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Peter Hamby / CNN:
Georgian president to McCain: Move ‘from words to deeds’ — (CNN) - Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on Wednesday called for John McCain and other American leaders to do more for Georgia in their response to the conflict in his country. — “Yesterday, I heard Sen. McCain say …
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Ross Douthat:
Unrealpolitik — If Russia doesn't halt its advance into Georgia, here's what Max Boot would have the U.S. do: … To his credit, Boot goes on to note the obvious objection that Russia might be in a position to make life miserable for us if we started treating Georgia as '80s Afghanistan, take two.
Peter Hamby / CNN:
McCain: Georgia conflict won't ‘re-ignite the Cold War’ — BIRMINGHAM, Michigan (CNN) - John McCain came out in support of President Bush's decision Wednesday to dispatch U.S. aircraft with humanitarian aid to Georgia and to send Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice there to demonstrate America's “unwavering support” for the country.
New York Times:
After Mixed U.S. Messages, a War Erupted in Georgia
After Mixed U.S. Messages, a War Erupted in Georgia
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Pew Research Center:
Presidential Race Draws Even — GOP Base Getting Behind McCain — With less than two weeks to go before the start of the presidential nominating conventions, Barack Obama's lead over John McCain has disappeared. Pew's latest survey finds 46% of registered voters saying they favor or lean …
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Dave Davies / Philly.com:
Poll: Obama leads in Pa., but not by much — BUOYED by a widespread disdain for President Bush and concern about the economy, Democrat Barack Obama holds a lead over Republican John McCain in the latest Daily News/Franklin & Marshall Poll. — Obama leads McCain by eight points …
Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
Gunman wounds Arkansas Democratic Party chairman — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A gunman barged into the Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters Wednesday and shot the state party chairman three times, critically wounding him, authorities and party officials said. — The suspect was later shot during …
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Arkansas Online:
Gwatney shot at state Democratic headquarters — Gunman dead after chase, police say — LITTLE ROCK — A gunman shot Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney three times at the State Democratic Party Headquarters in Little Rock on Wednesday, fleeing the scene in a pickup and leading police …
Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
Report of shots at Arkansas Dems headquarters — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday, a party executive said. A television station reported that three shots were fired at party headquarters.
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Roger Kimball / Pajamas Media:
NY Times tries to torpedo anti-Obama book; succeeds in spreading its message — Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear. Jerome Corsi, author of the bestselling Unfit for Command in 2004, a book that turned the phrase “swift boat” into a verb and helped defeat John “Reporting for Duty” Kerry …
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Peter Beinart / Washington Post:
Erasing The Race Factor — Obama's Best Hope Is To Face the Issue Directly — Barack Obama has a problem. He really, really doesn't want this campaign to be about race. He wants it to be about change, President Bush, the economy, gas prices, Iraq, Afghanistan — almost anything else.
Jacqueline Trescott / Washington Post:
Unabomber Objects to Newseum's Exhibit — Ted Kaczynski, the convicted “Unabomber,” is upset that his Montana cabin, where he was eventually captured, is part of a display at the Newseum. — In a handwritten letter to a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals …
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Clemente Lisi / New York Post:
PHELPS' PIG SECRET: HE'S BOY GORGE — Swimming sensation Michael Phelps has an Olympic recipe for success - and it involves eating a staggering 12,000 calories a day. — “Eat, sleep and swim. That's all I can do,” Phelps, who won two more gold medals today, told NBC when asked what he needs to win medals.
Washington Post:
Beijing Is All Dressed Up, But No One Is Going — Chinese Olympic organizers acknowledged Tuesday they were struggling to handle an unforeseen and baffling problem inside Summer Games venues and at the showpiece Olympic Park. — Not enough people. — Two weeks after announcing …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Yes, She Can — While Obama was spending three hours watching “The Dark Knight” five time zones away, and going to a fund-raiser featuring “Aloha attire” and Hawaiian pupus, Hillary was busy planning her convention. — You can almost hear her mind whirring: She's amazed at how easy it was to snatch Denver away from the Obama saps.
Rick Sallinger / CBS4Denver:
‘Gitmo On The Platte’ Set As Holding Cell For DNC — DENVER (CBS4) ― CBS4 News has learned if mass arrests happen at the Democratic Convention, those taken into custody will be jailed in a warehouse owned by the City of Denver. Investigator Rick Sallinger discovered the location and managed to get inside for a look.
Ari Melber / The Washington Independent:
Stop Obama/Bayh 08 — Popular candidates like Gen. Wes Clark and Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) were famously recruited into politics by volunteer-driven “drafts.” Now something close to the opposite of a draft is rumbling among concerned Democrats, as insiders and bloggers respond to apparently credible rumors …
National Enquirer:
SEX, MORE LIES & VIDEOTAPE — The ENQUIRER has uncovered bombshell new details about the John Edwards sex scandal after the former presidential candidate finally admitted he'd cheated on his cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth! — Edwards' headline-making admission confirmed …
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