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Horton ad maker strikes again
Alex Koppelman
In a new spot, Floyd Brown -- who produced the infamous Willie Horton ad -- attacks Barack Obama on religion.
Going down with the Titanic?
Joan Walsh
Chris Matthews frames the decision between Obama and McCain as whether to stay in the big doomed ship or jump into a lifeboat.
Not quite Americans
Whitney Joiner
Sexual assault, enslavement, no medical care -- Peter Orner, author of an oral history of illegal immigrants, discusses the nightmares experienced by this vulnerable population.
Obama’s best veep choice
Camille Paglia
Here's a hint: She's not Hillary! Plus: Talk radio's paranoid delusions and a Brazilian diva Madonna could aspire to.
He’s a young black guy, and that’s a problem for some folks
Garrison Keillor
But Barack Obama has gifts that transcend race and his own slim r
Discussion of potential Obama running mates heats up
Alex Koppelman
The people helping Barack Obama choose a vice-presidential nominee were on Capitol Hill Tuesday, but one prominent possibility took his name out of the running.
Dem congressman won’t endorse Obama
Alex Koppelman
Oklahoma Rep. Dan Boren says he will vote for Barack Obama, at the polls and the party convention, but that Obama is too liberal for his constituents.
Quote of the day
Alex Koppelman
Fox's E.D. Hill says Barack and Michelle Obama's "fist bump" wasn't reminiscent of terrorists after all.
Clinton asks her delegates to support Obama
Alex Koppelman
Hillary Clinton has been calling delegates pledged to her and asking them to vote for her one-time rival, but hasn't technically "released" them.
Relax, liberals. You’ve already won
Michael Lind
No matter who prevails at the ballot box in November, John McCain or Barack Obama, the four-decade-long conservative counterrevolution is over.
The mix master
Gary Kamiya
Barack Obama's candidacy spells the end of the one-drop rule and the beginning of a painful but necessary exploration of the real meaning of race in America.
Obama camp reacts to Johnson story
Alex Koppelman
In talking points, Barack Obama's campaign says revelations about loans taken out by a member of its veep search team are "overblown."
All the president’s economic advisors
Andrew Leonard
Austan Goolsbee is ready for another close-up, and a Clinton veteran joins Obama's team. Cue the econoblogospheric chatter.
Who doesn’t understand the economy?
Andrew Leonard
As Obama sets forth his economic plan, McCain takes pains to remind Americans of his own confession of ignorance.
Obama’s vetting problem
Alex Koppelman
James Johnson, one of three people charged with helping Barack Obama select a running mate, is scrutinized over his connections to a controversial mortgage executive.
Breaking news: There are crazy people on the Internet
Alex Koppelman
Conservative bloggers are in an uproar over items posted to Barack Obama's Web site, even though it's clear the material had nothing to do with the official campaign.
The return of Willie Horton
Alex Koppelman
The adman responsible for the notorious spot is raising money for negative ads aimed at Barack Obama; the first has already been shown to be inaccurate.
Clinton news roundup
Sarah Hepola
What does the end of her historic presidential campaign mean for women?
Hillary’s final curtain
Rebecca Traister
Now that Clinton's campaign is over, I want to remember her as she's truly been -- a pain in the ass, sometimes ill-behaved, and a woman who changed history.
Clinton suspends campaign, endorses Obama
Alex Koppelman
On Saturday, Hillary Clinton exited the presidential race, gave enthusiastic support to Barack Obama and spoke of what she and her supporters had accomplished on behalf of the women who'll follow.
Clinton endorses Obama
Joan Walsh
"I'm going to work my heart out to make sure Senator Obama is the next president."
Quote of the day
Alex Koppelman
One San Francisco Chronicle columnist is really, really, really enthusiastic about Barack Obama.
Mr. Obama goes to Virginia
Chris Weaver
Barack Obama's focusing on the state as one he can turn Democratic this fall, so it wasn't surprising to see him there very soon after he became his party's presumptive nominee.
Hamas’ “unendorsement” of Obama
Alex Koppelman
The group reacted negatively to his speech at AIPAC, and now there's talk of Hamas' "unendorsing" Obama, but the whole discussion rests on a faulty premise.
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