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Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
Clinton expected to release delegates Wednesday — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — DENVER - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, hoping to unite the Democratic Party and cement her future in it, will gather her hard-won primary delegates Wednesday at a reception where she is expected …
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
More on the Clinton Controversy (Sigh) — John McCain's new television ad suggests that Barack Obama didn't pick Hillary Clinton as his running mate because he couldn't handle her criticisms—i.e., “the turth hurt and he couldn't handle it.” It's a dubious assertion, but the merits of the argument are …
Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:
Dems give Michigan and Florida full voting rights — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — DENVER - Democratic delegates from Michigan and Florida were awarded full voting rights at the national convention Sunday, despite holding early primaries against party rules.
CNN:
McCain ad says Clinton got VP snub ‘for speaking the truth’ — (CNN) - John McCain's campaign is making its boldest pitch yet for disaffected supporters of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, releasing a new TV ad Sunday that claims Barack Obama's discomfort with her honesty cost her a spot on the Democratic ticket.
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news.politicswest.com:
Anti-war protesters marching to Pepsi Center — The first major protest at the Democratic National Convention, which starts Monday, went off peacefully Sunday at noon. — Police officers, some on mountain bikes, escorted hundreds of war protesters from the steps of the Capitol down Colfax Avenue …
Mark Preston / CNN:
CNN forces Obama to release VP pick early — DENVER (CNN) - Barack Obama planned to name Joe Biden as his running mate by text message at 8 a.m. ET Saturday morning, but was forced to move up the announcement when CNN broke the story after midnight, a senior Obama official said.
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Matt / Think Progress:
Pawlenty: Obama should have picked Petraeus for VP.
Pawlenty: Obama should have picked Petraeus for VP.
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Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Rendell: Obama coverage was embarrassing — Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell was supposed to give “closing remarks” during this afternoon's Shorenstein Center-sponsored panel discussion with all three Sunday show moderators — NBC's Tom Brokaw, ABC's George Stephanopoulous and CBS's Bob Schieffer …
Ben / Think Progress:
Halperin: McCain's Houses Gaffe ‘One Of The Worst Moments’ Of The Campaign For...Barack Obama — Last week Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told Politico that he did not know how many homes he and his wife Cindy own. “I'll have my staff get to you,” McCain said. ThinkProgress noted …
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
On the Tire Swing — Apparently on ABC this morning Mark Halperin …
On the Tire Swing — Apparently on ABC this morning Mark Halperin …
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Washington Post:
Biden's Son, Brother Named in Two Suits — A son and a brother of Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) are accused in two lawsuits of defrauding a former business partner and an investor of millions of dollars in a hedge fund deal that went sour, court records show.
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New York Times:
In Obama's Choice, a ‘Very Personal Decision’
In Obama's Choice, a ‘Very Personal Decision’
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Michelle / Hot Air:
Hot Air TV: Encounters with the Left — Moonbats say the darnedest things. And Hot Air special correspondent Jason Mattera is undercover at the Democrat convention in Denver to capture their rants and ramblings. He communed with pro-abortion activists at the Planned Parenthood mega-facility on Saturday morning (my coverage here).
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
The POW card, cont'd — First Read quotes unnamed McCain aides suggesting that McCain's prisoner of war experience may become his first response to the attack on his having lost track of his real estate holdings — a non-sequitur, perhaps, but emotionally powerful.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
McCain calls Biden ‘formidable’
McCain calls Biden ‘formidable’
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Amanda / Think Progress:
NBC Censors Sexual Orientation Of Openly Gay Gold Medalist Diver — According to OutSports.com, of the 10,708 athletes at the Olympics this year, just 10 have identified themselves publicly as being gay. Of the 10, Australian diver Matthew Mitcham is the only male gay athlete.
Marc Ambinder:
McCain-Whitman Buzz In Denver — A Democratic member of Congress throws out the following scenario: — With Biden on board Obama's train, McCain will find himself boxed in by events. — He can't choose Tim Pawlenty — a man with arguably fewer foreign policy credentials than Obama.
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Greg Pollowitz / Media Blog:
“We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him” — Lynn Sweet has a great picture of the stage at the [manger] Pepsi Center in Denver:
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Kenneth Anderson / Opinio Juris:
Georgia, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia — I wrote a couple of weeks ago about my experiences in Georgia in the early 1990s, monitoring the various conflicts - Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and the then-Georgian civil war in Tbilisi. I noted that those secessionist conflicts were marked on each side …
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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
AUGUST 2008 WESTERN STATES POLL — 400 likely voters interviewed August 13-15, 2008, in each of the following states — Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The margin for error in each state is plus or minus 5%. The margin for error on the overall weighted regional results is plus or minus 2%
Associated Press:
Kennedy may visit convention — If his physicians give him the go-ahead, he wants to be there — WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward Kennedy could make an unscheduled appearance at this week's Democratic convention if his physicians give him the go-ahead, his son says.
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Denver: Let the Madness Begin — digg it — Spent yesterday in Denver hanging out with Denver native Jeralyn from TalkLeft. We went to pick up media credentials at Elitches, which I assumed would be some discreet restaurant with teeny appetizers, and by the time Jeralyn said the words “Six Flags” it was too late to turn around.