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Election Daily News Clips July 24th, 2008 Candidate Tracking: ***All times in Eastern Standard Time 10:20am BUSH: Speaks on the Freedom Agenda at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. 11:30am McCain: Fundraiser in Canton, OH 3:05pm BUSH: Photo-op with officers of the National FFA Organization at the White House 7pm McCain: Speech in Columbus, OH - Tracking scheduled for this event News Clips: MCCAIN NEWS McCain Still Waiting for His Turn at Good Luck (Washington Post 7/24/08) By Michael D. Shear; A06 It seemed like a great way to counter Obamamania. Sen. John McCain would board a helicopter in New Orleans today, skim quickly over the Gulf of Mexico and land on an oil rig -- a made-for-TV moment to highlight his call for offshore drilling, an issue that Republicans believe will be a big winner in November. Then came Hurricane Dolly, a Category 2 storm that made a helicopter ride impossible. And then, improbably, a 600-foot oil tanker collided with a barge on the Mississippi River, creating a 12-mile oil slick and causing diesel fumes to waft over the city's French Quarter. The trip was off. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/23/AR2008072303653.html *See NYT's "McCain Event Is Thwarted by Hurricane*": http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/us/politics/24mccain.html McCain and the Safety of Offshore Drilling (Washington Post blog 7/24/08) By Michael D. Shear ...In an energy speech recently, McCain said that: "As for offshore drilling, it's safe enough these days that not even Hurricanes Katrina and Rita could cause significant spillage from the battered rigs off the coasts of New Orleans and Houston." In fact, Katrina and Hurricane Rita caused damage to oil rigs and storage facilities in the Gulf, according to press reports and government studies. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/07/23/mccain_and_the_safety_of_offsh.html?sid=ST2008072400049&pos=list With Arizona Changing, McCain Focuses on Home (NYT 7/24/08) By JENNIFER STEINHAUER ...In the sea of uncertainty that defines American politics, presidential candidates have generally been able to count on the residents of their home state, Al Gore's loss of Tennessee in 2000 being a notable exception. But a variety of factors have made Mr. McCain's chances in Arizona less assured than they ordinarily would seem, which his campaign has acknowledged. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/us/politics/24arizona.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=politics&adxnnlx=1216898397-8kmNMfg8Lj2UVycvu2nuXQ Obama gains on McCain in Arizona fundraising (The Arizona Republic 7/24/08) By Ronald J. Hansen Barack Obama quietly raised more money in Arizona last month for his presidential campaign than John McCain did, and the Illinois Democrat dominates the overall fundraising map in 43 states and Washington, D.C., records show. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2008/07/24/20080724mccainfunds0724.html McCain and Obama tax plans are criticized (LA Times 7/24/08) By Stephen Braun The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center says that both candidates' proposals would increase the national debt by trillions and may make the system more complex. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-taxes24-2008jul24,0,1595880.story For McCain, Net deficit with young (Boston Globe 7/24/08) By Lisa Wangsness Backers lament Obama's Web edge http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/07/24/for_mccain_net_deficit_with_young/ Candidates Spar Over Troop Surge and Iraq Chronology (NYT 7/24/08) By MICHAEL COOPER Senator John McCain was chiding Senator Barack Obama for "a false depiction of what actually happened" in Iraq in a television interview this week. But in giving his chronology of events in Iraq, Mr. McCain gave what critics said was his own false depiction. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/us/politics/24check.html McCain denies he misstated timing of Iraq surge (AP 7/23/08) By TOM RAUM Republican John McCain pushed back on Wednesday against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the strategy in early 2007. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iE2JCSH5p9r2GBkQWS9TWAMzmuvQD923R0SG1 McCain Offers His Own Definition of 'Surge' (WSJ blog 7/23/08) Elizabeth Holmes John McCain continued to assert his position on the troop surge in Iraq Wednesday despite calls for him to retract the statement. While talking with reporters at a grocery story in Bethlehem, Penn., McCain was asked to clarify his earlier remarks that the Anbar Awakening was a result of the increase in troop levels. Critics say the alliance happened well before the so-called surge was implemented. McCain began his answer with his definition of "surge" and then shared his own experience while visiting Iraq. "A surge is really a counter-insurgency strategy. And it's made up of a number of components," McCain said. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/23/mccain-offers-his-own-definition-of-surge/ *See TPM's "McCain's Pushback On Timing Flub: The Surge Began Before The Surge": * http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/mccains_pushback_on_timing_flu.php McCain credits Bush for drop in oil price (AP 7/23/08) By Tom Raum Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush's lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been advocating in his presidential campaign. The cost of oil and gasoline is "on everybody's mind in this room," McCain told a town-hall meeting. