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  • July 2008

    • Obama Impressed Law School's Conservatives

      New Republic  |  Jul 23, 08 4:23 PM CDT

      Obama Impressed Law School's Conservatives

      (Newser) - The University of Chicago Law School—an institution noted for its conservative leanings—tried hard to recruit part-time lecturer Barack Obama into academia when his early political career was foundering, the New Republic reports. Some of the school's conservative scholars say they disagreed with Obama's political bent but were impressed with his willingness to hear opposing views—and may even cross over to vote for him. More »

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      Barack Obama  • bipartisanship  • University of Chicago  • professor  • law school

    • McCain Jab on War Most 'Scurrilous' in Memory: Klein

      Time  |  Jul 23, 08 3:58 PM CDT

      McCain Jab on War Most 'Scurrilous' in Memory: Klein

      (Newser) - John McCain’s latest jab at Barack Obama—“It seems to me that Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign”–stuns Joe Klein, who writes in Time that the Republican’s Iraq claim is the most “scurrilous statement by a major party candidate” he’s heard in nine elections. “It smacks of desperation,” Klein says. “How sad.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • troop surge  • negative campaigning  • Iraq exit strategy  • media bias

    • European Demands Vex Obama Camp

      Der Spiegel  |  Jul 23, 08 3:30 PM CDT

      European Demands Vex Obama Camp

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign is frustrated that his Berlin visit tomorrow is being over-analyzed, Der Spiegel reports—with Europeans complaining that he’s giving a mere stump speech, or that his address might lack substance. Obama is dropping in to outline his vision for trans-Atlantic alliances—he’s expected to give some tough love—and his people say they don’t appreciate the guff. More »

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      Barack Obama  • European Union  • foreign policy  • Berlin  • media bias  • Brussels

    • Ripping Media on One Hand, Mac Says It's 'Fun to Watch'

      Huffington Post  |  Jul 23, 08 2:34 PM CDT

      Ripping Media on One Hand, Mac Says It's 'Fun to Watch'

      (Newser) - Yesterday, as his campaign released an ad mocking the press corps’ affection for Barack Obama—and handed out press credentials rubbing it in—John McCain said the opposite to CBS’ Katie Couric. Mac “doesn’t think” the media has been unfair: “I'm certainly not complaining. And, in fact, I think it’s fun to watch." Observes Rachel Weiner on the Huffington Post, “so much for message discipline.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • France  • Katie Couric  • media bias  • contradiction

    • How Mac Can Get His Groove Back

      Time  |  Jul 23, 08 1:36 PM CDT

      How Mac Can Get His Groove Back

      (Newser) - It's not quite time for John McCain's "obit," Mark Halperin writes in Time , but we're getting there. How the Republican could right the ship: Realize that voters “want an upbeat president”—and stop pointing out his old age. Recognize that Americans care more about mortgages and health-care costs than about his life story. Try driving one message for longer than a day. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • gas prices  • mortgage crisis  • Osama bin Laden

    • Obama Visits Sderot, Meets Olmert, Abbas

      Associated Press  |  Jul 23, 08 12:45 PM CDT

      Obama Visits Sderot, Meets Olmert, Abbas

      (AP) - Barack Obama waded into the thicket of Mideast politics today, siting down with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and visiting Sderot, an Israeli city near the Gaza border that's a frequent target of rocket attacks. If Iran were to obtain nuclear weapons, Obama said at a press conference, it would mark a "game-changing situation not only in the Middle East but around the world," he said. "America must always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself against those who threaten its people." More »

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      Barack Obama  • election 2008  • Iran  • Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • nuclear

    • Obama Appears Cocky, Presidential

      New York Times  |  Jul 23, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      Obama Appears Cocky, Presidential

      (Newser) - The better Barack Obama’s foreign excursion goes, the more nervous Republicans get,  Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times. Images of John McCain happily sharing a golf cart with Bush 41 don’t contrast well with images of Obama happily sharing a helicopter with David Petraeus. But there is also an element of arrogance in the trip. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iraq  • Israel  • Iraq exit strategy  • foreign policy  • Jordan  • media bias  • American media

