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Luke Rosiak / OpenSecrets.org:
Troops Deployed Abroad Give 6:1 to Obama — During World War II, soldiers crouching in foxholes penned letters assuring their sweethearts that they'd be home soon. Now, between firefights in the Iraqi desert, some infantrymen have been sending a different kind of mail stateside …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Troops stationed abroad donating to Obama by six to one margin — Via Cuffy Meigs, who's wondering what the plural of anecdote is. The left will happily run this up the flagpole, just as Ron Paul's supporters did last year, despite the fact there are so many variables in play …
Media Matters for America:
Despite “all my apologies” for bigoted comments, Corsi reportedly scheduled to appear on “pro-White” radio show — In an appearance on the August 13 edition of CNN's Larry King Live, after Media Matters for America Senior Fellow Paul Waldman noted that Jerome Corsi, author of The Obama Nation …
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Sarah Wheaton / The Caucus:
Anti-Obama Author on 9/11 Conspiracy — Among the follow-up efforts to Jerome R. Corsi's “Unfit for Command,” which inspired the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth attacks on Senator John Kerry in 2004, is “Obama Nation.” But the conservative commentator's book about Senator Barack Obama appears …
Yuval Levin / The Corner:
Fighting the Last War — Doesn't it seem like Obama and his supporters in the press are over-learning the Swift Boat lesson with their reaction to the Corsi book? Kerry's original instinct in 2004 was to ignore the attack so as not to draw more attention to it.
Marc Ambinder:
How Obama's Campaign Is Confronting Corsi — Barack Obama's campaign hasn't said much publicly about Jerome Corsi's 2008 polemic against Barack Obama, but don't think for a minute that his aides aren't paying attention, and don't confuse the relative silence for a lack of action.
Wall Street Journal:
The Obama Tax Plan — Even as Barack Obama proposes fiscally responsible tax reform to strengthen our economy and restore the balance that has been lost in recent years, we hear the familiar protests and distortions from the guardians of the broken status quo.
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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Payback? Obama snubs Rangel — The Obama campaign is denying House Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel a speaking role at this month's Democratic National Convention — a move those close to the powerhouse Harlem congressman view as a spiteful snub.
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Steven Stark / Real Clear Politics:
Breaking the Press — With the polls continuing to show John …
Breaking the Press — With the polls continuing to show John …
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The Campaign Spot
Lynn Sweet:
Obama camp said to be leaning towards Biden for vice president. — I'm just passing on the latest I'm hearing—that Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) is moving up on the list of potential running mates for presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.). While Obama's heart may go towards Virginia …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
GIVE THIS WOMAN A PURPLE HEART — Later on I intend to comment on today's events in Georgia and the region, but for now, check out this video of a Georgian television reporter named Tamara Urushadze. She was reporting from Gori when she was shot, apparently by a sniper.
Washington Wire:
Phil Gramm Attends McCain Campaign Briefing — Laura Meckler reports from Aspen, Colo., on the presidential race. — Ousted John McCain campaign co-chairman Phil Gramm is back with the campaign's top advisers this weekend, as the campaign gathers top supporters for a series of briefings in scenic Aspen, Colo.
Austin Bay Blog:
Up the Ante Diplomacy: US and Poland go for Euro-Anti-Missile — This via AP: … Nice AP lede, great comment by PM Tusk. The Russian invasion of Georgia made “crossing the Rubicon” very politically palatable. Made is easy for the US to provide Patriots. — The VOA report says:
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The Huffington Post:
Jackson Browne Sues GOP And McCain Campaign — Singer, songwriter, liberal activist and now John McCain scourge Jackson Browne filed a lawsuit today against the presumptive GOP nominee and the Republican Party for failing to obtain a license to use one of his songs in a television commercial.
David Flumenbaum / The Huffington Post:
Scandal of the Ages: Documents Reveal Underage Chinese Gymnast — What began as whispers among the media and gymnastics insiders weeks ago about the ages of three of China's female Olympic gymnasts — Jiang Yuyuan, Yang Yilin and He Kexin — has grown into ear-shattering, head-hurting shouts.
Ryan / Think Progress:
Rep. Sali: There ‘Could Be Up To Forty Barrels Of Oil In A Single Tree’ — Rep. Bill Sali (R-ID), who is participating in the GOP's ongoing “Drill Now” energy stunt, has a unique idea about how to bring down gas prices: extracting oil from trees. In a meeting in his Capitol Hill office …
Ryan Singel / Threat Level:
Experts Accuse Bush Administration of Foot-Dragging on DNS Security Hole — Despite a recent high-profile vulnerability that showed the net could be hacked in minutes, the domain name system — a key internet infrastructure — continues to suffer from a serious security weakness …
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Chicago Boyz
ccrjustice.org:
In Extremely Rare Occurence Court Moves to Rehear Case of Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar — Court Acted Sua Sponte, Deciding to Revisit June Decision Against Arar Before Being Asked — The Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an extremely rare order that the case …