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Hillary on Tuesday, Tim or Jack on Wednesday?
Thomas Schaller
With Hillary likely to get the prime-time slot on Tuesday night at the Democratic convention, all that remains is the identity of Wednesday night's speaker.
Obama’s all-star summit
Andrew Leonard
His campaign scores yet another organizational coup: The masters of the economic universe gather in the capital, at the candidate's bidding.
Introducing Tim Pawlenty?
Thomas Schaller
The New Republic's Noam Scheiber does Bob Novak one better in suggesting that McCain may make his veep pick this week -- and who it might be.
Affirmative distraction
Thomas Schaller
McCain was all over the place on affirmative action Sunday, but this is not an issue Obama wants moving front and center.
McCain’s silver lining
Thomas Schaller
Can the reactive Republican nominee effectively create voter resentment toward Obama?
Songs for Obama
Mark Schone
From Jamaica to Kenya and all across Europe, musicians are paying tribute to the presidential candidate who puts a song in their heart.
A tale of two campaigns
Joan Walsh
Obama had a magical week, McCain had a bad one, but the polls remain remarkably close.
GOP candidates may skip convention
Mike Madden
Most of the Republicans in the hottest Senate races say they aren't going to St. Paul to celebrate John McCain (and send off George W. Bush).
Rove map shows Obama beating McCain
Alex Koppelman
A series of Electoral College maps produced by the company run by the man once known as "Bush's Brain" has Barack Obama narrowly winning the presidency.
McCain memo is riddled with inaccuracies
Alex Koppelman
McCain's campaign claims to have debunked "three prevailing myths about Obama's foreign policy," but it's the McCain camp that isn't connected to reality.
McCain’s embarrassing assertions on the Iraq surge
Joe Conason
Even military leaders involved in last year's troop escalation agree that the prospect of U.S. withdrawal is the main reason violence has ebbed.
Vive la Obama diff
Beth Arnold
Why the French love Barack Obama -- even if he'd rather not be seen with them in public.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Seat ploppers, tray slammers, lousy airport terminal design and other pet peeves. Plus: Will U.S. airlines hit Cuban tarmac thanks to Obama?
Quote of the day
Alex Koppelman
Chuck Hagel wants everyone to step back, take a deep breath and stop talking about the surge.
From a glass house, the straight talker throws stones
Alex Koppelman
McCain's campaign is now criticizing Obama for having the temerity to make speeches outside the country -- of course, McCain did the same thing just a month ago.
Report: More than 200,000 watched Obama
Alex Koppelman
The crowd for Barack Obama's speech in Berlin was reportedly his largest ever.
Obama had cheering Germans; McCain had German sausage
Justin Jouvenal
With their choice of counterprogramming for Obama's Berlin speech, Republicans try to portray McCain as more focused on the U.S. than Obama is.
Obama’s political brilliance in Berlin
Joan Walsh
There are still risks to his big trip, but Obama has plenty of reason to be riding high on the adoring crowds greeting him abroad.
“This city knows the dream of freedom”
Salon Staff
In Berlin, Barack Obama recounts the epic struggle of the Cold War and calls for Europe and America to join in tearing down the "new walls" dividing the world.
“People of the world — look at Berlin!”
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama's much-anticipated speech in Berlin wasn't a partisan affair, but a chance for him to speak of the city as an emblem for what needs to be done.
In battleground states, bad news for Obama
Alex Koppelman
A recent poll from four potentially key states shows that Barack Obama can't take victory for granted just yet.
McCain digs himself in deeper
Alex Koppelman
John McCain tried to spin his way out of the mistake he made when discussing the timeline of the surge, but he didn't succeed.
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