memeorandum: U.S. Troops Deployed Abroad Reject McCain's Iraq Plans, Donate 6:1 To Obama (Amanda/Think Progress)

1:45 PM ET, August 14, 2008

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We Are All Georgians — For anyone who thought that stark international aggression was a thing of the past, the last week must have come as a startling wake-up call. After clashes in the Georgian region of South Ossetia, Russia invaded its neighbor, launching attacks that threaten its very existence.

Discussion: The Swamp, Washington Post, Donklephant, Hot Air, TIME.com, At-Largely and Gateway Pundit

Seumas Milne / Guardian:

This is a tale of US expansion not Russian aggression — It's likely to be a taste of things to come — The outcome of six grim days of bloodshed in the Caucasus has triggered an outpouring of the most nauseating hypocrisy from western politicians and their captive media.

Discussion: normblog, The Glittering Eye and Harry's Place

Charles Krauthammer / Real Clear Politics:
How to Stop Putin — WASHINGTON — The Russia-Georgia cease …

Discussion: QandO, Weekly Standard Blog, Betsy's Page and The Daily Dish

Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Peace Plan Offers Russia a Rationale to Advance

Discussion: The New Republic, Times of London, RIA Novosti, The Reaction, Guardian, Hot Air, The Moderate Voice and BitsBlog

New York Times:
Russia Backs Separatists as Rice Heads for Talks on Crisis

Discussion: TalkLeft, TownHall Blog, Hot Air, Guardian and The Duck of Minerva

Washington Post:
Blaming Democracy — The fundamental principle at stake in Georgia

Discussion: Commentary and The Opinionator

Marc Ambinder:

Clinton's Name Likely To Be Placed In Nomination; Agreement Near With Obama Campaign — Reports of strife between negotiators for Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama are exaggerated and the two sides are nearing an agreement on how Clinton's delegates will participate …

Discussion: The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, The Moderate Voice, TPM Election Central, Ben Smith's Blogs, TalkLeft, Political Machine, Taylor Marsh, The Carpetbagger Report, Commentary, FOX Embeds, Corrente, MSNBC, MyDD, TIME.com, Outside The Beltway, Deadline USA, Liberal Values and marbury

Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:

Hillary Clinton's name to be placed in nomination — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton's name will be placed in nomination along with nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, an emblematic move intended to unite the party after a divisive primary.

Discussion: The Corner, Reuters, Donklephant and Agence France Presse

Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Payback? Obama snubs Rangel

Discussion: The Swamp and Hot Air

Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Clinton's Name Will Be Put in Nomination

Discussion: Political Radar, Washington Post, Comedy Central and The XX Factor

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 …

Discussion: TPM Election Central, VetVoice, The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, The Washington Independent, The Carpetbagger Report, The Daily Dish, MyDD, The Democratic Daily, Booman Tribune and AMERICAblog News

Amanda / Think Progress: U.S. Troops Deployed Abroad Reject McCain's Iraq Plans, Donate 6:1 To Obama

Deborah Haynes / Times of London:
Iraq minister: US combat troops to pull out in three years under deal

Discussion: Hot Air and QandO

Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:

I See Four Key Battleground States — Presidential campaigns ultimately come down to who can win 270 Electoral College votes. With most states favoring one candidate or the other, this year's contest could come down to a few battleground states. — Based on visits this past week …

Discussion: Power Line, Jonathan Martin's Blogs, TownHall Blog, Commentary, Booman Tribune, At-Largely, www.redstate.com, MSNBC, Sister Toldjah and PoliPundit.com

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.

Discussion: The New Republic, Liberal Values, Boston Globe, Grasping Reality …, Matthew Yglesias and TIME.com

New York Sun:

Obama's War on Women — The Obama campaign has at long last lifted the veil of mystery that has surrounded the Democratic presidential candidate's tax increase plans. Mr. Obama's two economic advisers, Jason Furman and Austan Goolsbee, have an op-ed piece in today's Wall Street Journal, and it isn't pretty.

