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3:40 PM ET, June 18, 2008

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Alexander Marquardt / CNN:
Huckabee: Demonizing Obama is a ‘fatal mistake’  —  (CNN) - Former GOP presidential contender Mike Huckabee called Barack Obama's candidacy “a landmark achievement” Tuesday, and warned fellow Republicans not to demonize Obama.  —  “Republicans will make a fundamental if not fatal mistake …
Discussion: Wonkette
Amanda L. Pentler / NY Daily News:
Cindy McCain cooks up more controversy  —  Cindy McCain's been caught with her hand in the cookie jar again.  —  McCain's recipe for oatmeal-butterscotch cookies, published on the Family Circle Web site earlier in the month, appears to be an almost exact replica of a Hershey's recipe.
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Battle of the Spouses: A Bit Better for Obama
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Agence France Presse:
Republican Huckabee says don't denigrate Obama
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:   No more family shots  —  In a Brody File interview …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Muslims barred from picture at Obama event  —  Two Muslim women at Barack Obama's rally in Detroit Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women's headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate.
Christopher Beam / Slate:
The Truth About Barack Obama  —  RUMORS THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN SHOULDN'T TRY TO CORRECT.  —  The Barack Obama presidential campaign introduced a new site last week, FightTheSmears.com, that it hopes will debunk persistent myths about the senator: that he's a Muslim, that he won't say the Pledge of Allegiance, etc.
Discussion: marbury
Nate / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Today's Polls, 6/18  —  A little more than two months ago, I ran through a scenario that predicted what might happen if half of the Hillary Clinton Democrats who said they were going to vote for John McCain instead gravitated back to Barack Obama.  The prediction was that the so-called …
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Marc Ambinder:
Here's Your Bounce: Obama Up In PA, FL, OH
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama accuser has long rap sheet  —  Larry Sinclair is wanted in Colorado, but you can catch him today at the National Press Club.  —  Sinclair is familiar to political junkies and reporters as the source of outlandish allegations about Senator Barack Obama, tales that began with sex and drugs and moved on to murder.
Leslie Wayne / New York Times:
G.A.O. Backs Boeing on Aerial Tanker Deal  —  The Government Accountability Office on Wednesday backed Boeing's protest of the awarding of a multibillion-dollar contract for refueling tankers to Northrop Grumman and a European partner, saying the Air Force made errors during the process.
Discussion: Truthdig
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Jen DiMascio / The Crypt's Blogs:
GAO upends Air Force tanker award
Discussion: The Swamp and The Jed Report
Washington Post:
Mr. Zebari's Message  —  SEN. BARACK OBAMA told Iraq's foreign minister this week that he plans to visit the country between now and the presidential election.  We think that's a good thing, not because Sen. John McCain has been prodding the candidate to do it but because it will give …
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Bernard Goldberg / Wall Street Journal:
Russert Took Media Bias Seriously  —  There have been millions of words written and spoken in the past few days about Tim Russert — words about how Tim knew his beat better than almost anyone in Washington, about how hard work was in his blue-collar DNA, and about what a decent guy he was.  All true.
Matthew Yglesias:
Working Group  —  Obama announces his “National Security Working Group”  — Secretary of State Madeleine Albright  — Senator David Boren, former Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence  — Secretary of State Warren Christopher  — Greg Craig, former director …
Jim Manzi / The Corner:
Why We're Going to Win on Global Warming  —  Almost a year ago to the day, National Review published what turned out to be a somewhat controversial cover story on global warming in which I argued three things: (1) anthropogenic global warming (AGW) is real, (2) current projections …
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and The Daily Dish
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Sen. Barack Obama: Michelle Is an “Extraordinary Mother”  —  Barack Obama tells Us Weekly in its new issue, on newsstands now, that his wife Michelle is an “extraordinary mother” to their two daughters, Malia, 9, and Sasha, 7.  —  “Nothing is more important to Michelle than being a good mother …
New York Post:
DON'T JUDGE JUDY BY HER PRICEY DIGS  —  HIGH-CLASS EVENING FOR MOMA  —  Last Update: 12:15 PM EDT  —  Page Six Home Cindy Adams Liz Smith Celebrity Photos Celebrity Sightings Page Six Magazine Cartoon Popwrap Michael Riedel  —  STICK WITH PRINT  —  TELEVISED news can't hold a candle to newspapers, according to Tom Wolfe.
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Vulgarian at the Gate  —  In the razor-close and nationally important Senate race in Minnesota, Republican incumbent Norm Coleman is presented with a unique political problem.  Should he raise in his ads the issue of comedian Al Franken's offensive vulgarity?
Zogby:
Reuters/Zogby Poll: Obama Leads McCain, But Wins No Big Bounce  —  Defeating Hillary Clinton and locking up the Democratic Party nomination fails to propel Obama forward  —  UTICA, New York - Democrat Barack Obama holds an edge over Republican John McCain in the race for U.S. President …
 
 
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