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The Morning Report
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — ... " (Steven Paulson, AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is seeking a way for her delegates to be heard at the Democratic National Convention, telling supporters such a step will help unify a party that split between her and Sen. Barack Obama during their hard-fought nominating contest. " Obama adviser blames McCain ad for poll dip " (Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Edward Luce, Financial Times ) - A senior adviser to Barack Obama has blamed recent attack advertisements comparing the Democratic presidential hopeful to celebrities Britney Spears and Paris Hilton for a dip in Mr Obama's ...

Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... Former Senate Dem Leader Tom Daschle told the Financial Times that he thinks John McCain's new round of attack ads painting Barack Obama as an empty celebrity have caused a slight dip in the polls for Obama. "To a certain extent the ads are having some effect," Daschle said. "But you can't be thrown off your game plan by a momentary dip in polls." ...

Daschle Says Celebrity Ads Working
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Sen. Tom Dashle, a senior adviser to Sen. Barack Obama, told the Financial Times that the recent attack advertisements "comparing the Democratic presidential hopeful to celebrities Britney Spears and Paris Hilton" are to blame for his candidate's recent dip in the polls. ...

Obama Adviser: 'Celeb' Ads Hurt Him In Polls
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... . But did it work? Tom Daschle think so. He tells the Financial Times the attack ads are responsible for Barack Obama's dip in polls: ...

Opening the Day: Newt Wants To Shut the Government Down Again Over Drilling
Open Left - Front Page — ... Not ok (via catherine). Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused of beheading and cannibalizing another traveler. The ad's tag line was "There's a reason you've never heard of 'bus rage.'" Nikki Tinker's latest anti-semitic ad has drawn a denouncement from her supporting group, EMILY's List. Howie Klein has more Here's Tom Daschle. A senior adviser to Barack Obama has blamed recent ...

Tom 'Puff' Daschle, Super Genius
JammieWearingFool — Hmm, this guy is really perceptive. He detects a correlation between John McCain's ads goofing on Obama and The Messiah's decline in poll numbers. Move to the head of the class, Puff. I'd also suggest the public's Obama fatigue, the fact he has a tissue-thin resume, the absurd suggestion that proper tire inflation will save more oil than we can drill for ... and about a thousand other things. But if you guys want to obsess over that Paris Hilton ad a week later, knock yourselves out. A senior adviser to Barack Obama has blamed recent attack advertisements ...