Talking Points Memo | McCain Camp Responds On Houses Gaffe: He Was A POW!
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 8/21/2008 — The McCain campaign is road-testing a new argument in responding to Obama's criticism of his number-of-houses gaffe, an approach the McCain camp has never tried before: The houses gaffe doesn't matter because ... he was a POW! "This is a guy who ...

Media Defends McCain: It’s Not ‘A Huge Deal’ That He Doesn’t Know How Many Houses He Owns
thinkprogress.org 8/21/2008 — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said yesterday in an interview with Politico that he did not know how many houses he and his wife Cindy own. “I think — I’ll have my staff get to you,” McCain said. “It’s condominiums where — ...

The Hanoi Hilton Defense
talkleft.com 8/21/2008 — Unlike the entire Left blogosphere, I could not care less how many homes John McCain's heiress wife has purchased for him. I worry about McCain's tendency to react like a madman regarding foreign policy issues (see the Russia-Gerogia conflict). But I ...

Obama Ad Slams McCain on (G)Reed
cliffschecter.firedoglake.com 8/21/2008 — The Obama camp is releasing an ad in Georgia slamming John McCain accepting campaign fundraising from Jack Abramoff 's crony, Ralph Reed . As the voiceover says, McCain headed up a major Senate inquiry into the Abramoff. The Senator used the ...

McCain Blogette
talkingpointsmemo.com 8/22/2008 — I didn't know there was any footage of the day the McCains hosted the DC press corps at that barbecue at their Sedona estate. But it turns out that McCain's daughter, who blogs at McCain's website as the 'McCain Blogette' put up a Youtube video of all ...

Veepstakes: A man courted and detested — First Read 8/21/2008
The Boston Globe sums up the enigma of Joe Lieberman. "Lieberman, the Connecticut independent, sits in a position of extraordinary power in the presidential campaign, simultaneously courted and detested by members of both political parties."  ...

McCain, Obama Agree to Fall Debate Schedule — FOXNews.com 8/21/2008
WASHINGTON — John McCain and Barack Obama say they are agreeing to hold three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate before the Nov. 4 election. The campaigns issued a joint statement Thursday. The first will be at the ...

It's show time for Obama, McCain at U.S. conventions — Reuters: Politics 8/21/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's show time for Barack Obama and John McCain, with back-to-back presidential nominating conventions offering them tightly-scripted spectacles designed to polish their images and highlight their messages.

FEC: No Spending Limits for McCain in Primary — FOXNews.com 8/21/2008
WASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission has freed Republican presidential candidate John McCain from a public matching fund program that would have limited his spending in the primaries. The commission’s unanimous vote means McCain ...

Peace Corps to Pare Ranks of Volunteers — Wash Post Federal Page 8/22/2008
The Peace Corps, the popular service program that President Bush once promised to double in size, is preparing to cut back on new volunteers and consolidate recruiting offices as it pares other costs amid an increasingly tight budget, according to ...