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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
DOD spokesman says Obama camp was reminded of political rules  —  Chief Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell confirmed to Politico that Department of Defense officials cautioned Barack Obama's campaign that his planned visit to wounded American troops in Germany could not be political in nature …
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
OBAMA LANDSTUHL CONTROVERSY  —  Hey, I am about as sick as all of you about all of the Obama-mania coverage here at Blackfive.  I'm posting his visit and some photos and some emails about his visit.  After all, he is the presumed Dem nominee and presumed front runner in this election and he's touring military bases and combat zones.
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
The Cancellation of Obama's Troop Visit
Brandon Friedman / VetVoice:   McCain's Double Standard on Campaign Visits to Military Bases
Fox News:
Security Guard Confirms Late-Night Encounter Between Former Sen. John Edwards, Tabloid Reporters In Beverly Hills Hotel  —  A hotel security guard told FOXNews.com he intervened this week between a man he identified as former Sen. John Edwards and tabloid reporters who chased …
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National Enquirer:
JOHN EDWARDS AFFAIR: CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FILED!  —  UPDATE: John Edwards' secret meeting with his mistress at the Beverly Hilton hotel has now become part of a criminal complaint.  —  NATIONAL ENQUIRER reporters Alan Butterfield and Alexander Hitchen filed a criminal complaint …
Howard Gensler / Philly.com:
Tattle: ‘Enquirer’ links John Edwards, Rielle Hunter
Discussion: Salon, Gawker and Outside The Beltway
Mickey Kaus / Slate:   LAT Gags Blogs
Ken Khachigian / Wall Street Journal:
Who'll Be McCain's Veep?  Who Cares?  —  John McCain's vice presidential running mate selection should be put in perspective.  In a presidential campaign, there are only a handful of occasions when a running mate has news value: the day of the announcement and the few days following …
Discussion: Gawker and RealClearPolitics
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Veepstakes Line: It's Now or Never?
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: THE TURNING POINT?
Discussion: Think Progress and protein wisdom
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Sarkozy: Obama's my ‘pal’  —  French President Nicolas Sarkozy is offering Obama a warm welcome on the day of their meeting, in an interview with the conservative daily Le Figaro.  —  “Obama?  He's my pal,” the president told Le Figaro.  “Unlike my diplomatic advisors, I never believed in Hillary Clinton's chances.
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Nitya / Political Punch:
Sarkozy to Obama: Je t'aime
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Hot Air
Lance Armstrong / Washington Wire:
Obama Brings His Charm Offensive to Paris
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Gerard Baker / Times of London:
He ventured forth to bring light to the world  —  The anointed one's pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a miracle in action - and a blessing to all his faithful followers  —  And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land …
Judith Bonesky / Bild.de:
I worked out with Obama!  —  HE CURLED 32 KILO DUMBBELLS NEXT TO ME +++  BARACK IS TOP FIT +++  HE DIDN'T SWEAT AT ALL  —  As thousands waited at the Sieges Saule monument in Berlin to hear Obama's sensational speech, a BILD reporter met Barack all alone - in the gym!
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain Blows Off WSJ Reporter (VIDEO)  —  John McCain's famously cozy relationship with the press is getting a bit testy.  Taking questions in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday the Arizona Republican blew off Wall Street Journal reporter Elizabeth Holmes, right after she stated her name and affiliation.
Associated Press:
Israeli paper publishes Obama Western Wall prayer … JERUSALEM (AP) - A written prayer that Barack Obama left this week in the cracks of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, asks God to guide him and guard his family, an Israeli newspaper reported Friday.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Israeli paper publishes Obama's wall note
Discussion: Gawker and MEANINGFUL DISTRACTION
Erin McPike / National Journal Online:
For Targeted GOP Senate Candidates, St. Paul Is Not A Choice Destination  —  Nine of 12 targeted Republicans running in the most competitive Senate races this fall are either skipping the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn., or have not decided whether to attend.
Discussion: The Caucus, TIME.com and Boston Globe
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Senate Republicans hold the line on energy; Update: Reid falls apart  —  Senate Republicans kept their word today to defeat any energy bill that did not include an end to the Congressional moratorium on off-shore drilling.  By a 50-43 party-line vote, the bill that supposedly would curb …
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Trish Turner / Fox News:
Reid Flares Over Media Coverage of Energy Proposals
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
David Brooks / New York Times:
Playing Innocent Abroad  —  Radical optimism is America's contribution to the world.  The early settlers thought America's founding would bring God's kingdom to earth.  John Adams thought America would emancipate “the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.”
Matthew Yglesias:
Thesis Follies  —  Steve Sailer darkly hints: … Meanwhile, Noam Scheiber writes about reporters' efforts to get their hands on a copy of Barack Obama's senior thesis, all copies of which have apparently gone missing from Columbia.  The thesis was about nuclear negotiating strategies …
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Jaime Sneider / Weekly Standard Blog:
Obama's Missing Thesis
Discussion: The Opinionator
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama by 6, Is There a Europe Effect?  —  Obama moves back to significant lead over McCain  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama has expanded his lead over John McCain in the Tuesday through Thursday Gallup Poll Daily tracking rolling average, and now has a 47% to 41% advantage over his Republican challenger.
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Critic Or Cheerleader: The Definitive McCain Iraq Timeline  —  Here it is: We've created a comprehensive time-line of John McCain's statements on Iraq, from the inception of the conflict to the present.  —  Our time-line casts some doubt on a key McCain campaign claim …
Douglas Mackinnon / The Politico:
GOP unfairly branded racist  —  I am a Republican and conservative who finds much about Barack Obama to admire.  I am also a Republican and conservative who spent my formative years growing up in abject poverty and being homeless a number of times.  During that time, I often lived …
Andrew Klavan / Wall Street Journal:
What Bush and Batman Have in Common  —  A cry for help goes out from a city beleaguered by violence and fear: A beam of light flashed into the night sky, the dark symbol of a bat projected onto the surface of the racing clouds . . .  Oh, wait a minute.  That's not a bat, actually.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Obama Abroad: We Get the Picture  —  The Candidate Looked Good This Week.  Did the Press?  —  After saying little in public during a weekend in Iraq and Afghanistan, Barack Obama met with traveling reporters near Jordan's Temple of Hercules, a gladiator standing his ground against the media hordes.
Discussion: Achenblog, Commentary and The Caucus
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Ernie Paicopolos / Fox News:
FOX News Poll: Does Obama Get Better Treatment by the Press?
Discussion: Think Progress and Deadline USA
 
 
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55% Rate Obama's Berlin Speech Good or Excellent; 46% Think Europe …
The Huffington Post:
Brzezinski: Surge In Afghanistan Risky, Some McCain Backers Want World War IV
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Blacks in Congress Split Over Menthol Cigarettes
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
USC young Republicans allege phony CNN interview
Ed Hornick / CNN:
McCain: Nuremberg-like justice for bin Laden
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and TIME.com
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama leaves the gifting to Santa
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Stephen J. Dubner / Freakonomics:
The Illogic of Farm Subsidies, and Other Agricultural Truths
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CNN:
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The parade of “shrill, unserious extremists” …
Sue Horton / Los Angeles Times:
What's tougher to get than a same-sex marriage? A same-sex divorce
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Hey, Obama: There's Bratwurst in Ohio, Too (but No Cheering Masses)
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