memeorandumPolitical Web, page A1McLaughlin takes heat for 'Oreo' comment (Alexander MooneyCNN)- July 15, 2008 Alexander Mooney CNN: McLaughlin takes heat for ‘Oreo’ comment — (CNN) — Longtime Washington talk-show host John McLaughlin is facing fire Monday for referring to Barack Obama as an “Oreo” during a segment on his Sunday political program, “The McLaughlin Group. — The veteran Washington journalist was discussing …http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p116#a080714p116 Citigroup's $1.1 Trillion of Mysterious Assets Shadows Earnings (Bradley KeounBloomberg)- July 14, 2008 Bradley Keoun Bloomberg: Citigroup's $1.1 Trillion of Mysterious Assets Shadows Earnings — At an investor presentation in May, Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit said shrinking the bank's $2.2 trillion balance sheet, the biggest in the U.S., was a cornerstone of his turnaround plan.http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p122#a080714p122 McCain's Hillary Problem (John HeilemannNew York Magazine)- July 14, 2008 John Heilemann New York Magazine: McCain's Hillary Problem — He's running her same campaign. And she lost. — Feel free to tell me I'm nuts for asking the question, but doesn't it seem that, more and more, the McCain campaign is turning into the Clinton campaign — The comparison smacked me upside the head last week …http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p97#a080714p97 McCains to Profit on Anheuser, InBev Deal (Washington Wire)- July 14, 2008 Washington Wire: McCains to Profit on Anheuser, InBev Deal — T. W. Farnam reports on the presidential race. — Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, is set to get a huge payout from the sale of Anheuser-Busch Cos., brewer of Budweiser and hundreds of other brands, to Belgian beverage giant InBev NV.http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p95#a080714p95 Election 2008: Michigan Presidential Election (Rasmussen Reports)- July 14, 2008 Rasmussen Reports: Election 2008: Michigan Presidential Election — