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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
GOP won't let go of its new tire-gauge toy — Atrios asked this morning, “Does anyone understand why Obama suggesting that people keep their tires properly inflated is some sort of hilarious gaffe?” — I've been trying to figure out the same thing for days.
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 43% — PRINCETON, NJ — Registered voters show a slight preference for Barack Obama (46%) over John McCain (43%) if the presidential election were held today, according to the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking results. — The three percentage point advantage …
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Joe Sudbay / AMERICAblog News:
Rasmussen has Obama and McCain in a tie. This is troubling. — (NOTE FROM JOHN: I've added my thoughts to the end of joe's post.) — The trend of the tracking polls hasn't been good of late. Rasmussen, which is a quite reputable poll, has Obama and McCain tied today — and with leaners …
The Campaign Spot:
Don't Just Hold Up The Tire Gauge And Laugh — Seemingly every Republican is walking around today with a tire gauge labeled “Obama's Energy Plan.” — Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, holding up the tire gauge as a prop: … Liberal bloggers say they don't understand:
The Hill:
White House says no to special session of Congress — The White House has rejected calls from House Republicans that it convene a special session of Congress on energy, saying it wouldn't make a difference. — “We don't have plans to call Congress into session — it won't make a difference …
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Frank James / The Swamp:House GOP's oil-drilling protest resumes
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Robert Novak / Chicago Sun Times:
Sun-Times political columnist Robert Novak retires — FROM SUN-TIMES STAFF REPORTS — Robert Novak has announced his immediate retirement following the diagnosis of a brain tumor, a prognosis the Sun-Times' political columnist describes as “dire.” — “The details are being worked …
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TPM Election Central:
Multiple Oil Company Executives Gave Huge Contributions To Electing McCain Just Days After Offshore Drilling Reversal — Ten senior Hess Corporation executives and/or members of the Hess family each gave $28,500 to the joint RNC-McCain fundraising committee, just days after McCain reversed himself …
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FactCheck.org:
Obama's Overstatement — An Obama ad says McCain's campaign got $2 million from “Big Oil.” The total is actually $1.3 million. — Obama released a TV spot saying McCain's campaign got $2 million from “Big Oil” while McCain proposed “another $4 billion in tax breaks” for the industry.
Bil Browning / The Bilerico Project:
Obama will name Bayh his VP choice on Wednesday — Updated at the end of the post. — I'm going to put my neck out on the line by making a prediction. Barack Obama will announce his vice-presidential choice Wednesday morning. It will be Indiana Senator Evan Bayh.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Bob Herbert: Why is everyone missing the phallic symbols in McCain's Britney ad? — Between this and last week's Godwin-ing of the crowd scenes, I'm honestly curious to see where the left takes the critique next. One would think they'd either run out of cards to play or would quietly pocket …
Christopher Hass / Barack Obama:
Barack in Lansing, MI: “We must end the age of oil in our time.” — Senator Obama just concluded a major speech in Lansing, Michigan where he addressed our current energy crisis and described our addiction to foreign oil as “central” to all of the major challenges facing us today.
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
THE PLIGHT OF POLITICO — AND EVERYONE ELSE. — The success of Politico actually seems like an incredibly discouraging sign for the media. Here you have this forward-thinking, primarily virtual venture to create a political news organization that marries old-school reporting values …
Fiona Govan / Telegraph:
Knights Templar heirs in legal battle with the Pope — The heirs of the Knights Templar have launched a legal battle in Spain to force the Pope to restore the reputation of the disgraced order which was accused of heresy and dissolved seven centuries ago. — The Association of the Sovereign Order …
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Wall Street Journal:
Companies Tap Pension Plans To Fund Executive Benefits — Little-Known Move Uses Tax Break Meant For Rank and File — At a time when scores of companies are freezing pensions for their workers, some are quietly converting their pension plans into resources to finance their executives' retirement benefits and pay.
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Mitt For Veep, Stopping Joggers In Their Tracks — The veep frenzy is getting crazier by the minute. One Sleuth informant this morning was certain he had cracked the mystery of who will become John McCain's running mate. The evidence was a big, glossy poster with Mitt Romney's face on it and the message …
Seton Motley / NewsBusters.org:
McCain Not First to Compare Obama to Paris Hilton — Editor's Note: Update below the fold. — The uproar of the media, serving as adjunct PR firms in defense of their beloved Sen. Barack Obama in response to Sen. John McCain's video comparing the Illinois Senator to Paris Hilton, was deafening.
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