    • Best Iraq Policy Would Mix Mac, Obama Plans

      New York Times  |  Jul 23, 08 10:08 AM CDT

      Best Iraq Policy Would Mix Mac, Obama Plans

      (Newser) - John McCain was right about the surge, so it’s natural he’s eager to talk about it. But thanks to that very success, Barack Obama finds himself, by luck or cunning, positioned perfectly, Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times . As security improves, Iraqis want Americans to leave. If they don’t, Iraq will coalesce into a unified nation—unified against the US. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iraq  • election 2008  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Iraq exit strategy

    • VF Spoof Bumps New Yorker

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 23, 08 9:15 AM CDT

      VF Spoof Bumps New Yorker

      (Newser) - Vanity Fair has taken a jab at the New Yorker , posting a spoof of the magazine’s controversial Barack Obama cover on its website. VF ’s "cover" shows a doddering John McCain gripping a walker and fist-bumping his wife, Cindy, who cradles a pile of prescription drugs. In the background, the Constitution burns in the fireplace under a portrait of President Bush. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Michelle Obama  • Vanity Fair  • satire  • New Yorker magazine

    • Obama Health Care Cure May Prove Elusive

      New York Times  |  Jul 23, 08 8:09 AM CDT

      Obama Health Care Cure May Prove Elusive

      (Newser) - In a campaign that has made several big promises, perhaps Barack Obama's most ambitious vow is that he will bring down health care premiums by $2,500 by the end of his first term as president. But whether he can deliver that is an open question, writes the New York Times . Even if he can muster the political will to cut down a bloated system, the savings might not materialize. More »

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      Barack Obama  • health care  • health insurance  • health care reform  • health insurance premiums

    • Obama Meets With Israeli Leaders

      New York Times  |  Jul 23, 08 7:10 AM CDT

      Obama Meets With Israeli Leaders

      (Newser) - Barack Obama got an early start in Israel today, breakfasting with Ehud Barack and meeting Shimon Peres and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu before a stop at Yad Vashem, to lay a wreath at the Holocaust memorial, the New York Times reports. Peres greeted him warmly, saying he hoped for a “great president of the United States. That is the greatest promise for us and the rest of the world.”   More »

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      Barack Obama  • Israel  • foreign policy

    • Did McCain Dupe Novak on VP Pick?

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 23, 08 4:13 AM CDT

      Did McCain Dupe Novak on VP Pick?

      (Newser) - Conservative columnist Robert Novak triggered a frenzy of speculation that John McCain was about to announce his choice for runningmate just as Barack Obama was grabbing favorable headlines on his trip to Iraq. Novak now believes he may have been manipulated in a tactic to steal attention by the McCain campaign, reports the Los Angeles Times. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Valerie Plame  • Phil Gramm  • Robert Novak

    • McCain Video Mocks Media Coverage of Obama

      ABC News  |  Jul 22, 08 7:14 PM CDT

      McCain Video Mocks Media Coverage of Obama

      (Newser) - The McCain campaign debuted an Internet video today it says documents the press corps’ one-sided swoon over Barack Obama, ABC News reports. Set to music, the video features on-air personalities—MSNBC's Chris Matthews is among those featured prominently—offering adoring sentiments about Obama. It also airs Democratic-primary complaints from top Hillary Clinton backers who charged a similar bias. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • media bias  • Chris Matthews  • campaign press corps

    • Obama, in Israel, Vows to Work for Peace as President

      Associated Press  |  Jul 22, 08 5:16 PM CDT

      Obama, in Israel, Vows to Work for Peace as President

      (Newser) - Barack Obama touched down in Israel late today, promising work on peace negotiations “starting from the minute I’m sworn into office.” He said that while the “historic and special relationship” between the US and Israel “is not going to change,” an American president could be more concerned with “the legitimate difficulties that the Palestinian people are experiencing,” the AP reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • terrorism  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Fatah  • Arab Israeli conflict

