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Would Obama prosecute the Bush administration for torture?
Mark Benjamin
Obama's brain trust wants to form a commission on torture and call Bush officials as witnesses, but put off prosecutions -- if any -- till a second term.
Clinton: “No decisions have been made”
Alex Koppelman
Some of Hillary Clinton's die-hard supporters seize on newly released video footage, claiming she says in it that she will put herself up for nomination at the Democratic convention.
New McCain Web ad mocks Obama as false Messiah
Alex Koppelman
Despite the criticism it's been taking lately, John McCain's campaign didn't bother with restraint in making its latest video.
The word from an “Obamacon”
Salon Staff
Why would a Republican vote for Obama? This week in Table Talk, one reader explains.
Report: Clinton won’t ask to be nominated at convention
Alex Koppelman
Some supporters want her to be formally nominated and included in a roll-call vote, but Hillary Clinton has apparently ensured that it won't happen.
The McCain campaign may have picked the wrong starlet
Catherine Price
If you're going to make an attack ad comparing your opponent to Paris Hilton, you might want to check your contributor list.
Wal-Mart warning workers off Democrats
Alex Koppelman
The chain has been holding mandatory briefings for some employees; "they were telling me how to vote," one says.
The stolen election of 2004: Chapter 53
Andrew O'Hehir
"Stealing America" airs out the same old questions (and conspiracy theories) about the murky Bush-Kerry election. But it avoids the really scary stuff.
Who’s playing the race card?
Joan Walsh
Barack Obama says John McCain is trying to scare voters because he "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills," and the McCain camp cries foul.
Wanting the White House in the worst way
Joe Conason
The pundits who adore John McCain wonder why he has adopted campaign tactics he once despised, but his compromise with the smear merchants began a long time ago.
Bateman: McCain will “make you scared … of me”
Salon Staff
Barack Obama talks back to the GOP candidate.
Who’s arrogant now?
Vincent Rossmeier
A new poll might throw some cold water on an emerging narrative about Barack Obama.
MSNBC’s Mitchell, McCain campaign manager duke it out
Alex Koppelman
A TV appearance by Rick Davis quickly turns heated when his campaign's tactics come up.
Is Barack cheating on Hillary?
Catherine Price
Rumor has it, Obama's checking out some other women for the V.P. slot. And some Hillary supporters are pissed.
McCain defends “Celeb” ad
Alex Koppelman
Accused of flip-flopping on a pledge to run a clean campaign, John McCain says, "We're proud of that commercial."
MoveOn responds to McCain ads
Alex Koppelman
The liberal advocacy group released a spot of its own, which features a man saying, "Sen. McCain, you let me and my kids down."
Vote Both shutting down
Alex Koppelman
The leaders of the group, which had advocated for an Obama-Clinton ticket, say it's become obvious that won't happen.
Obama, McCain neck and neck in Ohio, Florida
Alex Koppelman
A new round of polling shows Barack Obama slipping in the two battleground states, though he's holding onto a lead in Pennsylvania.
Obama ad: McCain practicing “same old politics”
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama's campaign hits back hard against John McCain's "Celeb" ad.
Why Bush folded on Iran
Juan Cole
Reality, of the military and petroleum-based variety, forced the administration to change course. Now Bush sounds like Obama.
Karl Rove’s media birds chirp about Obama’s “arrogance”
Glenn Greenwald
The press's personality-obsessed coverage of elections is as predictable as it is destructive and depressing.
Former McCain aide bashes campaign’s strategy
Alex Koppelman
John Weaver calls McCain's latest ad "childish" -- and his criticisms don't end there.
On bundlers, some “straight talk”
Vincent Rossmeier
A new report suggests that when it comes to disclosing the bundlers who raise money for the candidates, McCain's campaign is more transparent than Obama's.
Obama responds to McCain ad
Alex Koppelman
Asked for his thoughts on John McCain's latest spot, Barack Obama gets in a good shot at his opponent.
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