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She really lit a fire under me! I am voting for Obama!

NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/us...hp&oref=slo gin Quote: Senator Edward M. Kennedy had just left a hospital bed here when he delivered his speech to the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, after suffering a debilitating bout of kidney stones Sunday upon arriving in town, aides said. Mr. Kennedy’s aides described a harrowing 48-hour ...

Gallup: http://www.gallup.com/poll/109834/Ga...-Tracking.a spx Quote: It's official: Barack Obama has received no bounce in voter support out of his selection of Sen. Joe Biden to be his vice presidential running mate. Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Aug. 23-25, the first three-day period falling entirely after Obama's Saturday morning vice presidential ...

LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...,1291154.st ory Quote: Barack Obama has tapped Joseph R. Biden Jr. as his running mate, bringing to the Democratic ticket a veteran senator with deep expertise in international relations, two high-level Democratic operatives told The Times on Friday. The news broke after a full day of intense media speculation...

TPM: http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpoi...start_hitt. php Quote: It's gratifying to see that pundits and writers at the news orgs are really starting to turn the screws on McCain over this. Newsweek's Howard Fineman, for instance, says that the McCain camp is in danger of "trivializing" McCain's sacrifice. "I think they are going to it way too many times,"...

Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12681.ht ml Quote: John McCain stated unequivocally in an interview with Politico on Wednesday that he would not pledge to serve only a single four-year term, rejecting a suggestion that some allies believe would allay questions about his age and underscore his nonpartisan message of putting country first....

Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/25/...ccain-victo ry/ Quote: Gen. David Petraeus, top commander of coalition military forces in Iraq, recently sat down with Newsweek to do a “ valedictory ” interview before he takes up his new post as CENTCOM commander next month. Newsweek reported that while Petraeus recognized that al-Qaeda in Iraq has ...

LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...,6079981.st ory Quote: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton today urged her supporters to back Democrat Barack Obama for president, disavowing an ad by Republican John McCain that seeks to exploit some of her backers' lingering doubts about the candidate who defeated her in the presidential primary campaign. "I'm ...

I wonder if McCain will accuse him of wanting to lose a war just to win an election? LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...,4355364.st ory Quote: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki today said an agreement on the future of U.S. forces in Iraq must include a firm withdrawal date and that Iraq wants them out of the country by the end of 2011. It was ...

Washington Post: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the...l?hpid=topn ews Quote: First comes the crime, then comes the punishment. But in politics, there is always forgiveness. The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee today voted to restore full voting rights to the convention delegates from Florida and Michigan, capping a tumultuous year...

LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...,1291154.st ory Quote: Barack Obama has tapped Joseph R. Biden Jr. as his running mate, bringing to the Democratic ticket a veteran senator with deep expertise in international relations, two high-level Democratic operatives told The Times on Friday. The news broke after a full day of intense media speculation...

Not tooooo arrogant... http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi..._will_win.h tml Quote: Obama: 'I will win' A confident Barack Obama raised an extraordinary $7.8 million Sunday at three California fundraisers, most of it in large checks to a Democratic Party committee. “I will win. Don’t worry about that,” he said to the crowd of about 1,...

She really lit a fire under me! I am voting for Obama!

TPM: http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpoi...start_hitt. php Quote: It's gratifying to see that pundits and writers at the news orgs are really starting to turn the screws on McCain over this. Newsweek's Howard Fineman, for instance, says that the McCain camp is in danger of "trivializing" McCain's sacrifice. "I think they are going to it way too many times,"...

Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12681.ht ml Quote: John McCain stated unequivocally in an interview with Politico on Wednesday that he would not pledge to serve only a single four-year term, rejecting a suggestion that some allies believe would allay questions about his age and underscore his nonpartisan message of putting country first....

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NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/us...hp&oref=slo gin Quote: Senator Edward M. Kennedy had just left a hospital bed here when he delivered his speech to the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, after suffering a debilitating bout of kidney stones Sunday upon arriving in town, aides said. Mr. Kennedy’s aides described a harrowing 48-hour ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Authorities say a threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to a John McCain campaign office in the Denver suburb of Centennial, and a similar letter was sent to a McCain office in Manchester, N.H. A hazardous materials team was trying to determine if the powder found in Colorado is harmful. It wasn't immediately known if the New ...

Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/25/...ccain-victo ry/ Quote: Gen. David Petraeus, top commander of coalition military forces in Iraq, recently sat down with Newsweek to do a “ valedictory ” interview before he takes up his new post as CENTCOM commander next month. Newsweek reported that while Petraeus recognized that al-Qaeda in Iraq has ...

Washington Post: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the...l?hpid=topn ews Quote: First comes the crime, then comes the punishment. But in politics, there is always forgiveness. The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee today voted to restore full voting rights to the convention delegates from Florida and Michigan, capping a tumultuous year...