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12:05 PM ET, July 25, 2008

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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.”
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CNN:
Obama wins hearts, not minds, in Berlin
Discussion: Hot Air
Gerhard Spörl / Spiegel Online:
No. 44 Has Spoken  —  Anyone who saw Barack Obama at Berlin's …
Washington Post:
McCain May Act Soon on VP Pick  —  Aides Predict Announcement Before Olympics  —  Anxious to counter the blanket media coverage that has followed Sen. Barack Obama on his overseas journey, Sen. John McCain is weighing whether to announce his running mate in the coming weeks before the spotlight shifts …
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:   FIRST THOUGHTS: THE TURNING POINT?
CNN:
McCain talks up Pawlenty
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 …
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Obama camp says Pentagon nixed troop visit  —  Barack Obama's campaign issued a statement last night explaining that it canceled its planned visit to wounded American troops in Germany because the Department of Defense expressed concerns that it might appear overly political.
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Lynn Sweet:
Pentagon tells Obama not to visit U.S. troops at German base because it would be too political  —  BERLIN—A scheduled visit by presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) with U.S. troops Friday at a military base in Rammstein, Germany was cancelled because the Pentagon told the campaign it would look too political.
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
The Cancellation of Obama's Troop Visit
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 …
Discussion: The New Republic
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Jaime Sneider / Weekly Standard Blog:
Obama's Missing Thesis
Discussion: MSNBC, Macsmind and Open Left
Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Obama's path to presidency is far from clear  —  The Democrat is winning fans on his trip abroad, but is struggling to gain real ground against McCain at home.  Some key Clinton backers remain alienated.  —  WASHINGTON — Even as his turn on the global stage hit an emotional peak Thursday …
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Hey, Obama: There's Bratwurst in Ohio, Too (but No Cheering Masses)  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Senator John McCain's presidential campaign recovered from a near-death experience almost exactly a year ago, and political candidates stumble in and out of troughs all the time.
Discussion: Firedoglake, Salon, MSNBC, USA Today and TIME.com
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.
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.
Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:
Rove Threatened GOP IT Guru If He Does Not ‘Take the Fall’ for Election Fraud in Ohio, Says Attorney  —  Karl Rove has threatened a GOP high-tech guru and his wife, if he does not “'take the fall' for election fraud in Ohio,” according to a letter sent this morning to Attorney General Michael Mukasey …
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Maliki Votes for Obama  —  In a stunning upset, Barack Obama this week won the Iraq primary.  When Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki not once but several times expressed support for a U.S. troop withdrawal on a timetable that accorded roughly with Obama's 16-month proposal, he did more than legitimize the plan.
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.
Larry Margasak / Associated Press:
AP: Food industry bitten by its lobbying success  —  WASHINGTON - One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, “Be careful what you wish for because you might get it.”  —  The industry pressured the Bush administration years ago …
Discussion: AMERICAblog News and Corrente
 
 
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New York Times:
Wounded Warriors, Empty Promises
Discussion: TalkLeft and AMERICAblog News
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Pressing The Press  —  Bob Cesca at Huffington Post notices …
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly: “It is not a stretch to say MoveOn is the new Klan”
Sue Horton / Los Angeles Times:
What's tougher to get than a same-sex marriage? A same-sex divorce
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Why Obama snubbed the troops: no photo op allowed
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The Year The Youth Vote Arrives
Greg Giroux / CQ Politics:
Key House Races Shift Towards the Democrats
Discussion: Electoral-vote.com
The Corner:
Citizen of the World  —  Judging from the local drive …
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
4 Spitzer Aides Broke Ethics Law, Panel Says
Washington Post:
No Drilling, No Vote  —  WHY NOT have a vote on offshore drilling?
Robert Costa / Wall Street Journal:
Rebel With a Cause: Bobby Jindal's Spiritual Journey
Discussion: MSNBC
Katie Fretland / The Swamp:
Send Rove to jail petition passes 100,000
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Wilson Waxes Wexler/Matthews Double-Team
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Obama, Vague on Issues, Pleases Crowd in Europe
Susan Estrich / Real Clear Politics:
Media Love of Obama Doesn't Equal Victory
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Commentary
Hindrocket / Power Line:
HE COULD BE A SERIAL LIAR  —  Maybe there is another explanation …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit