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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Hillary gets stiffed — There's one Democrat who would seem to have little or no chance of being picked by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to be his running mate - his former opponent, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). — But it's not for the reason you think.
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Obama is hours away from naming running mate — WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential candidate Barack Obama is hours away from naming his running mate, as little-known Texas congressman Chet Edwards is emerging as a finalist. — Democratic officials say that Edwards was one of the few Democrats whose background …
CNN:
Source: Obama calling also-rans on VP shortlist — (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama called some people on his shortlist for the vice presidential slot Thursday night to tell them he had not selected them as a running mate, a highly placed Democratic Party source said. — The source did not say which people got the call.
Damien Cave / New York Times:
At Rally, Finding Clinton's Aid to Obama Too Tepid
At Rally, Finding Clinton's Aid to Obama Too Tepid
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The Politico:
Exclusive: Obama's lost law review article — As president of the Harvard Law Review and a law professor in Chicago, Senator Barack Obama refined his legal thinking, but left a scant paper trail. His name doesn't appear on any legal scholarship. — But an unsigned — and previously unattributed …
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
A Timetable By Any Other Name — In agreeing to pull U.S. combat troops out of Iraqi cities by June, and from the rest of the country by 2011, President Bush has apparently consented to precisely the kind of timetable that, when Democrats called for one, he dismissed as “setting a date for failure.”
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Laurin Manning / Barack Obama:
Statement of Senator Barack Obama on Reports that U.S. and Iraq Have Reached Tentative Agreement on Troop Withdrawal from Iraq — “I am glad that the Administration has finally shifted to accepting a timetable for the removal of our combat troops from Iraq.
Randyj / TIME.com:
New McCain “Celebrity” Ad Hits Obama on Taxes — Ad launching Friday says Obama is “ready to raise your taxes, but not ready to lead.” — Click above to watch, and read script here.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
NO PLACE LIKE HOME(S).... Yesterday, the Obama campaign had quite …
NO PLACE LIKE HOME(S).... Yesterday, the Obama campaign had quite …
Stanley Kurtz / The Corner:
Michelle, Anti-American Radicals, and U of C — Up to now, I haven't had anything to say about Michelle Obama. However, the Washington Post today has published a long story that has a great deal to say about Michelle Obama's work at the University of Chicago.
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Jeff Schreiber / America's Right:
Obama Sued in Philadelphia Federal Court on Grounds he is Constitutionally Ineligible for the Presidency — A prominent Philadelphia attorney and Hillary Clinton supporter filed suit this afternoon in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Illinois Sen. Barack Obama …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama: ‘Out of Touch’ — Obama's now moving quickly and harshly to define McCain with one of the classic political caricatures, that he's “out of touch.” — And he's using what has to be the worst visual of the cycle to do it: McCain in George H.W. Bush's golf cart.
Mark Hemingway / The Corner:
Obama: “Just Tax the Heck Out of People” — Buried in that 8,000 (!) word NYT magazine article about Obama's economic plan that I mentioned yesterday, is this bit flagged by Geraghty at Campaign Spot: … To which, Geraghty responds: “Isn't it reassuring to have a presidential candidate saying …
Scott Martelle / Top of the Ticket:
Robin Leach on the lifestyles of the rich and political — John McCain — Robin Leach isn't your usual political pundit. But the former champagne-toasting host of the TV hit of the mid-'80s to mid-'90s, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” may be more qualified than most to opine …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Seeking More Viewers, MSNBC Turns Left — WITH the promotion of Rachel Maddow, the Air America radio host, to a prime-time television spot this week, the longtime third-place cable news network MSNBC cemented its identity as a channel for a liberal audience. — But is that what advertisers want it to be?
August J. Pollak / Some Guy With a Website:
I'm sorry. — Obama Names Musician Rick Astley as Running Mate — Self-proclaimed “greatest prank evar” required 18 months, $390 million in prep work — Springfield, IL - August 23, 2008 - In front of a cheering crowd as well as in a text message to over three million anxious supporters …
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Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
Wait Til America Gets to Know JILL BIDEN — I had the opportunity a few years ago to enjoy a rolling set of events with Senator Joe Biden, Wes Clark and other national notables. — My partner was with me and normally hates these kinds of things. But he bonded with Jill Biden.
Jeff Green / Bloomberg:
GM, Ford Seek $50 Billion From U.S., Double Request — Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Chrysler LLC and U.S. auto-parts makers are seeking $50 billion in government-backed loans, double their initial request, to develop and build more fuel-efficient vehicles.
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Bart Jansen / CQ Politics:
Ensign Fumes Over Failed GOP Fundraising Effort — The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee said Friday colleagues have not heeded his calls for contributions to contested races, threatening advertising on behalf of GOP candidates. — “It has become clear that my call …
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Wall Street Journal:
Protect Our Kids from Preschool — Barack Obama says he believes in universal preschool and if he's elected president he'll pump “billions of dollars into early childhood education.” Universal preschool is now second only to universal health care on the liberal policy wish list.