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July 2008
- Bush Leaving $490B Deficit
  
  USA Today | Jul 28, 08 8:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush inherited a $128 billion budget surplus with the White House, but he's saddling his successor with a record deficit, reports USA Today. His administration is forecasting that he’ll leave at least a $490 billion deficit, a dramatic about-face made worse by a continuing economic slowdown and the rising costs of the 2-year fiscal stimulus package. More »
- Ben Stein: Time for Mac to Call Rove
  
  CNN | Jul 28, 08 7:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Conservative stalwart Ben Stein thought Bob Dole's quest for the White House set the bar low, but says John McCain is “running the absolute most pathetic campaign I have ever seen in my whole life.” But there’s an answer ("Anyone? Anyone?")—talk to Karl Rove, “about the smartest in the country in terms of politics.” CNN sits down with the onetime economics teacher to talk campaign 2008. More »
- Obama Slips Into Role of Acting President
  
  New York Times | Jul 27, 08 5:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With a lame duck in the White House and his party's nominee beginning to sound like a quack, Barack Obama is coming off the success of last week's world tour looking like America's acting president, writes Frank Rich in the New York Times. The Illinois senator offers more than "charisma, slick rhetoric, and stunning visuals," and that's why he's won over the network talking heads. More »
- Obama ISO VP Who Can Govern
  
  Politico | Jul 27, 08 1:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama won’t pick a veep based on trying to win a specific region, he said today on Meet the Press . Instead, he’ll focus on “somebody who can help me govern,” Politico reports. The Dem also complimented both Clintons, saying the former first lady “would be on anybody’s short list.” Meanwhile, on This Week John McCain attacked as “political” his opponent’s timeline for withdrawing from Iraq, AP notes. More »
- McCain Ad Slams Obama for Skipping Troop Meeting
  
  Politico | Jul 27, 08 12:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A new John McCain ad goes on the offensive, attacking Barack Obama for canceling a meeting with wounded troops, Politico reports. The clip, which aired in Denver during Saturday Night Live last night, criticizes Obama over his track record with members of the military, sniping: “He made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn't allow him to bring cameras.” More »
- Gramm Guilty of Sparking Subprime Mess
  
  Mother Jones | Jul 26, 08 5:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Former Senator Phil Gramm helped create the subprime meltdown, yet faces no punishment—and could even become treasury secretary if John McCain wins in November, David Corn writes in Mother Jones . Eight years ago, a Gramm bill stopped the feds from regulating insurance policies that protected Wall Street securities. These policies, or "swaps," ended up at "the heart of the subprime meltdown," one expert said. More »
- Body Language Bares Rivals' Key Differences
  
  LiveScience | Jul 26, 08 7:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The presidential hopefuls are saying a lot more than just words, reports LiveScience. Body language experts analyzing John McCain and Barack Obama's movements have discovered major differences in the kind of leaders they are likely to be. McCain's firm stance and tendency to grip the podium send out a message of stability, while Obama's looser movements hint at change, they say. More »
- Michelle Wins Bakeoff, But Who Cares?
  
  Gourmet | Jul 25, 08 6:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In an age when pretty much nobody bakes anything, Laura Shapiro wonders in Gourmet , why do Americans still expect would-be First Ladies to whip out cookie recipes for the public’s pleasure? Shapiro looks at the recipes submitted by Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama for a Yankee contest—and gives Obama’s homey apple cobbler the decisive nod. More »
- Brzezinski Down on Idea of Afghan 'Surge'
  
  Huffington Post | Jul 25, 08 5:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The presidential candidates seem to agree that Afghanistan needs a troop surge, but Zbigniew Brzezinski doesn’t. Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser, now a Barack Obama backer, says he's concerned that the US is “literally running the risk of unintentionally doing what the Russians did,” and being perceived as an invading force, the Huffington Post reports. More »
- Mac: Maliki's 'Pretty Good Timetable' Beats Obama's
  
  Talking Points Memo | Jul 25, 08 5:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In an interview with CNN today, John McCain called Nouri al-Maliki’s troop withdrawal plan a “pretty good timetable”—leading Josh Marshall, on Talking Points Memo, to call foul. So “Barack Obama's 16 month timetable is a catastrophe,” Marshall says, the difference being that the Iraqi prime minister’s “is based on conditions on the ground and Obama's isn't—even though they're both 16 months.” More »
- Love Affair Between Press, Obama Is On the Rocks
  
  New Republic | Jul 25, 08 4:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Might the much ballyhooed love affair between the press and Barack Obama be coming to an end? Republicans watching coverage of his Europe trip would scoff, but Gabriel Sherman writes in the New Republic of a growing resentment between reporters on the trail and a campaign staff seen as more and more arrogant, secretive, and willing to freeze out reporters seen as uncooperative. More »