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huffingtonpost.com - 8/18/2008
NYT Backs Up NBC: McCain Was Not In "Cone Of Silence" Before Saddleback
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Last night, John McCain 's campaign manager Rick Davis sent a strongly-worded letter to NBC News president Steve Capus , complaining about "unsubstantiated, partisan claims" on the network made "in order to undercut John McCain." The claim in question was made by Andrea Mitchell on yesterday's broadcast of "Meet the Press," while discussing McCain and Obama's respective performance during ...

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Political Animal:  Monday’s Mini-Report

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Monday’s Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... tactics, and now his disgraced fundraisers.” * Oh hell, Harry and Louise are back. * Two years ago today, then-Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) used the word “macaca.” * Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) is all for ethics measures, just so long as they don’t apply to him directly. * Michael Tomasky’s blog is up and running over at The Guardian. * It may rile up the far-right base, but the McCain campaign picking a fight with NBC News is mind-numbingly foolish. * And finally, what do Georgian ...

A Cone of Silence Without Legs?
The Moderate Voice — ... For those who continue to have interest in this issue, The Huffington Post had an interesting “backgrounder” on this: “NYT Backs Up NBC: McCain Was Not In “Cone Of Silence” Before Saddleback,” additional links and all. ...

Rick Warren: The Wrong Choice
Comments from Left Field — ... Is he serious? Rick “politicians have to believe in God” Warren? Rick “cone of silence” Warren? Rick “Prop 8 is great” Warren? Rick “take out the evildoers” Warren? Rick “Dobson-lite” Warren? That’s the kinder, gentler hatemonger who the President-elect has selected to give the Inaugural Invocation? I’m with Libby Spencer: If there was ever a time to reach out to the side of the fence that didn’t ...

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