1. in other news
    Turns Out John Edwards Isn’t the Only Person With a Crazy Rielle Hunter StoryWriters from ‘Newsweek’ and the Los Angeles ‘Times’ recount their own kooky encounters of Rielle Hunter.
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    The Latest on Edwards: Why Are You Still Smiling, John?The former presidential candidate’s confession on ‘Nightline’ last night was slightly more smug than we would have liked.
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    Edwards Admits to AffairHe’ll go on ‘Nightline’ tonight to explain; denies fathering campaign videographer Rielle Hunter’s child.
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    Team Obama Hopes to End Bubba’s BlubberingBill got himself a nice coveted speaking role right before the vice-presidential nominee. Does this mean the drama is over, or the fireworks have just begun?
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    Paterson’s Gay-Marriage Opponents Look to Be Headed for DefeatA State Supreme Court judge was unimpressed by arguments on behalf of the Alliance Defense Fund, which is suing Governor Paterson for ordering same-sex marriages performed elsewhere to be recognized in New York.
  7. it just happened
    Man Arrested in Florida for Threatening to Assassinate Obama, BushRaymone Hunter Geisel is being held after an overheard threat led authorities to his hotel room full of weaponry.
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    Clinton Hopes for ‘Cathartic’ ConventionIt’s clear that things are still less than hunky-dory between the Obama and Clinton nations.
  9. intel
    Allow Bret Easton Ellis to Introduce You to Alison Poole, A.K.A. Rielle HunterRielle Hunter finally makes her way into the pages of a national newspaper. But we can’t help but reminisce about when she was in the pages of Bret Easton Ellis’s novels.
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    So What DID Happen at Bloomberg’s Fancy Fête for Hillary Clinton?Cindy Adams took her tape recorder to the party and tells all!
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    Paris Hilton Wins Political Ad BattleParis Hilton’s response to John McCain’s “Celeb” ad hits him right where it hurts — the jowls.
  12. in other news
    Denver Politicians Aren’t Taking Any Crap at This Year’s DNC ConventionThe City Council has passed an ordinance banning people from carrying buckets of feces during the convention. Some people have a problem with that.
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    Sky Falling on ObamaUntil the next swing in the polls, here’s why Obama’s candidacy is fundamentally flawed.
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    Is Obama Dyeing His Hair Gray?The candidate has gone significantly more gray in one week. What gives?
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    John McCain Doesn’t Have Space for Other Grizzled, Balding GOP Hawk at the ConventionDick Cheney will not have a speaking role at the Republican National Convention this month, and we suspect we know why.
  16. in other news
    Steve Rattner, the Saddest Little Billionaire on Fifth AvenueSteve Rattner has one of the most fabulous apartments in Manhattan, a growing private-equity fund, and highly placed allies in the Democratic Party. So what more does he want?
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    Obama Thinks Offshore Drilling Might Not Be So Bad After AllThough Obama would surely rather be discussing energy policy than his similarities to vacuous socialites, his new approach to gas prices may not be a political winner.
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    The ‘Journal’ Discovers Something Different About Barack ObamaThe paper attempts to argue that the thing most jarring to voters about Barack Obama’s appearance is his weight. Yeah.
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    The Race Card: An Ace Up McCain’s Sleeve?Or is Obama dealing from the “bottom of the deck”? (Sigh.)
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    McCain Captured on Video Resorting to Gonzo AttacksMcCain has hunkered down with the nastiest of his advisers, convinced himself that any attacks he makes on Obama are justified, and gone batshit negative.
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    Paterson Swats Down Silver’s Tax-Hike HopesThe assembly speaker is once again aiming for a “millionaire’s tax,” which the governor dismisses — arguing that taxes are “addictive.”
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    Widespread Moans As McCain Compares Obama to Spears, HiltonThough it was only January when John McCain promised to “raise the level of political dialogue in America,” that now seems like a very distant memory.
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    Obama: Messianic or Just Misquoted?The Obama campaign is disputing a quotation reported by the Washington ‘Post’ that has set off a firestorm.
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    McCain: ‘I Didn’t Go Negative Until Obama Did!’The McCain campaign today issues talking points to combat recent reports that the GOP’s presumptive nominee has been too much of a meanie.
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    Heilemann: Five Things the Audacity of Hope World Tour Taught Us About ObamaHis campaign has stones. He’s in McCain’s head. But he needs to get McCain in his own head.
