Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:20 AM ET, June 13, 2008

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Washington Post:
Town Hall: McCain's Comfort Zone  —  Campaign Banks On Meetings to Give Best Forum for Republican  —  Microphone in hand and surrounded on all sides by friendly inquisitors, Republican Sen. John McCain called on a man in the back row of New York's Federal Hall on Thursday night and waited …
Discussion: MSNBC, Rising Hegemon and TIME.com
RELATED:
The Huffington Post:
McCain Stacks Fox News ‘Town Hall’ With Supporters  —  Tonight was the first in a much-hyped series of ‘town hall’ forums scheduled by John McCain's campaign, in which Barack Obama had been challenged to show up to discuss the issues directly with the GOP nominee.
Fox News:
McCain Fights Iraq Criticism at Solo Town Hall Appearance
Atrios / Eschaton:
That's Mavericky  —  McCain lies to Fox about who is going to attend his town hall.
Discussion: rubber hose and Shakesville
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Administration Strategy for Detention Now in Disarray  —  In the days following the Sept. 11 attacks, President Bush and his advisers sought to create an unprecedented parallel system to detain suspected terrorists far from the normal scrutiny of the U.S. judiciary.
RELATED:
William Glaberson / New York Times:
Detention Camp Remains, but Not Its Rationale
Discussion: KIKO'S HOUSE
Los Angeles Times:
Habeas for Guantanamo detainees
Michael D. Shear / The Trail:
Obama, McCain Respond to Guantanamo Bay Ruling
Discussion: TalkLeft, Open Left, Spin Cycle and Salon
John Scalzi / Whatever:
Fox News Would Like To Take a Moment To Remind You That the Obamas Are As Black As Satan's Festering, Baby-Eating Soul  —  Back in the day - you know, when presidential candidates were respectably white - news organizations called potential First Ladies “wives.”
Discussion: Macsmind and Daily Kos
RELATED:
New York Times:
Media Charged With Sexism in Clinton Coverage  —  Angered by what they consider sexist news coverage of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, many women and erstwhile Clinton supporters are proposing boycotts of the cable networks, putting up videos on a …
RELATED:
Dareh Gregorian / New York Post:
LOAN SLEAZE SPREADS  —  2 SENATORS GOT ‘EXEC PAL’ DEALS  —  Two influential US senators got “VIP” loans from a leading subprime mortgage lender that saved them tens of thousands of dollars, it was reported last night.  —  The Democratic pols, Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Kent Conrad of North Dakota …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
RELATED:
Portfolio:
Countrywide's Many ‘Friends’  —  Two U.S. senators, two former Cabinet members, and a former ambassador to the United Nations received loans from Countrywide Financial through a little-known program that waived points, lender fees, and company borrowing rules for prominent people.
Discussion: TPMMuckraker, Swampland and Redstate
Keith Olbermann / MSNBC:
McCain should know better  —  Context and decency elude the GOP presidential nominee  —  SPECIAL COMMENT  —  Tonight, a Special Comment on Sen. John McCain's conclusion that it's “not too important” when American forces come home from Iraq.  —  Thoughts, offered more in sorrow, than in anger.
RELATED:
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:   Countdown Special Comment: The Unimportance of Being John McCain
Pew Global Attitudes Project:
Global Economic Gloom - China and India Notable Exceptions  —  Some Positive Signs for U.S. Image  —  Overview  —  Five years after the start of the war in Iraq, the image of the United States abroad remains far less positive than it was before the war and at the beginning of the century.
RELATED:
Daniel Nasaw / Guardian:
US elections: International community rooting for Obama, survey says
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Lesley Clark / Naked Politics:
Dems delegate turns ugly  —  So much for party unity: As Florida Dems prepare for Saturday's Jefferson-Jackson dinner aimed at bringing the party “together once and for all,” a spat over the Obama campaign's decision to replace some already-designated Florida delegates with Obama backers has intensified.
Discussion: Hot Air
Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
Obama Campaign Dispatching Thousands  —  Moving to harness the grass-roots energy that helped win the Democratic nomination, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign will deploy 3,600 volunteers in 17 states this weekend, each committed to six consecutive weeks of full-time political work.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Obama, Liberalism and the Challenge of Reform  —  Is Barack Obama really a force for change, or is he just a traditional Democrat with a patina of postpartisan rhetoric?  —  That question is surprisingly hard to answer.  When you listen to his best speeches, you see a person who really could herald a new political era.
Discussion: Real Clear Politics and marbury
Teddy Davis / ABCNEWS:
Gun Control Group Braces for Court Loss  —  'We've Lost the Battle on What the 2nd Amendment Means,' Brady Campaign Head Says  —  The nation's leading gun control group filed a “friend of the court” brief back in January defending the gun ban in Washington, D.C. But with the Supreme Court poised …
Rogers Cadenhead / Workbench:
AP Files 7 DMCA Takedowns Against Drudge Retort  —  I'm currently engaged in a legal disagreement with the Associated Press, which claims that Drudge Retort users linking to its stories are violating its copyright and committing “'hot news' misappropriation under New York state law.”
The Politico:
Obama moves quickly to reshape DNC  —  Barack Obama's move to merge key elements of the Democratic National Committee into his own campaign's Chicago headquarters appears aimed at the goal of a centralized and united Democratic Party.  —  The shift of the DNC's political and field organizing operations …
Discussion: TownHall Blog
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:20 AM ET, June 13, 2008.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Lessig Blog:
The Kozinski mess  —  So the wires are a twitter with the story …
What About Our Daughters?:
Michelle Obama Watch Goes Live!
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
V.A. Ban on Voter Drives Is Criticized
Discussion: Intel Dump
Larry Rohter / New York Times:
Will the Real Tax-and-Spender Please 'Fess Up?
Julie Bosman / The Caucus:
Obama's Helmet Moment
Discussion: Spin Cycle and TIME.com
Robert O'Harrow Jr / Washington Post:
Earmark Spending Makes a Comeback
Shawn Pogatchnik / Associated Press:
Ireland holds key vote on EU treaty
Discussion: Hot Air
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Make the Election About Iraq  —  In his St. Paul victory speech …
 Earlier Items: 
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
A Courtroom, er, Battlefield We Can Win On [Andy McCarthy]
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Bad Cow Disease
Discussion: The Confluence
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Clearwire promises a fully-open, “third pipe” WiMAX network
Discussion: Engadget
RushLimbaugh.com:
Senator McCain Could Save His Campaign with Energy Policy Flip-Flop
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
CNN:
Why won't Congress consider impeaching Pres. Bush?
Borys Krawczeniuk / The Times-Tribune:
Kanjorski caught in another ‘gotcha’ moment
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
In California, a House Divided Stands Strong
Discussion: MSNBC and TIME.com