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Election Daily News Clips July 9th, 2008 Candidate Tracking: ***All times in Eastern Standard Time 2:30pm McCain: Town Hall in Portsmouth, OH - Tracking scheduled for this event 7:20pm McCain: Tour Stop in Romulus, Michigan News Clips: MCCAIN NEWS Candidates Refine Their Stances on a Changing Iraq (Washington Post 7/9/08) By Anne E. Kornblut and Michael D. Shear; A04 Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday dismissed criticism that he is abandoning his principles to move toward the political center, saying he has been consistent in embracing moderate views on several issues, especially his belief that pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq must be done "carefully." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/08/AR2008070803127.html Close Kerry-McCain Kinship Has Dissolved Since 2004 (Washington Post 7/9/08) By Chris Cillizza; A04 Those who know them say they once shared a genuine affection for each other, born in large part from their shared experiences serving in the Vietnam War and their work together in the early 1990s on a Senate committee investigating the fate of prisoners of war and of those missing in action during the conflict. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/08/AR2008070802687.html McCain Adviser Rejects Talk of Becoming Chief Strategist (NYT 7/9/08) By ADAM NAGOURNEY Mike Murphy, Senator John McCain's longtime adviser and friend who had been rumored to be joining the McCain campaign as a chief strategist, said Tuesday that he would not be doing so. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/us/politics/09murphy.html?ref=politics *See Politico's "McCain team shapes up without Murphy":* http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11591.html McCain Health Plan and That High-Risk Pool (NYT 7/9/08) By KEVIN SACK PIKESVILLE, Md. — If Senator John McCain's radical plan for remaking American health care is to work, he will have to find a way to cover people like Chaim Benamor, 52, a self-employed renovator in this Baltimore suburb. Mr. Benamor never found it necessary to buy insurance before having a mild heart attack last year and now, 13 years shy of Medicare, has little hope of doing so. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/us/politics/09health.html?ref=politics McCain shifts his message toward Latino immigrants (LA Times 7/9/08) By Peter Wallsten and Maeve Reston He says their needs matter as much as border security and helping businesses. ... John McCain, angling to win a bigger share of the fast-growing Latino vote, is taking the risky step of placing an immigration overhaul at the center of his appeal. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign9-2008jul09,0,3146989.story *Link to video*: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2008/07/08/VI2008070801372.html *Link to transcript of speech:* http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/08/AR2008070801465.html McCain to Latino Group: Secure The Borders First (CBS blog 7/8/08) By John Bentley Despite having failed to achieve immigration reform in the Senate, John McCain told the nation's largest Hispanic advocacy group he would "fix our broken borders." http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/07/08/politics/fromtheroad/entry4241766.shtml ¿Quien Es Mas Macho? (ABC blog 7/8/08) By Jake Tapper Speaking before the 79th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens today, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., tried to explain his position on comprehensive immigration reform. *http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/quien-es-mas-ma.html*<http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/quien-es-mas-ma.html> A Focus on the '60s, When McCain Was a P.O.W. (NYT 7/9/08) By JIM RUTENBERG This 60-second commercial for Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, began running on stations in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday and is expected to be included in Mr. McCain's regular advertising rotation on television stations in more than a dozen swing states, and on national cable networks. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/us/politics/09madbox.html *Link to video of ad ("Love"): *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpyOSLZw8qo *See TIME's "McCain's Summer of Love Strategy": ** http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/07/mccains_summer_of_love_strateg.html *<http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/07/mccains_summer_of_love_strateg.html> McGovern: War heroism doesn't make a president (Boston Globe 7/9/08) By Susan Milligan He was a pilot in World War II, bombing targets in Europe to stop Hitler. But former senator and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern says that didn't qualify him to run the country - and the same goes for GOP presumptive nominee John McCain. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/07/09/mcgovern_war_heroism_doesnt_make_a_president/ McCain Responds to Maliki's Call for an Iraq Withdrawal Timetable (Washington Post blog 7/8/08) *By Michael D. Shear* Sen. John McCain, who has repeatedly derided anyone who advocated a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, now suddenly finds himself in a political box as the American-backed Iraqi leadership yesterday raised the prospect of exactly that. * http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/07/08/mccain_responds_to_malikis_cal.html#more *<http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/07/08/mccain_responds_to_malikis_cal.html#more> *See NYT's blog "McCain Dismisses Iraqi Idea of Troop Withdrawal":* http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/mccain-dismisses-iraqi-idea-of-troop-withdrawal/ McCain: US Withdrawal in Iraq Will Come in Time (The Page 7/8/08) The Arizonan downplayed reports that Iraqi officials are increasing pressure on the U.S. to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw its forces, says al-Maliki would only ask troops to leave if the situation warranted it. ...Also makes an off-the-cuff joke about an increase in cigarette exports to Iran."Maybe that's a way of killing them." He quickly followed up that it was a joke. http://thepage.time.com/2008/07/08/mccain-us-withdrawal-in-iraq-will-come-in-time/ *Link to Pool Report of McCain's Pittsburgh Stop*: http://thepage.time.com/pool-report-of-mccains-pittsburgh-stop/ McCain can't resist the Iran joke (LA Times 7/9/08) By Maeve Reston By this late in the campaign, one might think that John McCain would have learned to steer clear of jokes about Iran. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-trailjoke9-2008jul09,0,3014815.story McCain's Mixed Fiscal Policy (Washington Post blog 7/8/08) By Dan Balz John McCain has been around Washington long enough to remember the days when Republicans constantly clashed among themselves over fiscal policy. Were they the party of Jack Kemp, of supply-side economics and big tax cuts, or the party of Bob Dole and the green eyeshade economics of deficit reduction? http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/07/08/mccains_mixed_fiscal_policy.html?hpid=topnews In theory, economists support McCain (Politico 7/9/08) By: Alexander Burns and Avi Zenilman and But many contacted by Politico did not want to associate themselves too closely with his campaign and its policy prescriptions. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11618.html McContradiction (The New Republic 7/9/08) by Robert Gordon and James Kvaal What's worse than flip-flopping? Consistently promising two opposing goals at the same time http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=f32048af-6a69-4594-8a9f-e99d213578c1 McCain details differences with Bush in interview with Trib (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 7/9/08) By David M. Brown and Brad Bumsted Drawing the sharpest distinctions yet between himself and the man he hopes to replace, Sen. John McCain said Tuesday his presidency would focus on climate change issues, reducing federal spending, closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center and eliminating torture by the U.S. government. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_576687.html McCain lunches in the Strip (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7/9/08) By James O'Toole At Primanti's, GOP candidate talks up state's importance to election bid http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08191/895726-176.stm *Link to video*: http://www.post-gazette.com/multimedia/?videoID=100750 McCain Statement on Iran Missile Launch (McCain press release 7/9/08) U.S. Senator John McCain issued the following statement on Iran's missile tests today: "Iran's most recent missile tests demonstrate again the dangers it poses to its neighbors and to the wider region, especially Israel...." http://thepage.time.com/mccain-statement-on-iran-missile-launch/ McCain aide: DOJ scandal 'nonsense'<http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/07/mccain_aide_doj_scandal_nonsen.html> (The Swamp 7/8/08) by Andrew Zajac Steve Schmidt, the new man in day-to-day charge of the McCain presidential campaign, stoutly defended his lobbying and PR firm's hiring of Tim Griffin, a former prosecutor who figured in the U.S. attorneys firing scandal. * http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/07/mccain_aide_doj_scandal_nonsen.html *<http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/07/mccain_aide_doj_scandal_nonsen.html> Errors en Español (FactCheck.org 7/8/08) McCain's new radio ad, in Spanish, aims to show Florida would benefit from the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, which he supports. But every number in the ad is wrong, except one, a prediction of job gains taken from a group favoring the trade deal. And even that number is rounded upward so generously as to flunk third-grade arithmetic. http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/errors_en_espantildeol.html The $32,000 Question (FactCheck.org 7/8/08) The McCain campaign falsely claims that Obama voted to raise income taxes on individuals earning "as little as $32,000 per year." http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/the_32000_question.html McCain campaign screening questions? (MotherJones 7/8/08) John McCain has cultivated the rep of a politician unafraid of questions. When he campaigned for president in 2000, he often hung