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    Paterson’s Speech: The Economic Crisis in New York Is ‘Devastating’As predicted, the governor’s televised address had more warnings than it did solutions.
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    Chris Smith on Today’s Budget Speech: A Fresh Start for Both State and Governor?In an hour the governor of New York will make his television address about the financial crisis facing the state. Will it be enough to change Albany? And will it be enough to change him into a new kind of governor?
  28. in other news
    Republicans Awkwardly Attempt Internet HumorYou will love this bizarre pretend Obama ad that the RNC put out today. But you’ll have no idea why they made it.
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    Lukewarm Reactions to Favored Obama Veep CandidateVeepstakes speculation is hot again, and the name on everybody’s lips is Virginia governor Tim Kaine.
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    Bloomberg Beats Paterson to the Bad-Budget-News PunchNews of massive budget gaps double punches us early this week for both the city and the state.
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    McCain’s Latest Attack on Obama Seems Not at All DesperateThe ad actually shows a photo of Obama playing basketball with American troops … which would seem to undercut the idea that Obama is too busy to meet with the troops.
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    Is a Media Backlash Against Obama Imminent?It happened before … and it can happen again.
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    Israeli Paper Publishes Obama’s Western Wall Note, for RealLightning will strike the ‘Maariv’ offices in three, two….
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    Obama’s Speech, in the Eyes of the BeholdersThe pundits are all over the map, so to speak, on this one.
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    Is Hillary Out of the Veepstakes?Were hopes for what way back when was called the “Dream Ticket” quashed yesterday by none other than Clinton’s former campaign chair, Terry McAuliffe?
  36. party lines
    Kirsten Dunst Explains Why We Vote on TuesdaysThe actress is making a documentary about democracy in America, she tells us, and she’s already working to get you to vote for Obama — you just haven’t realized it yet.
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    Obama, Israel, and the Jewish Vote: More Interesting to Read About Than You Might ThinkJennifer Rubin, for one, is not having Obama’s various stances.
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    We Have Obama’s Western Wall NoteHerewith, at the risk of provoking God’s everlasting indignation, is what Obama wrote.
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    Behind Maliki’s Move Against McCainThe prime minister of Iraq didn’t have to take sides in the American presidential campaign. So what is he really doing?
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    McCain Outlook Suddenly Much GloomierThough the mood of the campaign could easily flip tomorrow, the current rough patch is feeding doubts about McCain’s strategy and his chances in November.
  41. in other news
    ‘National Enquirer’ Still Chasing John Edwards–Affair Story; Claim to Have Caught Him in Hotel TrystThe testy tabloid never gives up, apparently.
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    McCain Veep Speculation Distracts Us From the ObamaramaWill you really pick your running mate this week or are you just trying to fulfill your own selfish need for media attention?
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    Obama Gets Tremendous Assist From Iraq’s Prime MinisterMaliki’s “endorsement” is a “huge, huge deal.”
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    Small Army Advising Obama on Foreign Policy, Worrying SomeApparently, there are actually very few people who aren’t advising him on this stuff.
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    Heilemann Talks to Wolfson About McCain’s Dismal Campaign and How KT Tunstall Might Have Won It for HillaryHoward Wolfson is still recovering from Hillary’s loss, which he took hard. That came through at times in this IM conversation, but so did his fierce loyalty to the Democratic cause.
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    Obama, Rock Star, to Embark on Risky Overseas TourThe media is already musing over the trip — which could turn out to be a blessing and a curse.
  47. in other news
    Ultimate Racial Obama Gaffe Comes From Unlikeliest of PlacesAfter all the accidental little racial comments made by white commentators, it was Jesse Jackson who eventually dropped the N-bomb for real.
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    Barack Obama Brought In $52 Million Last MonthCompared to John McCain’s $22 million, it’s a big pull.
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    McCain Gaffe Makes Him Seem Older Than EverThis may seem like a superficial issue, and that’s because it very much is. But deep beneath the superficiality, this could be something that actually matters.
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    McCain Swift to Rebut Obama’s Iraq SpeechBut does either of them really know what he’s talking about?
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    Obama’s War Stance Looking a Little Like a LoserAs Obama seeks to clarify where he stands on withdrawing troops from a calmer Iraq, he faces some unfavorable numbers from a new poll.
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