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Barack Obama, who opposed the Supreme Court’s recent decision limiting the death penalty, has said that he would be open to capital punishment for Osama bin Laden if he were captured. First Read reports that Democrats plan to spend $35 million in ad buys in 31 House races in 19 states. The Wall St. Journal […]

John McCain said yesterday that he is open to the idea of bailing out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without mentioning the price tag. Also, Michael Cohen observes that McCain’s economic plan “does not name a single program they would get rid of” even while promising to “cut spending.” It’s the economy and […]

The New York Times reports that John McCain‘s presidential campaign suffers from a lack of organization, with no one able to really say who is in charge. Meanwhile, Mike Murphy, whose name became the topic du jour yesterday, has denied he has any interest in playing a role. Jason Zengerle has more on the Murphy […]

Barack Obama has responded to the my.barackobama.com group determined to change the presumptive Democratic nominee’s position on FISA, but he hasn’t changed his position — he is still arguing that the compromise is still better than what preceded it. William Kristol argues in his NY Times column today that the McCain campaign should hire Mike […]

Barack Obama might consider adjusting his Iraq withdrawal plan if elected president, the NY Times Caucus reports. An LA Times story alleging that Obama might shorten the Democratic national convention by one day to extend his post-nomination bounce has been denied by the campaign. A Time poll finds Barack Obama and John McCain statistically tied […]

Barack Obama gave another big-theme speech in Colorado Springs, CO, today — his third this week. This one called for a renewed commitment to national service. John McCain was in Colombia to discuss free trade but the timing was pretty bad as a major McCain backer’s firm (Chiquita Brands International) plead guilty to giving nearly […]

Responding to Wesley Clark‘s comments on the relevance of John McCain‘s POW years to the presidency, Orson Swindle, who was imprisoned with McCain, mocked Clark’s service in a campaign conference call today. The McCain campaign moved quickly to clarify that it “was not an attack on his service.” The my.barackobama.com group dedicated to pressuring Obama […]

Barack Obama gave a major speech on patriotism today in Independence, Missouri, designed to convey the same transcendence as his speech on race back in March. The Obama speech was also a retort to Wesley Clark, who, on Face the Nation yesterday, accused John McCain of implicitly arguing his military service is a qualification for […]

The much-touted Obama/Clinton unity event went off well in Unity, NH, today. The Clintons each maxed out on contributions to the Obama campaign, and even Terry McAuliffe gushed, “I love Barack Obama!” That’s sweet. Facing major Clinton donors last night, however, Obama was repeatedly grilled on the prospects of a real unity ticket featuring VP […]

A new Quinnipac poll has Obama beating McCain in Colorado (49-44), Michigan (48-42), Minnesota (54-37), and Wisconsin (52-39). Chris Cillizza spots interesting nugget: A large number of Democrats and independents in these four states would consider Bill Clinton to be “a problem” for an Obama administration If Hillary Clinton became Vice President. From yesterday’s David […]