    • One Day, the World Will Hate Him

      Times (UK)  |  Jul 22, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      One Day, the World Will Hate Him

      (Newser) - Should he win the White House, the rest of the world will one day see Barack Obama as a villain, David Aaronovitch writes in the London Times. The spectacle of empire and popularity drives the country's allies to both anger and envy, he argues, and every American president has come to be depicted “as a cowboy astride a phallic missile.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • al-Qaeda  • Taliban  • anti-Americanism  • empire  • envy

    • McCain's Long-Shot Status Slips Into No-Shot Territory

      Time  |  Jul 22, 08 3:35 PM CDT

      McCain's Long-Shot Status Slips Into No-Shot Territory

      (Newser) - The presidential race has broken so hard in Barack Obama’s direction that Michael Grunwald asks “the question the horse-race-loving media are never supposed to ask” in Time : “Is McCain a no-shot?” The Republican is in dire straits, having lost advantage on Iran (Bush is moving toward negotiation), the economy (voters want federal intervention) and now Iraq (Maliki is with Obama on withdrawal). More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iraq  • Iran  • Nouri al-Maliki  • economy

    • Candidates Failing to Reach Florida's Hispanic Voters

      St. Petersburg Times  |  Jul 22, 08 2:36 PM CDT

      Candidates Failing to Reach Florida's Hispanic Voters

      (Newser) - Hispanics could swing the presidential election in November, especially in crucial Florida, but the presumptive nominees aren’t reaching them, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Hispanics tend to vote on issues rather than along strictly party lines, but the media and candidates are pushing immigration reform though polls show the economy and education atop their list of concerns—with immigration reform 10th. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Latino voters  • the Hispanic vote  • swing states  • Cuban Americans  • Florida voting

    • Next, Thicket of Arab-Israeli Conflict Awaits Obama

      New York Times  |  Jul 22, 08 1:27 PM CDT

      Next, Thicket of Arab-Israeli Conflict Awaits Obama

      (Newser) - With the war leg of his foreign tour behind him, Barack Obama must next navigate the Middle East peace process. He’ll meet with top Israeli and Palestinian leaders tomorrow, the New York Times reports, and will visit the rocket-bombarded town of Sderot. US Jewish voters will be particularly attentive after the Democrat’s recent slip over the status of Jerusalem. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Israel  • Palestine  • Middle East  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Jerusalem

    • Jews Like Obama Far Better Than Lieberman, McCain

      Huffington Post  |  Jul 22, 08 1:11 PM CDT

      Jews Like Obama Far Better Than Lieberman, McCain

      (Newser) - Despite Barack Obama’s much debated Jewish problems—and Joe Lieberman’s place of pride as unofficial Jewish spokesman—the Dem is viewed favorably by 60% of American Jews and unfavorably by only 34%, while the Independent scores 37% and 48% (McCain comes in at 34% and 57%). The numbers are part of a poll by new progressive Jewish group J Street—which also notes that the demographic prefers liberal MoveOn to right-leaning AIPAC. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • George W. Bush  • Joe Lieberman  • opinion polls  • the Jewish vote  • AIPAC  • MoveOn.org

    • Move Over Jesse, This Is Obama's House

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 22, 08 1:01 PM CDT

      Move Over Jesse, This Is Obama's House

      (Newser) - If threats of castration are any indication, Barack Obama has gotten under Jesse Jackson's skin, writes Shelby Steele in the Wall Street Journal . The Illinois senator has eclipsed the reverend by effectively becoming the anti-Jackson—rather than playing off moral leverage created out of white guilt, Obama "became the first viable black presidential candidate precisely by giving up his moral leverage over whites." More »

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      Barack Obama  • race relations  • African Americans  • Jesse Jackson  • white guilt

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