| 6:48 PM: | Bush Is A 4 Letter Word. Why would Republicans who voted for Bush find it offensive that the sign says McCain = Bush? Because Bush is toxic and they all know it. MyDD. | |
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| 6:45 PM: | Protesters want to change time of RNC march. A group of Iraq war protesters asked a federal judge today to allow a protest march during the Republican National Convention at a time later than St. Paul city officials have proposed. MPR. | |
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| 6:44 PM: | Mukasey Vows Smooth Transition At Justice for Next Administration. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey yesterday pledged to use the final six months of his tenure to guard against political interference in Justice Department operations and ensure a smooth transition to the next administration. Washington Post. | |
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| 5:15 PM: | Obama Silent About Unannounced Stop. Barack Obama made an unannounced stop Wednesday at a downtown building that houses the law firm of one member of his vice presidential search team but he wouldn't say why afterward. CBS. | |
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| 5:13 PM: | Jesse Jackson says Obama 'talking down' to blacks. U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson complained on Tuesday that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama can seem to be "talking down to black people" at times and should broaden his message. Reuters. | |
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| 5:13 PM: | Betrayed by Obama. The Democrat's FISA sellout is unforgivable, but he's counting on supporters having no place else to go. And McCain's nutty neocon Iran talk helps him make his case. Salon. | |
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| 3:18 PM: | Blogtalk: Obama's F.I.S.A. Vote. Liberal bloggers mostly give the cold shoulder to Barack Obama after he voted today in favor of federal surveillance legislation. NYT. | |
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| 3:15 PM: | Jackson apologizes for 'crude' Obama remark. The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for "crude and hurtful" remarks he made against Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama after finishing an interview with a Fox News correspondent. CNN. | |
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| 2:41 PM: | Obama, Clinton head to NY with veep vetter. Democrat Barack Obama and his former rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton, headed to New York on Wednesday along with his vice presidential searcher Caroline Kennedy. AP. | |
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| 1:50 PM: | McCain: Social Security funding now `a disgrace' The system for funding Social Security is "a disgrace" because it forces young Americans to pay into a program that is unlikely to benefit them in its current form, Republican presidential candidate John McCain said this week. AP. | |
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| 1:35 PM: | Senate Backs Wiretap Bill to Shield Phone Companies. The Senate gave final approval to broadening government spy powers and providing immunity for the phone companies that took part in secret wiretapping. NYT. | |
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| 1:33 PM: | Senate Approves Wiretapping Measure With Telecom Immunity. The Senate has approved a bill Wednesday overhauling the rules on government eavesdropping and granting immunity to phone companies that help with communications monitoring. The bill's passage ends almost a year of political wrangling over wiretapping rules. NewsHour/PBS. | |
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| 1:31 PM: | Absolute Disgrace Video. Here's the video of John McCain calling Social Security an "absolute disgrace." Yglesias. | |
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| 1:25 PM: | Ailing Kennedy returns to the Senate for vote. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, ill with brain cancer, returned to the Capitol to vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation. It was a surprise move designed to ease the bill past Republican stalling tactics.... AP. | |
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| 1:24 PM: | Obama and McCain debate ways to deal with Iran. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Wednesday Iran's missile tests proved a need for direct U.S. talks with Tehran while Republican John McCain emphasized sanctions and an anti-missile shield. Reuters. | |
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| 1:09 PM: | Obama triples Missouri staff. Obama's campaign tripling paid staff in Missouri, making it one of the largest Democratic campaign efforts in the state's history. USA Today. | |
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| 11:28 AM: | Clinton donors hesitant to show love for Obama. Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton team up again Wednesday, but not all Clinton's supporters are jumping on the Obama bandwagon despite her calls for unity. CNN. | |
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| 11:28 AM: | McCain, Obama slam Iran's missile test. Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that Iran's missile test shows the need for an effective missile defense system, while rival Sen. Barack Obama believes it shows aggressive diplomacy, combined with sanctions, is necessary. CNN. | |
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| 6:54 AM: | McCain's Latest Iran Joke. Sen. John McCain hasn't had good luck joking about Iran. But he tried it again Tuesday. Responding to a question about a survey that shows increased exports to Iran, mainly from cigarettes, McCain said, "Maybe that's a way of killing them." Washington Post. | |
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| 6:03 AM: | The Morning Report. On the Morning Shows Early Show - Barack Obama, on Iran: "We're not engaged in direct diplomacy, we're combining bellicose rhetoric and not effective action and that's something I'd want to change as president." Time. | |
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| 6:00 AM: | Obama calls Iran "threat," says tighten pressure. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday said Iran is a "great threat" and called for tighter sanctions after it test-fired nine missiles. Reuters. | |
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| 5:59 AM: | Iranian shelling reported in northern Iraq. Iranian artillery shells rained down on villages in northern Iraq Wednesday where Kurdish rebels were thought to be operating. CNN. | |
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| 5:05 AM: | Four Myths of Obama's Money Machine. A look behind Obama's fundraising: Did he opt out of public fundraising on principle? Does most of his money come from small donations? Is his small-donation operation unprecedented? Will he really get no money from outside groups? Newsweek. | |
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