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“Ugh” of the day
Tracy Clark-Flory
A new sex column analyzes "little girls jumping out of their panties" for Barack Obama.
The bikini theory
Catherine Price
Helen Mirren proves that winning an Oscar for playing a British monarch 20 years your senior doesn't mean you can't rock a two-piece suit.
Bill Clinton on Obama: “We had a good talk”
Alex Koppelman
While announcing a deal his foundation struck to reduce the price of malaria drugs in Africa, the former president takes questions on the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Obama “would rather lose a war … [than] an election”
Alex Koppelman
Continuing a frequent theme, John McCain's national security advisor accuses Barack Obama of having set his Iraq policy for political gain, without knowledge of the current situation there.
McCain plans to keep up attacks while Obama’s away
Mike Madden
Republicans say they'll continue a full-court press against Barack Obama while he's in the Middle East and Europe.
Obama raised $52 million in June
Alex Koppelman
The campaign's announcement of its second-largest haul yet puts the lie to reports that Obama had been having trouble raising money recently.
Flip-flopping to the White House
Mike Madden
How Barack Obama and John McCain are changing positions on everything from wiretapping to taxes.
Obama camp makes play to reframe national security debate
Alex Koppelman
With its new message about a "changing world," the campaign looks to turn the current narrative about the issue on its head.
McCain advisor’s new message on Iraq: Obama’s just like Bush
Alex Koppelman
John McCain's national security advisor draws a parallel between the president and the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
New MoveOn ad: “Timeline”
Alex Koppelman
The latest spot from the group slams John McCain for not supporting a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq.
McCain wants surge in Afghanistan, but with what troops?
Alex Koppelman
John McCain can't seem to find a consistent position on adding troops, and with good reason -- given his plan for Iraq, sufficient U.S. forces would not be available.
Barack Obama’s super marketing machine
Mike Madden
He knows your neighborhood, your favorite products and even when you open your e-mail. How Obama is betting on vast, corporate-style voter outreach to win the White House.
McCain, Obama find common ground in Afghanistan
Mark Benjamin
They may have attacked each other during respective public appearances on Tuesday, but the two still agreed on a surprising number of things.
The McCain cartoon satire
Alex Koppelman
A political cartoonist imagines what a satire of John McCain would look like if it were done by the conservative National Review.
Obama camp releases new ad
Alex Koppelman
The latest spot from Barack Obama's campaign focuses on the senator's efforts to secure loose nuclear weapons.
Suicide bombs kill 35 Iraqi recruits
Alex Koppelman
Two bombers, posing as fellow recruits, blew themselves up at an Iraqi army base on Tuesday.
Rush Limbaugh was right
Gary Kamiya
The blogosphere's reaction to the New Yorker cover proves that the Bush era has killed a lot of liberals' sense of humor. And that's not funny.
Life in the catbird seat for Obama
Walter Shapiro
Democrats have watched leads disappear before, especially when they sub "more of the same" for "change."
Obama to NAACP: “Our work is not over”
Salon Staff
In a speech to the civil rights group, Barack Obama said he'd work to end discrimination and invoked the words of Martin Luther King Jr. to describe the fight ahead.
Clinton die-hards want floor vote at convention
Alex Koppelman
Some supporters of Hillary Clinton are clamoring for her name to be included in the roll call vote at the Democratic convention, even though she's already endorsed Barack Obama.
What Obama really said to the NAACP
Joan Walsh
Headlines about how he again preached responsibility and "tough love" to the black community are distorting a powerful speech.
Lizza defends New Yorker cover
Alex Koppelman
In an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball, the author of the magazine's most recent piece on Barack Obama said, "sometimes you need to hold a mirror up to these absurdities."
Another McCain gaffe
Alex Koppelman
John McCain is running on his foreign policy, but on Monday he made one more in a string of mistakes that seem to throw into question just how much he really knows.
A Democratic surge in Florida, Nevada
Justin Jouvenal
In two potentially pivotal states, tens of thousands of Democrats are being added to voter rolls, while new Republican registrations lag badly.
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