Discussion: TownHall Blog and Weekly Standard Blog

Eli Saslow / Washington Post:

New Books Aim To Unweave the Obama Narrative — In two autobiographies and dozens of speeches, Barack Obama has weaved the narrative that defines his campaign: An introspective boy gradually comes to terms with his mixed-race heritage and emerges with an “unprejudiced” worldview.

Discussion: Jonathan Martin's Blogs, The Corner, Simply Left Behind, Democratic Strategist, No More Mister Nice Blog, Commentary, Political Machine, Real Clear Politics, Los Angeles Times and Macsmind

Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Wild theories of ‘Obama Nation’ author

Discussion: New York Times, The Washington Independent, Right Wing Watch, Overlawyered, The Carpetbagger Report and Media Matters for America

David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
Kerry vets say fight back hard — and swiftly

Discussion: Washington Wire, Political Machine and Political Perceptions

Walter Shapiro / Salon:

Johnny, I hardly knew ye — After covering John Edwards — and liking him — for years, what I thought I knew about him was wrong. But reporters often misjudge candidates. — John Edwards at his South Carolina primary night rally in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 26, 2008.

Discussion: Weekly Standard Blog, Washington Post, Maggie's Farm, Liberal Values and Web Scout

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

The Neocons And The Soviets — It's very bizarre to read the neocons' speaking about Russia as if the Soviet Union were still in existence. Here's a classic slice of the mindset from Max Boot, who wants a third little war in the Caucasus: … Condi Rice, who really should know better, said:

Discussion: The Glittering Eye, Commentary and Financial Times

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
PUT NOT YOUR FAITH IN AEI

Discussion: The Anonymous Liberal and Matthew Yglesias

Washington Post:
After Warnings to Moscow, U.S. Has Few Options

Discussion: Chicago Boyz and New York Times

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

After The Cold War — I've made this point before, but a reader puts it more succinctly: … No s**t, Sherlock. One of the good things about having a blog that has published almost daily for almost a decade is that one's own evolution and zig-zags through a period of history are exposed to the glare of day.

Discussion: Swampland

Jane Perlez / New York Times:

Musharraf Is Expected to Resign in Next Few Days — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Faced with desertions by his political supporters and the neutrality of the Pakistani military, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, an important ally of the United States, is expected to resign in the next few days rather …

Discussion: PoliBlog (TM)

Kate Zernike / New York Times:

Charismatic Governor Rises to the Short List — The turning point in Tim Kaine's campaign for Virginia governor in 2005 was an advertisement by his opponent featuring a father whose son had been murdered by a man Mr. Kaine represented on death row. — “Tim Kaine says that Adolf Hitler …

Discussion: Washington Post and MSNBC

Lynn Sweet:
Obama camp said to be leaning towards Biden for vice president.

Discussion: Bleeding Heartland

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

Big Union Drops Tough Social Security Mailer Hitting McCain's Wealth — In a move that signals a major new effort to woo elderly voters to Obama, the AFL-CIO is dropping a scorching new mailer in battleground states hammering John McCain on Social Security and directly referencing McCain's wealth …

Discussion: The Field on the Narcosphere, Wonk Room, Matthew Yglesias and Moue Magazine

Larry Rohter / New York Times:
Social Security Too Hot to Touch? Not in 2008

Discussion: The Swamp, Think Progress, The Caucus and Matthew Yglesias

Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:

Hair Samples in Anthrax Case Don't Match — Strands From Mailbox in Princeton Are Not From Ivins, Investigators Say — Federal investigators probing the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks recovered samples of human hair from a mailbox in Princeton, N.J., but the strands did not match the lead suspect …

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Hullabaloo, skippy the bush kangaroo and Emptywheel

Rob Kall / The Huffington Post:

Obama's Giving McCain Enough Rope to Hang HImself With Russia Georgia Reaction — Folks are saying McCain has the advantage with the conflict between Russia and Georgia. — It seems that Obama is holding back, letting McCain hang himself and McCain is doing a great job.

Discussion: First Draft