memeorandum: McCain Announces That Lieberman And Graham Are Going To Georgia (Greg Sargent/TPM Election Central)

7:00 PM ET, August 13, 2008

Top Items:

Gunman Kills Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman — Bill Gwatney, the chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party, was shot in his office in Little Rock Wednesday morning and died a few hours later, police officials said. — The officials said a single gunman fired three shots at Mr. Gwatney …

Discussion: Brilliant at Breakfast

Michelle Malkin:

I shot the Arkansas Democrat Party chairman — The Arkansas Democrat Party chairman was shot today at his office in a horrible attack and is in critical condition. There is scant information about the unhinged shooter, but it seems he was disgruntled over losing his job.

Discussion: www.redstate.com and Sadly, No!

Arkansas Online:

Gwatney shot at state Democratic headquarters — Gunman dead after chase, police say — LITTLE ROCK — A gunman shot Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney three times at the State Democratic Party Headquarters in Little Rock on Wednesday, fleeing the scene in a pickup and leading police …

Discussion: On Deadline and Box Turtle Bulletin

Fox News:

Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Dead After Shooting Inside Party Headquarters — The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party was shot and killed Wednesday after a man opened fire inside party headquarters in Little Rock, FOX News has confirmed. — Bill Gwatney was shot “multiple times” …

Discussion: Stop The ACLU and Gateway Pundit

ArkansasTimes:

Bill Gwatney killed; assailant dead UPDATE — KARK Photo at Democratic headquarters — Arkansas State Democratic Party Chair Bill Gwatney was fatally wounded at State Democratic Party Headquarters on Capitol Avenue about 11:50 a.m. today, witnesses at the scene said.

Discussion: Confederate Yankee and Hot Air

CNN:

Clintons: Arkansas Democratic leader killed — (CNN) — The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party died Wednesday, hours after a shooting at the party's headquarters, police said. — Chairman Bill Gwatney died at 3:59 Wednesday afternoon after a gunman entered his Little Rock office …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Blogs of War, D-Day and Democrats.com

Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press: Gunman fatally shoots Ark. Dem. Party chairman

Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press: Report of shots at Arkansas Dems headquarters

Agence France Presse: Arkansas Democratic leader dies after shooting: Clintons

Think Progress:
Chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party shot and in critical condition.

Discussion: Associated Press and Towleroad.com

Fox News:

Kristol: Colin Powell to Endorse Barack Obama — Sources say former Secretary of State Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol told FOX News exclusively on Thursday. — “He may well give a speech …

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James Gerber / Political Radar:
Powell Says He's Not Going to Dem Convention

Discussion: Hot Air and Atlas Shrugs

The Huffington Post: Brzezinksi: I Expect Powell To Endorse Obama

Pew Research Center:

Presidential Race Draws Even — GOP Base Getting Behind McCain — With less than two weeks to go before the start of the presidential nominating conventions, Barack Obama's lead over John McCain has disappeared. Pew's latest survey finds 46% of registered voters saying they favor or lean …

Discussion: The Swamp, Washington Wire, The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, Hot Air, The Other McCain, American Power and Riehl World View

Gallup:

Gallup Daily: Obama Up by 6, 48% to 42% — Similar to last two Gallup Poll Daily tracking reports — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Aug. 10-12 gives Barack Obama a six percentage point lead over John McCain in the race for president, 48% to 42% among national registered voters.

Discussion: Top of the Ticket

Dave Davies / Philly.com:
Poll: Obama leads in Pa., but not by much

Discussion: Pajamas Media and The Moderate Voice

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Pew Research: Presidential Race Draws Even

Discussion: Washington Monthly and American Prospect

Peter Hamby / CNN:

Georgian president to McCain: Move ‘from words to deeds’ — (CNN) - Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on Wednesday called for John McCain and other American leaders to do more for Georgia in their response to the conflict in his country. — “Yesterday, I heard Sen. McCain say …

Discussion: Wonk Room, Washington Post, ABCNEWS, Firedoglake, Matthew Yglesias, DownWithTyranny!, Hullabaloo, Think Progress, Taylor Marsh, The New Republic, The Nation, Hot Air, The Gun Toting Liberal?, TPMMuckraker, Political Machine, D-Day and Talking Points Memo

Ross Douthat:

Unrealpolitik — If Russia doesn't halt its advance into Georgia, here's what Max Boot would have the U.S. do: … To his credit, Boot goes on to note the obvious objection that Russia might be in a position to make life miserable for us if we started treating Georgia as '80s Afghanistan, take two.