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/ap/politics/2008/Jul/23/mccain_credits_bush_for_drop_in_oil_price.html No attack too vile — McCain goes after Obama's Holocaust remarks (Carpetbagger Report 7/23/08) It may only be July, and Election Day may still be 104 days away, but we've reached the point at which the McCain campaign is even willing to attack Barack Obama's remembrance of the Nazi Holocaust. http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/16292.html McCain Touts His Support of Israel (NYT blog 7/23/08) By Elisabeth Bumiller As Senator Barack Obama met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the Middle East on Wednesday, Senator John McCain talked up his own support of Israel a half-world away. "I look you in the eye, and I tell you, as the United States once said, and will say again and again, we will never allow a second Holocaust,'' Mr. McCain told a crowd at a town-hall meeting here. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/mccain-touts-his-support-of-israel/ McCain's Foreign Policy Frustration (TIME 7/23/08) By JOE KLEIN "I had the courage and the judgment to say that I would rather lose a political campaign than lose a war," John McCain said during a Rochester, N.H., town meeting on July 22. "It seems to me that Senator Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign." It was a remarkable statement, as intemperate a personal attack as I've ever heard a major-party candidate make in a presidential campaign, the sort of thing that no potential President of the United States should ever be caught saying. (A prudent candidate has aides sling that sort of mud.) It was also inevitable. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1826064,00.html How Much Does John McCain Really Know About Foreign Policy? (Slate 7/23/08) By Fred Kaplan Not as much as he'd like you to think. http://www.slate.com/id/2195865/ Campaign Adviser Lobbied McCain On Latvia, Then Stephen Payne Took Credit (TPM Muckraker 7/23/08) Sen. John McCain's campaign has admitted that his top foreign policy adviser has lobbied for not two but three different firms run by cash-for-access deal-maker Stephen Payne. But the McCain camp insists that Randy Scheunemann did not lobby McCain himself on "any issues relating to" Stephen Payne. http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/advisor_lobbied_mccain_on_latv.php McCain's notable bio strikes a chord in Pa. (USA TODAY 7/24/08) By David Jackson WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Supporters of John McCain here acknowledge that Democrat Barack Obama wins attention with his speaking style and charisma, but they say those qualities can't match the Republican candidate's stellar background. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-07-23-wilkesbarre_N.htm McCain Fundraises in Pennsylvania (Fox News blog 7/23/08) by Shushannah Walshe After holding a private luncheon at the Westmoreland Club, John McCain addressed donors and went after Barack Obama for crafting his Iraq policy before traveling to the country... McCain is urgently trying to peg his opponent as inexperienced while Obama is on his trip to Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Europe. T http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/07/23/mccain-fundraises-in-pennsylvania/ A double bill in Ohio: John McCain and Lance Armstrong (Cleveland.com blog 7/23/08) By Stephen Koff Who's the bigger draw, Lance Armstrong or John McCain? Never mind, because Ohioans won't have to choose. The legendary cyclist and the presumptive GOP presidential nominee will be be side by side tomorrow when McCain comes to Columbus on the first day of the LIVESTRONG summit. That's a conference held by the Lance Armstrong Foundation to discuss cancer and promote awareness and research. http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/07/a_double_bill_in_ohio_john_mcc.html Lieberman Compares Hagee To Moses, Says Bloggers Would Have Attacked Him Too (ThinkProgress 7/23/08) Yesterday, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) spoke at the controversial pastor John Hagee's Christians United For Israel Washington-Israel Summit. Lieberman's close political ally, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), finally rejected Hagee's endorsement in May. Lieberman, however, says he still has the utmost respect for the pastor, who once said that Hurricane Katrina was punishment to New Orleans for hosting a gay pride parade. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/23/lieberman-hagee/ McCain On The Run: Cancels Press Availability (Huffington Post 7/23/08) By Rachel Weiner Marc Ambinder reports that John McCain's one press conference of the week has been abruptly canceled... Ben Smith sees more, pointing out that Obamania is the least of McCain's worries right now: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/23/mccain-on-the-run-cancels_n_114539.html McCain on Obama Media Mania: "All I Can Do is Be Amused" (The Page 7/23/08) The Senator hints at his slight frustration with the near-incessant media coverage of Obama's overseas trip on Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" Wednesday night.: "It is what it is Sean. You know very well that if anybody complains then, you know, that's just non-productive." http://thepage.time.com/2008/07/23/mccain-on-obama-media-mania-all-i-can-do-is-be-amused/ *Link to Excerpts of McCain's Interview on "Hannity & Colmes":* http://thepage.time.com/excerpts-of-mccains-interview-on-hannity-colmes/ McCain Campaign Running Obama-Castro Ad (Huffington Post 7/23/08) By Sam Stein The McCain campaign has a new web ad out placing Barack Obama, for the second time, side-by-side with a foreign dictator. This time, it's Fidel Castro. