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July 2008

31 Jul 2008

Racial Issues Return to the the Campaign - New York Times


Boston Globe
Racial Issues Return to the the Campaign
New York Times - 10 hours ago
By Katharine Q. Seelye The McCain campaign’s accusation that Senator Barack Obama is “playing the race card” brings the race issue out in the open while allowing the McCain team to say it has not made the first move - a strategy we saw to some degree …
Obama Camp Blasts Rapper for Anti-Hillary, Anti-McCain Tune FOXNews
Ludacris Provides Obama With More Unwelcome Help Washington Post
Los Angeles Times - BBC News - The Associated Press - Gay Wired
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31 Jul 2008

McCain Campaign Says Obama Is ‘Playing the Race Card’ - New York Times


New York Times
McCain Campaign Says Obama Is ‘Playing the Race Card’
New York Times - 10 hours ago
By Michael Cooper and Michael Powell Updated RACINE, Wis. - Senator John McCain’s campaign accused Barack Obama of playing “the race card’’ on Thursday, citing his remarks that Republicans would try to scare voters by pointing out he “doesn’t look like …
Obama's GOP Support Groups Town Hall
Analysis: McCain tries to sow doubts about Obama The Associated Press
Washington Post - Minneapolis Star Tribune - USA Today - Daily Star - Lebanon
all 412 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

What should McCain do with Bush at the convention? - Washington Post


Telegraph.co.uk
What should McCain do with Bush at the convention?
Washington Post - 9 hours ago
Slate chief political correspondent John Dickerson will be online Thursday, July 31 at 1 pm ET to discuss his ideas about what role John McCain should want President Bush to play at the Republican National Convention.
The Presidential Power Of Symbolism Atlantic Online
Obama Camp Blasts Rapper for Anti-Hillary, Anti-McCain Tune FOXNews
Gay Wired - Los Angeles Times - CBS News - BBC News
all 420 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Obama Camp Blasts Rapper for Anti-Hillary, Anti-McCain Tune - FOXNews


MTV UK
Obama Camp Blasts Rapper for Anti-Hillary, Anti-McCain Tune
FOXNews - 12 hours ago
by AP CHICAGO - Barack Obama’s presidential campaign says a new pro-Obama rhyme by the rapper Ludacris is “outrageously offensive.
Ludacris Provides Obama With More Unwelcome Help Washington Post
Ludacris bumps Barack Obama, blasts John McCain! What a surprise… Los Angeles Times
CBS News - BBC News - The Associated Press - TheCelebrityCafe.com
all 400 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

McCain Officials Deny Racism Allegations - ABC News


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McCain Officials Deny Racism Allegations
ABC News - 13 hours ago
By RON CLAIBORNE Sen. John McCain never mentions Sen. Barack Obama's race except to acknowledge and salute the historic nature of his candidacy as the first African-American presumptive presidential nominee of a major party, and even that happens …
Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: McCain and Obama - What Were … Insider Advantage Georgia
McCain Tags Obama As Unprepared U.S. News & World Report
Los Angeles Times - National Review Online Blogs - MSNBC - NECN
all 1,143 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Musgrove, Wicker trade criticisms at Neshoba Fair - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Musgrove, Wicker trade criticisms at Neshoba Fair
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal - 14 hours ago
BY BOBBY HARRISON PHILADELPHIA - Republican US Sen. Roger Wicker of Tupelo hit hard Wednesday against Democratic challenger Ronnie Musgrove at the Neshoba County Fair.
Senate hopefuls dish out attacks Jackson Clarion Ledger
Senate hopefuls spar at Neshoba fair DeSoto Appeal
Meridian Star - WJTV - WLBT-TV - WTOK
all 26 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Ad calls offshore drilling a 'gimmick' - Boston Globe

Ad calls offshore drilling a 'gimmick'
Boston Globe - 11 hours ago
With polls indicating that most Americans favor more offshore oil drilling to help ease energy prices, the antiwar group MoveOn.org is trying to help Democrat Barack Obama fight back on the issue.
Going After McCain's Oil 'Gimmick' National Journal
MoveOn Responds to McCain 'Celeb' Ad Washington Post
CBS News - The Carpetbagger Report - Huffington Post - Common Dreams (press release)
all 9 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Nas in war of words with Fox News - BBC News

Nas in war of words with Fox News
BBC News - Jul 29, 2008
Veteran Fox News broadcaster Bill O'Reilly has retaliated against claims made by US rapper Nas that the corporation is racist.
Nas and Bill O'Reilly try to out-Fox each other guardian.co.uk
Nas branded a 'vile rapper' by Fox News' Bill O'Reilly NME.com
Starpulse.com
all 6 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Obama campaigns in Bush strongholds; McCain hammers on Obama - Los Angeles Times

