Tag: CNN
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Conditions on the Ground
The big political news of the last week has been Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s embrace of Sen. Barack Obama’s position on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and Sen. John McCain’s subsequent embrace of Maliki’s position on withdrawal. As Josh Marshall observes, “Sen. McCain has gone from predicting a decades long presence of…
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Political news from CNN and others
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s new information about the hunt for a running mate for Barack Obama. A member of the Congressional Black Caucus who’s met with Obama’s vice-presidential screening team says she offered the names of former senators John Edwards and Sam Nunn — and was told they’re on the list. Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick…
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in politics . . .
Enlarge Photo AP Obama seeks delegate majority in Ore., Ky. primaries AP – 23 minutes agoAP – Barack Obama will reach for a symbolic tipping point in the Oregon and Kentucky primaries Tuesday — a majority of pledged delegates offered in the Democratic presidential contest. Buffett supporting Obama Posted: 08:35 PM ET From CNN Ticker…
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Thumbs on the scale
FROM MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA During a speech to the Israeli parliament yesterday morning, President Bush attacked Barack Obama, comparing him to Nazi appeasers for the Illinois senator’s willingness to hold discussions with Iran. One problem: Bush’s speech came just hours after The Washington Post reported that Bush’s defense secretary, Robert Gates, said that the…
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Another case of substance abuse
I cannot explain why this New York Times story got under my skin so. The Times basically celebrated flash over substance in choosing to focus on John King of CNN and his giant computer board that has dominated the cable news network’s coverage of the elections this year. The fact is that CNN is not…