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Goodbye Jim
Some reaction from around the web on Jim Johnson, one of Obama's veep vetters, stepping down. Ambers: If Obama's choice of Johnson was a mistake in the first place, then that's one thing. But if the campai...

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Obama’s Baby Mama?
As Josh flagged last night, Fox News has a new moniker for Michelle Obama: Good catch by Salon's War Room. ...

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Energy Wars
It's probably best to not lecture China about them. ...

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Cool Ad Watch
Adidas goes green - although the foliage is, er, plastic: ...

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Open Thread for Night Owls & Early Birds (Blast from the Past Edition: 2002)
Tonight, a tidbit from the early days of Daily Kos, June 11, 2002, to be precise. More proof that some things never change, even if the press s...

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Obama In Wisconsin
Up by a serious 13 points:Consistent with evidence from other national surveys, the study paints a picture of a hostile political environment in the swing...

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New Wisconsin Poll
Obama running 13 points head of McCain. Equally significant, Democrats are running 14% ahead of Republicans in party ID. ...

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Open Thread and Diary Rescue
This evening's Rescue Rangers are Louisiana 1976, Unitary Moonbat, jennyjem, dopper0189, TruthOfAngels, and avila, with watercarrier4diogenes scroun...

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I'm am continually surprised by my ability to be surprised by just how disgusting an organization Fox News is. ...

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Kerry on being veep? He's not ruling it out. ...

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Cheney’s Third Term? “Hell, yeah.”
Here's a thought that's enough to chill the blood: In interviews for Stephen Hayes’ 2007 biography of Cheney, McCain "strongly" asserted t...

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