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9:00 PM ET, July 22, 2008

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Vanity Fair:
Vanity Fair Covers The New Yorker  —  We here at Vanity Fair maintain a kind of affectionate rivalry with our downstairs neighbors at The New Yorker.  We play softball every year, compete for some of the same stories, and share an elevator bank.  (You can tell the ones who are headed …
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Marc Ambinder:
Vanity Fair Spoofs New Yorker; Portrays Cindy McCain As Drug Abuser  —  The jocks of the glossy magazine world have spoofed the nerds.  Conde Nast's Vanity Fair has posted a mock cover showing Sen. John McCain dapping his wife Cindy, who cradles a armful of prescription drug bottles.
Marc Ambinder:
Obama , Couric Spar Over Surge  —  Check out this exchange between CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric and Sen. Barack Obama about why Obama says he still wouldn't have supported the surge back then had he known it would help reduce violence so significantly.
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CBS News:
Obama: Surge Doesn't Meet Long-Term Goals  —  In An Exclusive Interview With Katie Couric, Illinois Senator Defends Position On Troop Buildup … Katie Couric: Sen. Obama, first of all, you have not been to Iraq since 2006.  What did you learn on your recent visit that surprised you?  Or what was new?
Jaketapper / Political Punch:
Obama on the Surge: “Had Those Political Factors Not Occurred, I Think That My Assessment Would Have Been Correct”  —  “I am not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraq is going to solve the sectarian violence” in Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, said in January 2007.
Marc Ambinder:
Obama: Israeli Strike Against Syria Last Year “Appropriate”
Discussion: The Campaign Spot
The Politico:
McCain gaffes pile up; critics pile on  —  Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) said “Iraq” when he apparently meant “Afghanistan” on Monday, adding to a string of mixed-up word choices that is giving ammunition to the opposition.  —  Just in the past three weeks, McCain has also mistaken “Somalia” …
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Joe Sudbay / AMERICAblog News:
Desperate McCain launches outrageous attack on Obama; says Obama wants to lose in Iraq  —  2:30 PM UPDATE: The video is now working....again...finally.  —  UPDATE: The video was uploaded a few minutes ago, so if you're getting an error trying to view it, give it a few minutes and come back.
Beth Sussman / The Hill:
Richardson to McCain: Stop whining about editorial
Marc Ambinder:
McCain Disputes Obama Account Of The Surge  —  In the third of three excerpts from tonight's presidential candidate interviews on the CBS Evening News, Sen. John McCain calls Sen. Obama's account of why the surge succeeded a “false account” of history.
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Spencer Ackerman / ATTACKERMAN:
History Rears Up To Spit In Your Face
Matthew Yglesias:
McCain's Surge of Time Travel
Discussion: Spin Cycle
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
OBAMA ON THE SURGE....Over at the Corner, Andy McCarthy berates Barack Obama's explanation for the reduction in violence in Iraq ("What you had is a combination of political factors inside of Iraq that then came right at the same time as terrific work by our troops"): … Hmmm.  Let's roll the tape:
Discussion: Spin Cycle and The Corner
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Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Re: Obama's Iraq Politics
Discussion: ThreatsWatch
Matthew Yglesias:   We Owe It All to the Surge  —  After a couple of days worth …
Krooney / TIME.com:
Novak: “I Just Put Something on the Internet” (!!)  —  Prince of Darkness tells Fox News Channel: His report about McCain announcing his running mate this week may have been “a dodge” by the campaign to grab some headlines from Obama.  —  The conservative columnist goes on to say he'd gotten the tip from a …
Michelle Malkin:
Hell hath no fury like a Maverick spurned  —  So, the McCain camp is trying to have fun with the Obamedia lovefest.  They've posted two music video spoofs and are asking supporters to vote for their favorite.  I agree with the message, of course.  And the vids are well-executed.
Discussion: The Trail, Macsmind and Salon
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The New Republic:
Maliki's Endorsement: Not Lost in Translation  —  German magazine Der Spiegel caused quite a commotion this week by printing an interview with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki in which he endorsed Obama's Iraq plan by name.  Some tried to downplay the significance of this endorsement …
