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Team Obama Hit the Ground Running With McCain ‘Houses’ Gaffe
Posted 08/21/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
When McCain slipped up and couldn’t remember how many houses he owns (four to seven, actually), the Democratic nominee and his minions immediately began using it to their advantage.
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The Insider’s Guide to Election Polls
Posted 08/21/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
Don't believe the pundits! Why that five-point lead for McCain doesn't mean much, the Verizon Effect could be crucial, and you should ignore the exit polls on November 4.
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Could Caroline Kennedy Finally Convince Brits That Americans, Too, Have Class?
Posted 08/21/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
A London paper reports that Kennedy is eyeing the job of ambassador to Great Britain if Obama wins the presidency.
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We’ll See Your Poor Brother and Raise You Two Neglected Sisters
Posted 08/21/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
Rich Obama has a shack-dwelling brother? Well, heiress Cindy McCain has two unacknowledged sisters!
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Will McCain’s Surrogates Bring Up Barack Obama’s Destitute Kenyan Brother?
Posted 08/20/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
Italian ‘Vanity Fair’ recently tracked down the candidate’s youngest half-brother outside of Nairobi, and learned that he lives on less than a dollar a month and sometimes has to fight for his own safety. Who wants to chat that up on Fox News?
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Meet Valerie Jarrett, the Woman Who Taught Al Sharpton to Lower His Voice
Posted 08/20/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
The ‘New Republic’ has a profile of the “Other Half of Barack’s Brain” that shows just how influential this Chicago power broker can be.
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Voters Souring on Obama As Never Before
Posted 08/20/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
His momentum has vanished, the race has drawn to a dead heat, and Republicans are, maybe for the first time, showing some real optimism.
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Bloomberg: Tired of McCain and Obama’s Energy ‘Pandering’
Posted 08/19/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
At a clean energy summit in Las Vegas, Hizzoner takes aim at the presidential candidates.
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Is Obama Planning a Veepstakes Shocker This Week?
Posted 08/19/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
After endless rumination and media speculation, Barack Obama’s decision on a running mate is nigh. Nigh! Just how nigh, nobody is quite sure.
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Who Won the Showdown at Saddleback?
Posted 08/18/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
Pastor Rick was able to summon sides of the candidates we can't usually see in standard debates.
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Barack Obama Hopes for a Michael Phelps Bump, Too
Posted 08/15/08 in Daily Intel: Photo Op
We tease Obama for his sexy beach shots.
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Obama Agrees to Roll-Call Vote for Clinton. Does That Make Him a Sissy?
Posted 08/15/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
There's disagreement over Obama's decision to accede to Clinton's wishes.
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Obama’s Emergency Campaign-Plane Landing Much Scarier Than We Originally Thought
Posted 08/15/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
When the pilot starts telling the control tower how many "souls" there are onboard, you really know there's a problem.
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Jerome Corsi’s Anti-Obama Book Makes James Frey Look Like Plutarch
Posted 08/14/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
But guess what? It's a best seller.
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Michelle Williams Spooked by Things Other Than ‘The Dark Knight’
Posted 08/14/08 in Daily Intel: Gossipmonger
The starlet still lives in fear of the paparazzi. Plus, all the dish from today's gossip columns!
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‘Republicans for Obama’: Three Members and Counting
Posted 08/13/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
Whether Obama's crossover group can create a real movement, or if it becomes simply a poor man's Joe Lieberman, remains to be seen.
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Songs About Obama Are Music to His Ears
Posted 08/12/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
The candidates reveal their favorite songs; and we read too much into it.
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What We Can Learn From the Clinton Memos
Posted 08/12/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
Much of the revelations from the memos aren't exactly new, but some of the details can be fascinating, allowing us to look into the thoughts, nay, the very souls, of Team Clinton.
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Billionaires Have Bad Days, Too
Posted 08/11/08 in Daily Intel: Company Town
Carl Icahn is struggling with various projects, Sharon Waxman becomes the latest media lady to start a news-aggregation Website, and — it's official! — most City Council members pay less rent than you do, in our daily roundup of finance, media, real-estate and entertainment news.
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Russia, Georgia Helpfully Provide National-Security Test for Candidates
Posted 08/11/08 in Daily Intel: Early and Often
There may be no winners in war, but who's coming out on top in this political test?
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