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Ben Smith / The Politico:
‘Invasion of Georgia’—a ‘3 a.m. moment’ — When the North Caucasus slid into war Thursday night, it presented Senators John McCain and Barack Obama with a true “3 a.m. moment,” and their responses to the crisis suggested dramatic differences in how each candidate, as president, would lead America in moments of international crisis.
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New York Times:
1,500 Reported Killed in Georgia Battle — GORI, Georgia — Russian air attacks over northern Georgia intensified on Saturday morning, striking two apartment buildings in the city of Gori and clogging roads out of the area with fleeing refugees. — Russian authorities said their forces …
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James Traub / New York Times:
Taunting the Bear — The hostilities between Russia and Georgia that erupted on Friday over the breakaway province of South Ossetia look, in retrospect, almost absurdly over-determined. For years, the Russians have claimed that Georgia's president, Mikheil Saakashvili …
New York Times:
1,500 Reported Killed in Georgia Battle — GORI, Georgia — Russia and the former Soviet republic of Georgia veered closer to all-out war on Saturday as Russia moved parts of its Black Sea fleet toward Georgia's coast and intensified air attacks on Georgia, striking two apartment buildings …
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CNN:
Georgia declares state of war with Russia — TBLISI, Georgia (CNN) — Georgia's parliament Saturday approved a request by President Mikhail Saakashvili's to impose a “state of war,” as the conflict between Georgia and Russia escalated, Georgian officials said.
The New European / Transatlantic Politics:Russia crushes Georgia and Europe's hopes for energy independence
Washington Post:Stopping Russia — THE OUTBREAK of fighting between Russia …
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ABCNEWS:
Mistress' Family Challenges Edwards to Take DNA Test — Sister of Other Woman in Edwards Affair: ‘Stop Bad-Mouthing My Sister’ — The family of John Edwards' former mistress, Rielle Hunter, is challenging the former senator to take a DNA paternity test after his claim that he did not father Hunter's 6-months-old child.
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New York Times:
Reticence of Mainstream Media Becomes a Story Itself — For almost 10 months, the story of John Edwards's affair remained the nearly exclusive province of the National Enquirer — through reports, denials, news of a pregnancy, questions about paternity and, finally, a slapstick chase through a hotel in Beverly Hills.
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Media Matters for America:
David Gregory on Edwards: “Is this another skeleton in the Democratic closet that Barack Obama must struggle to overcome?” — On the August 8 edition of MSNBC's Race for the White House, host David Gregory baselessly suggested that former Sen. John Edwards' (D-NC) disclosure of an extramarital affair …
Tim Rutten / Los Angeles Times:
Old media dethroned — Edwards' admission signals the end of the era in which traditional media set the limits of acceptable political journalism. — When John Edwards admitted Friday that he lied about his affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, a former employee of his campaign …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
On adultery, Edwards cites McCain — The full version of Bob Woodruff's interview with John Edwards just aired on ABC, figuring Edwards alternately penitent, defensive, and dismissive of the tabloid reports that unearthed his affair. — He also, in explaining his view that his dalliance …
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Joe Klein / Swampland:Edwards — I never much liked John Edwards as a politician …
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Rex Nutting / MarketWatch:
Why McCain would be a mediocre president — Commentary: It's not a given that Republican candidate has the right stuff — WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — In his frivolous Paris and Britney ad, Sen. John McCain has asked the right question: Is Barack Obama ready to lead this country?
Michael Calderone / The Politico:
McCain to national press: You've got 38 minutes — There's no question that John McCain has made a major change in his media strategy. The candidate that once spent hours cracking jokes with reporters, now significantly limits access for the national press corps.
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CNN:
McCain again slams Obama ‘celebrity’ in new radio address — WASHINGTON (CNN) - John McCain is using his weekly radio address today to continue to attack his opponent, Barack Obama, as a celebrity. — “The Democratic National Convention is just a couple of weeks away.
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Associated Press:
Democrats compromise on party platform — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Democrats shaped a set of principles Saturday that commits the party to guaranteed health care for all, heading off a potentially divisive debate and edging the party closer to the position of Barack Obama's defeated rival, Hillary Clinton.
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Dr. Helen:
Where have all the Vikings Gone? — This morning, I read the magazine What Is Enlightenment that Glenn picked up for me from a local health food store because the cover had a number of articles about men including “Constructing the New Man,” “19 Powerful Women Tell the Truth about Men,” …
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