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Brad / Wonk Room:
Pickens Tells Offshore Drilling Advocates: 'You're Going To Get A Rude Awakening'  —  Testifying before Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, conservative Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens explained his plan to dramatically decrease oil usage by greatly expanding wind power electricity.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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David R. Baker / San Francisco Chronicle:
The lowdown on offshore oil reserves
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Greg Mitchell / The Huffington Post:
“Wall Street Got Drunk”: ‘Banned’ Bush Video Surfaces  —  An ABC-TV outlet in Houston, and now the Houston Chronicle, have posted a video taken at a political fundraiser for Pete Olson, featuring George W. Bush last week — capturing some embarrassing/revealing moments after, he noted, he had asked cameras to be turned off.
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Ohio Presidential Election  —  McCain Opens Modest Lead in Ohio  —  John McCain has opened a modest lead over Barack Obama in the key swing state of Ohio.  The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Buckeye State shows McCain attracting 46% of the vote while Obama earns 40%.
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Poblano / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Dueling Ohio Polls
Discussion: The New Republic and Eunomia
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Analysis: Obama's Gravitas  —  Barack Obama's press conference this morning in Amman, Jordan, was a major moment — perhaps the major moment — of the Illinois senator's much-ballyhooed trip abroad this week.  —  All eyes were on Obama to see how he would perform on a world stage …
Dee Dee Myers / Vanity Fair:
Is the Media Trying to Elect Obama?  —  Tomorrow, CBS's Katie Couric will interview Barack Obama from Jordan.  On Wednesday, ABC's Charlie Gibson will chat with him from Israel.  And on Thursday, NBC's Brian Williams will do the honors from Germany.  Call it the presidential campaign equivalent of Shooting the Moon.
Discussion: StephenBainbridge.com
Steven G. Calabresi / Chicago Tribune:
Too young for the No. 1 job?  —  Barack Obama is too young to be president.  Yes I know he is 46 and the Constitution sets the presidential age qualification at 35 or higher, but Obama has said that we ought not to interpret the Constitution woodenly and formalistically.
Shelby Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Why Jesse Jackson Hates Obama  —  A few weeks ago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson made something of a fool of himself.  There he was — a historical figure in his own right — threatening the castration of Barack Obama.  It was sad to see.  —  If I have often criticized Mr. Jackson, I have also, reservedly, admired him.
Krissah Williams Thompson / Washington Post:
Young Republicans, Blue About the Prospects Ahead  —  Gen-Nexters Are Feeling Left Out of the Party  —  David All glanced around Top of the Hill bar and saw the future of the Republican Party.  It looked dim.  A who's who of young conservatives had gathered, but they were few, and they were frustrated.
 
 
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Tom Bevan / Real Clear Politics:
Hard to Be Humble
KHOU-TV:
Flight carrying members of Congress makes emergency landing
Amanda / Think Progress:
Robertson Advocates Israel Striking Iran Before The 2008 Election
Discussion: Ari's Freedom Switch and Digg
Marc Ambinder:
McCain's New Line On Obama
Discussion: ATTACKERMAN
Daniel J. Chacon / Rocky Mountain News:
City gives DNC host committee pass on gas tax
Matthew Yglesias:
I Can Haz Chart?  —  Stunning stuff as National Review's Peter …
Media Matters for America:
Stephanopoulos falsely suggested Obama “now” …
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama tries to dial down politics
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
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Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
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William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Humanizing al Qaeda, Demonizing the Bush Team
Little Green Footballs:
Obama Photo of the Day  —  As Barack Obama prepares to visit …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Matthew Yglesias:
Flippity Floppity  —  Jason Zengerle gets even-handed:
John Blake / CNN:
Could Obama presidency harm race relations?
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Far More Popular Among Jews Than Lieberman
 

 
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