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The PM Line
Posted: 03 Aug 2007 03:43 PM CDT
On the eve of the presidential candidate forum at the uber left Yearly Kos conference here in Chicago, Barack Obama gets a gift from Pakistan. Speaking of Yearly Kos, Chris Cillizza is on site and...


New Newsweek Poll
Posted: 03 Aug 2007 03:08 PM CDT
A new Newsweek poll, conducted on 8/1, surveyed 1002 adults. 324 Republicans and 422 Democrats were included in the sample. 49% of respondents said they were Democrats or leaned toward the Democratic...


Stupid Tourist Tricks
Posted: 03 Aug 2007 01:52 PM CDT
Comedian Dave Chappelle made an appearance in the Longworth House Office Building early this afternoon. Dressed in a suit this reporter could only envy, Chappelle's entourage was stopped in the...


In Memorium
Posted: 03 Aug 2007 12:11 PM CDT
In this week's New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin takes a look at the as-yet-unsolved murder of a prominent civil servant. It's one of the few articles that touches a nerve with me. A month after the...


Tempers Flare Before Ames
Posted: 03 Aug 2007 11:35 AM CDT
With two days to go until the last debate before the Iowa Straw Poll, tempers are flaring between candidates bent on securing votes from social conservatives. The primary players, Governor Mike...


Andy's Confusion
Posted: 03 Aug 2007 10:33 AM CDT
Andrew Sullivan appears to be more confused than normal today when he labeled Reid Wilson's column yesterday on the Ames Straw poll as somehow representing the "GOP establishment." This is quite a...


'08 Notes: Muscle-Bound
Posted: 03 Aug 2007 10:05 AM CDT
Senator Barack Obama laid out a muscular policy for going after terrorists in a speech this week at the Wilson Center in Washington. His proposal, to send American troops into Pakistan if necessary,...


New Pew Poll
Posted: 03 Aug 2007 09:29 AM CDT
Pew released a new poll on the presidential race, showing Hillary Clinton has an almost 2-to-1 lead over Barack Obama: Democrats Clinton 40 (+6 vs. 4/18 - 4/22 poll) Obama 21 (-3) Edwards 11 (-7)...


The Daily 2008
Posted: 03 Aug 2007 08:58 AM CDT
Has John McCain flip flopped or made the right move? That's the question for Republicans faced with news that McCain supported a bill that clamps down on illegal immigration but doesn't have a path...