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2:20 PM ET, August 25, 2008

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The Politico:
Exclusive: Obama- Clinton feud reignites  —  DENVER — As Democrats arrived here Sunday for a convention intended to promote party unity, mistrust and resentments continued to boil among top associates of presumptive nominee Barack Obama and his defeated rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Howard Wolfson / The New Republic:
Smothering the Hatchet  —  Hillary's former communications director on how to close the Clinton-Obama rift.  —  The New Republic has asked me what advice I would give to Senator Obama to improve relations with the Clintons during this convention week.  —  To be clear, I believe …
Chicago Sun Times:
Delegate says Jones called her ‘Uncle Tom’  —  ‘WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?’  Aldermen heard remark but believe Senate president ‘said it in jest’  —  DENVER — A black Hillary Clinton delegate on Sunday accused state Senate President Emil Jones of calling her an “Uncle Tom.”
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Clinton's riposte  —  “I'm Hillary Clinton and I do not approve that message,” Clinton tells the New York delegation of McCain's ad that features her old criticism of Obama.  —  Clinton says Democrats are gathered in Denver for a “clear and specific purpose and that is to elect Barack …
Discussion: TalkLeft and MyDD
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Operation Chaos gets more chaotic: racial slurs against Hillary supporters  —  Barack Obama's political mentor got accused by several witnesses of calling a black Hillary Clinton delegate an “Uncle Tom”.  Emil Jones, retiring from his post as state Senate president, confronted a group …
New York Times:
Delegates for Clinton Back Obama, but Show Concerns  —  Delegates to the Democratic National Convention arrive in Denver having largely put aside the deep divisions of the primary fight between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, although some hold lingering concerns …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
No guidance from Clinton  —  Speaking to reporters after her address to the New York delegation, Clinton offered delegates no instruction on how to cast their votes, Amie Parnes reports.  —  “I will be telling my delegates that I will vote for Barack Obama,” she said.  “How they vote is a more personal decision.
Marc Ambinder:
A Flare-Up Between Hillaryland and Denver  —  Politico's editor in chief and a colleague report on tension between the Clinton and Obama camps over Bill Clinton's speech.  I've downplayed reports of tensions in the past.  But sources back up the Politico to a point: things are getting …
Discussion: The Politico and TIME.com
CNN:
Bill Clinton not happy with convention role
Associated Press:
Clinton supporter says she was called ‘Uncle Tom’
Discussion: www.redstate.com and Reuters
William Kristol / New York Times:
A Joe of His Own?  —  The anguished cries of Hillary supporters pierced the midday calm here on Saturday, as Barack Obama confirmed that his vice presidential choice was not Clinton, who got about 18 million votes this year running against him, but rather Joe Biden, who gained the support …
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Obama's Reassuring Choice
Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Camp Pressed Hard For a Slot on the Ticket
Discussion: TIME.com
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Accentuate the Negative  —  So the Obama campaign has turned to the politics of personal destruction, attempting to make a campaign issue out of John McCain's inability to remember how many houses he has.  And the turn comes not a moment too soon.  —  Over the past month or so many Democrats …
The New Republic:
McCain Campaign Tries the Chicken Prank  —  I almost feel like a dupe writing about the second pro-Hillary ad McCain released today at 6am: It's a stunt, a trick meant to keep him in the press during the Democratic convention and gin up more Hillary-Obama-tension media storylines.  Message: neener neener neener.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Don Surber
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Little Green Footballs:
Zombie: The Denver Games — Opening Ceremony  —  (Zombie's reports are cross-posted at Pajamas Media.)  —  Although the Democratic National Convention doesn't start until today, Monday, August 25, the protests against the convention started the day before on Sunday.
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Marc Ambinder:
Here's A Way To Make Sure VP Cheney Doesn't Distract From The RNC Proceedings  —  His office announced a trip to central Asia.  He'll leave right after he speaks to the Republican National Convention next Monday evening.
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Satyam / Think Progress:
Cheney flees to Georgia during RNC week.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Matthew Yglesias
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
I'm a Brilliant, Original, and Idiosyncratic Thinker But Don't Ever Disagree With Me  —  Much like Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen, I write for a living.  Primarily about U.S. politics and public policy.  I write about these things because I think they're important.
Yeas and Nays:
Durbin: McCain's a baller, too  —  Barack Obama may be able to drain a three pointer when the cameras are rolling, but John McCain has at least some metaphorical game.  So said Obama's own Illinios colleague and campaign co-chair, Sen. Dick Durbin, at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast with reporters on Monday morning.
Discussion: The Campaign Spot
Mark Brown / Rocky Mountain News:
The Boss, Bon Jovi headed for Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field  —  The Jersey boys are coming, and we ain't talking about Frankie Valli.  The Boss and Bon Jovi are ready to perform.  —  Multiple sources confirmed to the Rocky that Jon Bon Jovi will fly in to perform two acoustic songs …
Discussion: Wonkette
Sean Wilentz / Newsweek:
A Liberal's Lament  —  To win, Obama must convince the country that he is a man of substance, not just style.  History suggests this won't be easy.  —  A Bold Agenda: Kennedy, at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1960, outlined the framework of his New Deal update, the New Frontier, to a standing ovation
 
 
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