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/mccain-campaign-running-o_n_114657.html Vote Vets Ad: McCain Should Know Better Than To Occupy Iraq (TPM 7/23/08) By Eric Kleefeld Check out this new ad from Vote Vets, set to air on national cable. It does what many anti-war voices have been hesitant to do: Declare that by refusing to formulate a plan for withdrawal from Iraq, John McCain's dedication to the basic idea of freedom has been called into question. http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/vote_vets_ad_mccain_should_kno.php *Link to video of ad*: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-HfSY6LEqY House Republicans push to get McCain editorial in NY Times (Politico blog 7/23/08) A House Republican will circulate a letter among his colleagues on Wednesday asking the New York Times whether a third-party group can take out a full-page advertisement in the paper to run a previously rejected editorial by their presidential candidate, Arizona Sen. John McCain, according to people familiar with the decision. http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0708/House_Republicans_push_to_get_McCain_editorial_in_NY_Times.html OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS Our view on Iraq: Why can't Obama admit the obvious? The surge worked (USA Today 7/24/08) Obama was right about war, wrong about surge; McCain vice versa. http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/07/our-view-on-ira.html#more Opposing view: Refocus on Afghanistan (USA Today 7/24/08) By Joe Biden Recent events have demonstrated clearly that Barack Obama's judgment on Iraq is right. Now, it's time to heed that judgment so that we can successfully end the war while refocusing on the fight in Afghanistan. http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/07/opposing-view-3.html#more A Tale of Two Flip-Floppers (WSJ 7/24/08) By KARL ROVE John McCain and Barack Obama have both changed positions in this campaign. That's OK. Voters understand that politicians can and, sometimes, should change their views. After all, voters do. Witness the wide swings in their answers to opinion polls. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121685888325079319.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries The McCain Veep Hoax (WSJ 7/24/08) Barack Obama may be grabbing headlines overseas, but John McCain's campaign knew exactly how to grab a few of its own this week. His staff apparently encouraged a report that the Arizona senator was on the verge of stealing a march on Mr. Obama by announcing the name of his vice presidential running mate. Columnist Robert Novak reported that Mitt Romney was the most likely front-runner. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121685456127878945.html?mod=opinion_journal_political_diary McCain's confusion on Iraq (Chicago Tribune 7/24/08) Steve Chapman If there is any fixed position in John McCain's policy agenda, it's that we must never, ever, set a timetable for leaving Iraq. He regularly flogs Barack Obama for proposing to withdraw by the summer of 2010. So it was a surprise to hear him say Monday, when asked if our troops might depart in the next two years, "Oh, I think they could be largely withdrawn, as I've said." http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0724chapmanjul24,0,3829013.column The Oil Man Cometh (NYT 7/24/08) By TIMOTHY EGAN ...Republicans are furious at their longtime benefactor. Senator John McCain is currently running an ad in which he directly blames Barack Obama for $4-a-gallon gas at the pump — as bogus a claim as anything yet made in 2008. Then along comes [T. Boone] Pickens, Texas oilman and billionaire corporate raider, overwhelming the McCain attack with a saturation message that has the added value of being true, as Henry Kissinger once said about another matter. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/opinion/24egan.html?ref=opinion Can Romney buy the VP nomination? (Boston Globe 7/24/08) By Todd Domke MITT ROMNEY is running for vice president. He recently decided he would not seek donations to repay the $45 million in personal loans he made to his failed presidential campaign so he could instead concentrate on raising millions for John McCain. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/07/24/can_romney_buy_the_vp_nomination/ BUSH NEWS Housing flip puts Bush in GOP doghouse (Politico 7/24/08) By: David Rogers Massive mortgage rescue bill advances in Congress, creates tension between president and House GOP. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12005.html Bush Drops Opposition To Housing Rescue Bill (NPR 7/23/08) President Bush on Wednesday reversed his stance and moved to back a congressional plan to help Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac weather the mortgage crisis and to provide struggling homeowners with more affordable loans. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92813578 Foreign policy U-turn (USA Today 7/24/08) Lame-duck presidents traditionally turn to foreign policy as power ebbs from them at home, and George W. Bush is no exception. What's remarkable about the Bush administration's final year, however, is how different it is from its earlier ones. http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/07/foreign-policy.html#more Obama finds unlikely ally in Bush (The National 7/24/08) Erika Niedowski As he traverses the globe on a trip designed to promote his foreign policy proficiency, Barack Obama has a new, and unlikely, ally: George W Bush. http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080722/FOREIGN/199749491/1014/NEWS&Profile=1014 Bush popular — on lawmakers' walls (Politico 7/24/08) By: Daniel Libit For 27 senators, displaying a Bush photo is like a blue suit - not exactly stylish, but always in style. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12002.html Duke Cunningham asks Bush for clemency. (ThinkProgress 7/23/08) Last weekend, the New York Times reported that "[f]elons are asking President Bush for pardons and commutations at historic levels as he nears his final months in office, a time when many other presidents have granted a flurry of clemency requests." The AP reports that former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) is now among the applicants: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/23/duke-bush-clemency/ OTHER TOP NEWS Pentagon says Afghanistan needs troops (USA Today 7/24/08) By Tom Vanden Brook Pentagon planners are recommending dispatching hundreds of support troops to Afghanistan before bad weather hinders fighting in the fall. http://www.usatoday.com/news/2008-07-23-afghantroops_N.htm Fannie-Freddie aid clears first vote (USA Today 7/24/08) By Sue Kirchhoff WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday approved compromise legislation to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while helping hundreds of thousands of homeowners refinance into more affordable loans. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-07-23-bush-housing_N.htm *See NYT's "House Approves Sweeping Effort to Help Housing":* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/business/24housing.html?hp Housing Bill Will Extend Federal Role In Markets (WSJ 7/24/08) By DAMIAN PALETTA and JAMES R. HAGERTY; Page A1 A sprawling bill that reaches deep into the U.S. housing industry is close to becoming law, in what will likely stand as the federal government's most expansive effort to stabilize the mortgage and financial markets. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121681776929477089.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news Ford Posts $8.7 Billion Loss on Write-Downs (NYT 7/ By NICK BUNKLEY The Ford Motor Company said Thursday that it lost $8.7 billion in the second quarter as it wrote-off $8 billion in assets and as sales of its most profitable vehicles plunged. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/business/25ford.html?hp Levees hold but waters rise as Dolly brings rain (AP 7/24/08) Hurricane Dolly slammed ashore and then loitered over deep south Texas as a tropical storm, dumping as much as a foot of rain in places and ripping roofs off buildings with 100 mph winds. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2008-07-24-floods-dolly_N.htm Interrogator Testifies About Hamdan's Work With Bin Laden (Washington Post 7/24/08) By Jerry Markon; A16 Osama bin Laden's driver witnessed the al-Qaeda leader being briefed on the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and overheard him express satisfaction that the death toll had exceeded expectations, an FBI interrogator testified Wednesday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/23/AR2008072302430.html?hpid=moreheadlines Republican National Committee airs anti-Obama ads (AP 7/23/08) John McCain can be a Berliner, too. The Republican National Committee decided to have a little fun with Barack Obama's widely anticipated speech Thursday at Berlin's Victory Column. It is airing anti-Obama ads in Berlin's namesakes in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and New Hampshire. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-07-23-McCain-ads_N.htm *Link to audio of radio ad: *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTCwKYQOGHs Obama Bets $5 Million on Olympic Viewers (NYT blog 7/23/08) By Brian Stelter Senator Barack Obama's campaign will spend $5 million on advertisements during NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympic Games next month, an NBC spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/obama-bets-5-million-on-olympic-viewers/ GOP losing the new-media war (Politico 7/24/08) By: Jonathan Martin The absence of any websites on the right devoted to reporting-as opposed to just commenting on the news-is proving politically costly to Republicans. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12008.html Kagan: 'The only way' to 'force' Iran to halt its nuclear program is an 'attack.' (ThinkProgress 7/23/08) Appearing on MSNBC this afternoon, Iraq surge architect Fred Kagan criticized direct talks with Iran and made his case for attacking Iran, claiming it is the only means to "force" the country to halt its nuclear program: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/23/kagan-the-only-way-to-force-iran-to-halt-nuclear-program-is-an-attack/ POLLS Teasing the new NBC/WSJ poll (MSNBC 7/23/08) By Mark Murray Here's one result from the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll ... With the news that Iraq's prime minister wants the US to set a timetable for withdrawal, 60% of registered voters believe it's a good idea for the US to set such a timetable, while 30% say it's a bad idea. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/23/1217484.aspx NBC/WSJ Poll: Obama keeps lead over McCain (MSNBC 7/23/08) By Mark Murray A majority of Americans think Barack Obama is a riskier choice for the presidency, but he maintains a six-point lead over Republican John McCain, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25816799/ Obama in Israel (Washington Post blog 7/23/08) Barack Obama has a large, nearly 2 to 1 lead over John McCain among Jewish voters, according to the latest Gallup data. Obama's 60 to 33 percent advantage in polls conducted before his high-profile overseas trip is close to the average split among Jewish voters in exit polls going back to 1972 (65 to 32 percent), but if McCain gets a third of these voters on Election Day, he will do better than any GOP candidate has since 1988. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/behind-the-numbers/2008/07/obama_in_israel.html -- Sara DuBois Deputy Director of Tracking & Media Monitoring Progressive Accountability Office [email protected] 202-609-7681 (office) 410-967-7306 (cell) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. To post to this group, send to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] E-mail [email protected] with questions or concerns This is a list of individuals. It is not affiliated with any group or organization. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---