out with reporters on his bus and fielded questions until the journalists were out of queries. In the 2008 campaign, as he did eight years earlier, McCain has held town hall meetings during which he called on attendees who were obviously not McCain supporters. (It was during *one such exchange*<http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/01/6735_mccain_in_nh_wo.html> that McCain said it would be "fine" by him if U.S. troops remained in Iraq for "a hundred years.") So why then does it seem that the McCain campaign has been screening questioners during the conference calls featuring campaign aides and top-level surrogates it mounts for reporters? * http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/07/john-mccain-screening-conference-call-questions.html *<http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/07/john-mccain-screening-conference-call-questions.html> McCain to Lay Out Market-Oriented Technology Policy (Congressional Quarterly 7/8/08) By Adrianne Kroepsch Few presidential candidates have had as much experience with technology topics as John McCain, though you wouldn't know it by looking at his presidential campaign Web site or listening to his stump speeches. http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002912191.html McCain at NAACP, talking education (AP 7/8/08) Sen. John McCain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he goes before the NAACP convention next week. The likely Republican presidential nominee isn't expected to roll out an education platform until the end of the summer, but his remarks July 16 to the [NAACP] annual meeting in Cincinnati are expected to touch on his support for expanding merit-pay programs for teachers who improve their students' academic performance. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MCCAIN_EDUCATION?SITE=TNJAC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Bob Barr on Brody File: McCain Can't be Trusted on Judges (Brody File 7/8/08) Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr tells the Brody File that when it comes to judges John McCain can not be trusted. Basically what he is saying is that voters shouldn't just accept the line that McCain will nominate judges like Roberts and Alito. http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/405637.aspx McCain Looking to Fix Mojo Problem (CNN 7/8/08) It's being billed as the new and improved Sen. John McCain -- a sure-footed candidate working to reconnect with voters and recapture the magic that made him a political maverick. But will it work? http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/08/mccain.mojo/index.html?eref=rss_politics McCain's math (MSNBC 7/8/08) by Mark Murray Earlier this morning, we noted how both McCain and Obama -- after their economic remarks yesterday -- were receiving extra scrutiny over whether their economic numbers were adding up. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/08/1186982.aspx Dems to target McCain for Medicare non-vote (The Hill 7/8/08) By Manu Raju and Jeffrey Young Senate Democratic leaders are poised to blame Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for the chamber's failure to advance Medicare legislation. http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/dems-to-target-mccain-for-medicare-non-vote-2008-07-08.html Obama ad attacks McCain on energy solutions (AP 7/8/08) By JIM KUHNHENN In his first negative ad of the general election campaign, Democrat Barack Obama said John McCain is "part of the problem" of high gas prices and tried to parry Republican criticism of his own energy policy. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gbENfaT7YaeWuH7e20fYcRLJXCGAD91PU1001 Obama calls McCain part of problem with bankruptcy (AP 7/8/08) By Liz Sidoti Barack Obama called on Tuesday for changing federal bankruptcy laws to help military families, seniors and victims of natural disasters, and accused John McCain of repeatedly siding with the banking industry when Congress acted on the issue. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/07/08/obama_slaps_mccain_on_bankruptcy_laws/ McCain and Birth Control (Atlantic Online 7/8/08) By Matthew Yglesias …* *Carly Fiorina… was discussing consumer-driven health insurance at a breakfast with reporters when she proposed "a real, live example which I've been hearing a lot about from women: There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication. Those women would like a choice."* *Unfortunately for her, McCain had an opportunity to vote in congress on a measure that would guarantee that health insurance plans cover birth control *and he voted against it*<http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/08/fiorina-touts-insurance-plans-that-cover-birth-control-but-forgets-mccain-opposes-them/> . http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/07/mccain_and_birth_control.php OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS McCain's bad G-8 judgment call (LA Times 7/9/08) By Madeleine K. Albright and William J. Perry Booting Moscow out of the group of wealthy democracies would deal a major blow to U.S.-Russia relations. