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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Obama Is Nominated by Acclamation — DENVER - Senator Barack Obama, the Hawaiian-born son of a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, officially became the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party on Wednesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state senator …
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
CONVENTION MIDTERMS. — We're halfway through this convention. Not all the way through, nor even near it. And I'm inside the convention, not watching it on television and consequently not sure how most Americans are actually experiencing it. But if I were doing the grading now, I'd fail the thing.
Todd Beeton / MyDD:
Live From Hillary Clinton Delegate Meeting UPDATE — Update [2008-8-27 16:5:44 by Todd Beeton]:Hillary has released her delegates but will not tell them what to do. She told her delegates that she signed her ballot for Senator Obama this morning. — I'm here at the Denver Convention Center …
Don Frederick / Top of the Ticket:
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer makes the most of the spotlight — DENVER — Montana Democrats no doubt will revel in Barack Obama's appearance in Billings today, his last campaign stop before heading here. But they already had reason to be excited this morning — their offbeat folksy governor …
Paul Hogarth / The Huffington Post:
Schweitzer Steals the Show; Hillary Calls for Unity — Of course Hillary Clinton's speech last night at the Democratic National Convention was emphatic and inspiring - as she urged all her supporters to get behind Barack Obama. But Hillary has made this plea before, and the more important speech at …
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Michael Barone / US News:
Hillary Clinton's Speech Was a Good Start on Her 2012 Run
Hillary Clinton's Speech Was a Good Start on Her 2012 Run
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Two Days Down — Ezra Klein frets: … I'm afraid I concur.
Two Days Down — Ezra Klein frets: … I'm afraid I concur.
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John Dickerson / Slate:
HILLARY CLINTON THROWS ALMOST EVERYTHING BEHIND BARACK OBAMA.
HILLARY CLINTON THROWS ALMOST EVERYTHING BEHIND BARACK OBAMA.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Bush's 2004 temple — Barack Obama's appearance in Denver won't be the first convention speech framed by Greek columns. — Republicans who are mocking Obama's appearance haven't mentioned it, but George W. Bush accepted his own nomination in 2004 on a set with a similar neoclassical theme …
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Daily Mail:
Pictured: The miniature ‘Greek temple’ from which Barack Obama will launch his final push for the U.S. presidency — Barack Obama's big speech on tomorrow night will be delivered from an elaborate columned platform resembling a miniature Greek temple, it has been revealed.
Agence France Presse:
McCain camp gleefully mocks ‘temple of Obama’ … Republicans, who mock Barack Obama as a self-appointed divine savior, gleefully pounced Thursday on pictures of the set for his big convention speech, which appears to resemble a temple. — The Democratic presidential candidate will accept …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Columns — On cable they seem really upset that Barack Obama's stage at Invesco Field involves some classical columns to invoke the civic architecture of America: — It's funny that cable news never seemed to object to column backdrops before. I keep reading liberals bloggers saying …
Marisa Katz / Washington Post:
Has He Lost His Mind? — “Democratic presidential candidate …
Has He Lost His Mind? — “Democratic presidential candidate …
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Alex Koppelman / Salon:
Greek columns? Really? — DENVER — Thus far, the Democratic …
Greek columns? Really? — DENVER — Thus far, the Democratic …
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Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors — Asa Eslocker Was Investigating the Role of Lobbyists and Top Donors at the Convention — DENVER—Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures …
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Howard Wolfson Goes To War With MSNBC, Hammers Chris Matthews And Keith Olbermann — On Fox News just now, Howard Wolfson unleashed a broad attack on MSNBC and its top on-air personalities, slamming the network's coverage of Bill and Hillary, hitting back at Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann …
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Robert D. Novak from Creators Syndicate:
Avoiding a Lieberman Disaster — Creators Syndicate is pleased to announce that Robert D. Novak will be writing occasional columns. All his groundbreaking election analysis will be available on creators.com. Read it here first. — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reports of strong support within …
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Marc Ambinder:
Plouffe Sanguine About Obama's Prospects — Barack Obama's margin among independent swing-voting women and sporadically voting Democrats are two of the main metrics his campaign is closely monitoring, Obama's election manager, David Plouffe, said today. — Plouffe, speaking to reporters …
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Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:
From the Fact Check Desk: Did Obama Say Iran Is a ‘Tiny’ Country That 'Doesn't Pose a Serious Threat'? — We, in the media, have given a lot of airtime to the TV ads of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., this week, starring, as they do, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
What McCain Disagrees With — Here's the quote from Obama out …
What McCain Disagrees With — Here's the quote from Obama out …
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Byron York / The Corner:
McCain Decision Soon — I'm told McCain's inner circle is having a final meeting on the vice presidential issue. It's not entirely clear whether it is to go through the choices again and reach a final decision, or whether it is for McCain to inform his inner circle of his choice.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC's Newest Left Hand — In her black-rimmed glasses, black T-shirt, jeans and orange sneakers, green iPod wires dangling from her ears, Rachel Maddow cuts an unassuming figure at odds with her growing celebrity. — “I know I don't look like everybody else on television …
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Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Feeling Frustrated — I am feeling really frustrated today. I am sensing that something is wrong with this convention, and that there will be no bounce. I don't know exactly what we need to do to get a bounce, but I do know that we haven't done it yet. — Is it that the Democrats aren't attacking McCain enough?