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Drudge banners: "IOU" and links to this LA Times story on the budget crisis in California. And the U.S. says North Korea does not appear to be readying a missile launch in this Bloomberg story is also highlighed on Drudge. ... READ MORE

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The Huffington Post banners: "Obama's first major military operation underway in Afghanistan" and links to this AP story. Unemployment to hit a 9.6 percent, a 26 year high, according to this AP report, highlighted on the HuffPo. And Jesse Berney ... READ MORE

HotAir
The Obama administration doesn't see the contradiction between calling for free elections in Honduras and staying out of the election in Iran, writes Allahpundit. And veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas went "nuclear" on the White House for controlling the ... READ MORE

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) wants to president but "she couldn't even get her own campaign's scheduling staff to give her enough time to run," writes Jed Lewison. And South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) recent confessions have set off ... READ MORE

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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) Republican enemies hope he stays in office, writes Matt Lewis. And, drawing on examples from other countries, Carol Platt Liebau writes what ObamaCare "really means." READ MORE

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Advancing the debate over torture is always going to be difficult, writes Daniel de Groot. And Mike Lux takes a look at the fight over a new Pecora commission. READ MORE

RedState
The press is "finally" calling out the Obama administration for controlling the press, writes Paint it Red. And Moe Lane takes a detailed look at the 2010 election and the ages of several Democratic committee chair people. READ MORE

MyDD
Mitt Romney appears to be urging Republicans to stand up to President Obama, writes Charles Lemos. And Lemos also writes that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) must think the Associated Press is a "licensed therapist." READ MORE

Powerline
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) appeared to open the door to the Obama administration making more demands Israel in the peace process while in the country, writes Paul. And new polling shows that support for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is ... READ MORE

Matthew Yglesias
The entire committee system in Congress "leaves a lot to be desired," writes Matthew Yglesias. And Yglesias also points out a general thought among the punditry right now: Congress is asserting its dominance in setting and controlling the agenda, not ... READ MORE

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July 18, 2008

DAY'S END ROUNDUP

@ 5:39 pm by Andy Barr

John McCain saying “I don’t know” when asked if Barack Obama is a socialist has liberal bloggers asking when McCain is going to make up his mind whether to attack Obama as an extremist or as a typical politician. Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman (D) saying McCain should compel former White House adviser Karl Rove to testify and a McCain surrogate saying "the Muslims" are "going to kill us" also have bloggers talking headed into the weekend.

McCain is simultaneously attacking Obama with contradicting terms, putting out an ad Thursday saying Obama will do "whatever the politics demand" and suggesting Friday that he is a socialist, writes Open Left's Chris Bowers. Political Ticker points out that McCain was basing his statement on Obama's National Journal rating, which lists him as more liberal than Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) who lists himself as an "independent Democratic socialist."

At the netroots convention in Austin, Siegelman told Huffington Post blogger Sam Stein than in order to distance himself from the Bush White House, McCain should call on Rove to testify on the politicalization of the Justice Department. MyDD's Jonathan Singer agrees with Siegelman saying that if McCain wants to prove he would have a transparent White House, this is a good way to start.

And McCain surrogate Bud Day said on a  midday conference call that "the Muslims have said either we kneel or they're going to kill us," prompting outrage on the left, writes Rachel Weiner. TPM points out that despite the outrage, the McCain campaign is refusing to distance itself from Day.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Choosing to Obstruct - Teddy Patridge, Firedoglake
McCain's Week to Himself - First Read
Question for McCain: Is Obama a Socialist? - Allahpundit, Hot Air
A New Czech Gaffer - Top of the Ticket
McCain Calls Obama Both Extreme and Usual - Open Left
Does Mitt Romney Want to Be VP? - The Next Right
Is Obama Too Vain? - The Swamp
McCain Camp Doesn't Distance Self from Day - TPM
McCain Giving Obama the Business on Iraq - RedState
Siegelman: McCain Should Compel Rove to Testify - The Huffington Post

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
US, Iraq Agree to Set 'Time Horizon' - Washington Post
Comings & Goings at the White House - New York Times
Petraeus: Al-Maliki Wants 'Time Horizons' - The Hill

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