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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 …
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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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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 …
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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.
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.
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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Joe Stephens / Washington Post:
Obama Camp Has Many Ties to Wife's Employer — A few years ago, executives at the prestigious University of Chicago Medical Center were concerned that an increasing number of patients were arriving at their emergency room with what the executives considered to be non-urgent complaints.
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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 …
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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David M. Brown / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Obama to amend report on $800,000 in spending — TRIBUNE-REVIEW — U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign paid more than $800,000 to an offshoot of the liberal Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now for services the Democrat's campaign says it mistakenly misrepresented in federal reports.
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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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?
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Romney veep speculation swirls — Mark Halperin set off tremors in the political world last night by reporting via two Republicans that John McCain had settled on Mitt Romney to be his running mate. — Top sources in McCainworld, though, say this morning that no final decision has been made.
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Marc Ambinder:
Veepstakes Tidings — CNN first reported, and I can confirm, that Barack Obama has begun calling some folks who were vetted but who didn't quite make it. — Maybe these aren't the short-listers. Maybe these are the long-listers. — In any event, Hillary Clinton has NOT been called.
William Kristol / Weekly Standard Blog:
Kristol: Read Jay Cost — Jay Cost has an excellent post which summarizes the state of the race just about as I see it (hey, that's what makes it excellent!). — Here's the heart of it: … I'd add two points: — 1) In the five open seat elections since 1948, three (1960, 1976, and 2000) have been razor-close.