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Warren: McCain did not violate ‘cone of silence’ — From CNN Sr. National Editor Steve Brusk, CNN's Dana Bash, CNN's Mike Roselli — (CNN) - Sometimes you just have to take it on faith. — Pastor Rick Warren said John McCain didn't hear any of the questions in advance at Saturday night's Civil Forum …
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D. S. Hube / NewsBusters.org:
NBC's Andrea Mitchell Floats Idea McCain Cheated — Think John McCain did pretty well in last evening's Saddleback Civil Forum on Presidency hosted by the Rev. Rick Warren? You're not the only one. The Obama campaign thinks he did well too — so good, in fact, that they think he might have cheated.
Nate / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Pastor Warren Contradicts Self on ‘Cone of Silence’ — Note: Second Update below contains video of Warren's appearance today on CNN. [9:19 PM CDT] — In yesterday's Saddleback Forum, pastor Rick Warren on two occasions referred to John McCain's “cone of silence”, implying strongly …
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
No more hugs as Obama tears into McCain — RENO, Nev. - So much for hugging in church. — A day after Barack Obama and John McCain exchanged an embrace during a faith forum at a California megachurch, Obama called the U.S. economy a disaster thanks to “John McCain's president, George W. Bush …
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Despite Assurances, McCain Wasn't in a ‘Cone of Silence’ — ORLANDO, Fla. — Senator John McCain was not in a so-called cone of silence on Saturday night while his rival, Senator Barack Obama, was being interviewed at the Saddleback Church in California. — The McCain campaign …
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
The candidates define ‘rich’ — At last night's forum at Saddleback Church, the Rev. Rick Warren asked a nearly identical set of questions to Barack Obama and John McCain, but one of the more memorable inquiries was just two words: “Define rich.” — Obama started with a joke at Warren's expense …
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Ed Stoddard / Tales from the Trail:Obama says pointed abortion query “above his pay grade”
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Chuck Todd / MSNBC:MCCAIN'S BACK IN THE SADDLEBACK — From NBC's Chuck Todd
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
McCain's “Cross In The Dirt” Story — I've now heard it countless times. McCain has used what appears to be an intensely personal moment in a prison camp as a reason to vote for him in a campaign ad. As he tells it today, it was the pivotal moment in his struggle to survive in the Hanoi Hilton.
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Rickrocket / Daily Kos:
“Cross in the Dirt” story stolen from Solzhenitsyn (updated X3) — I was watching the forum last night and decided that since I hadn't eaten yet, I would try to listen to John McCain speak. I was doing OK with the “my friends” and the evil chuckle when I heard him talk about his POW story of the cross in the dirt.
Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
Ukraine offers satellite defence co-operation with Europe and US — Ukraine inflamed mounting East-West tensions yesterday by offering up a Soviet-built satellite facility as part of the European missile defence system. — The proposal, made amid growing outrage among Russia's neighbours …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
79 Days — Obama wouldn't have nominated Thomas — Prime time last night: Faith, Phelps and Favre - whatacountry ... At Rick Warren forum, McCain is blunt and sometimes electric, Obama is calm and reassuring ... McCain quips “$5 million” when asked his definition of rich, then immediately …
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Setting The Table For Armageddon — Where do they get these crazy ideas? … At this point the single most important hallmark of American conservatism is hypocrisy. This, after all, is the man who stole an election and then invaded a country that had not threatened us in the name of spreadin' democracy.
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New York Times:
For Convention, Obama's Image Is All-American — WASHINGTON — One of the first images prime-time viewers will see of the Democratic National Convention next week is that of Michelle Obama, who will begin the four-day introduction of her husband, and her family, on her terms.
Faiz / Think Progress:
Jindal stumped when asked to name new ‘big ideas’ that McCain is proposing. — This morning on NBC's Meet the Press, host David Gregory asserted that the Republican Party “used to be the party of big ideas.” Gregory then asked his guest Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA), “What's the big idea Senator McCain is campaigning on?”
CBN.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Barack Obama — Attention Brody File readers. — I was just granted an exclusive one on one interview with Barack Obama here at the Saddleback Civil Forum. CBN News was the only media outlet to go behind the scenes and conduct an interview.
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Ian Welsh / Firedoglake:
Ukraine Baits the Bear While Condi and Dubya Do Nothing — This is the stuff that makes me want to claw my eyes out: … Repeat after me “this is a treaty violation and the Russians can use it as a pretext to break the treaty acknowledging Sevastopol as yours. Are you sure you can win a war with Russia?
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