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MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008

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McCain selects his VP

BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008

MIKE ALLEN & JONATHAN MARTIN, Politico - Sen. McCain has chosen his running mate and the person will be notified on Thursday, a senior campaign official said. A friend said McCain had pretty much settled on his selection early this week, and it crystallized in the past few days. Campaign manager Rick Davis flew to McCain’s cabin [...]

Politico: McCain Has Selected His VP

Horserace (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008

Sen. John McCain has chosen his running mate, whom he will notify on Thursday, a senior McCain campaign official told The Politico"s Mike Allen. McCain is planning to roll out his VP choice in a large rally in Dayton, Ohio, at noon on Friday, followed by join appearances in Pennsylvania and Missouri, sources said. Over the past few days, the media"s focus has been narrowed to three potential...

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BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008

McCain selects his VP (MIKE ALLEN & JONATHAN MARTIN, 8/27/08, Politico) Sen. McCain has chosen his running mate and the person will be notified on Thursday, a senior campaign official said. A friend said McCain had pretty much settled on his selection early this week, and it crystallized in the past few days. Campaign manager Rick Davis flew to McCain's cabin in Sedona, Ariz., a few...

Obama Having Second Thoughts About Greek Temple

CALIFORNIA YANKEE (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008

Politico.com’s Mike Allen tells FOX News that the Obama camp has reservations about the presumptuousness of Obama's Greek temple at Invesco Field:“It’s hard because of those very clever ads by John McCain which turned the likability factor, which normally elects a president, back on Senator Obama,” Allen said. “He wants to be someone who can lead the country and can relate to people.”...

Politico: McCain to Inform Veep Thursday

Time (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008

The candidate selected his running mate earlier in the week, Mike Allen reports. Campaign topper Davis flew to Sedona a few days ago to confer with McCain on his choice. Shifting discussions in the final days: Watch Lieberman, Romney, and Pawlenty.

Meanwhile, McCain's Decided

The Real Clear Politics Blog (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008

The Politico's Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin are reporting: Sen. McCain has chosen his running mate and the person will be notified on Thursday, a senior campaign official said. A friend said McCain had pretty much settled on his selection...

Politico's Moment

Forbes (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008

The upstart site for all things politics is the belle of the ball in Denver. But what happens after the election? DENVER -- Mike Allen writes an early morning e-mail that's fast become a must-read for Beltway news hounds. He was the one who flummoxed John McCain by asking him how many houses the McCains own. Tuesday night, Allen was on the sidewalk in downtown Denver in a different...

Jesse Jackson Jr.: Obama is politics’ Jackie Robinson

BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008

Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin, Politico - Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) told convention-goers Monday that Barack Obama is like baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson — enduring jeers without the ability to hit back. “Barack Obama has the capacity to hit,” Jackson said a breakfast panel just before the opening of the Democratic National Convention. “But he is [...]

Things I’ve Done Today

Oliver Willis (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008

* Take 2 buses to the wrong stop * Visited the Media Matters lounge * Get lost in Denver which has the worst street signs I’ve ever seen * Stood in line with Mike Allen, Ben Smith, Jonathan Martin, Nedra Pickler and Adam Nagoyrney * Met African American Political Pundit who saw me in a most disheveled state due [...]

WELL, HERE'S ONE BIG DIFFERENCE...

BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008

Jackson Jr.: Obama "can't hit back" (Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin, 8/25/08, The Politico) Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) told convention-goers Monday that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is like baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson — enduring jeers without the ability to hit back. "Barack Obama has the capacity to hit," Jackson said a breakfast panel just before the opening of the Democratic...

Tory MP defends sending of flyers to Liberal ridings

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008

New Brunswick Conservative MP Mike Allen makes no apologies for the use of his House of Commons budget to send flyers into ridings other than his own, particularly Liberal ridings.

Bill Clinton's Convention Role

Swampland (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008

The drama continues. At Politico, John Harris and Mike Allen report that mistrust and resentments have "continued to boil" between the Obama and Clinton camps, and note this new source of friction: One flashpoint is the assigned speech topic for former president Bill Clinton, who is scheduled to speak Wednesday night, when the convention theme is “Securing America’s Future.” The night’s...

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AS LONG AS HE'S TALKING NATIONAL SECURITY...:

BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008

Tensions boil between Obama-Clinton camps (John F. Harris and Mike Allen, August 25, 2008, Politico) One flashpoint is the assigned speech topic for former president Bill Clinton, who is scheduled to speak Wednesday night, when the convention theme is “Securing America’s Future.” The night’s speakers will argue that Obama would be a more effective commander in chief than his Republican...

It's the Tam Cam!

MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008

Newsweek's Tammy Haddad has created one of Denver's best gag gifts: A fan that spells out "Tam Cam" (the name of her online videos, as dubbed by Politico's Mike Allen ). Charlie Crist -- a Playbook reader, by the way...as is Debbie Dingell -- has already requested one. Haddad showed it off at a Palm dinner (where else?) with Ashley Bommer ( Richard Holbrooke advisor), Nancy Kirshner...