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July 2008
- Obama Stands By Plan for 16-Month Drawdown in Iraq
  
  New York Times | Jul 14, 08 7:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Calling Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's demand for a timetable for US withdrawal an "enormous opportunity," Barack Obama lays out his plan for ending the war in Iraq in a New York Times op-ed piece. The presumptive Democratic nominee reiterates his support for a careful withdrawal over 16 months, leaving behind a "residual force" which would perform limited missions. "The good news is that Iraq’s leaders want to take responsibility for their country by negotiating a timetable for the removal of American troops," he writes. More »
- Lieberman a Sore Subject With Dems
  
  New York Times | Jul 14, 08 5:59 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Joe Lieberman, long at odds with his party over his outspoken support for the war in Iraq, has become so estranged from his Democratic colleagues since he began campaigning for John McCain that the New York Times wonders if the strained relationship is heading for a divorce. While, for example, he still attends Democratic weekly lunches, he left the room at a recent one when the presidential election came up. “It was the right thing to do,” said a colleague. More »
- Obama Camp Rips New Yorker Caricature
  
  Politico | Jul 14, 08 3:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign has ripped an "offensive" New Yorker cover illustration depicting the candidate in a turban, fist-bumping his afro-sporting, AK-47-toting wife, Politico reports. The cover, intended by the magazine to lampoon the cartoonish image of Obama propagated by some of his right-wing critics, has sparked a flurry of denunciations. More »
- Obama's Unique Road to Faith
  
  Newsweek | Jul 13, 08 3:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As a young man, Barack Obama experienced a lonely, drawn-out crisis of faith—and now finds himself churchless as the whole world watches, Newsweek reports. His father was an atheist Muslim, his mother a Christian who turned secular, and Obama eventually embraced Chicago's Trinity United after years of church-based activism. His conversion wasn't "a bolt of lightning," he said. "It was more a gradual process." More »
- Snow Was 'the Best': Cheney
  
  Time | Jul 13, 08 2:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tony Snow, economic policy, veepstakes, and the Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae crisis sparked conversation on the Sunday talk show circuit today. Time sums them up: Fox News Sunday paid homage to late newscaster and press secretary Tony Snow; Dick Cheney called him "the best" he's known. Arnold Shwarzenegger applauded John McCain's bipartisanship and Iraq policy on This Week , but dismissed the idea of working at a McCain White House . More »
- Governator Open to Obama Energy Czar Job
  
  Politico | Jul 13, 08 1:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A foreign-born citizen, Arnold Schwarzenegger can't be US president—but though he's endorsed John McCain, he's open to serving as energy czar in a Barack Obama administration. Asked about it on today on This Week , the California governor called the idea "hypothetical" but showed enthusiasm for green issues. His name would give Obama extra celebrity power and provide a useful across-the-aisle appointment, Politico reports. More »
- Obama, Stop Acting Like a Child
  
  New York Times | Jul 13, 08 12:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Caught up in a Fourth of July celebration, Barack Obama agreed to let his daughters be interviewed on "Access Hollywood," a turnaround from his position on his family's privacy and a big slip-up, writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. But Obama compounded the error by expressing morning-after regret so vehemently that it just looked like the latest in a series of flip-flops. More »
- Hillary Still in Veepstakes, Obama Says
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 12, 08 6:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama told a donor this week that he may still invite Hillary Clinton on the ticket, but worries husband Bill might crowd the White House. "He said once you're a president, even if you're a former president, you're always a president," the donor told the Los Angeles Times . She said she pressed Obama because she believes the media and the Democratic Party have treated Clinton unfairly. More »
- Bernie Mac's Act Too Salty for Obama
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Jul 12, 08 4:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bernie Mac landed in hot water for making off-color jokes about women while introducing Barack Obama at a Chicago fundraiser yesterday, reports the Chicago Sun-Times . His last quip—which had the word "ho's" in it—drew complaints from a heckler. When Obama came on, he chided the comedian playfully. “Bernie, you got to clean up your act. This is a family affair," the candidate said, adding, "I'm just messing with you, man.” More »
- Holdout Hillraisers Are Acting Like Spoiled Rich
  
  Time | Jul 12, 08 6:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - To Hillary supporters continuing to nurse their wounds and vowing to vote for John McCain, Michael Kinsley has this to say in Time: "Now is the time to just get over it." Their complaints of sexism in the campaign are misdirected—"there is no easy way these folks can vent their anger at Chris Matthews. So they are taking their revenge on people without health care, women who need abortions, and others who they (if they supported Hillary) must think will be harmed by a Republican victory in the fall. That'll show 'em." More »
- Senate OKs Foreclosure Relief Bill
  
  Associated Press | Jul 11, 08 8:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - By a huge margin, the Senate today passed a $300 billion bill to help homeowners avoid foreclosure—but the White House vows to veto it unless the House makes changes, the AP reports. The bill will let struggling homeowners reinsure at cheaper rates backed by the government, but President President Bush says that nearly $4 billion in the bill, slated to fix up foreclosed homes, benefits lenders, not owners. More »
- Obama Campaign Will Sponsor NASCAR Entry
  
  Sports Illustrated | Jul 11, 08 3:09 PM CDT