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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?
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    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.
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    ‘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.
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    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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    Barack Obama’s Gym Routine RevealedA reporter watched the candidate at the gym and wrote down his every move. Spoiler: Reggie Love doubles as a trainer!
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    Prepare Your Angry Introduction: Ahmadinejad Is Coming Back to New YorkHe’s coming to attend the U.N. General Assembly, but it’s not too late to invite him to speak elsewhere. He may even invite you back to Iran with him!
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    Breaking: Some Not Finding ‘New Yorker’ Cartoon Very FunnyThe Democratic nominee is shown in the Oval Office wearing a turban and giving a “terrorist fist-jab” to his Afroed, machine-gun-toting wife. Ha … ha?
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    McCain-Camp Gaffe Trumps ‘Nuts’ Remark!It’s exhausting that the focus of the election zigs and zags with every successive surrogate gaffe. Except, in this case, many believe that Phil Gramm’s misstep could cause trouble for quite a while.
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    L.A. ‘Times’ Questions McCain’s Divorce TimelinePlus, they point out a genius snub from former First Lady Nancy Reagan.
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    Why Barack Obama Should Thank Jesse Jackson (It’s Nuts, We Know)This may, in fact, be the first time in history that the threat of castration was, well, kind of a good thing.
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    Why Jesse’s Testy: Obama’s ‘Tough Love’ for Black CommunityWe round up all the examples of Obama addressing black groups and doing what Jackson called “talking down” to them.
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    Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Badmouthing Barack Obama Before We Even Know What He SaidBut we bet it was really awkward!
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    Obama’s Family Problems: How Hillary Clinton Fits InIn which we discover that Hillary Clinton is actually Barack Obama’s political mother-in-law.
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    McCain’s Balanced-Budget Pledge Met With Hilarious DerisionIt is “true that securing some undefined victory [in Iraq] through undefined methods at an unknown future date would be cheaper than continuing precisely as is forever.”
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    Obama Veepstakes Shocker!Virginia senator Jim Webb said that “under no circumstances” would he agree to become Barack Obama’s vice-president.
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    Clinton Strategist Howard Wolfson Heads to Fox NewsThe former communications director will take on a permanent role as strategist for the cable network.
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    Sheldon Silver Rival Wants You to See Red Over Blue BuildingIn an invitation to a July fundraiser, Paul Newell takes aim at Silver and the luxury Blue Building, which is receiving state property-tax breaks.
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    Obama: Between Iraq and a Hard PlaceYes, we’re aware that that pun has been used before.
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    McCain Shakes Up Campaign, Running for Real NowSo with all of his problems definitely behind us, what can we expect from the new and improved McCain campaign?
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    This Whole Election Is Going to the DogsCampaign T-shirts for dogs have arrived.
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    Black TV President Says He Paved Way for Black Real PresidentDennis Haysbert, who played President Palmer on ‘24,’ says that Barack owes part of his acceptance to the role.
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    Is It Weird That Obama Wants to Put the Faithful to Work?As with everything Obama has done recently to broaden his support, some people are impressed, and others are skeptical.
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    Obama’s Fist-Bump Fracas [UPDATED]Apparently, he doesn’t want it to become ‘his thing,’ or something.
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    Wiretapping Barack and Bubba’s Late-Night Phone CallThey won’t tell you what they talked about — so we will!
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    Is Stephen Baldwin the First Actor to Threaten to Leave the Country If Obama Wins?Or is he just joking. Probably the latter. Watch the video and you decide.
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    ‘The New Republic’ Tries to Read Caroline Kennedy’s MindAnd in it, they see that she’s using Obama to restore some luster to the Kennedy name. We didn’t know it needed restoration.
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    Obama Potentially Looking Even Less PatrioticThe voices of outrage face off against those pundits who can afford to defend Clark.
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    Robert ‘Uma’s Dad’ Thurman Fantasizes About Being Breast-fed by Dick CheneyIn a Q&A with the ‘Times,’ we learn about a very disturbing meditation technique.
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    Obama’s Shift to the Center: Risky!The time-honored presidential tradition of the postprimary shift to the center doesn’t usually draw the scorn that Barack Obama is now facing.
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    Gays Go Wild for Governor PatersonAt yesterday’s Gay Pride March, the governor receives a hero’s welcome.
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    Liberals Sniffing Around a Swift-Boat Strategy Against McCain?This weekend, General Wesley Clark and a popular liberal blog raised the question: Does McCain’s military service really matter in this election?
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    McCain’s Potential Running Mates: A Who’s WhoIt’s easy enough to pinpoint exactly who this year’s Republican vice-presidential candidate should be — but Arnold Schwarzenegger is not eligible for the post.
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    Obama’s Potential Running Mates: A Who’s WhoObama is as starkly unusual a presidential contender as the country has ever seen, which means he can choose either to amplify or offset any of the characteristics that define his own candidacy.
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    Heilemann on Obama’s V.P. ConundrumWhere exactly does one find a running mate untainted by Old Politics who also happens to be ready from day one to be commander-in-chief?
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    Did Obama Dodge a Bullet on Gun Control?John McCain supported the Supreme Court decision, and Barack Obama … kind of supported it.
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    ‘WSJ’/Quinnipiac Poll: Obama Leads McCain in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and ColoradoAnd suddenly, McCain begins to play the underdog role that Obama himself performed so well in the primary.
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    The Fraught Details of Obama-Clinton UnityThough Hillary and Barack will smile broadly and bathe each other in adulation, Bill Clinton and some die-hard Hillary supporters, aren’t yet coming around.
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