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July 2008
- Best Iraq Policy Would Mix Mac, Obama Plans
  
  New York Times | Jul 23, 08 10:08 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- 'Sgt.' Schmidt Hones McCain's Pitch
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 23, 08 9:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Fiery Republican strategist Steve Schmidt argues that above all, a campaign needs something good to say about its own candidate, and something bad to say about the opponent. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at how 'Sgt. Schmidt', newly given the reins to John McCain's campaign, is methodically and unequivocally remaking the presidential bid with that approach. More »
- VF Spoof Bumps New Yorker
  
  Boston Globe | Jul 23, 08 9:15 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Did McCain Dupe Novak on VP Pick?
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 23, 08 4:13 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- McCain Video Mocks Media Coverage of Obama
  
  ABC News | Jul 22, 08 7:14 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- McCain's Long-Shot Status Slips Into No-Shot Territory
  
  Time | Jul 22, 08 3:35 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Candidates Failing to Reach Florida's Hispanic Voters
  
  St. Petersburg Times (Russia) | Jul 22, 08 2:36 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Jews Like Obama Far Better Than Lieberman, McCain
  
  Huffington Post | Jul 22, 08 1:11 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Guarded Cindy Gives McCain Perfect Accessory
  
  Washington Post | Jul 22, 08 11:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cindy McCain has been a candidate’s wife for more than half her life, and she’s gotten pretty good at it, the Washington Post reports in a profile. The demur, good-looking, stay-at-home mom knows how to humanize her husband and avoid policy talk. “I don't see any chink in her armor,” says her mother-in-law, “and I'm not biased.” But Mrs. John McCain has an intensely guarded, even sometimes secretive, private side. More »
- Obama Beefs Up Foreign Policy Cred in Iraq
  
  New York Times | Jul 22, 08 8:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama's weeklong tour of seven countries has so far been fruitful, politically agile, and especially lucky, reports the New York Times . The Illinois senator's withdrawal plan received a timely endorsement from Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki, coinciding with President Bush's embrace of a "time horizon" for pulling troops out of the war-torn country. More »
- McCain May Announce VP This Week
  
  CNN | Jul 22, 08 7:18 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Speculation is heating up that John McCain may pick his running mate this week, in a move to divert attention from the media frenzy surrounding Barack Obama's tour through the Mideast and Europe, CNN reports. Then again, there's speculation that the VP rumors themselves are just a “head fake” to distract from the saturation Obama coverage. More »
- Times Rejects McCain Op-Ed 'as Currently Written'
  
  Drudge Report | Jul 21, 08 9:36 PM CDT