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  • August 2008

    • Counterpunch Too Weak for Strategists

      Washington Post  |  Aug 7, 08 4:11 CDT

      Counterpunch Too Weak for Strategists

      (Newser) - After weeks of enduring blistering attacks from John McCain, Barack Obama is launching a counter-attack. His new “Maverick” ad is his sharpest yet, calling McCain out on his similarities to George Bush. But Democratic strategists still don’t think Obama is hitting hard enough, the Washington Post reports. “If somebody attacks you ... you have to counterattack,” one strategist said. “You want to look tough.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Obama 2008  • negative campaigning  • attack ad

    • Clinton Hint at Denver Antics Sends Dems Into Spin Cycle

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 7, 08 3:11 CDT

      Clinton Hint at Denver Antics Sends Dems Into Spin Cycle

      (Newser) - Reps for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are underlining their message of Democratic unity, the Chicago Tribune reports, after the emergence of video footage in which Clinton said she thought some gesture by her delegates to the party convention—perhaps even the placing of her name in nomination—could be cathartic for the Democratic party. Ben Smith, in Politico, thinks such a move unlikely, and a dissonant note Obama wants to avoid. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democratic National Convention

    • Fla. Man Held in Obama Death Threat

      Associated Press  |  Aug 7, 08 3:07 CDT

      Fla. Man Held in Obama Death Threat

      (AP) - Federal authorities today arrested a Florida man on charges of threatening to assassinate Barack Obama. Raymond Hunter Geisel was ordered held without bail today at a brief court hearing. The Secret Service says Geisel made the threat during a training class for bail bondsmen in Miami in late July. More »

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      Barack Obama  • assassination

    • Obama's Right to Go Negative

      New Republic  |  Aug 7, 08 2:24 CDT

      Obama's Right to Go Negative

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is going negative on John McCain, something he never did in the primary race against Hillary Clinton. But that doesn’t mean he’s abandoning a winning strategy. The current race is worlds apart from his tête-à-tête with Clinton, Noam Scheiber writes in the New Republic . For one, it’s “easier to go negative on an old white guy.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Obama 2008  • McCain 2008  • negative campaigning

    • Obama's Accepting Outlook Forged in Diverse Hawaii

      Associated Press  |  Aug 7, 08 12:00 CDT

      Obama's Accepting Outlook Forged in Diverse Hawaii

      (Newser) - Barack Obama spent his formative years in Hawaii and islanders say the unique and diverse nature of the 50th state helped shape the candidate's outlook on life, the AP reports. Obama's racial identity was forged in the state where everybody belongs to a minority group, and the accomodating nature of island politics helped shape his policial outlook. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hawaii  • tolerance  • ethnic diversity

    • Abortion Swells Obama's Woes With Catholics

      New York Times  |  Aug 7, 08 9:05 AM CDT

      Abortion Swells Obama's Woes With Catholics

      (Newser) - Democrats are making a major push for Catholic voters, a demographic that decisively chose George W. Bush over the Catholic John Kerry in 2004. To win back a once-reliable constituency, Democrats may offer a convention speaking slot to Bob Casey, the Pennsylvania senator who opposes abortion rights. Even so, the New York Times reports, getting Catholics to vote Barack Obama may be difficult. More »

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      Barack Obama  • George W. Bush  • abortion  • John Kerry  • Kathleen Sebelius  • Catholics  • Tim Kaine  • Bob Casey  • Roman Catholic Church

    • Obama, Bayh Yield Few VP Clues

      New York Times  |  Aug 7, 08 8:45 AM CDT

      Obama, Bayh Yield Few VP Clues

      (Newser) - Barack Obama held a town hall meeting in Indiana yesterday, but the star of the show was the man who introduced him: Evan Bayh, the arch-Clintonite senator rumored to be sitting atop Obama's VP shortlist. But, as the New York Times reports, neither Obama nor Bayh could be drawn on the subject, leaving media to divine what body language between the two might mean. More »

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      Barack Obama  • vice president  • vice presidential candidate  • running mate  • Evan Bayh

    • Candidates Keen to Quit Bickering

      Washington Post  |  Aug 7, 08 5:45 AM CDT

      Candidates Keen to Quit Bickering

      (Newser) - John McCain and Barack Obama would prefer to steer the White House race out of the gutter and back onto the high road, writes David Broder in the Washington Post reports. In separate interviews, both candidates expressed frustration with the tone and direction of the campaign over the last two months and the tit-for-tat blows. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • negative campaigning  • presidential debate  • campaign issues  • debate

    • Obama Takes Campaign to Gas Pumps

      Palm Beach Post  |  Aug 6, 08 4:34 CDT

      Obama Takes Campaign to Gas Pumps

      (Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign will run an energy-themed ad on TVs on Florida gas pumps starting today, the Palm Beach Post reports. The commercial highlights alternative-energy research and tax cuts as parts of Obama's plan to "break the grip of foreign oil," while presenting John McCain as more of the status quo. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Florida  • Obama 2008  • alternative energy  • gas stations

    • Why the Rift Isn't Healing

      MSNBC  |  Aug 6, 08 3:00 CDT

      Why the Rift Isn't Healing

      (Newser) - A little more than a month after the joint rally in Unity, NH, the Obama-Clinton relationship is still chilly, writes Howard Fineman, who faults both sides for letting their continuing squabble turn what should be a slam-dunk election year for the Democrats into a squeaker. For someone who’s running partly on the claim that his knack for diplomacy will heal the world, Obama has done surprisingly little to reach out to his former rivals. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democrats  • Bill Clinton  • campaign  • DNC  • fundraiser  • campaign debt