Discussion: New York Times, The Sundries Shack, Wall Street Journal and Matthew Yglesias

White House:
President Bush Discusses Situation in Georgia, Urges Russia …

Discussion: New York Times, Guardian, Agence France Presse, Political Machine, International Herald Tribune, QandO, Beltway Confidential, Commentary, Buck Naked Politics, Atlas Shrugs and Stop The ACLU

Wall Street Journal:
Bush and Georgia

Discussion: Guardian, Commentary and Betsy's Page

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

McCain Announces That Lieberman And Graham Are Going To Georgia — At a press conference just now, John McCain redoubled his efforts to thrust himself into a leadership role on the Russia-Georgia crisis front, announcing that two top campaign surrogates, Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham, are going on a visit to Georgia.

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Swamp, The Daily Dish and Jonathan Martin's Blogs

Mosheh Oinounou / FOX Embeds:
Obama adviser lights up McCain on Georgia

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, The Washington Independent and MSNBC

Roger Kimball / Pajamas Media:

NY Times tries to torpedo anti-Obama book; succeeds in spreading its message — Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear. Jerome Corsi, author of the bestselling Unfit for Command in 2004, a book that turned the phrase “swift boat” into a verb and helped defeat John “Reporting for Duty” Kerry …

Discussion: The New Republic, Salon, Stumper, American Spectator, No More Mister Nice Blog, Swampland, TBogg, NewsBusters.org and The Mahablog

Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
I Know The Secrets That You Keep

Discussion: Washington Post, Boston Globe, Ben Smith's Blogs and TigerHawk

Peter Beinart / Washington Post:

Erasing The Race Factor — Obama's Best Hope Is To Face the Issue Directly — Barack Obama has a problem. He really, really doesn't want this campaign to be about race. He wants it to be about change, President Bush, the economy, gas prices, Iraq, Afghanistan — almost anything else.

Discussion: Matthew Yglesias, Ta-Nehisi Coates, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Moderate Voice, NewsBusters.org, Democratic Strategist, The Carpetbagger Report, Commentary, Weekly Standard Blog and American Spectator

Jacqueline Trescott / Washington Post:

Unabomber Objects to Newseum's Exhibit — Ted Kaczynski, the convicted “Unabomber,” is upset that his Montana cabin, where he was eventually captured, is part of a display at the Newseum. — In a handwritten letter to a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals …

Discussion: The Huffington Post

The Smoking Gun:
Kaczynski Angered By Predatory Home Loan

Discussion: Weekly Standard Blog

Clemente Lisi / New York Post:

PHELPS' PIG SECRET: HE'S BOY GORGE — Swimming sensation Michael Phelps has an Olympic recipe for success - and it involves eating a staggering 12,000 calories a day. — “Eat, sleep and swim. That's all I can do,” Phelps, who won two more gold medals today, told NBC when asked what he needs to win medals.

Rick Sallinger / CBS4Denver:

‘Gitmo On The Platte’ Set As Holding Cell For DNC — DENVER (CBS4) ― CBS4 News has learned if mass arrests happen at the Democratic Convention, those taken into custody will be jailed in a warehouse owned by the City of Denver. Investigator Rick Sallinger discovered the location and managed to get inside for a look.

Discussion: Weekly Standard Blog and Slapstick Politics

Andy / Towleroad.com:

MCCAIN TAKES $2300 CONTRIBUTION FROM OWNER OF GAY SEX SITE MANHUNT — You may have read about Manhunt.net founders Larry Basile and Jonathan Crutchley (above right) in Michael Joseph Gross' OUT article entitled “Has Manhunt Destroyed Gay Culture?” — Crutchley's political leanings are pointed out near the beginning of the piece:

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and Pam's House Blend