"Already, Obama and McCain Map Fall Strategies": Both sides say the states clearly in play now include Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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There's a good front-page article in today's NYT that sketches out both Obama and McCain's coming campaign strategies (McCain is a continuation of the Bush era, Obama is out of touch with middle America); how both candidates are going to focus on Independent and Hispanic voters (Oh my god, O, pick Richardson!); and gives a run down of the states that are in play: Both sides say the states clearly in play now include ...

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le for John McCain to actually be older than his mother? I suppose the idea was that by sitting McCain next to his mother, he’d appear younger by comparison, but it doesn’t come off that way. Hope they give this ad a lot of play.

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posted by news intern Chris Kissel Fresh start: Obama and McCain prepare for the general election. Bad weather: Tornadoes leave 22 dead in Oklahoma, Missouri and Georgia. Weekend demonstrations: 560 Tibetan women arrested in Nepal. Aftermath: Bodies pile up in Burma. Boat bringing Red Cross aid sinks. Wedding: Jenna Bush gets married in Crawford. Divorce: Sudan cuts ties with Chad on suspicion that it helped Darfur rebels. Puget unsound: Economic growth causes environmental nightmare in the region. Choosing sides: Evangelicals voice support for ...

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News reports from Pakistan claim a new audiotape from Osama bin Laden speaks favorably about a McCain presidency: Inshallah, we’re looking forward to four more years of Bush policies with this McCain fellow.  George Bush has been good for us and we think McCain could be even better.  Imagine, he might even widen the war against [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Osama Endorses McCain", url: "http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2008/05/11/osama-endorses-mccain/" });

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