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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
BREAKING: Pawlenty won't be in Dayton today, says “was honored to be considered” — Gov. Tim Pawlenty said this morning that he will he not be in Dayton, Ohio, today and strongly suggested that he won't be John McCain's running mate. — “I'm going to be at the [Minnesota] state fair,” Pawlenty said on WCCO just minutes ago.
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Marc Ambinder:
Romney Expected To Appear In Dayton Tomorrow — So — two senior McCain campaign officials confirm that John McCain will appear with his vice presidential pick in Dayton, Ohio tomorrow at noon ET. — And Gov. Mitt Romney expects to be in Dayton, Ohio tomorrow, having been asked …
Erick Erickson / www.redstate.com:
McCain's Vice President: Tim Pawlenty — I'm confident enough to put this up now, but willing to be wrong. — Right now though, every sign, signal, and background chatter indicates John McCain will pick Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota's governor, as his running mate.
New York Times:
Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech — The following is the text, as prepared for delivery, of Senator Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, as provided by the Obama campaign. — To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation;
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David Brooks / New York Times:
A Speech to the Delegates — My fellow Americans, it is an honor to address the Democratic National Convention at this defining moment in history. We stand at a crossroads at a pivot point, near a fork in the road on the edge of a precipice in the midst of the most consequential election since last year's “American Idol.”
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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
MSNBC Host Rips AP Reporter's Analysis of Obama Speech — NEW YORK In an unusually heated attack on a veteran political reporter by a cable news host, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann laced into the Associated Press's Charles Babington an hour after Barack Obama had concluded his speech in Denver on Thursday night.
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Charles Babington / Associated Press:
Analysis: Obama spares details, keeps up attacks — DENVER (AP) — Barack Obama, whose campaign theme is “change we can believe in,” promised Thursday to “spell out exactly what that change would mean.” — But instead of dwelling on specifics, he laced the crowning speech of his long campaign …
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The Speech: How Did He Do? — Barack Obama delivers his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Committee. Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images — DENVER — Barack Obama formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination tonight in the Mile High City …
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Robert Gordon / The New Republic:
Impossible to Pigeonhole — Barack Obama's speech tonight answers critics who argued that he needed to lay out a clear agenda for voters. “Let me spell out exactly what that change would mean if I am president,” he said. And then he did. In its depth and detail, his speech resembled …
Washington Post:
GOP Considers Delaying Convention — Tropical Storm Gustav Is Forecast to Hit U.S. Next Week as Hurricane — Republican officials said yesterday that they are considering delaying the start of the GOP convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul because of Tropical Storm Gustav …
Al Gore / Al's Journal:
My Remarks at the Democratic National Convention, August 28, 2008 — One of the greatest gifts of our democracy is the opportunity it offers us every four years to change course. — It's not a guarantee - it's only an opportunity. — The question facing us is, simply put, will we seize this opportunity for change?
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Hope We Confess — It was a deeply substantive speech, full of policy detail, full of people other than the candidate, centered overwhelmingly on domestic economic anxiety. It was a liberal speech, more unabashedly, unashamedly liberal than any Democratic acceptance speech since the great era of American liberalism.
Andy Barr / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Media Cheers Obama Speech — Several members of the media were seen cheering and clapping for Barack Obama as the Illinois senator accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday. Standing on the periphery of the football field serving as the Democratic convention floor, dozens of men …
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Wiki Breaks It? — On Friday, August 29, Fox & Friends reported that Palin's family departed hastily from Anchorage, Alaska aboard a Gulfstream jet that landed near Dayton, Ohio, site of McCain's planned vice presidential announcement. They cited the website Change&Experience.com …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
INITIAL THOUGHTS — I thought this was a very strong speech. About exactly what was needed. It was a strong speech. He made the case for himself; he laid out clear policy goals; and he aggressively set forth the stakes of the campaign. He made the case against John McCain while not attacking …
David L. Stern / New York Times:
Security Group Refuses to Back Russia's Actions — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Russia suffered a significant setback here on Thursday, as members of a regional security group in which the Kremlin plays an important role offered little support for Moscow's military action in Georgia.
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