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11:55 AM ET, July 18, 2008

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Michael Asher / DailyTech:
Myth of Consensus Explodes: APS Opens Global Warming Debate  —  “Considerable presence” of skeptics  —  The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that many of its members disbelieve in human-induced global warming.
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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
You've Got To Love It  —  The same day that Al Gore does his man …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Sadly, No!
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Obama's Greatest Admirer  —  Barack Obama wants to speak at the Brandenburg Gate.  He figures it would be a nice backdrop.  The supporting cast — a cheering audience and a few fainting frauleins — would be a picturesque way to bolster his foreign policy credentials.
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Patrick Donahue / Bloomberg:
Obama to Speak at Berlin Victory Column, Berliner Zeitung Says  —  Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will give a speech at the Victory Column in central Berlin, avoiding the Brandenburg Gate after a political spat broke out over plans to speak there, Berliner Zeitung said.
Discussion: Salon and TPM Election Central
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
McCain's attacks get more reckless, less responsible  —  In the modern political era, voters have come to expect presidential candidates to be, well, presidential.  There's an expectation of respect and decorum.  Candidates are going to go on the attack on occasion, but Americans …
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and The Reaction
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
300 Advisers Shape Obama's Foreign Policy  —  WASHINGTON — Every day around 8 a.m., foreign policy aides at Senator Barack Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters send him two e-mails: a briefing on major world developments over the previous 24 hours and a set of questions, accompanied by suggested answers …
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R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Terrorism Funds May Let Brass Fly in Style  —  The Air Force's top leadership sought for three years to spend counterterrorism funds on “comfort capsules” to be installed on military planes that ferry senior officers and civilian leaders around the world, with at least four top generals involved …
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The Daily Times:
Obama and the captains of American industry  —  Sen. Barack Obama has been meeting secretly with heavy industry CEOs in Washington to discuss issues that he would face as president.  —  On the campaign trail, Obama has been highly critical of corporate executives and promised them nothing but tougher regulation and higher taxes.
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Mukasey the Obstructionist  —  Michael Mukasey has President Bush's back.  —  Mukasey succeeded toady Alberto Gonzales as attorney general last fall.  But the notion that he would restore independence to that post took a big hit yesterday when he refused to turn over to a House committee …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
L-ish Economic Prospects  —  Home prices are in free fall.  Unemployment is rising.  Consumer confidence is plumbing depths not seen since 1980.  When will it all end?  —  The answer is, probably not until 2010 or later.  Barack Obama, take notice.  —  It's true that some prognosticators …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
The secret hidden within John McCain's campaign schedule  —  You can tell a lot about any political campaign by how it invests its most precious resource: the 1,440 minutes in each candidate's day.  —  UPDATE: An earlier version of this item had a minute-by-minute schedule that was provided …
Dean Barnett / Weekly Standard Blog:
Obama Ignorance Watch  —  Barack Obama delivered a speech in West Lafeyette, IN on Wednesday and once again mangled some well known historical facts: … Aaah yes - “the bomb that fell on Pearl Harbor.”  Who can forget that?  It was the big one, the one that took out all those boats.
Discussion: CNN, Hot Air and Macsmind
Associated Press:
Voters to decide on naming sewage plant for Bush  —  SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — A measure seeking to commemorate President Bush's years in office by slapping his name on a San Francisco sewage plant has qualified for the November ballot.  —  The measure certified Thursday would rename …
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Marisa Lagos / San Francisco Chronicle:
George W. Bush Sewage Plant plan is on ballot
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Poll: McCain backers' excitement lags Obama voters  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — John McCain is facing an excitement deficit.  —  While overall interest in the presidential campaign has swelled since last fall, backers of Barack Obama are more fired up and express more loyalty to their candidate than McCain's do …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Sara Burnett / Rocky Mountain News:
Protesters, police educate, gear up for convention  —  Dozens of protest groups are planning a full schedule of classes, concerts, marches and other actions during the Democratic National Convention, hoping to capture the world's attention and recruit new activists.
Discussion: TIME.com
Avida Landau / Reuters:
Israel makes arrests in alleged plot against Bush  —  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel accused six Arabs on Friday of trying to set up an al Qaeda cell in Israel and said one of them had proposed attacking helicopters used during a visit by President George W. Bush.
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Michael Falcone / The Caucus:
Netroots Try to Label Fox News as ‘Opinion’  —  It may be the blogosphere's equivalent of the scarlet letter, and the organizers of Netroots Nation, a gathering of liberal bloggers that is taking place this week, say they will be more than happy to pin it on Fox News.
 
 
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Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
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Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
That Old Lady in Dubuque Is Smarter Than You Think
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Heart-ache: Hasselbeck reduced to tears by dopey N-word discussion
David Kravets / Threat Level:
GOP Threatens CafePress Over Shirts, Stickers and Logos
Discussion: CL&P Blog
Jazz Shaw / The Moderate Voice:
The Real FISA Issue
Sara Jean Green / Seattle Times:
Pot raid angers medical-marijuana supporter
PewForum.org:
McCain's Lead Among Evangelicals Smaller than Bush's in '04
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Coming Activist Age
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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
As Price of Grain Rises, Catfish Farms Dry Up
Discussion: GregsOpinion.com
Roxanne Roberts / Washington Post:
Tony Snow: Farewell To the Light Heart
Discussion: DCist
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
DNC sets up independent operation to help Obama
 

 
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