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11:10 AM ET, August 11, 2008

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New York Times:
Georgia Fight Spreads, Moscow Issues Ultimatum  —  GORI, Georgia — Russia issued an ultimatum to Georgian forces on Monday to surrender completely in and around the western pro-Russian separatist enclave of Abkhazia, in a sign that fighting could escalate on a second front in the west of Georgia.
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Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
Putin Makes His Move  —  The details of who did what to precipitate Russia's war against Georgia are not very important.  Do you recall the precise details of the Sudeten Crisis that led to Nazi Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia?  Of course not, because that morally ambiguous dispute …
William Kristol / New York Times:
Will Russia Get Away With It?  —  In August 1924, the small nation of Georgia, occupied by Soviet Russia since 1921, rose up against Soviet rule.  On Sept. 16, 1924, The Times of London reported on an appeal by the president of the Georgian Republic to the League of Nations.
Mikheil Saakashvili / Wall Street Journal:
The War in Georgia Is a War for the West  —  As I write, Russia is waging war on my country.  —  On Friday, hundreds of Russian tanks crossed into Georgian territory, and Russian air force jets bombed Georgian airports, bases, ports and public markets.  Many are dead, many more wounded.
Tony Halpin / Times of London:
We helped in Iraq - now help us, beg Georgians  —  As Russia forces its neighbour to retreat from South Ossetia, the people of Gori tell our correspondent of betrayal by the West  —  As a Russian jet bombed fields around his village, Djimali Avago, a Georgian farmer, asked me: “Why won't America and Nato help us?
Washington Post:
Bush, Cheney Increasingly Critical of Russia Over Aggression in Georgia  —  The White House stepped up its criticism of Russia for escalating the conflict in Georgia, with President Bush warning Monday that Russia's “disproportionate response” is unacceptable and Vice President Cheney adding …
Hotline On Call:
Sunday Snapshot — Georgia On My Mind  —  The conflict between Russia and neighboring Georgia, and how John McCain and Barack Obama would deal with such a situation, dominated Sunday news discussion.  VA Gov. Tim Kaine (D) and NM Gov. Bill Richardson (D) discussed Obama's stance on “Face the Nation” and “This Week,” respectively.
TigerHawk:
True colors: Where's the “anti-war” movement on the Russo-Georgia war?
Discussion: The Corner
StrategyPage:
Why Georgia Lost The War
Discussion: A Blog For All
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
What Is Maximum Pressure?  —  Washington Times calls …
Discussion: Eschaton
Blake Fleetwood / The Huffington Post:
What a Convenient Little War for The Republicans
Washington Post:
Black Sea Watershed
ABCNEWS:
Wolfson: Edwards' Cover-up Cost Clinton the Nomination  —  Aides Say She Would Have Won Iowa if Edwards Affair was Exposed  —  Sen. Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic presidential nominee if John Edwards had been caught in his lie about an extramarital affair and forced out of the race last year …
Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
7 worrisome signs for Obama  —  A few weeks back, Time magazine was musing that John McCain was in danger of sliding from “a long shot” to a “no-shot.”  Around the same time, a hard-nosed former Hillary Clinton insider declared the race “effectively over” thanks to the McCain campaign's ineptitude …
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LATimes / Top of the Ticket:
Now ready for prime time: Michelle Obama
Discussion: Salon
Serge F. Kovaleski / New York Times:
Behind a Meeting That Exposed Edwards's Affair  —  It was the encounter that would unceremoniously hoist former Senator John Edwards's extramarital affair into full public view: a visit last month with the woman and her baby in a hotel room in Beverly Hills, Calif., where Mr. Edwards …
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Pat Forde / ESPN:
‘No way’ turns into ‘no quit’ for Lezak, men's relay team … BEIJING — Halfway through what might have been the greatest comeback swim in Olympic history, Jason Lezak peered through his goggles at the lane to his right and briefly abandoned hope.  —  “The thought really entered my mind for a split second,” Lezak said.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Obama's VP choice imminent via website, e-mail, text message  —  Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, is on vacation in Hawaii tonight.  We believe.  But, thanks to loyal Ticket reader Mark, just minutes ago we learned that the freshman senator's presidential campaign …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Can It Happen Here?  —  The draft Democratic Party platform that was sent out last week puts health care reform front and center.  “If one thing came through in the platform hearings,” says the document, “it was that Democrats are united around a commitment to provide every American access to affordable, comprehensive health care.”
Ted Johnson / Wilshire & Washington:
Angelina Jolie's Endorsement  —  It may seem as if most entertainment industry figures are aligning with Barack Obama and just a few with John McCain, but there are still a handful of famous names who are still on the fence.  And both campaigns are well aware of one star who stands out among the undecideds: Angelina Jolie.
Jesse Walker / Reason Magazine:
Isaac Hayes, RIP  —  Four reasons to miss Isaac Hayes, who died today:  —  1. Memphis.  If you like the gritty Memphis soul sound of the '60s, you like Isaac Hayes.  Before he was a star himself, Hayes wrote and produced a series of songs for other artists on the Stax roster, including some of Sam and Dave's best-known hits.
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Isaac Hayes, 65, a Creator of '70s Soul Style, Dies
 
 
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