[big campaign] '08 Daily News Clips - 8/18

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Election Daily News Clips August 18th, 2008 Candidate Tracking: ***All times in Eastern Standard Time 9am McCain: Speech in Orlando, Fl - Tracking scheduled for this event 11am McCain: Round table and Press Statement in Cocoa, FL 4pm McCain: Fund Raiser in Atlanta, GA News Clips: MCCAIN FAITH FORUM NEWS Despite Assurances, McCain Wasn't in a 'Cone of Silence' (NYT 8/18/08) By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE Senator John McCain was not in a "cone of silence" on Saturday night while his rival, Senator Barack Obama, was being interviewed at the Saddleback Church in California. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/us/politics/18mccain.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin *See CNN blog's "Warren: McCain did not violate 'cone of silence'":* http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/18/warren-mccain-did-not-violate-cone-of-silence-2/ Dept. of pre-emptive outrage (Politico blog 8/18/08) By Ben Smith ...McCain's camp confirms he wasn't in the cone of silence, though there was no TV in the car. (There were, presumably, blackberries; though in fact, no evidence has emerged that McCain had the (obvious!) questions early, and Warren, not McCain, made the claim that he was in a sealed room.) Meanwhile, Nicole Wallace plays the POW card to swat down the suggestion McCain cheated: "The insinuation from the Obama campaign that John McCain, a former prisoner of war, cheated is outrageous," Ms. Wallace said. http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0808/Dept_of_preemptive_outrage.html?showall *See McCain campaign blog's "Saddleback: McCain Wins, Obama Camp Whines": * http://www.johnmccain.com/mccainreport/Read.aspx?guid=86cd988c-66ce-4416-951e-489c30596ee1# Obama slams Thomas; McCain slip may haunt (Politico 8/18/08) By: Carrie Budoff Brown ...For one night, at least, Warren may have achieved his desired goal of comity. Neither candidate spoke critically of the other. And perhaps most tellingly, their campaign's rapid response teams fell silent for the night. ...As the candidate who often appears less at ease discussing his faith, McCain appeared comfortable as he wove bits of his religious views into his answers. He joked more often than Obama and told stories about the adoption of his 17-year-old daughter from Bangladesh and his captivity in Vietnam. http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=CEB0BD8F-18FE-70B2-A8CD1332576E434D *See ThinkProgress's "McCain Jokes About His Definition Of The Rich: 'How About $5 Million?'": * http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/17/mccain-defines-rich/ McCain and Obama try to navigate the politics of abortion (LA Times 8/18/08) By Michael Finnegan Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church draws out the candidates, who had steered clear of the contentious issue. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-abortion18-2008aug18,0,5209641.story?track=rss *See Washington Times's "Obama, McCain air moral, ethical views": * http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/17/obama-mccain-air-moral-ethical-views/ Key Constituency Is at Play At Candidates' Faith Forum (Washington Post 8/17/08) By Shailagh Murray and Perry Bacon Jr.; A01 Barack Obama and John McCain made their first joint appearance of the general election Saturday night, breaking away from the debates over national security and the economy that have dominated the campaign in recent weeks to court evangelical voters at an Orange County megachurch. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/16/AR2008081602322.html?nav=rss_email/components *LINK TO TRANSCRIPT:* http://thepage.time.com/partial-transcript-of-saddleback-forum/ *See "Halperin's Saddleback Forum Scorecard: Grades":* http://thepage.time.com/halperins-saddleback-forum-scorecard-grades/ *See "Halperin's Saddleback Forum Scorecard: McCain":* http://thepage.time.com/halperins-saddleback-forum-scorecard-mccain/ *See "Halperin's Saddleback Forum Scorecard: Obama":* http://thepage.time.com/halperins-saddleback-forum-scorecard-obama/ Differences surface in McCain-Obama Christian forum (USA Today 8/17/08) By Cathy Lynn Grossman Sen. Barack Obama, frequently leaning on Bible passages, and Sen. John McCain, sharply delineating his opposition to abortion, sought to burnish their Christian credentials with voters Saturday night in a civil forum at a California megachurch. http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-08-17-forum-experts_N.htm?csp=34 *See CNN blog's "Analysis: Same tough questions, different