Saturday, August 9, 2008
- Ref's Best
- McCain Presses Argument That Obama Is Shallow Celeb | FNC
- Candidates take strikingly different positions on Georgia | Politico
- Presidential Candidates Call for End to Fighting in Georgia | FNC
- John Edwards Admits Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate | ABC News
- (Radio) Interview with National Enquirer Reporter | Wash. Post
- Iraqis excited about Olympics, regret small team | Townhall
- 'Big Oil' tag costs incumbent hist seat | Wash. Times
- Security Threats Put China on Alert as Beijing Olympics Begin | Voice of America
- Russia, Georgia Risk Larger War as Attacks Continue Into Morning | FNC
- 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
- Editorials/Op-Eds
- The week that was | Wash. Times
- China's Olympic-size muzzle | Wash. Times
- Republican Energy Fumble | Kimberly A. Strassel, WSJ
- 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
- Non-Political Stories
- Babies born 8/8/08 at 8:08; 8 pounds, 8 ounces | AP, Yahoo
- Whole Foods recalling possibly contaminated beef | AP, Yahoo
- Bacon makes everything better — even chocolate? | AP, Yahoo
- 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