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3:55 PM ET, August 7, 2008

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Zack McMillin / Memphis Commercial Appeal:
EMILY's List ‘shocked’ by Tinker campaign ads  —  According to the Web site politico.com, the feminist group that has supported Nikki Tinker's 9th District Congressional campaigns is distancing itself from her because of the commercials her campaign released attacking incumbent Congressman Steve Cohen.
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
What McCain Should Do Next  —  Notwithstanding the hype about Barack Obama, here is where the presidential race stands: John McCain was within an average of 1.9% of his Democratic opponent in last week's daily Gallup tracking poll.  —  It shouldn't be this close.  Sen. Obama should be way ahead.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Win Points for McCain!  —  Spread John McCain's official talking points around the Web — and you could win valuable prizes!  —  That, in essence, is the McCain campaign's pitch to supporters to join its new online effort, one that combines the features of “AstroTurf” campaigning with the sort …
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
THE EXCITING WORLD OF ASTROTURF MCCAIN ADVOCACY.
Discussion: Donklephant and Wonkette
Drudge Report:
SPEAKER OF THE FLOP: PELOSI SELLS 2,737 COPIES OF BOOK  —  The most powerful woman in the history of American politics is suffering a humiliating defeat at the nation's bookstores, sales figures show.  —  In her first week at market, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sold just 2,737 copies …
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Benjamin Svetkey / EW.com:
John McCain: My Pop-Culture Favorites  —  The presumptive Republican presidential nominee talks to EW about his picks in movies ("Viva Zapata!," Indiana Jones), TV shows ("Seinfeld," “The Wire"), singers (Roy Orbison, Usher), and a fictional president he admires
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New York Times:
Guilty as Ordered  —  Now that was a real nail-biter.  The court designed by the White House and its Congressional enablers to guarantee convictions of high-profile detainees in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba — using evidence obtained by torture and secret evidence as desired — has held its first trial.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama: “America is no longer what it once was”  —  When presidential candidates answer questions from children about why they want the job, most will give an answer that uplifts the child and the candidate.  Not Barack Obama.  At a campaign stop in Elkhart, Indiana, a seven-year-old girl asked …
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
A Way Back to the High Road?  —  The first question I asked John McCain and then Barack Obama was: How do you feel about the tone and direction of the campaign so far?  —  No surprise.  Both men pronounced themselves thoroughly frustrated by the personal bitterness and negativism they have seen …
Detroit Free Press:
Kilpatrick will spend night in jail  —  Giles unmoved by mayor's apology  —  Judge Ronald Giles just sent Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to jail moments after the mayor pleaded for forgiveness and admitted he made an unauthorized trip to Windsor on city business.
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Detroit News:
Mayor Kilpatrick jailed, files appeal
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Exploding The Edwards Mistress Scandal  —  The Raleigh News & Observer, which unlike other newspapers has never declared itself too good for the John Edwards love-child scandal, is first with the angle that will probably at long last propel the sordid tale into the Times and Washington Post …
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Washington Post:
Bush Begins Beijing Visit as China Rebukes His Rights Speech  —  President Bush arrived in Beijing late today to begin his Olympics visit, even as the Chinese government reminded the world that it opposes interference from other countries on human rights issues.
Discussion: Wilshire & Washington
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The PETA Files:
Cannibalistic Attack on Greyhound Bus Prompts Ad  —  As though it were a gruesome scene in a horror movie, a Canadian Greyhound passenger found himself in the hands of a highly disturbed man this past weekend while en route from Edmonton to Winnipeg.  Passengers riding the bus reported …
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CTV.ca:
PETA compares bus beheading to animal slaughter
Discussion: Wake up America
Martin Feldstein / Wall Street Journal:
The Tax Rebate Was a Flop.  Obama's Stimulus Plan Won't Work Either.  —  Congress enacted the tax rebate program earlier this year because it perceived a growing risk of recession.  In addition, it feared monetary policy alone would not be effective because of the dysfunctional credit markets.
Hillary Clinton / blog.hillaryclinton.com:
Let's Chat  —  I want to thank everyone for joining me here today for our live chat.  I'm so grateful to all of my online friends for the amazing support you continue to show me.  Your kind words mean so much to me, and you have been instrumental in working to help retire our campaign debt.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and The Caucus
Alice Thomson / Times of London:
Suddenly being green is not cool any more  —  As the credit crunch bites, environmental policies are being ditched.  But oddly we are doing better at saving the planet  —  Julie Burchill can't stand them.  According to her new book, Not in my Name: A Compendium of Modern Hypocrisy …
Financial Times:
Obama adviser blames McCain ad for poll dip  —  By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and Edward Luce in Elkhart, Indiana  —  A senior adviser to Barack Obama has blamed recent attack advertisements comparing the Democratic presidential hopeful to celebrities Britney Spears and Paris Hilton …
Saeed Shah / Guardian:
Pakistani president to be impeached  —  Pakistan's fragile coalition government today announced plans to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, throwing the country into new political turmoil.  —  Musharraf was today plotting his response with advisers and finally cancelled an on-off trip to the opening ceremony of the Olympic games.
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
Larry Sandler / JSOnline:
Fake names get voter registration workers investigated  —  Criminal investigations could be launched against at least six voter registration workers who tried to add dead, imprisoned or imaginary people to the voter rolls, according to the Milwaukee Election Commission and the organization that employed them.
 
 
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Ta-Nehisi Coates:
Especially the blacks and the Jews pt. 233231
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
A prayer for Hillary  —  Online Clinton supporters aren't thrilled …
Nate / FiveThirtyEight.com:
The Gang of 10: Obama's Checkmate?
Jason Trahan / Dallas Morning News:
Judge denies request for delayed re-trial in Holy Land case
Jeff Winbush / TheRoot:
Can Black Journalists Be Trusted to Cover Obama?
Katie Fretland / The Swamp:
McCain to appear in Penn. with Tom Ridge
Amanda / Think Progress:
Leahy's office hits back against Beck's Batman analogy.
Joshua Zumbrun / Forbes:
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Tony Messenger / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
State rep charged with assaulting teen
ABCNEWS:
Michelle Obama: Barack Is No Elitist
Discussion: Washington Post and TIME.com
Amanda / Think Progress:
Hayes: Iraqis Destroyed Their Own Country 'Far Worse Than Any Damage …
Times of London:
Dog-cloner denies she was Mormon sex kidnapper Joyce McKinney
Victor Davis Hanson / Real Clear Politics:
Hillary's Growing Shadow
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
The White House's Weak Denials
Jody Rosen / Slate:
Dude, You Stole My Article
Discussion: First Draft and BuzzMachine