Friday, August 8, 2008
- Ref's Best
- Breaking News: John Edwards Admits Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate | ABC News
- GOP leaders request special session | Politico
- Bill Clinton to Speak at Democratic Convention | FNC
- Obama, Clinton try to downplay their rift | Wash. Times
- Dems Work on Plans to Keep the Peace | Wash. Post
- Roles of Clintons at Convention Start to Clear | NYT
- Schumer: 'Hit McCain Harder' | Politico
- Obama persona inspires comedians | Wash. Times | Ref's Comment: This matters because most late-night viewers are Obama supporters. Criticism from the comedy elite will sting Obama where it hurts.
- Edwards’ Party Role Clouded by Allegations | FNC
- Indebted Ever After | Wash. Post
- Obama Overexposed? Half of Americans tired of hearing about him, only 26% say same of McCain | Pew Research Center
- Obama Hits Back, Too Softly For Some | Wash. Post
- McCain takes lead on YouTube hits | Wash. Times
- McCain: US Needs Economic Surge | Wash. Post
- Obama stalls in public polling | Politico
- Interactivity and the Presidential Debates | Wash. Post
- Profanity greater on liberal blogs | Wash. Times | Ref's Comment: This is important because profanity in political discussions typically indicates a closed mind.
- Clinton Leaves Convention Nomination Open | NYT
- Editorials/Op-Eds
- Obama's Tactical Gift to McCain | Michael Gerson, Wash. Post
- Bad Times Can Boggle Bam | Dick Morris & Eileen McGann, NY Post
- My Party Should Respect Secret Union Ballots | George McGovern, WSJ
- (Democrats) No Will To Drill | Charles Krauthammer, Wash. Post
- Obama's Oil Anxiety | Kirsten Powers, NY Post
- Point spread dynamics | Victor Davis Hanson, Wash. Times
- There Won't Be 'Peace' Without Democracy | Natan Sharansky & Bassem Eid, WSJ
- Boycott the Beijing Games | NY Post
- Bush isn't the bad guy | Wash. Times
- Thought Police: The Left Verses Free Speech | Ralph Peters, NY Post
- Non-Political Stories
- Study: Two Popular Fertility Methods Do Not Work | FNC
- Sorting Out Coffee’s Contradictions | NYT
- Study Finds Settling Is Better Than Going to Trial | NYT
- 'Dead' Man Awakens Before Autopsy, Shocks Doctors by Asking for Glass of Water | FNC
- Convoy rescued after GPS led them to Utah cliff | AP
- Possible Shakespearean theater found in London | AP