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1:30 PM ET, July 22, 2008

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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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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 …
Michael Grunwald / Time:
Never Underestimate McCain, But ...  John McCain might seem like a long shot.  He's the Republican nominee at a time when the two-term Republican President is wildly unpopular and Republicans are losing elections in perennially Republican districts and the party base isn't exactly drooling over him.
Discussion: Daily Kos and TIME.com
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.
New York Times:
For Obama, a First Step Is Not a Misstep
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
For McCain, the surge is a losing strategy
Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:
The Hand of Chalabi?  —  That's what the New York Sun's Eli Lake …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Associated Press:
Iraqi backing of Obama plan irks White House
Discussion: TalkLeft
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.
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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.
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Sasha Issenberg / Boston Globe:
Obama to face skepticism during Mideast trip
Discussion: The Huffington Post and TIME.com
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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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain camp targets media “love” for Obama
Discussion: The Swamp, The Fix and The Trail
Scott Brooks / UnionLeader.com:
McCain returns to NH with visit to Rochester  —  MANCHESTER - “Mac” is back.  —  Sen. John McCain returned to New Hampshire last night, flashing an “OK” sign at an aide as he stepped out onto an airport tarmac in Manchester.  —  The Arizona Republican will be in Rochester today.
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UnionLeader.com:
McCain in Rochester - But where is Obama?
Discussion: Boston Globe
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Far More Popular Among Jews Than Lieberman  —  If Barack Obama has a problem among Jewish voters, then Sen. Joseph Lieberman is in monumental trouble.  —  Among the most high-profile Jews in Congress, Lieberman is viewed far more unfavorably than the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to a new poll.
Beth Sussman / The Hill:
Richardson to McCain: Stop whining about editorial  —  New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is “overreacting” and “whining” in response to The New York Times refusing to run his editorial about Iraq.  —  Richardson, who supports Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) …
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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.
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%.
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Ink-Stained Wretchedness  —  Tattoos are the emblems of our age.  They bristle from the biceps of men in summer shirts, from the lower backs of women as they ascend stairs, from the shoulders of basketball players as they drive toward the basket, and from every inch of certain celebrities.
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.
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Flip Obama Treatment  —  I have MSNBC on and I'm not listening to Barack Obama's Jordan press conference.  Which is the point of this post.  —  I'm not proud, but the truth is, he is so not-impressive off-script that you easily forget that this is SOMETHING BIG you're watching.
Discussion: TBogg
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Michelle Obama's pledge: Barack will save all the children  —  Charles Krauthammer wrote last week about the enormous arrogance of Barack Obama, but even Krauthammer couldn't imagine that the Obamas would claim to rescue all of the world's children through their election.
Glenn Reynolds / Pajamas Media:
A PREDICTION: If Barack Obama is elected President, he'll be far more warlike than President Bush, and far more warlike than his pre-election rhetoric suggests.  Because before he's elected President, attacks on America are just attacks on America.  But after he's elected President …
Discussion: Blue Girl, Red State and Unfogged
Martin Kady II / The Politico:
GOP senators scramble for life boats  —  Republican Senate leaders — terrified by the prospect of losing five or more seats in November — have freed their members to vote however they need to vote to get reelected, even if that means bucking the president or the party's leadership.
 
 
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John Blake / CNN:
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Is the Media Trying to Elect Obama?
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The Politico:
Obama ban: What not to wear where?
Marc Ambinder:
On McCain's VP Timing
Discussion: Hot Air and Newsweek Blogs
Julia Hoppock / Political Radar:
Ron Paul Gets Bigger Soapbox for Shadow Convention
Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:
McCain Turns Contempt Into an Ad Strategy
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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Madness and Shame
Guardian:
Brown signals Iraq troops withdrawal
Discussion: Salon
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama tries to dial down politics
Discussion: Hot Air
Hindrocket / Power Line:
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Culture of Debt  —  On the front page of Sunday's Times …
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