approaches": * http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/17/analysis-same-tough-questions-different-approaches/ *See WSJ's "Candidates Give Preview of Presidential Debates in Church Talk": * http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121892743501547243.html?mod=todays_us_page_one McCain Comes up Big at Faith Forum (Brody File 8/17/08) By David Brody ...Overall, I thought John McCain helped himself tremendously. The money line was the following: "I will be a pro-life President and this presidency will have pro-life policies. That's my commitment to you." Evangelicals have been waiting to hear John McCain say that for quite some time. http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/429350.aspx McCain's "Cross In The Dirt" Story (Atlantic Online 8/17/08) By Andrew Sullivan I've now heard it countless times. McCain has used what appears to be an intensely personal moment in a prison camp as a reason to vote for him in a campaign ad. As he tells it today, it was the pivotal moment in his struggle to survive in the Hanoi Hilton. And yet, in his first thorough account of his time in captivity, in 1973, the story is absent. The story is also hauntingly like that recounted by Solzhenitsen, as told in Luke Veronis, "The Sign of the Cross" http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/08/mccains-cross-i.html *See DailyKos's ""Cross in the Dirt" story stolen from Solzhenitsyn":* http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/17/122230/161/239/569299 *See HuffPo's "Is McCain Lifting Passages From Solzhenitsyn?":* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/17/is-mccain-lifting-passage_n_119453.html McCain cites questionable story on 'evil' (Politico blog 8/17/08) By Ben Smith ...The horrifying story that terrorists used two women with Down Syndrome to carry bombs was a sensation in February, but The New York Times later suggested it hadn't happened that way: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0808/McCain_cites_questionable_story_on_evil.html?showall Despite Request, McCain Resorted to Stock Answers at Faith Forum (CBS blog 8/17/08) By Ryan Corsaro There was one rule evangelical pastor Rick Warren wanted to make clear about his questions to both candidates during his forum on Saturday night, and he said it more than once. "Don't give me your stump speech on these." ...John McCain, who has been deemed a "maverick" for years, played the part well and seemed not to play by Warren's guideline. Instead, he took the opportunity during the discussion, carried live by cable news networks, to stick hard to the message he's been driving across the country since running for president. http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/08/17/politics/fromtheroad/entry4356216.shtml Rick Warren Questions McCain (The Page 8/16/08) The Senator sits down with Rick Warren, to answer questions similar to the ones posed to Sen. Obama. McCain did not hear the questions Warren asked Obama. First asked to name three wise people he would rely on: answers David Petraeus, John Lewis, and Meg Whitman. Says he would NOT have nominated Justices Ginsburg, Souter, Breyer or Stevens. Says his greatest moral failing was the failure of his first marriage. Gets strong audience reaction to emotional tellings of Vietnam POW stories and his position on abortion and gay marriage. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/time/thepage/~3/366897698/S<http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/time/thepage/%7E3/366897698/S> *See McCain Camp Memo on His Support for Faith-Based Initiatives:* http://thepage.time.com/mccain-camp-memo-on-his-support-for-faith-based-initiatives/ *See Jonathan Martin's "A strong McCain closes with "America first"": * http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0808/A_strong_McCain_closes_with_America_first.html?showall MCCAIN NEWS McCain OK with aide's lobbying past (USA Today 8/18/08) By Matt Kelley and David JacksonPresumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain told USA TODAY on Sunday that he has no problem with his top foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann's past lobbying work. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-08-17-mccain-adviser_N.htm John McCain aide's dual roles intersect (LA Times 8/17/08) By Bob Drogin Randy Scheunemann is a former lobbyist for Georgia, a country the candidate strongly supports in its crisis. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-advisor17-2008aug17,0,2107575.story?track=rss McCain evolves into a supply-sider (Washington Times 8/18/08) By Stephen Dinan At a religious values forum this weekend, Sen. John McCain was asked about his biggest flip-flop of the past decade. He pointed to his newfound support for offshore drilling, but his biggest change might have come during the forum itself, when he completed his transformation from class warrior to supply-side tax cutter. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/18/mccain-evolves-into-a-supply-sider/ McCain protests NBC coverage (Politico 8/18/08) By: Mike Allen Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) campaign manager Rick Davis asked Sunday for a meeting with Steve Capus, the president of NBC News, to protest what the campaign called signs that the network is "abandoning non-partisan coverage of the presidential race." http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D36EE494-18FE-70B2-A86C5574411FC5E7 McCain, Obama, Bush: A nation at war (Orlando Sentinel blog 8/18/08) By Mark Silva John McCain, Barack Obama and President Bush line up for the VFW. http://weblogs.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/blog/2008/08/mccain_obama_bush_a_nation_at.html McCain Gets Briefing on Tropical Storm Fay (AP 8/18/08) By PHILIP ELLIOTT John McCain on Sunday was briefed on Tropical Storm Fay, which scuttled a political fundraiser and is threatening to reach Florida as soon as Monday. ...Speaking to a pool of reporters, he was optimistic that local and federal officials will work together if the storm strikes. http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1833566,00.html *See CBS blog's "Tropical Storm Fay Forces McCain to Change Plans": * http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/08/17/politics/fromtheroad/entry4356424.shtml *See CNN blog's "Fay beginning to impact campaign trail":* http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/17/fay-beginning-to-impact-campaign-trail/ *See Miami Herald blog's "McCain: Sorry kid, but there's a storm brewing": * http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2008/08/mccain-sorry-ki.html Dems use McCain's voting record on vets issues against him (Miami Herald blog 8/17/08) Turning to the same tactics they used two months ago when John McCain visited the Everglades, Democrats on Sunday began sniping at the GOP candidate in advance of his address to a major convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Orlando on Monday by using his record on veterans issues against him. http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2008/08/dems-use-mccain.html Response to 9/11 Offers Outline of McCain Doctrine (NYT 8/17/08) By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Senator John McCain arrived late at his Senate office on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, just after the first plane hit the World Trade Center. "This is war," he murmured to his aides. The sound of scrambling fighter planes rattled the windows, sending a tremor of panic through the room. Within hours, Mr. McCain, the Vietnam War hero and famed straight talker of the 2000 Republican primary, had taken on a new role: the leading advocate of taking the American retaliation against Al Qaeda far beyond Afghanistan. In a marathon of television and radio appearances, Mr. McCain recited a short list of other countries said to support terrorism, invariably including Iraq, Iran and Syria. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/us/politics/17mccain.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin No more hugs as Obama tears into McCain (AP 8/17/08) By BETH FOUHY So much for hugging in church. A day after Barack Obama and John McCain exchanged an embrace during a faith forum at a California megachurch, Obama called the U.S. economy a disaster thanks to "John McCain's president, George W. Bush," and chided his Republican rival's campaign team for trying to make him look unpatriotic and weak. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5isOFwdbq0tsqatW6vJpkDRTI1gMgD92KC8F00 McCain's two favorite wise men (Politico blog 8/17/08) McCain was asked last night at Saddleback to name three people whose wisdom he would rely upon if president. He rattled off: Rep. John Lewis, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and Gen. David Petraeus. ... But I think it's pretty clear who his two go-to's would be. Sen's Lieberman and Graham, who are soon to visit Georgia on McCain's behalf, joined their friend at a briefing on the impending hurricane in Florida tonight. http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0808/McCains_two_favorite_wise_men.html Rivals Differ (a Bit) on Financial Market Rules (NYT 8/16/08) By JACKIE CALMES Modernizing the nation's New Deal-era defenses against financial disaster is not high among the priorities that either Barack Obama or John McCain list for the next president. But events could well plop the issue right in the middle of the winner's plate. After a string of financial scandals and crises, a quarter century of deregulation and free-market experimentation is giving way to a new round of big-government financial regulation, regardless of who captures the White House, experts say. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/16/us/politics/16regulate.html?pagewanted=print McCain catches heat over apparent comment on Corsi's 'Obama Nation' (LA Times 8/16/08) By Seema Mehta Democrats say McCain is endorsing the much-criticized book after he responds to a question about it with, 'Gotta keep your sense of humor.' But aides say he misheard and was speaking of a campaign ad. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obamabook16-2008aug16,0,2750318.story?track=rss To Drill, or Not to Drill: Will McCain change his mind about Alaskan oil? (Weekly Standard 8/16/08*) by Stephen F. Hayes *Print Date 8/25/08 Republican presidential candidate John McCain says that he's taking another look at the possibility of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, and as part of that assessment McCain says that he plans to talk to the nation's most prominent advocate of drilling in ANWR, Alaska governor Sarah Palin. http://www.weeklystandard.com/Utilities/printer_preview.asp?idArticle=15427&R=13BB01979E *See Jonathan Martin's "McCain still mulling ANWR": * http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0808/McCain_still_mulling_ANWR.html?showall McCain to crash Obama's party (Washington Times 8/16/08) Joseph Curl Will run ads during breaks of network DNC coverage http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/15/mccain-to-crash-obamas-party/ McCain Tackles Russia, Energy in Radio Address (The Page 8/16/08) In his weekly message, the Republican again suggests invasion of Georgia shows Russia is becoming "a threat to the peace." Also tags Obama for offering "half measures or no measures at all" on energy. Address lacks the sharply negative tone of previous recordings. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/time/thepage/~3/366464828/<http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/time/thepage/%7E3/366464828/> *Link to audio:* http://www.johnmccain.com/downloads/081608_english.mp3 *Link to transcript:* http://thepage.time.com/mccains-weekly-radio-address-3/ McCain Hits Back on DHL Deal With New TV Ad (The Page 8/16/08) Thirty-second spot slams Obama on taxes while denying denying Obama's claim that McCain has endangered Ohio jobs. Also continues "celebrity" attack line:"Maybe the applause has gone to his head� Saying John McCain cost Ohio jobs, though it's just not true." ... Spot will air in Ohio, ad buy size yet to be determined. http://thepage.time.com/2008/08/16/mccain-hits-back-on-dhl-deal-with-new-tv-ad/ *Link to video of** ad ("Maybe"):* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiDVRvzjZLA *Link to script:* http://thepage.time.com/script-for-mccain-ad-maybe/ New Ads: 1, 2, 'Punch' � and Punch Back (NYT blog 8/15/08) Between the two campaigns, three new ads have debuted over the past two days, with one from each on taxes (both focusing on Senator Barack Obama's proposals). Starting Monday, "Three Bedroom Ranch" will run nationwide on cable and during the Olympics. It offers his "economic blueprint," almost literally, in outlining his plan for the middle class as a house is being constructed. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/new-ads-1-2-punch/ *Link to video of Obama ad ("Three Bedroom Ranch):* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktlbQRQGi6Y *Link to video of McCain ad ("Taxman"):* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tZQRXTrRKs *Link to video of Obama Ohio ad ("Punch"):* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBTs6_PJjic McCain Sides With Nevada GOP on Convention Delegation (The Page 8/16/08) Deputy Campaign Manager Christian Ferry says in a Saturday statement: "The McCain campaign is disappointed in the decision of the contest committee and stands by the Nevada Republican Party�" Citing flaws in the selection process, a key RNC panel on Friday recommended neither of Nevada's two dueling delegations be seated at the party's national convention in September. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/time/thepage/~3/366928061/<http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/time/thepage/%7E3/366928061/> Old legal feuds divided, linked McCain and ex-wife (AP 8/16/08) An old lawsuit on record at the city courthouse reveals a moment of friction between John McCain's mother and his ex-wife. Years later, McCain and his former wife presented a united front in a lawsuit of their own. McCain, the Republican candidate for president, calls the first lawsuit a mistake and says he never authorized the second. Both legal actions were settled out of court before they went to trial. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-08-16-McCain-lawsuits_N.htm?csp=34 McCain Meets With T. Boone Pickens, Dodges Question About Anti-Obama Book (CBS blog 8/15/08) By Ryan Corsaro: T. Boone Pickens was waiting for John McCain in a small conference room at the Aspen Meadows Resort, where the two, according to Pickens, were going to be "talking about the Pickens plan." "We're going to have a good visit," he added. http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/08/15/politics/fromtheroad/entry4352927.shtml McCain's, Adviser's Ties To Georgia Questioned [includes audio] (NPR "All Things Considered" 8/15/08) by David Greene ... For McCain, the conflict between the former Soviet republic of Georgia and Russia... has provided an opportunity to stress his foreign policy credentials ... But as the week progressed, McCain began to face questions about whether he was using the crisis for political gain and about the origin of his ties to Georgia. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93631243&ft=1&f=1102 McCain has kind words in spite of 'whiners' remark (AP 8/15/08) By CHARLES BABINGTON In exile from the McCain campaign since calling the U.S. "a nation of whiners," former Sen. Phil Gramm appears to be back in John McCain's good graces. McCain singled out Gramm, among others, at a dinner Thursday night honoring more than 200 people who have raised at least $100,000 for his campaign. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MCCAIN_GRAMM?SITE=INEVA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT McCain Adviser Was Arrested For Carrying A Shotgun To Work At The Capitol (TPM 8/15/08) By Andrew Tilghman As if helping to plan the Iraq war wasn't troubling enough, now we learn that Randy Scheunemann, John McCain's top foreign policy adviser, has been personally arrested at the Capitol for carrying an illegal weapon. http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/mccain_adviser_was_arrested.php 'McCain's mansions:' Union-label video (Orlando Sentinel blog 8/15/08) by Jill Zuckman and Mark Silva The AFL-CIO is sending mailers to targeted voters asking how Sen. John McCain can understand the needs of working people when he and his wife are rich. And now Brave New Films, working with the AFL-CIO and Service Employees International, plans to roll out a Web video on Monday featuring "McCain's mansions.'' http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/08/mccains_mansions_unionlabel_vi.html McCain, Obama pushed pet projects in letters (Washington Times 8/15/08) By Jim McElhatton More than a year before launching his White House campaign, Sen. John McCain wrote a letter urging the Bush administration to set aside tens of millions of dollars to build a new port of entry in Arizona to allow more trucks to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. ...The letters from both presidential candidates, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, reveal a side of the budget process largely overshadowed by the "earmarking" practice that Mr. McCain frequently assails on the campaign trail. With increasing negativity surrounding earmarking, by which members of Congress slip pet projects into broader bills, lawmakers frequently push for projects in their home states by sending requests directly to federal agencies. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/15/mccain-obama-pushed-pet-projects-in-letters/ McCain Raises $27 Million in July (AP 8/15/08) By LIZ SIDOTI John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1833092,00.html OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS McCain's New Hope (Washington Post 8/18/08) By Michael Gerson; A11 It is now clear why Barack Obama has refused John McCain's offer of joint town hall appearances during the fall campaign. McCain is obviously better at them. ...The Candidate Shines at Saddleback Forum http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/17/AR2008081702075_pf.html Worlds Apart (Washington Post 8/18/08) By Sally Quinn; A11 McCain's Clarity vs. Obama's Nuance http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/17/AR2008081702080_pf.html Showdown at Saddleback (NYT 8/18/08) By WILLIAM KRISTOL While normal people were out having fun Saturday night, I was home in front of the TV. But I wasn't enjoying the Olympics. Your diligent columnist was dutifully watching Barack Obama and John McCain answer the Rev. Rick Warren's questions at Saddleback Church. Virtue is sometimes rewarded. The event was worth watching � and for me yielded three conclusions. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/opinion/18kristol.html?pagewanted=print The Candidate We Still Don't Know (NYT 8/17/08) By FRANK RICH ...So why isn't Obama romping? The obvious answer � and both the excessively genteel Obama campaign and a too-compliant press bear responsibility for it � is that the public doesn't know who on earth John McCain is. The most revealing poll this month by far is the Pew Research Center survey finding that 48 percent of Americans feel they're "hearing too much" about Obama. Pew found that only 26 percent feel that way about McCain, and that nearly 4 in 10 Americans feel they hear too little about him. ...What is widely known is the skin-deep, out-of-date McCain image. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/opinion/17rich.html?pagewanted=print A Race McCain Could Win (Washington Post 8/17/08) By George F. Will; B07 Last August, John McCain's campaign was a guttering candle, out of money but flush with half-baked ideas that were unlikely to be improved by further baking. Anyway, to have many ideas is to have too many for a campaign's concluding sprint, and McCain's revival has not been robust enough to bring him even with Barack Obama. Now McCain's rejuvenated hopes rest on his ability to recast this election, focusing it on who should lead America in a world suddenly darkened by Russia's war of European conquest. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/15/AR2008081503101_pf.html Editorial: Team Innuendo (Philadelphia Inquirer 8/17/08) Hillary Clinton resisted smearing Barack Obama as unpatriotic, but John McCain is showing no such reluctance. The latest person to unleash this underhanded tactic by Team McCain was none other than Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I., Conn.), the former vice-presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080817_Editorial__Team_Innuendo.html The Export of Jobs (Washington Post 8/17/08) Mr. Obama's remedy could hurt more workers than it helps.... BARACK OBAMA says that he would "end tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas" and blasts John McCain for refusing to condemn such loopholes. But the offshoring issue is more complicated than Mr. Obama's rhetoric suggests. Indeed, while there's no doubt that some individuals and communities are hurt by corporate decisions to shift manufacturing or other operations overseas, overall job creation may well benefit. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/16/AR2008081601768_pf.html Empty, grandstanding talk from McCain (Boston Globe 8/17/08) IN SPEAKING out about the armed conflict between Georgia and Russia, John McCain appears to have been acting in his own best interests and without concern about the best interests of the nation. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2008/08/17/empty_grandstanding_talk_from_mccain?mode=PF How About the Home Front? (NYT 8/16/08) By BOB HERBERT It's fair to say that America's mayors are not thrilled with the way the presidential campaign has unfolded so far. Domestic issues? An urban agenda? Rebuilding the nation's aging infrastructure? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/16/opinion/16herbert.html?pagewanted=print BUSH NEWS Ties With Russia Are Reassessed (WSJ 8/18/08) By JAY SOLOMON, NEIL KING JR. and SIOBHAN GORMAN As the West presses Russia to withdraw its troops from Georgia, the Bush administration and its European allies are also exploring actions that could alter their post-Cold War relationship with Moscow. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121902781572548823.html?mod=rss_Politics_And_Policy Bush warns Russia over disputed Georgian provinces (AP 8/16/08) President Bush sent a stern warning to Russia on Saturday that it cannot lay claim to two breakaway provinces in neighboring Georgia, a U.S. ally. "No room for debate on this point," the president said. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-16-bush-russia_N.htm?csp=34 OTHER TOP NEWS Russia Vows Pullout as Troops Dig In (Washington Post 8/18/08) By Jonathan Finer; A01 Russia pledged Sunday to begin removing its troops from Georgia on Monday, but the streets of this occupied city reflected a broadening, not a waning, of Russia's military incursion. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/17/AR2008081702586_pf.html *See Bloomberg's "Russia to Begin Pulling Troops From Georgia Today": * http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aSjMT.V5zr8Y&refer=home Musharraf says he will resign Pakistan presidency (CNN 8/18/08) By Reza Sayah and Saeed Ahmed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation Monday after weeks of pressure to relinquish power. Musharraf told the nation in a televised address that he would step down -- nearly nine years after he seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/musharraf.address/index.html Republicans Are Skeptical Of Pelosi's Offshore-Drilling Proposal (WSJ 8/18/08) By IAN TALLEY House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's proposal Saturday to make expanded offshore drilling part of a new Democratic energy bill got a skeptical reaction from Republicans, who said they suspect it will contain other provisions unacceptable to the minority. The result may be that Congress remains deadlocked on the potent election issue. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121889978439847053.html?mod=todays_us_page_one Oil: What the drilling advocates say (CNNMoney.com 8/17/08) By Steve Hargreaves Supporters say there could be much more oil offshore than the government predicts as they fight for access to new supplies to lower the price of oil. http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/13/news/economy/offshore_drilling/index.htm?postversion=2008081718 Soldiers: Mold infests Okla. barracks for wounded (USA Today 8/17/08) By Gregg Zoroya, Mold infests the barracks that were set up here a year ago for wounded soldiers after poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center triggered a systemwide overhaul, soldiers say. Twenty soldiers, who spoke to USA TODAY early last week, said their complaints about mold and other problems went unheeded for months. They also said they had been ordered not speak about the conditions at Fort Sill. http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2008-08-17-mold_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip DNC raises $28 million in July (Politico blog 8/15/08) By Ben Smith As wealthy Obama backers start writing big checks to the DNC, the committee and its joint fundraising committees raised $27.7 last month, and has slightly more than that on hand. The DNC says it's the first time since October, 2004 it's outraised the RNC. http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0808/DNC_raises_28_million_in_July.html?showall TV remains top source of news even as online grows (AP 8/17/08) By JEREMY HERRON Fewer Americans are reading newspapers and are instead getting their news online, but television remains the leading source of news in the country, according to a survey released Sunday. http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/N/NEWS_CONSUMPTION_SURVEY?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-08-17-18-36-16 POLLS McCain pulls into a tie in new polling (Washington Times 8/18/08) Donald Lambro One week before Democrats gather to nominate Sen. Barack Obama to be president, polls show the Illinois lawmaker locked in a dead heat with Republican Sen. John McCain, who now leads among white voters overall and has gained among Republicans, evangelicals and white working-class people. Although the Pew Research Center survey was largely conducted before the military hostilities precipitated by Russia's Aug. 8 invasion of neighboring Georgia, its findings underscored the mostly favorable reviews that defense analysts gave to Mr. McCain's response to the crisis. http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/18/mccain-pulls-into-a-tie-in-new-polling/ McCain reopens the national security gap (Politico 8/18/08) By: David Paul Kuhn Less than two years after Democrats finally bridged the decades-long gap between the parties on national security issues, Republicans have opened it right back up � a shift likely tied to the party's new standard-bearer John McCain and the perception of improvements in Iraq. The reemergence of the national security gap comes amid the first headline-grabbing world conflict of the 2008 campaign � the Russian invasion of Georgia that highlights the potential for a dramatic military event to upend the political landscape, and likely aid McCain. July's NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll found that three in four Americans believe McCain can "handle" the role of commander in chief, while only 19 percent said he "cannot," compared to a 50 percent to 42 percent split for Obama. http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D28C985A-18FE-70B2-A8CB9DA2021E12AE -- Sara DuBois Tracking / Communications Manager ProgressiveAccountability.org [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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---