Obama campaigns in Bush strongholds; McCain hammers on Obama
Los Angeles Times - 16 hours ago
McCain tells workers in Denver that his rival is a typical politician and an incessant tax-raiser. 'Don't let them scare you,' Obama assures crowds in southwest Missouri.
Obama Tries to Show Missouri Concern for Small-Town Issues Washington Post
McCain Camp: Obama "Playing the Race Card from the Bottom of the Deck" ABC News
Reuters - Columbia Daily Tribune - The Associated Press - Atlantic Online
all 567 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Plopping Down Before the Cushion Gets Cold - Washington Post


Broadcasting & Cable
Plopping Down Before the Cushion Gets Cold
Washington Post - 18 hours ago
By Mary Ann Akers And Paul Kane The indictment of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) this week has set off a game of musical chairs among Republicans to determine who ends up with his plum committee posts, which Stevens was forced to relinquish under …
Hutchison fills Stevens' committee seat Houston Chronicle
Stevens Surrenders Committee Posts CQPolitics.com
ABC News - MSNBC - Streaming Magazine - United Press International
all 57 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Economy remains focus for Obama, McCain - NECN


Boston Globe
Economy remains focus for Obama, McCain
NECN - 23 hours ago
(Alison King, NECN) - The economy remains issue one for Barack Obama and John McCain. Obama today called republican policy "reckless.
Video: Candidates Duel Over Economy CBS
John McCain - the ultimate survivor Reuters UK
The Associated Press - New York Times - Financial Times - Washington Post
all 395 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Obama Camp Sees Potential in GOP Discontent - New York Times


Boston Globe
Obama Camp Sees Potential in GOP Discontent
New York Times - 17 hours ago
By PATRICK HEALY Chuck Lasker, a political blogger and Internet consultant in Indiana, hosted a gathering last week of 20 people he calls “whispering Republicans” - party members like him who support Senator Barack Obama, a Democrat, for president.
Obama meets with key women Los Angeles Times
In fundraising ranks, a gender gap is showing USA Today
Chicago Sun-Times - The Associated Press - San Francisco Chronicle - Economist
all 252 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Obama win not to supplant civil rights campaign - Reuters


Boston Globe
Obama win not to supplant civil rights campaign
Reuters - Jul 28, 2008
By Matthew Bigg ATLANTA (Reuters) - If Barack Obama wins November's election and becomes the first black president in US history, will an older generation of civil rights leaders go out of business?
Brown Skin, White Mask: Obama’s Racial Awakening Human Events
Is The US Ready For a Black President? Voice of America
Reuters UK - Christian Science Monitor - FinalCall.com - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
all 77 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Sen. Inhofe sweeps into November re-election race - The Associated Press


Boston Globe
Sen. Inhofe sweeps into November re-election race
The Associated Press - Jul 30, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe looks strong in his bid for a third term. The Democratic nominee, on the other hand, has a lot of work to do if he wants to pull off an election upset in November.
Oklahoma: Results show trouble for Rice Joplin Globe
Parties expect gains in representation NewsOK.com (subscription)
KFOR - CQPolitics.com - KSWO - Tulsa World
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31 Jul 2008

Inside Politics: McCain, Obama to star in comic books - San Jose Mercury News


Boston Globe
Inside Politics: McCain, Obama to star in comic books
San Jose Mercury News - 15 hours ago
The two presumed presidential nominees, John McCain and Barack Obama, will star in their own comic books, according to an Associated Press story today.
McCain, Obama to get the comic book treatment The Associated Press
Presidential Candidates to Be Featured in Comic Books TheCelebrityCafe.com
NTV - January magazine - International Business Times - National Journal
all 283 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

John McCain, Barack Obama fighting it out in the Rust Belt - Los Angeles Times


Reuters South Africa
John McCain, Barack Obama fighting it out in the Rust Belt
Los Angeles Times - 21 hours ago
Well, there's one Rust Belt industry doing all right these days — television advertising, judging by the record spending by Barack Obama, John McCain and the Republican National Committee.
McCain returns to state, visits Racine Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Campaign ad blitz already at $50 million Columbus Dispatch
Reuters - Chicago Tribune - ABC News - New York Times
all 63 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Possible VP pick mum in Chicago - Chicago Sun-Times


AFP
Possible VP pick mum in Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times - 5 hours ago
BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty - a rumored leading candidate to be John McCain’s running mate - preached a message of global economic competition to a national convention of business-friendly state legislators and …
Romney: "I Don't Expect to be a Part of It" ABC News
McCain, Romney battle left open wounds Salt Lake Tribune
RealClearPolitics - Salon - KAALtv.com - Boston Globe
all 59 news articles
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31 Jul 2008

