCormick / The Swamp:
Emanuel to be Obama's debate negotiator — Sen. Barack Obama's campaign released a letter today to the Commission on Presidential Debates that accepts their framework for three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. — Campaign manager David Plouffe's language in the letter …
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Jonathan Martin's Blogs
Howie Klein / Crooks and Liars:
Blue America Welcomes Annette Taddeo — Annette Taddeo is the newest progressive candidate to be endorsed by Blue America. She's running against a right-wing Bush rubber stamp in Miami-Dade, in a district looking less and less red by the day. She'll be living blogging over at Firedoglake from 2-4pm, EST.
Zeeshan Haider / Reuters:
Pakistani Taliban deny Zawahri death report — ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani Taliban spokesman denied on Saturday a U.S. media report that al Qaeda number two, Ayman al Zawahri, might have been killed or wounded in a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan's border region last Monday.
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NewsRadio 740 - KTRH:
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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