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5:35 PM ET, July 30, 2008

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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Keeping Track  —  I note with interest today, John McCain's new tactic of associating Barack Obama with oversexed and/or promiscuous young white women.  (See today's new ad and this from yesterday.)  Presumably, a la Harold Ford 2006, this will be one of those strategies that will be a matter …
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Marc Ambinder:
Weaver, McCain's Former Strategist, Calls “Celeb” Ad “Childish”  —  John Weaver, for years one of John McCain's closest friends and confidants, has been in exile since his resignation from McCain's presidential campaign last year.  With the exception of an occasional interview, he has …
Isabel Wilkinson / The Huffington Post:
A Week In John McCain's Shoes — His $520 Ferragamo Loafers, That Is  —  This summer John McCain is traveling in style.  He has worn a pair of $520 black leather Ferragamo shoes on every recent campaign stop — from a news conference with the Dalai Lama to a supermarket visit in Bethlehem …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
With Commercial, McCain Gets Much More Than His Money's Worth  —  WASHINGTON — The number of times Senator John McCain's new advertisement attacking Senator Barack Obama for canceling a visit with wounded troops in Germany last week has been shown fully or partly on local, national and cable newscasts: well into the hundreds.
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
AXELROD RESPONDS TO MCCAIN TV AD  —  From NBC's Andrea Mitchell  —  Obama senior strategist David Axelrod called into the 1:00 pm MSNBC hour to respond to McCain's latest TV ad.  Having watched McCain campaign policy adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer defend it, Axelrod called in and said the latest ad is both “sophomoric” and “negative.”
Wall Street Journal:
McCain's Tax Blunder
Discussion: D-Day and TIME.com
Michael Cooper / The Caucus:
McCain: No New Taxes (Redux)
Discussion: TIME.com
Massie Ritsch / OpenSecrets.org:
Watchdogs Compare McCain, Obama on Donor Disclosure
Discussion: Salon and Ben Smith's Blogs
Ben Smith / The Politico:
McCain campaign backs off ‘cameras’ charge
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
New McCain Ad Attacks Obama As A “Celebrity”
Discussion: D-Day and No More Mister Nice Blog
Christopher Hayes / The Nation:
Let's Play: If I Were a Right Wing Blogger
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Jonathan Weisman / The Trail:
Obama's Symbolic Importance  —  In his closed door meeting with House Democrats Tuesday night, presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama delivered a real zinger, according to a witness, suggesting that he was beginning to believe his own hype.  —  Obama was waxing lyrical about last week's trip …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
President Obama Continues Hectic Victory Tour  —  Barack Obama has long been his party's presumptive nominee.  Now he's becoming its presumptuous nominee.  —  Fresh from his presidential-style world tour, during which foreign leaders and American generals lined up to show him affection …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: ROCK BOTTOM FOR GOPERS?  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro  —  *** Rock bottom for Republicans?  OK, Hill Republicans, ask yourselves — is this bottom?  The indictment of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) is a BIG deal.  This appears to be a case of a politician …
Matthew Yglesias:
Ah, Journalism  —  So it seems that Barack Obama said something like:
Discussion: Washington Monthly
The Hill:
50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill 2008 - Top 10  —  Political party: Democrat.  —  Dating status: “Happily single”  —  She's striking - and accident-prone.  —  Three weeks ago, Tulani Elisa, a legislative assistant for Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), fell down while going up the Metro escalator that leads into Dupont Circle.
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The Hill:
The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful 2008  —  Welcome to The Hill's fifth …
Discussion: The Swamp
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Audio: This is not the Ludacris that Barack Obama thought he knew; Update: Obama spokesman condemns  —  It hasn't gained enough critical media mass yet to warrant the pro forma denunciatory campaign statement, but the week is still young.  Lyrics are available in the YouTube sidebar …
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Amanda Erickson / The Swamp:
Obama + Ludacris = best friends 4eva
Mother Jones:
There's Something About Mary: Unmasking a Gun Lobby Mole  —  NEWS: Mary McFate was a prominent gun control activist.  Mary Lou Sapone was a freelance spy with an NRA connection.  They are the same person.  A Mother Jones investigation.  —  This is the story of two Marys.
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Presidential Race Tightens to 4 Points  —  PRINCETON, NJ — After moving into a nine percentage point lead over John McCain in Gallup Poll Daily tracking of national registered voters this past weekend, Barack Obama now leads by just four points, 46% to 42%.
Jerusalem Post:
Olmert says he will resign after Kadima elects new leader  —  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert held a special press conference on Wednesday at 8 p.m. where he announced he will not run in the Kadima primary scheduled to take place in September, adding that he would resign from office upon selection of a successor …
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New York Times:
Olmert to Resign After September Vote
Discussion: Guardian and Hot Air
David Stout / New York Times:
Democrats Call for Contempt Charges Against Rove  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats on both sides of the Capitol assailed the administration's handling of the Justice Department yet again on Wednesday, and a House committee recommended contempt charges against Karl Rove, who was President Bush's top political adviser.
Discussion: TPMMuckraker and Salon
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Andy Barr / The Hill:
House Judiciary Committee holds Rove in contempt
Carol Marin / Chicago Sun Times:
Women voters aren't warming to ‘cool’ Obama  —  The Obama campaign has a woman problem.  How big?  How small?  It's not clear, but in a close election, small can be big.  —  And Michelle Obama spoke to it Monday in Chicago.  —  Departing from her prepared remarks …
National Enquirer:
EDWARDS' HU$H MONEY TO MISTRESS  —  A NATIONAL ENQUIRER investigation has uncovered John Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter - the mother of his “love child” - has been secretly receiv­ing $15,000 a month as part of an elaborate cover-up orchestrated by the former presidential contender.
1450 WILM NEWSRADIO IS DELAWARE'S NEWS NOW.:
Romney “Not Planning” On VP Nod  —  “I think there's some great people he could choose from and I expect he will do that.  But I don't plan on being part of the ticket.”  —  Campaign 2008: Get the latest news, video, and polls!  —  AUDIO: Romney talks about VP rumors on 850 KOA's The Ride Home
Discussion: Balloon Juice and TIME.com
 
 
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Rich Lowry / The Corner:
John Kasich  —  Michael Novak floated his name in here a few weeks ago …
Discussion: TownHall Blog
Rose Garden / White House:
President Bush Meets with Cabinet Members
Rocky Anderson / The Nation:
Today in The Nation: Open Letter to Barack Obama
CNN:
Legislators aim to snuff out penalties for pot use
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
REPEATING FACT-CHECKED LINES
Neil Vigdor / Stamford Advocate:
A ‘big rat’ may greet Lieberman at GOP convention
Discussion: Firedoglake and The Raw Story
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Poll: Most Americans want offshore drilling
Discussion: Commentary, TIME.com and Salon
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Hopium helps you forget several unpleasant facts
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Tim Rutten / Los Angeles Times:
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New York Observer:
Mac Attack  —  They Adored Him!  Senator McCain Had the Press Eating …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Richardson will host Clinton fundraisers
Discussion: TIME.com and MSNBC
Tim Wu / New York Times:
OPEC 2.0  —  AMERICANS today spend almost as much on bandwidth …
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
Michael Novak / The Corner:
The Flag in the Lapel  —  Now we know why Obama took the American flag off his lapel.
Agence France Presse:
Saudi religious police ban pet cats and dogs
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Restaurant Chains Close as Diners Reduce Spending
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