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-albright9-2008jul09,0,4103569.story A stark choice on the economy (Boston Globe 7/9/08) BARACK OBAMA and John McCain both reloaded their presidential campaigns this week with a renewed focus on the dire state of the nation's economy. With gasoline more than $4 a gallon, 438,000 jobs lost since January, and 3 million Americans facing possible mortgage default, you don't need a pollster to know the economy is the voters' top concern. And on the economy, as with much else, the contrast between the two candidates is stark. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2008/07/09/a_stark_choice_on_the_economy/ Maliki's Withdrawal Card (WSJ 7/9/08) Page A14 A year ago, the conventional Beltway wisdom had it that Iraq was a failed state. Today, the same wisdom holds that it is less chaotic but still fragile, dependent entirely on a U.S. presence to survive. But judging by recent comments from Nouri al-Maliki, even this view may be out of date. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121555940908737365.html?mod=opinion_main_review_and_outlooks Climate Change Economics (Washington Post 7/9/08) By Peter R. Orszag; A15 President Bush and other leaders of the Group of Eight pledged yesterday to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2050. A key consideration in evaluating climate policies is the economic cost of cutting emissions. That cost could be reduced, perhaps by a lot, depending on two key questions about domestic climate policies: whether flexibility is provided when emissions are reduced and whether allowances to emit carbon are sold or given away. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/08/AR2008070802465_pf.html Poor excuses from G-8 (LA Times 7/9/08) Rising food and oil prices should not keep the leaders from boosting aid to impoverished nations. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-summit8-2008jul08,0,4294380.story BUSH NEWS White House apologizes for insult to Italian premier (CNN 7/9/08) * Unflattering biography distributed to White House press corps * Outsourced piece associates Silvio Berlusconi with corruption in Italy * Apology calls biography's wording an "unfortunate mistake" * Italian newspapers feature gaffe, apology on front pages http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/08/bush.berlusconi.ap/index.html Bush pushes US-India nuclear deal (AP 7/8/08) By DEB RIECHMANN President Bush says a troubled deal to sell India nuclear fuel and technology is good for both nations, even though it has drawn fire in both countries. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iDhfdxlthyulzNbmR8KGjPKvNzaAD91PVPS80 Pelosi Calls On Bush To Tap Strategic Reserves (Politico blog 7/8/08) By Patrick O'Connor In the ongoing showdown over high gas prices, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called on President Bush Tuesday to dip into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower the price at the pump. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/08/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4243120.shtml Cheney wanted testimony cut, ex-EPA official says (CNN 7/9/08) * Six pages were cut from testimony on climate change by CDC last October * Cheney's office deeply involved in cutting testimony, former EPA adviser says * EPA currently is examining whether carbon dioxide poses a public health risk http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/08/cheney.climate.ap/index.html OTHER TOP NEWS Iran Tests Missiles in Persian Gulf (AP 7/9/08) By ALI AKBAR DAREINI Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. and Israeli attack, state television reported. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821160,00.html Fed Sees Turmoil Persisting Deep Into Next Year (NYT 7/9/08) By STEPHEN LABATON Federal policy makers have concluded that the turmoil plaguing the housing and financial markets is likely to spill deep into 2009, becoming one of the most significant domestic problems to confront the next president when he steps into the White House in January. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/business/09housing.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin New GI Bill shows changed priorities (Politico 7/9/08) By: David Rogers Many argue that Washington is finally getting it right by returning to World War II-style education benefits. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11616.html Woman ticketed outside McCain event (AP 7/8/08) The lawyer for a woman who received a trespassing ticket after a liberal group's protest outside John McCain's town hall event in Denver says she will contest the ticket. http://www.aurorasentinel.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=19744 Obama Denies Shifting to Reach Political Center (AP 7/8/08) By LIZ SIDOTI Asked by a voter about accusations of flip-flopping, Democrat Barack Obama dismissed the notion Tuesday that he has been shifting stances on Iraq, guns and the death penalty to break with his party's liberal wing and court a wider swath of voters. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1820966,00.html *Link to McCain camp response*: http://thepage.time.com/mccain-camp-response-to-obama-denying-shift-to-center/ -- 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. 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