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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.
The Obama show lands in Israel
Aluf Benn
He got a rock-star reception here, but an intriguing question lingers: Which U.S. presidential candidate is better for this country?
VoteVets targets McCain with new ad
Alex Koppelman
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."
Who’ll be the Republicans’ Obama now?
Alex Koppelman
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.
Obama camp debuts Spanish-language radio ad
Alex Koppelman
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."
The support of a major oil player
Salon Staff
Alex Koppelman discusses T. Boone Pickens and how his energy plans may align with Barack Obama's.
Exposing Bush’s historic abuse of power
Tim Shorrock
Salon has uncovered new evidence of post-9/11 spying on Americans. Obtained documents point to a potential investigation of the White House that could rival Watergate.
McCain: Enough about you, let’s talk about me
Mike Madden
John McCain tries to pull the media spotlight away from Barack Obama, who he thinks doesn't deserve it.
Obama is saying the wrong things about Afghanistan
Juan Cole
He hit the right notes during his swing through Iraq, but his plans for that other war could mean trouble.
George W. Bush: “Awesome!”
Andrea Higbie
The president has used "awesome" to describe everything from dead soldiers to the pope. How did a slang word trickle up to the highest office in the land?
No mistranslation in Maliki interview
Alex Koppelman
Contrary to claims made by people trying to downplay the impact of the Iraqi prime minister's statement in support of Barack Obama's Iraq plan, it's now clear the translation was correct.
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