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10:10 AM ET, August 26, 2008

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CNN:
Carville: Dems wasting first night  —  (CNN) — Have the Democrats wasted the first night of the convention?  —  Yes, says Democratic Strategist and CNN contributor James Carville.  —  Speaking on CNN, Carville said the party was too soft in its attacks on John McCain Monday night …
Discussion: QandO, NewsBusters.org, Commentary and PSoTD
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Angry Democrats Distracted DNC Attendees in Denver  —  Obama Maintains the Clintons Are Sincere in Their Support  —  As he watched the first night of his Democratic National Convention from the cozy living room of local supporters Jim and Alicia Girardeau, Sen. Barack Obama undoubtedly wanted his wife …
John F. Harris / The Politico:
Denver drama: Can Clintons get over it?  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton is over it — at least when people are watching.  —  Within days of losing the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama, her aides said she was all business, returning to her Senate duties, telling people she would do whatever …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Kennedy Tugs at Hearts, as Obama's Wife Praises Values  —  DENVER — Senator Edward M. Kennedy, struggling with brain cancer, arrived on Monday night at the Democratic National Convention in a triumphant appearance that evoked 50 years of party history as Democrats gathered to nominate Senator Barack Obama for president.
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Obama Signaled Early That He Was Unlikely To Choose Ex-Rival
Discussion: MSNBC and TIME.com
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Ted Kennedy's Likely Last Big Hurrah
Brian Maass / CBS4Denver:
Plot to Kill Obama: Shoot From High Vantage Point  —  DENVER (CBS4) ― CBS4 has now learned at least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver.  All are being held on either drug or weapons charges.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
A Possible Plot Against Obama  —  DENVER — City and federal authorities said Monday night that at least three people were under arrest on firearms and drug charges in connection with a possible plot to kill Senator Barack Obama during his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday night.
Rocky Mountain News:
Police investigate possible plot to kill Obama  —  Authorities are investigating a possible threat against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.  —  Aurora police arrested a longtime drug user Sunday afternoon during a routine traffic stop where the man was seen “weaving,” sources said.
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Aurora Police & Feds Bust Plot Targeting Obama
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
Felisa Cardona / Denver Post:
Possible Obama connection in gun arrest
Discussion: TMZ.com and michellemalkin.com
Elpresidente / Peoples Press Collective:
Video Exclusive: Michelle Malkin Attacked at DNC; “Kill Michelle Malkin”  —  Michelle Malkin was attacked by protesters and conspiracy nut Alex Jones during the “Shake Your Money Maker” event while Recreate68 attempted to levitate the Denver Mint.  Another protester began shouting “Kill Michelle Malkin.”
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Gateway Pundit:
MICHELLE MALKIN ATTACKED AT DENVER PROTEST!!  —  Leftists Ambush Michelle Malkin!  —  Scream— “Kill Michelle Malkin!”  —  MICHELLE MALKIN ATTACKED AT RECREATE 68 PROTEST!  Today was the Recreate 68 “Shake the Money Maker” protest at the Denver Mint.  —  What started out as another failed Leftist protest turned violent.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama to DOJ: Block terrorist ad  —  Sen. Barack Obama has launched an all-out effort to block a Republican billionaire's efforts to tie him to domestic and foreign terrorists in a wave of negative television ads.  —  Obama's campaign has written the Department of Justice demanding …
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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Obama seeks to silence ad tying him to 60s radical
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
McCain ad: “3 AM”  —  We knew this was coming, didn't we?  With John McCain essentially recycling Hillary Clinton's questions about Barack Obama's experience, the 3 AM question runs as the subtext of all of these ads.  Why not make it explicit? … Presidential candidates have plenty …
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CNN:
Transcript: Michelle Obama's ‘One Nation’  —  DENVER, Colorado (CNN) — Michelle Obama appeared before the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, on Monday with a clear message: “One Nation.”  —  Barack Obama's wife of nearly 16 years described what the Illinois senator is like as a husband and father.
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Clive Crook:   Michelle Obama's speech
CNN:
Gergen: Michelle Obama rescued the night  —  The Democrats should be enormously grateful to Michelle Obama: after a very slow start to the convention, punctuated by a moving tribute to Teddy Kennedy and his own rousing speech, the first evening was in danger of becoming an entirely lost opportunity.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Carville Critique  —  The notion that tonight should have been about ripping the bark off the president seems to me misplaced.  No one needs to be persuaded that the country is on the wrong track.  We have endured one of the worst presidencies in American history, a stalling economy …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Kennedy Tribute  —  Here it is.  —  post comment | … Weird.  Tributes are usually for people who have passed away.  If they are going to do them for living people, why did they choose Kennedy over Bill Clinton????????  —  Where's the part about his drinking and leaving the scene of the accident?
Michael Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden's Blink on Iran  —  In selecting Joseph Biden as his running mate, Barack Obama acknowledged the importance of foreign affairs to this year's election.  His Web site trumpeted Biden as “an expert on foreign policy” and a man “who has stared down dictators.”
Discussion: Hot Air and Jihad Watch
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Washington archbishop rips Pelosi on abortion  —  In a rare public rebuke of a top politician, the archbishop of Washington said Monday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was incorrect when she recently said the moment of conception has long been a matter of controversy within the Catholic Church.
Discussion: Don Surber and Betsy's Page
 
 
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Barbshelly / Midwest Voices:
Michelle Obama in the spotlight
Diane Bartz / Reuters:
Tax loopholes seen costing billions annually
Discussion: Stop The ACLU and Don Surber
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
Huckabee as VP
Discussion: The Opinionator
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Unions stress over racism in the ranks
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND.... We talked earlier about Wisconsin …
David Cay Johnston / New York Times:
Average U.S. Income Showed First Rise Over 2000
Discussion: BizzyBlog
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
AT&T thanks the Blue Dog Democrats with a lavish party
Dave McKinney / Chicago Sun Times:
Biden has deep ties to Rezko accomplice
Discussion: Riehl World View and Hot Air
 Earlier Items: 
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
DNC Diary: Michelle, Michelle, Michelle
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
No Joke: Jon Stewart Takes Aim At 24-Hour Cable News ‘Beast’
National Black Republican Association:
50 Martin Luther King Was A Republican Billboards Welcome Obama To Denver
Jim Lindgren / The Volokh Conspiracy:
HOW BARACK OBAMA MIGHT REACH 50% IN THE POLLS.— Many pundits …
Discussion: The Corner
Mark W. / Times of London:
Madonna infuriates McCain with Hitler-Mugabe sequence at Cardiff concert
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Wow  —  One of the best, most moving, intimate, rousing …
David Greenberg / Slate:
WHY BIDEN'S PLAGIARISM SHOULDN'T BE FORGOTTEN.
 

 
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