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8:20 AM ET, August 28, 2008

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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Obama Wins Nomination; Biden and Bill Clinton Rally Party  —  DENVER — Barack Hussein Obama, a freshman senator who defeated the first family of Democratic Party politics with a call for a fundamentally new course in politics, was nominated by his party on Wednesday to be the 44th president of the United States.
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Stephen Green / Pajamas Media:
Live from DNC: Bill Get His Digs In  —  Biden's speech?  Surprisingly good.  Bill Clinton's?  Read between the lines and you see what he thinks of Obama...  I've never been called a man of few words, but let me say this as short as I can — yes, yes, yes I accept the nomination.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
A Clinton Masterpiece  —  Readers know my personal disdain for Bill Clinton.  But longtime readers will also know I have always defended his solid centrist, smart record in office and defended him against his most over-reaching enemies.  Tonight, I think, was one of the best speeches he has ever given.
Walter Alarkon / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Biden Fumbles Military Terms  —  Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden might be the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but for at least a split second Wednesday, he got confused about some very simple military terminology.  —  Speaking at the Democratic National Convention …
Discussion: Hot Air
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
THE EX-PRESIDENT.  —  He left little unsaid.  For all the talk of Bill Clinton's anger, his resentment, his grudges, Clinton took the stage tonight and threw the full weight of his prestige behind Barack Obama.  Leveraging that peculiar credibility that comes from being one of four living Americans …
Paul Hogarth / The Huffington Post:
Schweitzer Steals the Show; Hillary Calls for Unity
Discussion: BeyondChron and DownWithTyranny!
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Rove tried to kill Lieberman VP pick  —  Republican strategist Karl Rove called Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) late last week and urged him to contact Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to withdraw his name from vice presidential consideration, according to three sources familiar with the conversation.
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International Herald Tribune:
McCain to announce running mate on Friday  —  WASHINGTON: Senator John McCain has decided on his running mate, two Republican strategists in contact with McCain's campaign said Wednesday.  He is expected to reveal his choice at a rally at a basketball arena in Dayton, Ohio, at 11 a.m. Friday.
The Politico:
McCain selects his VP  —  Sen. McCain has chosen his running mate and the person will be notified on Thursday, a senior campaign official said.  —  A friend said McCain had pretty much settled on his selection early this week, and it crystallized in the past few days.
Discussion: Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, DBKP and TIME.com
CNN:
Sources: McCain to reveal VP Friday in Ohio  —  DENVER (CNN) - John McCain has decided on his running mate and will officially reveal his pick on Friday in Ohio, multiple sources tell CNN.  —  A knowledgeable Republican source says there the matter was settled at a major meeting of McCain's advisers Wednesday.
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
Robert D. Novak / UnionLeader.com:
Robert Novak: Lieberman told McCain to choose someone else
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
JOHN KERRY — WOW!  —  Most of the nets aren't showing it.  But John Kerry's giving a really good speech on the foreign policy front.  Knocking McCain for standing on an aircraft three months after 9/11 and calling out ‘next stop Baghdad.’ He's going through the list of McCain's foreign policy goofs …
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Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:
Obama in Never-Before-Aired ‘Nightline’ Interview From 2004: Praises John Kerry's Experience, Disses ‘Cut and Run’ Proposals From Iraq  —  It was a very different time, the Iraq war was just over a year old, and then-State Sen. Barack Obama was in a very different place.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama camp blasts National Review writer as “slimy character assassin”  —  Barack Obama's campaign hasn't advertised this a great deal this week, but the campaign's “Action Wire” has been waging large-scale campaigns against critics.  That includes tens of thousands of e-mails …
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John McCormick / The Swamp:
Obama campaign confronts WGN radio
Discussion: Top of the Ticket and The Corner
Michael Calderone / The Politico:
MSNBC prez defends convention team  —  DENVER — Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors at this week's Democratic convention, some staff members say there are sharp internal disputes at the cable network over whether its opinion and personality-driven political coverage has crossed the line.
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Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
'Let's Wrap Him Up': Olbermann Tries To Get Rid of Republican Murphy
Discussion: Wizbang and Olbermann Watch
New York Times:
Democrats Work to Minimize Stadium Setting's Political Risks  —  DENVER — When Senator Barack Obama announced in early July that he would give his nomination address in an outdoor stadium in front of 75,000 people, he wowed members of both parties who saw it as an inspired stroke of campaign image making.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
TOGA!  TOGA!  TOGA!  —  We've written about Barack Obama's Greek Temple here and here.  Now, the McCain campaign has joined in the ridicule: … The McCain campaign suggests these suitable togas:  —  The Nobleman: This toga is recommended for men.  For celebrities and lobbyists, please add the red over toga.
Discussion: Sadly, No!, Gateway Pundit and Hot Air
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Bush's 2004 temple  —  Barack Obama's appearance in Denver …
Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors  —  Asa Eslocker Was Investigating the Role of Lobbyists and Top Donors at the Convention  —  DENVER—Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
ABC News Producer Arrested
Discussion: DBKP
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Master Has Arrived  —  In the time-honored tradition of the notebook dump, some thoughts and observations on the Democratic convention so far:  —  As for Bill Clinton's speech, halfway through I thought: The Master has arrived.  Crazy Bill, the red-faced Rageaholic, was somewhere else.
Discussion: PSoTD and Chicago Boyz
George Will / Real Clear Politics:
The Devils in His Details  —  DENVER — When Barack Obama feeds rhetorical fishes and loaves to the multitudes in the football stadium Thursday night, he should deliver a message of sufficient particularity that it seems particularly suited to Americans.  One more inspirational oration …
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Enough Already  —  Biden's doing a great job, just as I expected.  —  But come on: To listen to the Democrats you'd think the Great Depression was a day at the beach.  There are economic challenges out there, hardships etc, sure.  But you'd think we're all living off of puddle water …
Discussion: TBogg
 
 
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Matt Welch / Reason:
All We Are Saying Is, Make Smarter War
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Dave Barry / National Journal Convention Coverage:
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Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
For Veteran Speaker, the Challenge of a Lifetime
Discussion: The Politico and TIME.com
Jason Roberson / Dallas Morning News:
Texas still leads nation in rate of uninsured residents
Michelle Malkin:
Document drop: Turning the tables again on Obama's speech-squelching thugs
Discussion: Doug Ross
Lisa Leff / Associated Press:
Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Biden's Speech  —  Eh.  The personal stuff was very effective.
Discussion: Swampland and Kevin Drum
CNN:
Biden  —  (CNN) — Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, Barack Obama's choice …
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