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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 …
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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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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.”
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 …
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Clinton Advisers Skipping Obama Speech — A number of Sen. Hillary Clinton's top advisers will not be staying in Denver long enough to hear Barack Obama accept the nomination for president, according to sources familiar with their schedules. — Clinton will deliver her speech Tuesday night.
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.
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 …
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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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
SURE-TO-BE-WRONG-PREDICTION: WHY MCCAIN WILL CHOOSE LIEBERMAN. — Consensus around DC seems to be that John McCain would love to pick his friend Joe Lieberman, but won't. It's possible that that consensus, built atop the same ace reporting that gave us vice presidents Evan Bayh and Chet Edwards, will prove correct.
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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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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 …
Joe Klein / Swampland:
Focused — I attended a Frank Luntz focus group consisting of 21 undecided voters yesterday and the results were stunning: bad news for both Obama and McCain, but slightly worse—I think—for Obama. Some observations: —First, these were truly undecided voters, only a few leaners at the margins.
Editor and Publisher:
‘Rocky’ Reports: Springsteen, Bon Jovi, to Accompany Obama on Thursday Night — NEW YORK Will Barack Obama's backup band at Invesco Stadium for his acceptance speech Thursday night included Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi? — Denver's Rocky Mountain News reports on its site today …
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Mark Brown / Rocky Mountain News:The Boss, Bon Jovi headed for Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field
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Ahmed Rasheed / Reuters:
Iraq says U.S. agrees to pull troops by 2011 — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq and the United States have agreed that all U.S. troops will leave by the end of 2011, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday, but Washington said no final deal had been reached. — “There is an agreement actually …
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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
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.
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Chris Orr / The New Republic:
The International Space Station Was Booked Solid — Vice President Cheney will travel abroad beginning September 2, 2008 [i.e., immediately after he addresses the Republican National Convention]. President Bush has asked the Vice President to travel to Azerbaijan, Georgia …
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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.
Laylan Copelin / Austin American-Statesman:
DeLay might be cleared of charges — Appeals court says money-laundering law didn't apply to checks. — Money-laundering charges against former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay and two indicted co-conspirators may be dismissed because the 2002 campaign finance case involved checks and not cash, a lawyer for DeLay said Sunday night.
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