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In Obama's Choice, a ‘Very Personal Decision’ — WASHINGTON — In the beginning, Senator Barack Obama was not entirely sold on Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. And Mr. Biden told friends that he was pessimistic of his chances of becoming Mr. Obama's Democratic running mate.
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McCain: Biden A “Very Wise Selection” — Tells Katie Couric Obama's Running Mate “Very Formidable,” Is “A Good Friend And Good Man” — (CBS) In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric Saturday at his home in Sedona, Ariz., presumptive GOP nominee John McCain had kind words …

Pawlenty: Obama should have picked Petraeus for VP.
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5 things Biden pick says about Obama
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Halperin: McCain's Houses Gaffe ‘One Of The Worst Moments’ Of The Campaign For...Barack Obama — Last week Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told Politico that he did not know how many homes he and his wife Cindy own. “I'll have my staff get to you,” McCain said. ThinkProgress noted …
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On the Tire Swing — Apparently on ABC this morning Mark Halperin was arguing that housegate would ultimately wind up being bad for . . . Barack Obama because . . . [all news is good news for John McCain] it “opened the door” to Rezko, Ayers, Wright and other attacks on Obama.
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RIDE THAT TIRE SWING! — From TPM Reader KB ... It's like a comic parody of the mentality I described a few days ago. Don't get in McCain's face because it'll just be so much worse for you if you. By God, just keep your head down and try to muddle through! If you're nice maybe he won't hit you.

More on the Clinton Controversy (Sigh) — John McCain's new television ad suggests that Barack Obama didn't pick Hillary Clinton as his running mate because he couldn't handle her criticisms—i.e., “the turth hurt and he couldn't handle it.” It's a dubious assertion, but the merits of the argument are …
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Today's new McCain ad quotes Clinton on Obama, asks why she's not on the ticket
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Anti-war protesters marching to Pepsi Center — The first major protest at the Democratic National Convention, which starts Monday, went off peacefully Sunday at noon. — Police officers, some on mountain bikes, escorted hundreds of war protesters from the steps of the Capitol down Colfax Avenue …
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“We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him” — Lynn Sweet has a great picture of the stage at the [manger] Pepsi Center in Denver:

Georgia, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia — I wrote a couple of weeks ago about my experiences in Georgia in the early 1990s, monitoring the various conflicts - Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and the then-Georgian civil war in Tbilisi - and noting that the secessionist conflicts were marked on each side …

Man arrested carrying weapons at Pelosi hotel — DENVER—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was briefly evacuated from her downtown Denver hotel on Saturday when a man carrying two hunting rifles and two pistols tried to check in to the hotel. — Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley …

Too Much of a Bad Thing — My mom did not approve of men who cheated on their wives. She called them “long-tailed rats.” — During the 2000 race, she listened to news reports about John McCain confessing to dalliances that caused his first marriage to fall apart after he came back from his stint as a P.O.W. in Vietnam.
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SOME MCCAIN CAMP INSIGHTS... From NBC's Kelly O'Donnell — Reporting on the road with the McCain campaign... The “Biden” ad: Advisors say that spot has been ready for “a couple days.” The McCain team says they assessed that Kaine “utterly disqualified himself” on the basis …

NBC Censors Sexual Orientation Of Openly Gay Gold Medalist Diver — According to OutSports.com, of the 10,708 athletes at the Olympics this year, just 10 have identified themselves publicly as being gay. Of the 10, Australian diver Matthew Mitcham is the only male gay athlete.

Support for Each Candidate Holds Steady — Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are locked in a highly competitive race for the White House, with voters giving McCain a clear edge as a potential commander in chief but Obama a sizable advantage on economic issues …
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