www.dailykos.com — Tom Brokaw and Chuck Todd were amazed this weekend: North Carolina and Virginia are not locks for the Republican Party this fall.  Now polls show Republican Senate seats in those states -- as well as possibly ones in Georgia, Virginia, and Kentucky -- going to Democrats this fall.   More ...

www.dailykos.com — (Now also posted at a non-partisan URL w/ a useful navigation bar) Whether convincing undecideds or debating a McCain supporter in a public forum, it is essential to know your stuff .  Obama has done a better job combatting GOP messaging than I've ever seen, but there are unfortunatel More ...

news.yahoo.com — Politico - Barack Obama released a new ad Tuesday ahead of his presidential debate with John McCain accusing the Arizona senator of using “smears” to drive campaign dialog away from the economy.

www.nytimes.com — BBC News Kenya Detains US Author Critical of Obama New York Times - 29 minutes ago By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN NAIROBI, Kenya - The American author of a best-selling book highly critical of Senator Barack Obama was detained by Kenyan immigration agents on Tuesday as he p More ...

www.bookerrising.net — The conservative commentator argues that critics make a strategic mistake when they talk about Sen. Barack Obama's "past associations" as it allows the media to counter-attack against "guilt by association" : "Associations are very different from alliances. Allies are not just people who happen to  More ...

digg.com — The American author of a best-selling book attacking Barack Obama is being detained in Kenya because he does not have a work permit, a senior immigration official said Tuesday.

www.alternet.org — The McCain campaign is attacking Barack Obama for his minor ties in Chicago to former '60s radical Bill Ayers -- here's the real story.

seattletimes.nwsource.com — Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin expanded her attack on Democrat Barack Obama's character Monday to include his relationship with an incendiary former pastor as well as his ties to 1960s-era radical Bill Ayers.

www.pittsburghlive.com — So offended and outraged that the McCain-Palin ticket would engage in a "smear" campaign of "guilt by association" for mentioning the Democrat nominee's nexus with Vietnam War-era domestic terrorist William Ayers, Barack Obama has actually smeared the Republican nominee for his n More ...

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