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By Alex Koppelman

Clinton backer McGovern now wants her to drop out

Alex Koppelman

George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, had been supporting Hillary Clinton -- now he thinks she should get out of the race.

Hamdan sentenced to 5 1/2 years: Prosecutors had sought at least 30 years for bin Laden's former driver; instead, he'll be eligible for release in six months.; Thursday, Aug 7, 2008 23:26 EDT
Obama weighs in on ugly Dem primary: Challenger Nikki Tinker has run nasty attacks on her fellow Democrat, and Obama has condemned them.; Thursday, Aug 7, 2008 21:46 EDT
87 percent of Fox News viewers plan to vote McCain: A new poll shows a connection between the network voters watch and the candidate they favor.; Thursday, Aug 7, 2008 20:48 EDT
Judge OKs protest zones for Dem convention: Advocacy groups and the ACLU challenged plans to keep protesters far away, but a federal judge says the security measures are constitutional.; Thursday, Aug 7, 2008 19:33 EDT

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By Arun Venugopal
Guilty in Guantánamo

By Stacy Sullivan
Thomas Frank on the Bush administration: Sabotage by design

By Rick Perlstein

14:46 EDT, Aug. 7, 2008: Obama weighs in on ugly Dem primary Challenger Nikki Tinker has run nasty attacks on her fellow Democrat, and Obama has condemned them.; By Justin Jouvenal; War Room; 19
13:48 EDT, Aug. 7, 2008: 87 percent of Fox News viewers plan to vote McCain A new poll shows a connection between the network voters watch and the candidate they favor.; By Alex Koppelman; War Room; 36
12:33 EDT, Aug. 7, 2008: Judge OKs protest zones for Dem convention Advocacy groups and the ACLU challenged plans to keep protesters far away, but a federal judge says the security measures are constitutional.; By Alex Koppelman; War Room; 57
11:18 EDT, Aug. 7, 2008: Quote of the day This time, harsh criticism of Karl Rove's latest column is coming from the right.; By Alex Koppelman; War Room; 18
10:13 EDT, Aug. 7, 2008: McCain ads hurting Obama? A top advisor to Obama, and a former McCain advisor who quit rather than work against Obama, say the McCain camp's strategy is working.; By Alex Koppelman; War Room; 31

Glenn Greenwald
The FBI's selective release of documents in the anthrax case
Some preliminary observations about the FBI's evidence.
Glenn Greenwald
Joan Walsh
David Brooks calls Barack Obama a sojourner
The Times columnist says Americans are having a hard time connecting with the Democratic nominee. Is the problem that voters can't "place" Obama -- or that Obama doesn't know his place?
Joan Walsh