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2:26 AM ET, May 28, 2008

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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Exclusive: McClellan whacks Bush, White House  —  Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a surprisingly scathing memoir to be published next week that President Bush “veered terribly off course,” was not “open and forthright on Iraq,” and took a “permanent campaign approach” …
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
In Book, Ex-Spokesman Has Harsh Words for Bush  —  PHOENIX — President Bush “convinces himself to believe what suits his needs at the moment,” and has engaged in “self-deception” to justify his political ends, Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary, writes in a critical new memoir about his years in the West Wing.
Discussion: BAGnewsNotes
David Dayen / Washington Monthly:
RELEASE THE MEMOIRS!... There was a hint last November that Scott McClellan's memoir was going to be unrelenting on George Bush, Karl Rove and the gang, but that was quickly dismissed as overhyped.  The book is now on the verge of being released, and in fact was on sale over the weekend at D.C.-area bookstores.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama's World War II history  —  Earlier, the Republican National Committee pounced on Obama's improbable statement that an uncle had served in the unit that liberated Auschwitz.  —  In fact, campaign spokesman Bill Burton says, his great uncle was a member of the 89th Infantry Division …
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Michael Dobbs / Fact Checker:
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS AUSCHWITZ?  —  AUSCHWITZ, JANUARY 1945. … IN AN ATTEMPT TO BURNISH HIS CREDENTIALS WITH AMERICA'S VETERANS, BARACK OBAMA HAS FREQUENTLY TALKED ABOUT HIS GRANDFATHER “WHO SERVED IN PATTON'S ARMY.”  HE HAS NOW ADDED A NEW EPISODE TO HIS WORLD WAR II REPERTOIRE: THE UNCLE WHO LIBERATED AUSCHWITZ.
CNN:
RNC hits Obama over Auschwitz claim, Obama camp responds
Discussion: Wonkette and TIME.com
Marc Ambinder:
Jack-In-The-Box Politics: Obama's Uncle
Transterrestrial Musings:
It's Nothing New  —  Thanks to a link from one of my Obama …
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
Purple Avenger / Ace of Spades HQ:
Obama rewrites WWII history
The Hill:
McCain camp claims it has money lead over Obama  —  Carly Fiorina, an adviser to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, said Tuesday that the Arizona Republican has more funds at his disposal than does Democratic front-runner Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.).  —  “At the end of the April …
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
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Lanny Davis / The Huffington Post:
Four Things the Obama Campaign Couldn't Resist Doing To Anger Clinton Supporters  —  The follow are four things that the Obama campaign couldn't resist doing to anger Clinton supporters, supporters that Sen. Obama needs in the general election if — if — he is the nominee.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Obama rejects McCain's proposal for a joint trip to Iraq  —  Even more amusing than Maverick's savviness in forcing this choice on him is TPM straining to spin it as some sort of manifestation of principle — a standard Obama reaction whenever he weasels out of some tough decision …
Discussion: Redstate and Dean's World
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Says No To Baghdad Stroll With McCain  —  Barack Obama has decided that he has no interest in joining John McCain on his next “Baghdad Stroll.”  —  McCain, in an interview yesterday, suggested that Obama take a trip to Iraq, and even agreed to a joint trip for the two candidates.
StrategyPage:
Al Qaeda Discusses Losing Iraq  —  Al Qaeda web sites are making a lot of noise about “why we lost in Iraq.”  Western intelligence agencies are fascinated by the statistics being posted in several of these Arab language sites.  Not the kind of stuff you read about in the Western media.
Discussion: Pat Dollard and The Jawa Report
Hendrik Hertzberg / New Yorker:
A TEACHABLE MOMENT  —  Those of us who love Chris Matthews have to rate this near the apex of our Top Ten Matthews Moments list.  In the unlikely event you missed it:  —  This is a highly satisfying nine minutes, and not just because it is a pleasure to see an arrogant right-wing blowhard …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Megan McArdle
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ABCNEWS:
Al Qaeda Supporters' Tape to Call for Use of WMDs  —  Authorities: New Tape to Urge Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction on Civilians  —  Intelligence and law enforcement sources tell ABC News they are expecting al Qaeda supporters will post a new video on the Internet in the next 24 hours …
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Alex Spillius / Irish Independent News Ireland:
Obama supporter accuses Jews of ‘McCarthyism’  —  A foreign policy expert consulted by presidential hopeful Barack Obama has accused members of the American Jewish establishment of “McCarthyism” in its attitude towards critics of Israel.  —  Former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski …
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Ed Lasky / American Thinker:
Obama Advisor Accuses Jews of ‘McCarthyism’
Discussion: Salon, NO QUARTER and Atlas Shrugs
Boston Globe:
Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad  —  Does Dunkin' Donuts really think its customers could mistake Rachael Ray for a terrorist sympathizer?  The Canton-based company has abruptly canceled an ad in which the domestic diva wears a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men.
Dee Dee Myers / The Huffington Post:
Hillary's Bone-headed Argument  —  Hillary Clinton's comments on Friday — invoking Bobby Kennedy's assassination after the California primary in 1968 to shore up her argument that Democratic primaries are often unresolved in June — were bone-headed on two scores.  —  First, the obvious.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
 
 
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Geraldo Rivera / The Huffington Post:
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Bush ‘plans Iran air strike by August’
Jared Allen / The Hill:
Richardson's housing woes deepen
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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Why Not Sarah?  —  If we're consigned to choosing among Republicans …
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Worry About McCain-Ridge, Not McCain-Crist
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Osama Bin Laden is not in Pakistan he is dead says Taliban leader
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McCain ad features Obama supporter
 

 
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