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4:15 PM ET, August 15, 2008

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John R Bolton / Telegraph:
After Russia's invasion of Georgia, what now for the West?  —  At least for now, the smoke seems to be clearing from the Georgian battlefield.  But the extent of the wreckage reaches far beyond that small country.  —  Russia's invasion across an internationally recognised border …
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New York Times:
Rice Presses for Pullout as Georgia Signs Cease-Fire  —  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was there to see Georgia sign a cease-fire agreement with Russia on Friday and then declared that all Russian troops must leave Georgian territory immediately.  —  Ms. Rice, who was in Georgia …
Jim Heintz / Associated Press:
Russia: Poland risks attack because of US missiles  —  MOSCOW - A top Russian general said Friday that Poland's agreement to accept a U.S. missile interceptor base exposes the ex-communist nation to attack, possibly by nuclear weapons, the Interfax news agency reported.
Wall Street Journal:
Evidence in Georgia Belies Russia's Claims of ‘Genocide’
Discussion: Danger Room
CNN:
Bush warns Russians against ‘bullying’
Discussion: Associated Press
Strobe Talbott / Washington Post:
Russia's Ominous New Doctrine?
Discussion: Guardian and FP Passport
Satyam / Think Progress:
McCain: Georgia conflict is the ‘first serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War.’  —  Speaking at the Aspen Institute in Colorado yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that recent Russian aggression in Georgia is the “first...serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War.”
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow  —  John McCain deems the Georgia-Russia war the “first serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War”:  —  Satyam notes “the Gulf War, 9/11, and the Iraq War, to name a few” as possible alternatives.  But beyond McCain's seemingly poor memory …
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
THAT WORD “CRISIS” DOES NOT MEAN WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS …
CBN.com:
Rick Warren Plans to Bring up Obama, McCain's Personal Life  —  It's going to get a little personal Saturday night at Saddleback Church in California.  John McCain and Barack Obama will spend an hour each talking to Pastor Rick Warren at his Compassion Forum.
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Hope Ditto / Political Radar:
Jenna Bush Wedding Pastor Rips McCain  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis and Hope Ditto report: The pastor who officiated Jenna Bush's wedding ripped into Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Friday for jokingly volunteering his wife last week for a beauty pageant that often features contestants topless.
Washington Wire:
Christian PAC to Air Pro-Obama Ad
Discussion: USA Today and TPM Election Central
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: LOSING MY RELIGION?  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro  —  *** Losing my religion?  On Saturday night, McCain and Obama appear at their first forum together when they speak at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church in California.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain alarms base with abortion comment
Ryan Corsaro / CBS News:
McCain Meets With T. Boone Pickens, Dodges Question About Anti-Obama Book  —  From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro:  —  (ASPEN, COLO.) - T. Boone Pickens was waiting for John McCain in a small conference room at the Aspen Meadows Resort, where the two, according to Pickens, were going to be “talking about the Pickens plan.”
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
McCain rises to ABBA's defense
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and Shakesville
Associated Press:
North Texas school district will let teachers carry guns  —  Comments Recommend  —  HARROLD, Texas — A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month, a newspaper reported.
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Mark Agee / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Small Texas school district lets teachers, staff pack pistols
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Anchorage Daily News:
Prosecutors lay out new information against Stevens  —  New information filed late Thursday by federal prosecutors says Sen. Ted Stevens made more than $100,000 in profit off a Florida real estate deal after a friend secretly loaned him $31,000 interest-free to buy a condominium.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Michael Goodwin / NY Daily News:
Barack Obama blinks in Hillary face-off  —  Russia rolls over Georgia, Hillary Clinton does the same to Barack Obama.  Now we know who's boss.  —  Obama blinked and stands guilty of appeasing Clinton by agreeing to a roll call vote for her nomination.  That he might not have had much choice …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
RUSSIA THREATENS NUCLEAR ATTACK ON POLAND  —  Much is happening today in Georgia and other states formerly under the thumb of Russia.  President Saakashvili has signed a cease-fire agreement; Russian troops have nevertheless advanced within 35 miles of Tbilisi; President Bush denounced Russia for …
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Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:
Exclusive: Death Threats Against Obama and ‘Traitorous Liberals’ Posted On Rightwing O'Reilly Contributor's Website  —  On Wednesday night, Fox “News'” Bill O'Reilly continued his dishonest and deceptive attacks on websites, such as Huffington Post and Daily Kos, which he misleadingly describes as …
Discussion: Orcinus, Firedoglake and News Hounds
Mark R. Levin / The Corner:
Criticizing the Author and Not the Candidate  —  If you read the criticism of the Jerome Corsi book that is picking up speed in the liberal media, you will find much similarity and overlap.  The Obama campaign's effort to feed talking points to the media is having some effect.
Discussion: The Campaign Spot
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Jon Henke / The Next Right:
Jerome Corsi  —  The French Revolution produced the saying …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Francis Fukuyama / Wall Street Journal:
Iraq May Be Stable, But the War Was a Mistake  —  Sometime in May 2003, shortly after U.S. forces had taken Baghdad and President Bush landed on an aircraft carrier under the banner “Mission Accomplished,” an old friend remarked that he thought the war was going pretty well so far.
Jonathan S. Landay / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Another flub?  Bush vowed Navy aid to Georgia too soon  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush Wednesday promised that U.S. naval forces would deliver humanitarian aid to war-torn Georgia before his administration had received approval from Turkey, which controls naval access to the Black Sea …
Alan Au / The Huffington Post:
Is 5'7" John McCain Dressing For Defeat?  (PICTURES)  —  There has not been a President in The White House who has stood shorter than 5'8" since President McKinley took office in 1897.  At 5'7" John McCain is up against more than just 6'3" Barrack Obama, he's up against an American population …
Lisa Schiffren / The Corner:
Ungrateful Illegals  —  Here in New York City, as is well known, our officials never prosecute illegal aliens.  Nor do they prosecute — or even discourage — people running veritable businesses selling stuff on the sidewalks.  Much of that stuff, of course, is counterfeit designer items from China …
 
 
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Matt / Think Progress:
McCain admits to pandering on taxes: 'I have to be against tax …
CNN:
Body proves Bigfoot no myth, hunters say
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Rich Lowry / The Corner:
Speaking of Risks
Discussion: The New Republic
Gerard Baker / Times of London:
Georgia: Europe wins a gold medal for defeatism
Joe Miller / FactCheck.org:
Distorting the DHL Deal
Discussion: The Caucus and Boston Globe
Seth Swirsky / The Huffington Post:
President George W. Bush Made Obama Possible
Discussion: Bang the Drum
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
What She Doesn't Say  —  K-Lo yesterday:
Discussion: The Corner
 Earlier Items: 
The Politico:
Sports owners fund McCain, shun Obama
Discussion: The Swamp and Wonkette
Robert Farley / St. Petersburg Times:
PolitiFact: Obama campaign cherry-picks sources
Discussion: Wonk Room
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Great Illusion  —  So far, the international economic consequences …
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The End of Placeness  —  The end of placeness is one of the features of the campaign.
Johanna Neuman / The LA Times President Bush Blog:
Dick Cheney gets carded at polling place
Stuart Koehl / Weekly Standard:
The Pain Game  —  A military response to Russia's aggression?
Lynn Smith / Los Angeles Times:
Doc blames Clintons for 9/11 miniseries' DVD holdup
Jill Zuckman / Chicago Tribune:
John McCain and the POW church riot
 

 
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