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NYT Editorial Board Says McCain Camp Playing "O.J." Card

The New York Times editorial board says of Sen. John McCain's "Britney" TV ad: "The ad gave us an uneasy feeling that the McCain campaign was starting up the same sort of racially tinged attack on Mr. Obama that Republican...

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July 31, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (208)

Republicans Belittling Obama's Decent, if Overstated, Energy Efficiency Idea

We took a look earlier today at Sen. Barack Obama's assertion that "we could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling, if everybody was just inflating their tires and getting regular tune-ups." That's not accurate, our...

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From the Fact Check Desk: Are Obama's Claims About Inflating Car Tires Accurate?

Yesterday in Missouri, the presumptive Democratic nominee had a suggestion for voters: Pump up your tires. To improve your mileage. To thus save energy. "There are things that you can do individually though to save energy," Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois,...

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Obama's New "Low Road Express" Website Against McCain

The campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, today introduced a new website to respond to charges made by the more pointedly aggressive campaign of his rival, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. "LowRoadExpress.com" is the name of the new website, borrowed from...

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What About Bob?

Libertarian presidential candidate and former Republican congressman Bob Barr joined us on the ABC Shuffle Podcast this week. Listen HERE. - jpt

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Obama Camp: Obama Doesn't Think McCain Is Using Race, But Does Think He's Taking Low Road

Statement from Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton: “This is a race about big challenges—a slumping economy, a broken foreign policy, and an energy crisis for everyone but the oil companies. Barack Obama in no way believes that the McCain campaign...

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Obama Asks McCain About Paris/Britney Ad: "Is That Really the Best You Can Come Up With?"

At a town hall meeting on energy in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this afternoon, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, addressed the new TV ad offered from his opponent, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., which insinuates that Obama is little more than a paparazzi-pursued...

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McCain Camp: Obama "Playing the Race Card from the Bottom of the Deck"

“Barack Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of the deck," said Rick Davis, the campaign manager for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in a statement issued just now. "It’s divisive, negative, shameful and wrong.”...

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The Elitist Celebrity Quiz

Which presidential candidate hosted Saturday Night Live (hint -- the musical guests were The White Stripes)? Which one had cameos on "24" and "Wedding Crashers"? Whose wife secretly got her pilot's license and owns a jet? Who is pals with...

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Prominent Liberal Blogger Says Britney Ad Implies Obama Has a "Taste for Young White Women"

"I note with interest today, John McCain's new tactic of associating Barack Obama with oversexed and/or promiscuous young white women," writes liberal blogger Josh Marshall. "Presumably, a la Harold Ford 2006, this will be one of those strategies that will...

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