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McCain unsure how many houses he owns — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own. — “I think - I'll have my staff get to you,” McCain told us in Las Cruces, N.M. “It's condominiums where - I'll have them get to you.”
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
McCain Spokesman's Retort: Obama Lives in “a Frickin' Mansion” — SEDONA, Ariz. — A spokesman for Sen. John McCain vowed to retaliate against today's story about how many houses the GOP candidate owns with a renewed focus on Sen. Barack Obama's ties to a Chicago developer and charges that Obama is an elitist.
Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
McCain Camp Responds On Houses Gaffe: He Was A POW! — The McCain campaign is road-testing a new argument in responding to Obama's criticism of his number-of-houses gaffe, an approach the McCain camp has never tried before: The houses gaffe doesn't matter because ... he was a POW!
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Hope Ditto / Political Radar:
Kaine on McCain's House Gaffe: “He Couldn't Count High Enough” — ABC News' Teddy Davis and Hope Ditto report: Obama V.P. prospect and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine mocked Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Thursday for not knowing exactly how many houses he owns. — “I understand that Sen. McCain …
Krooney / TIME.com:
Republicans Push Back on “Houses” — McCain's campaign, and others, hit back hard against Obama's attack. —Campaign statement: — “Does a guy who... bought his own million-dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses?” —Spokesman Rogers:
CNN:
Obama takes swipe at McCain over houses — (CNN) - Barack Obama's campaign continued to hit John McCain on his failure to answer a question on the number of homes he owns with a new ad Thursday, as the presumptive Democratic nominee hammered the same point on the campaign trail in Virginia and the McCain camp battled back.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:Obama campaign to deploy surrogates to hit McCain's houses
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:Two Become One — I was wondering yesterday how it is that you manage …
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Obama says he's chosen his VP — won't reveal who it is yet — Barack Obama told USA TODAY this afternoon that “yes,” he has made up his mind about whom his running mate will be — but he would not reveal the name or just when he will tell the nation about his choice. — USA TODAY's Kathy Kiely writes that:
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
New group plans Ayers attack on Obama — A new conservative group has produced a television ad attacking Barack Obama for his relationship with former Weather Underground bomber Bill Ayers. — “How much do your really know about Barack Obama? What does he really believe?” asks the ad …
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Marc Ambinder:
McCain Prepares Rezko Ad; Wright “Now Fair Game”; GOP 527 Attacks — Sen. John McCain's campaign is finishing a hard-hitting television ad highlighting Barack Obama 's ties to shady Chicago land dealer Tony Rezko, the one-time Obama patron who was convicted earlier this summer of fraud.
Mark Nickolas / The Huffington Post:
The Anatomy of a Deception: How The McCains Changed Their Baby Adoption Story Just Before 2008 Campaign Began — As was pointed out yesterday by the Christian Science Monitor, the McCain campaign was called out for lying about the purported urging of Cindy McCain by Mother Teresa herself …
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Martin Samuel / Times of London:
International Olympic Committee launches probe into He Kexin's age — Tim Reid in Washington, Jeremy Griffin and Jane Macartney in Beijing — The International Olympic Committee has ordered an investigation into mounting allegations that Chinese authorities covered up the true age …
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Dan / Riehl World View:
CAC Doc Drop: Obama Has More Than Ayers To Worry About Now — Continuing to follow up on what can be learned of Barack Obama's tenure as the Chairman of the Board of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge (CAC), evaluations of the program during his tenure available on line demonstrate …
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John Kass / Chicago Tribune:When Daley says shhh, library is quiet on Obama
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James Pethokoukis / US News:
The ‘New York Times’ Votes Big for Obama Economics — As economist Arthur Laffer told me a while back, Obamanomics “should be a fascinating economic experiment.” To see just how fascinating, you should check out the big (nearly 8,000 words) New York Times Magazine story on Obama's economic agenda …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The decay of serious journalism and Rachel Maddow's new show — (updated below) — As our political culture, economic security, standing in the world and our media institutions have all degraded beyond recognition after eight years of right-wing rule (much of it cheered on by The New Republic) …
Paul Begala / CNN:
Begala: Rooting for a Bill Clinton-Pickens ticket — Editor's note: Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and was counselor to Clinton in the White House. Begala is the author of several best-sellers.
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard Blog:
Kristol: A Vice Presidential Clue — Here's what Barack Obama told Time's Karen Tumulty and David Von Drehle earlier this week, when asked what we would learn about him from his vice presidential pick: … Is there a clue here as to Obama's pick? Perhaps not—he'll claim these nice statements would apply to anyone he chooses.
PewForum.org:
More Americans Question Religion's Role in Politics — Some Social Conservative Disillusionment — Some Americans are having a change of heart about mixing religion and politics. A new survey finds a narrow majority of the public saying that churches and other houses of worship should keep …
Jed Lewison / The Jed Report:
CNN Talks With McCain About His Extramarital Affairs — My jaw literally dropped when I saw this. I'm still shocked CNN went there. — YouTube link
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Report Says Fire, Not Explosion, Felled 7 W.T.C. — GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Fires in the 47-story office tower at the edge of the World Trade Center site undermined floor beams and critical structural columns, federal investigators concluded Thursday, as they attempted to curb still-rampant speculation …
Marc Ambinder:
Who Has The Cooler Podium? — SUSPENDED — This vote suspended until I get an official picture of the DNC podium... The GOP... Or the DNC? — (image courtesy of Reuters)
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Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Cross Nunn's name off the list? — (CNN) — It appears Sam Nunn, the former Georgia senator and a leading Democratic expert on foreign policy issues, can safely be crossed off the list of Barack Obama's potential running mates. — Nunn spokeswoman Kathy Gwin confirms to CNN the former senator …
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