| 9:15 PM: | Op-Ed Columnist: The Truth Commission. Both Barack Obama and John McCain should commit to impaneling a Truth Commission early in the next administration. This commission would issue a report to help us absorb the lessons of our failings, the better to avoid them during the next crisis. NYT. | |
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| 8:06 PM: | Rising Convention Costs and Delays Worry Democrats. Planners of the convention in Denver may be forced to scale back on their original design or increase their fund-raising goals. NYT. | |
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| 12:54 PM: | McCain Battles a Nemesis, the Teleprompter. By his own admission, Mr. McCain is not a great orator. He is ill-suited to lecterns, which often dwarf his small stature, and he tends to sound as if he is reading his lines, not speaking them. His shortcomings have been accentuated in a two-man race, particularly because the other man â€" Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee â€" can often dazzle on stage. NYT. | |
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| 12:50 PM: | Report: Obama May Speak in Berlin During Europe Trip. Der Spiegel: The Berlin Senate has reportedly been asked whether the Illinois Senator can speak in front of the Brandenburg Gate, where Reagan gave his "tear down this wall" speech in 1987. Mark Halperin. | |
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| 12:49 PM: | Obama: Media response to Iraq remarks overblown. Barack Obama said Saturday that he was surprised at how the media has "finely calibrated" his recent words on Iraq, and denied that he intends to anything but end the war if he is elected. AP. | |
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| 12:47 PM: | Obama Refined. The McCain Report was celebrating our nation's independence when Obama finally flipped on refined his position on Iraq, as predicted. John McCain. | |
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| 12:46 PM: | Mississippi River reopens as flooding wanes. The Mississippi River, the most important U.S. commercial waterway, reopened to water navigation on Saturday after much of it was closed for nearly a month due to the worst flooding in 15 years. Reuters. | |
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| 12:46 PM: | Why Do We Care About Flag Pins? Sen. Barack Obama Obama was questioned about why he doesn't always wear a flag pin during a Democratic debate in April. Recently the Democratic candidate has been wearing one. When did the patriotic pin tradition begin? NPR. | |
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| 12:44 PM: | Gallup Daily: Obama Leads 47% to 42% National registered voters continue to favor Barack Obama by a slim margin over John McCain, 47% to 42%, according to Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted right before the July 4 holiday. Gallup. | |
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| 12:42 PM: | McCain to get air cover from group. Vets for Freedom to launch a million-dollar TV buy in Ohio, Virginia and New Mexico. Politico. | |
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| 8:55 AM: | Analysis: McCain's tough road ahead. John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement. The GOP presidential candidate trails Democrat Barack Obama in polls, organization and money while trying to succeed a deeply unpopular fellow Republican in a year that favors Democrats. CNN. | |
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| 8:53 AM: | FISA: A Time To Sit In At Obama's Campaign Offices? While some were ecstatic that Obama listened at all, others had a higher standard, and found the disingenuous arguments to be insulting to their intelligence, particularly given how fundamental the issues are, and how clearly Senator Obama had previously stated his intention to filibuster if telco immunity was part of the deal. Open Left. | |
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| 7:08 AM: | Gallup: Hispanic Voters Behind Obama. A Gallup survey released today indicates that Barack Obama leads John McCain 59% to 29% among Hispanics. Natl Journal. | |
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| 7:07 AM: | Sunday talk show tip sheet. Sens. John Kerry and Lindsey Graham will appear Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation." Politico. | |
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| 7:05 AM: | Bush-McCain unlikely to appear together at GOP convention; Obama surrounded by flags these days. As you might expect on a holiday weekend with four months still to go to Election Day, things appear to be fairly quiet on the campaign trail this morning. USA Today. | |
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| 7:04 AM: | Rove and Edwards to Debate This Fall. Karl Rove and John Edwards will debate each other at least once this election year. Rove, a former strategist to President Bush, and Edwards, the former Democratic presidential candidate, are scheduled to appear on stage together Sept. 26 at the University at Buffalo. The Hill. | |
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| 7:03 AM: | Bush to speak at convention. Bush will speak on first night of GOP convention, but don't expect to see him appear with McCain. Politico. | |
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