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2:52 AM ET, August 4, 2008

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Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN, RIP: Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the great Russian dissident and exposer of communist crimes, has passed away.  —  In books such as The Gulag Archipelago and A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, he did more than any other Russian writer to expose the crimes of communism.
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CNN:
Russian dissident, novelist Solzhenitsyn dead  —  (CNN) — The Russian novelist and historian Alexander Solzhenitsyn, whose works detailed the Soviet labor camp system, has died at 89, Russian news agencies reported Monday.  —  Awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1970 for “The First Circle …
Discussion: Done With Mirrors and At-Largely
Guardian:
Alexander Solzhenitsyn dies aged 89
Douglas Birch / Associated Press:   Solzhenitsyn, chronicler of Soviet gulag, dies
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
David Gergen: McCain's “Moses” ad is code for calling Obama “uppity”  —  In which the single dumbest, most paranoid racial charge of the campaign is recycled on national television by a former presidential advisor and current Harvard professor.  I said it before but it bears repeating …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
[POLE AXED] OR NOT  —  TPM Reader RY keeps us posted ...  Here's the video:  —  Late Update: A reader writes in to dispute that Tapper looks “pole axed” in response to Gergen's comment.  And looking again he may be right, though it's possible he was pole axed on the inside.
Rasmussen Reports:
Only 22% Say McCain Ad Racist, But Over Half (53%) See Obama …
Allison O'Keefe / CBS News:
O-Force One  —  From CBS News' Allison O'Keefe:  —  Barack Obama's new campaign plane is nothing short of grand.  Well, for the candidate that is.  —  Obama's section of the plane rivals that of any first class.  Recently the front cabin of the Boeing 757 was retrofitted to install four individual chairs that resemble La-Z-Boys.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
John Kerry rebukes Wesley Clark on Meet the Press: Brokaw loses his memory too  —  In one segment Kerry can be really good on NBC and then be equally bad the next.  On Meet the Press today, Tom Brokaw asked John Kerry about Wesley Clark's Face the Nation segment.
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Meet The Press: John Kerry Asks Where's McCain's Respectful Campaign …
Discussion: Liberty Street
Associated Press:
Poll finds little support for Obama  —  TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A new poll found little support among Oklahoma voters for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.  —  The Oklahoma Poll found that Republican John McCain has broad support in the state to lead Obama by 32%age points, 56% to 24%.
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Gallup:   Gallup Daily: Obama 45%, McCain 44%
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
John McCain, Barack Obama: Tied again
David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
VP pick may chafe Hillary supporters  —  Many of the foremost activists in the women's movement ardently believe that Hillary Rodham Clinton should be Barack Obama's running mate — and primary wounds that are just beginning to heal may be torn back open should the Democratic nominee select someone else, as it seems very likely he will.
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John Bresnahan / The Crypt's Blogs:
House Republicans go back on the floor Monday to talk gas prices  —  Continuing with their guerilla tactics from last week, House Republicans will be back on the floor Monday to talk gas prices, even though Congress is in recess, and they may stay there all week.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Obama Wants Full Voting Rights for Florida and Michigan Delegates  —  It seems like another lifetime ago, but remember all the fuss about Michigan and Florida?  —  After those states held their primaries in violation of Democratic Party rules, the party cracked down on them and said their delegates …
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Obama Central: Peace, Harmony and Deep Secrecy  —  CHICAGO — The bustling Obama headquarters on North Michigan Avenue invites comparisons to a start-up, teeming with young people in jeans clutching BlackBerrys as they walk through the halls.  Yet in Democratic circles, another …
 
 
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Michael / Discourse.net:
New Low For McCain Campaign: Obama == The Anti-Christ
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The Cosmopolitan  —  As the presidential candidates enter …
New York Times:
Anthrax Case Renews Questions on Bioterror
Discussion: TPMCafe
LATimes / Top of the Ticket:
John McCain may turn to Virginia for a VP candidate
Discussion: The Swamp
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
MoDo 's Latest Takedown of Women Voters
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Hello To All That Again
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Global Warming Did It! Well, Maybe Not.
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Iraq parl't puts off divisive elections vote
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Obama agrees to three fall debates, chances for town halls dim
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
‘Bomb Bomb Iran’? Not Likely.
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Larry Rohter / New York Times:
Shipping Costs Start to Crimp Globalization
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McCain's tech deficit poses problem
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Delicate Obama Path on Class and Race Preferences
 

 
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