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By Alex Koppelman

Posts on Friday, May 2, 2008

Republicans key to Indiana primary?: In the Democratic primary Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal suggests, it may be partisans from the other side who play a decisive role.
Obama ad hits Clinton on gas tax again: Obama's campaign presses its advantage on gas tax holiday proposals, and accuses Clinton of political pandering, but is Obama doing some pandering of his own?
What did Mickey Kantor really say?: An informal advisor to Hillary Clinton is being accused of slurring Indianans -- he, and the director of the footage in question, say it's not true.
Clinton responds to gas tax attacks: Hillary Clinton's been hit hard for her proposal for a gas tax holiday -- she responded Friday, but what she said is unlikely to mollify her critics, and for good reason.
Voters freaked about economy: Iraq is apparently continuing to recede in voters' minds, as a new poll finds voters believe the economy is the most important issue this election cycle.
Voter suppression in North Carolina?: Allegations have been flying about robo-calls supposedly intended to suppress votes for Obama, but the incident appears to be about incompentence, not malice.
We all need a little Swift Boat in our lives: At a rally, John McCain thanked a veteran who told him that his campaign needs a "Swift Boat" reprise.

VoteVets targets McCain with new ad: In the spot, a veteran of the Iraq war says, "'freedom' means when the Iraqi people and their Prime Minister ask us to make a plan to leave, we do."; Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 02:00 EDT
Who'll be the Republicans' Obama now?: Bobby Jindal, who'd been discussed as a potential running mate for John McCain, says he doesn't want to be nominated for the vice presidency.; Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 00:41 EDT
More bad news for McCain on Iraq: A new poll shows Americans favor a timeline for withdrawal, which McCain's campaign has argued against.; Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008 22:31 EDT
Republicans lose a major financial backer: T. Boone Pickens, who gave millions to support the Swift Boat Veterans, among other GOP causes, is now focusing on energy independence instead.; Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008 21:22 EDT

The Obama show lands in Israel

He got a rock-star reception here, but an intriguing question lingers: Which U.S. presidential candidate is better for this country?

By Aluf Benn
Exposing Bush's historic abuse of power

By Tim Shorrock
McCain: Enough about you, let's talk about me

By Mike Madden

19:00 EDT, July 23, 2008: VoteVets targets McCain with new ad In the spot, a veteran of the Iraq war says, "'freedom' means when the Iraqi people and their Prime Minister ask us to make a plan to leave, we do."; By Alex Koppelman; War Room; 19
17:41 EDT, July 23, 2008: Who'll be the Republicans' Obama now? Bobby Jindal, who'd been discussed as a potential running mate for John McCain, says he doesn't want to be nominated for the vice presidency.; By Alex Koppelman; War Room; 19
15:31 EDT, July 23, 2008: More bad news for McCain on Iraq A new poll shows Americans favor a timeline for withdrawal, which McCain's campaign has argued against.; By Alex Koppelman; War Room; 29
14:22 EDT, July 23, 2008: Republicans lose a major financial backer T. Boone Pickens, who gave millions to support the Swift Boat Veterans, among other GOP causes, is now focusing on energy independence instead.; By Alex Koppelman; War Room; 29
12:37 EDT, July 23, 2008: Obama camp debuts Spanish-language radio ad Highlighting Obama's personal history, the spot concludes, "It's time we had a president who understands we all deserve a chance to make our own way."; By Alex Koppelman; War Room; 7

Joan Walsh
Obama's grand tour
The high-risk trip has been mistake-free to date. McCain's answer: Blame the media.
Joan Walsh
Glenn Greenwald
The honorable centrist Joe Lieberman
Even after John McCain was forced to repudiate pastor John Hagee's views as "deeply offensive and indefensible," the Connecticut senator will share a stage with Hagee and speak to his group.
Glenn Greenwald