    • Pawlenty Prods GOP to Act Like Obama

      Associated Press  |  Aug 6, 08 2:54 CDT

      Pawlenty Prods GOP to Act Like Obama

      (Newser) - Tim Pawlenty, the Republican governor of Minnesota often mentioned as a possible running mate for John McCain, urged GOP candidates to act more like Democrat Barack Obama. "Say what you will about Barack Obama," Pawlenty said today, "people gravitate when you have something positive to say. … People want to follow hopeful, optimistic, civil, decent leaders. They don't want to follow some negative, scornful person." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Republicans  • GOP  • Minnesota  • Tim Pawlenty

    • For Bayh, Third Time May Be the Charm for No. 2 Slot

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 6, 08 2:26 CDT

      For Bayh, Third Time May Be the Charm for No. 2 Slot

      (Newser) - Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh’s currency with the Obama campaign may be on the rise, perhaps giving the perennial Democratic veep candidate a shot at the Naval Observatory, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many think Bayh’s foreign policy experience would bolster Obama’s perceived lack of experience, and his modest demeanor could offset the Illinois senator’s grandiloquence. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • vice president  • vice presidential sweepstakes  • Evan Bayh

    • Obama Network of Big Donors Rivals Bush's

      New York Times  |  Aug 6, 08 11:55 AM CDT

      Obama Network of Big Donors Rivals Bush's

      (Newser) - Barack Obama likes to point to the avalanche of small-money donations that account for a full half of his record $340 million haul. But he has also been carefully cultivating a network of big-money bundlers since his earliest days in the Senate, the New York Times reports. As a result, Obama’s fleet of boosters are on pace to rival even George W. Bush’s vaunted “rangers” and “pioneers.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • election 2008  • Obama 2008  • campaign finance  • bundlers

    • Johansson Regrets Obama Email Flap

      Associated Press  |  Aug 6, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      Johansson Regrets Obama Email Flap

      (Newser) - Scarlett Johansson might laugh about it now, but she was embarrassed by the media coverage of her so-called "email relationship" with Barack Obama. "I was merely trying to express my delight at Obama's commitment to his campaign…and how wonderful and refreshing that is. And it was manipulated into such an unfortunate media frenzy of kind of a nonstory." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Barack Obama supporters  • sexism  • Scarlett Johansson  • celebrity interview

    • Oil Rhetoric Gets Silly

      Washington Post  |  Aug 6, 08 10:31 AM CDT

      Oil Rhetoric Gets Silly

      (Newser) - It might as well be a mathematical formula: High gas prices + oncoming election = stupid policy, writes Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post. John McCain, once the possessor of a sensible energy plan, now screeches incessantly about outer-continental shelf drilling, as though this would instantly solve the energy crisis. Barack Obama, who once earned plaudits for resisting McCain and Hillary Clinton's gimmicky gas tax holiday, now wants to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an even costlier gimmick. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • gas prices  • Obama 2008  • McCain 2008  • oil drilling  • energy policy  • strategic petroleum reserve

    • Top 5 Flip-Flops (So Far)

      Politico  |  Aug 6, 08 8:43 AM CDT

      Top 5 Flip-Flops (So Far)

      (Newser) - As both presidential candidates hurl accusations of backtracking and hypocrisy at each other, Politico and PolitiFact team up to explain the five most important flip-flops of the race so far. PolitiFact rates Obama’s stance on tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve a “full flop,” citing strong prior opposition. McCain’s take on offshore drilling is rated a “half-flip,” taking into account his shift from a states’ rights position to staunch advocacy. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • flip flop

    • McCain Goes Green ... With Envy

      New York Times  |  Aug 6, 08 7:52 AM CDT

      McCain Goes Green ... With Envy

      (Newser) - Why is John McCain, "a man who prides himself on honor," taking the low road in his campaign against Barack Obama? For Maureen Dowd, the reason is clear: the Arizona senator is "pea-green with envy." Even more than Bill Clinton or Jesse Jackson, McCain can't stand that a younger, more handsome politician has usurped his place and become the "new wunderkind in town." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • McCain 2008  • Straight Talk Express  • envy

    • Paris Video Riffs on McCain's Ad

      ABC  |  Aug 5, 08 9:40 CDT

      Paris Video Riffs on McCain's Ad

      (Newser) - Paris Hilton says she’s “like, totally ready to lead” in her video response to John McCain—the "wrinkly, white-haired guy"—for his ad comparing Barack Obama to tabloid celebrities like herself, ABC News reports. In the deadpan video posted on funnyordie.com, the heiress figures she's now a candidate herself and explains her serious-sounding energy policy while reclining in a lawn chair in her bathing suit. “I’ll see you at the debates, bitches,” she says. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go pick out a vice president.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • celebrity  • Los Angeles  • Paris Hilton  • campaign advertising

    • Anti-Obama Bloggers Claim Censorship

      New York Sun  |  Aug 5, 08 7:25 CDT

      Anti-Obama Bloggers Claim Censorship

      (Newser) - A rash of bloggers running anti-Obama sites are charging that Google took away their soapboxes, the New York Sun reports. Many of their blogs were temporarily suspended, likely after being flagged as spam by Obama supporters. Google reactivated the conservative blogs the next day, but those involved are not satisfied with the company’s apparent lack of safeguards. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Google  • censorship  • blogger  • blogs

    • McCain Hopes $6M Olympic Ad Buy a Winner

      Advertising Age  |  Aug 5, 08 2:02 CDT

      McCain Hopes $6M Olympic Ad Buy a Winner

      (Newser) - Athletes won’t be the only competitors when the Beijing Olympics open Friday, Advertising Age reports: John McCain’s campaign made a last-minute, $6 million ad buy with NBC, topping the whopping $5 million Democratic opponent Barack Obama is spending. The large national scope of the advertising blitz is a rarity in recent presidential campaigns. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • McCain 2008  • NBC  • political advertising

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