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Archive of Articles for August, 2008

New CW.com Feature! Charts! Maps!

[ Posted Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 – 12:24 UTC ]

Just a quick program note here (yes, there will still be a column later today) to introduce a new feature here at CW.com.
The last time I wrote a column about the Electoral College, I provided some graphs to liven up what I was talking about. I got a comment from someone who had his [...]

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Bill Clinton, Middle East Envoy?

[ Posted Monday, August 4th, 2008 – 15:24 UTC ]

The vice presidential guessing game has reached fever pitch, with many betting Barack Obama is going to make his pick known this week, before the Olympics start. But I'd like to suggest another appointment for Obama to announce, which he should do before he selects his running mate. Obama should announce that, if elected, he will offer the job of special envoy to the Middle East to former president Bill Clinton.

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Friday Talking Points [41] -- The Silly Season

[ Posted Friday, August 1st, 2008 – 16:43 UTC ]

I have to say, I am slowly seeing signs of the media turning on John McCain. Now, so far, it's a fairly subtle thing -- they haven't started asking him any really tough questions on his policy, his history, or his record, for instance. But they have noticed the change in tone since the Karl Rove people have taken over McCain's campaign strategy. And it's turning them off. They are like Rip Van Winkle waking up from a years-long nap, blinking sleepily and confusedly while wondering "Who is this new John McCain? Where's the straight talker I went to sleep dreaming about?"

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