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Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
New poll shows Obama losing support among young, women — Barack Obama has lost ground among some of his strongest bases of support, including young people, women, Democrats and independents, according to a new ATV/Zogby poll. — The Illinois Democrat has also lost some support among African-Americans …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Where's the Landslide? — Why isn't Barack Obama doing better? Why, after all that has happened, does he have only a slim two- or three-point lead over John McCain, according to an average of the recent polls? Why is he basically tied with his opponent when his party is so far ahead?
Alex Castellanos / The Huffington Post:
The Molten Core of Barack: Why Obama Can't Win — In which science-fiction movie do aliens visit the people of earth and insist, “Take me to your leader”? If they landed today, America's news media would direct them to Barack Obama, the first American to run a global campaign for President.
Zogby:ATV/Zogby Poll Toss-Up! McCain 42%, Obama 41% as Undecided Voters Increase...
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TownHall Blog, Flopping Aces, NO QUARTER, The Strata-Sphere, Scared Monkeys, TalkLeft, Riehl World View and Gallup
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Book says White House ordered forgery — A new book by the author Ron Suskind claims that the White House ordered the CIA to forge a back-dated, handwritten letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam Hussein. — Suskind writes in “The Way of the World,” to be published Tuesday …
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A.L. / The Anonymous Liberal:
The Other Half of the Letter — Everyone is buzzing this morning about Ron Suskind's claim—in his new book—that a letter purportedly written to Saddam Hussien by one of his intelligence officers in 2001 was in fact a forgery authorized by the White House.
The Politico:
Pelosi: At-risk Dems back drilling — California Democrat Nancy Pelosi may be trying to save the planet — but the rank and file in her party increasingly are just trying to save their political hides when it comes to gas prices as Republicans apply more and more rhetorical muscle.
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Michael Grunwald / Time:
The Tire-Gauge Solution: No Joke — How out of touch is Barack Obama? He's so out of touch that he suggested that if all Americans inflated their tires properly and took their cars for regular tune-ups, they could save as much oil as new offshore drilling would produce.
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The Huffington Post, D-Day, NewsBusters.org, BizzyBlog, The Carpetbagger Report and Dean's World
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Frank James / The Swamp:
Is McCain's tire-gauge ridicule wrong? — Now that many of us have had a good laugh following Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign's use of tire-inflation gauges as weapons of mass distraction against Sen. Barack Obama, can we acknowledge that properly inflated tires could indeed save a tremendous amount of energy?
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
McCain makes the rounds at biker rally — STURGIS, South Dakota (CNN) - Standing on the main stage at a world famous motorcycle rally in rural South Dakota on Monday, John McCain looked out on a sea of denim-wearing bikers and told them he enjoyed their company much more than that of the 200,000 Germans …
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
G.O.P. Drops in Voting Rolls in Many States — Well before Senators Barack Obama and John McCain rose to the top of their parties, a partisan shift was under way at the local and state level. For more than three years starting in 2005, there has been a reduction in the number of voters …
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Washington Post, The Caucus, The Sideshow, Electoral-vote.com, Daily Kos, Prometheus 6, MSNBC, Real Clear Politics and TIME.com
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Ira Teinowitz / AdAge:
Going for Gold? McCain Makes $6 Million Olympic Buy — Tops Obama Buy by $1 Million — WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) — Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is buying into NBC Universal's Olympics coverage. — The McCain campaign made a last-minute $6 million ad buy …
New York Times:
Not Quite Ready to Go Home — ALMOST everyone now agrees there has been great progress in Iraq. The question is what to do about it. — Democrats led by Barack Obama want to take a peace dividend and withdraw all combat brigades by May 2010. Republicans like John McCain want to keep troops …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama: ‘National Priority’ — Here's a second contrast ad on the subject of energy from the Obama campaign, which seeks to paint McCain as the candidate of the past, of Washington, and of Bush, while Obama is the candidate of “new energy.” — The script: … I don't have details on where the ad is airing.
Jeremy Clarkson / Times of London:
Secret deal kept British Army out of battle for Basra — A secret deal between Britain and the notorious al-Mahdi militia prevented British Forces from coming to the aid of their US and Iraqi allies for nearly a week during the battle for Basra this year, The Times has learnt.
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Mickey Kaus / Slate:
Why Cover the Edwards Scandal? — PROTECTING ELIZABETH VS. TELLING THE TRUTH. — Why write about the Edwards scandal? Here's a short clip-and-save response to those (including many friends) who argue the Edwards scandal shouldn't be pursued—or at least pursued too vigorously— even if it is true:**
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