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10:00 AM ET, July 22, 2008

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Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Andrea on Obama Trip: ‘What Some Would Call Fake Interviews’  —  Andrea Mitchell might be a doyenne of the liberal media, but she has her reporter's pride and principles, both of which have been trampled by the way the Obama campaign has managed the media during the candidate's current trip to Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
HE'D RATHER LOSE A WAR THAN AN ELECTION  —  Tonight Barack Obama told ABC News that, knowing what we know now—that the surge in Iraq has been a success, that it has drastically reduced violence and given Iraq a shot at a bright future—he would still oppose it:  —  This was, I think, a moment of candor.
ABCNEWS:
Obama Won't ‘Rubber Stamp’ Military Decisions  —  In Exclusive ‘Nightline’ Interview, Senator Says He Still Doesn't Support Surge  —  After meeting with top U.S. military commanders and members of the Iraqi government, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., today said his opposition to the surge …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Is media playing fair in campaign coverage?
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Obama Makes War Gains  —  Maliki's Embrace of Withdrawal Timeline Confounds McCain  —  When Sen. Barack Obama left Washington last week, he was under pressure to defend what Republican critics called an arbitrary deadline for withdrawing U.S. combat forces from Iraq.
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Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Maliki Bets That Obama Will Prevail  —  Reception of Democrat Shaped by Chalabi Advice  —  WASHINGTON — In throwing his support behind Senator Obama's plan for a 16-month timetable for an American withdrawal from Iraq, Prime Minister al-Maliki is calculating that Mr. Obama …
New York Times:
For Obama, a First Step Is Not a Misstep  —  BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government on Monday left little doubt that it favors a withdrawal plan for American combat troops similar to what Senator Barack Obama has proposed, providing Mr. Obama with a potentially powerful political boost on a day he spent …
Human Events:
ENPR Special: Sources say McCain Veep Pick to Come This Week  —  Sources close to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign are suggesting he will reveal the name of his vice presidential selection this week while Sen. Barack Obama is getting the headlines on his foreign trip.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
McCain To Meet With Jindal  —  John McCain will huddle with vice presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal during a trip to New Orleans later this week, sources close to the campaign confirm to The Fix.  —  McCain's trip to Louisiana on Wednesday was the cause of much head scratching in the political world …
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain closes in on VP
Discussion: MSNBC and The New Republic
Washington Wire:
Column Sends Rumors Flying on McCain VP Choice
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Linda Feldman / Christian Science Monitor:
PICKING A NO. 2 IN THE GLARE OF THE INTERNET AGE
Discussion: Opinion L.A. and TIME.com
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Coverage of ‘Netroots’ Confab Draws Protest— Snarky Article Spiked — Editor's Note Apologizes  —  NEW YORK (Commentary) It started innocently enough, over coffee in a hotel lobby, with me (as usual at that hour) huddled over a newspaper—in print, not on a laptop, unlike everyone else in the vicinity.
Discussion: michellemalkin.com and The Foundry
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CNN:
Attack injures 5 near Obama's Jerusalem hotel  —  JERUSALEM (CNN) — The driver of a backhoe was shot and killed after driving the construction machine over a number of vehicles near the Jerusalem hotel where Sen. Barack Obama is scheduled to stay Tuesday night, according to police.
Discussion: BBC and The Swamp
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New York Times:
Mideast Sees More of the Same if Obama Is Elected
Discussion: MSNBC, The Caucus and TIME.com
New York Times:
Bosnian Serb Under Arrest in War Crimes  —  PARIS — Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted war criminals for his part in the massacre of nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica in 1995, was arrested Monday in a raid in Serbia that ended a 13-year hunt.
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CNN:
McCain's rejected New York Times op-ed piece  —  Here is the op-ed piece written by Sen. John McCain that the New York Times declined to run.  The piece was released to CNN by the McCain campaign:  —  In January 2007, when General David Petraeus took command in Iraq, he called the situation “hard” but not “hopeless.”
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Associated Press:
Iraqi backing of Obama plan irks White House
Discussion: TalkLeft and Roger Ailes
Bill Vlasic / New York Times:
Ford to Make Broader Bet on Small Cars  —  DEARBORN, Mich. — The Ford Motor Company, which devoted itself for nearly 20 years to putting millions of Americans into big pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles, is about to drastically alter its focus to building more small cars.
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.
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” …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Culture of Debt  —  On the front page of Sunday's Times, Gretchen Morgenson described Diane McLeod's spiral into indebtedness, and now a debate has erupted over who is to blame.  —  Some people emphasize the predatory lenders who seduced her with too-good-to-be-true credit lines and incomprehensible mortgage offers.
Carol J. Williams / Los Angeles Times:
Evidence against terrorism suspect barred at Guantanamo trial  —  A military judge says some statements by Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a driver for Osama bin Laden, were made in ‘highly coercive’ settings.  It could set a standard for other cases.  —  WASHINGTON — The military judge overseeing …
Discussion: TalkLeft
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Guantanamo Judge Blocks Use of Some Statements
Discussion: Think Progress and New York Times
Andrea Stone / USA Today:
Hearing will tackle 'Don't ask, don't tell' military policy  —  Democrats in Congress hope to ignite a drive to reverse the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy Wednesday with the first hearing on the subject since 1993, when President Clinton said gays could serve in uniform if they kept quiet about their sexual orientation.
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
 
 
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Larry Rohter / New York Times:
McCain Links Obama and High Gas Prices
Discussion: Brendan Nyhan
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The MSM? It's Now ‘Traditional’
Michael Falcone / The Caucus:
Citizens United to Release Anti-Obama Documentary
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Far More Popular Among Jews Than Lieberman
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Next roots nation
Richard Boudreaux / Los Angeles Times:
A presidential primer on the Middle East conflict
Discussion: The Swamp and TIME.com
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama tries to dial down politics
Discussion: Hot Air
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
McCain, at Bush Home, Faults Obama on War Plan
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Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
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Discussion: TalkLeft
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
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Discussion: The Daily Dish
Gary Gensler / The Huffington Post:
Hillraisers Donated Less Than $20,000 To Obama In June