Obama Challenges McCain to a Policy ‘Duel’ on Taxes - FOXNews


Boston Globe
Obama Challenges McCain to a Policy ‘Duel’ on Taxes
FOXNews - 9 hours ago
by FOXNews.com Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain Wednesday to a ‘duel’ on taxes while touting his policies in a key swing state suffering from economic woes.
Obama ready to duel McCain CNN Political Ticker
Political Play: Obama claims link to the Wild West The Associated Press
Washington Post - New York Times - CBS News - Boston Globe
all 77 news articles
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30 Jul 2008

CNN analysis: Who'll win the Obama veepstakes? - CNN

CNN analysis: Who'll win the Obama veepstakes?
CNN - 9 hours ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama's two unannounced and very secretive meetings with his vice presidential team has Washington insiders buzzing about a potential announcement.
Obama's Vice-Presidential Dilemma TIME
Kaine VP Speculation Continues WSET
The Virginian-Pilot - Charlottesville Daily Progress - FOXNews - Stafford County Sun
all 606 news articles
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30 Jul 2008

The Times' Distorted Professor Obama - Huffington Post

The Times' Distorted Professor Obama
Huffington Post - 14 hours ago
Today's New York Times features a lengthy story by Jodi Kantor about Obama's time as a teacher at the University of Chicago Law School.
Barack Obama 'good-looking', claims Barack Obama guardian.co.uk
‘Publish or Perish’? Apparently Not for Obama at U. of Chicago Law Wall Street Journal Blogs
Wonkette (satire) - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - American Thinker - New York Times
all 21 news articles
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30 Jul 2008

McCain Is the Radical on Health Reform - Wall Street Journal

McCain Is the Radical on Health Reform
Wall Street Journal - 23 hours ago
By JOHN C. GOODMAN If you listen only to presidential campaign rhetoric, you might conclude that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama proposed bold new changes for our health-care system, while John McCain is offering only small improvements.
Obama plan doesn't promise health care reform DetNews.com
Why McCain Is the Radical on Health Wall Street Journal Blogs
Bloomberg - Orlando Sentinel - Examiner.com - Kaiser network.org
all 11 news articles
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30 Jul 2008

GOP Senators Distancing Themselves From Stevens - CBS News


Kansas City Star
GOP Senators Distancing Themselves From Stevens
CBS News - 6 hours ago
By Martin Kady II (The Politico) They certainly aren't going to ask "Uncle Ted" to resign, but a growing number of Republican senators don't want to be associated with Ted Stevens' campaign money.
McConnell donates money from Stevens United Press International
Republicans giving back Stevens money MSNBC
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Politico - Sioux City Journal - The Hill
all 66 news articles
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30 Jul 2008

Obama Gets ‘Celebrity Treatment’ in New McCain Ad - New York Times


Canada.com
Obama Gets ‘Celebrity Treatment’ in New McCain Ad
New York Times - 5 hours ago
By Michael Falcone All three make cameo appearances in Senator John McCain’s newest television ad that refers to Mr. Obama as “the biggest celebrity in the world” and uses footage from his speech in Berlin, with sound bites of the throngs cheering …
No 'bounce' from Obama foreign trip: poll AFP
Weaver, McCain's Former Strategist, Calls "Celeb" Ad "Childish" Atlantic Online
Huffington Post - Chicago Tribune - International Herald Tribune - Politicker KY
all 299 news articles
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30 Jul 2008

Obama arrogance watch - Boston Globe


Beliefnet.com
Obama arrogance watch
Boston Globe - 8 hours ago
The chorus of voices suggesting that Barack Obama might be getting ahead of himself and more than a little full of himself is growing louder.
Conservatives Decry Hubris In Obama's "Symbol" Comment AHN
What Did Obama Tell House Democrats About His Symbolism? ABC News
Washington Post - CQPolitics.com - Arizona Republic - CBS News
all 27 news articles
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30 Jul 2008

Could Obama be the first Asian American president? - San Francisco Chronicle


United Press International
Could Obama be the first Asian American president?
San Francisco Chronicle - 17 hours ago
By Jeff Yang, Special to SF Gate "White skin notwithstanding, this is our first black president. Blacker than any actual black person who could ever be elected in our children's lifetime.
BEST OF THE WEB TODAY Wall Street Journal
Obama makes first public appearance since return from Europe Minnesota Spokesman Recorder
Chicago Defender - Chicago Tribune - Detroit Free Press - Chicago Sun-Times
all 81 news articles
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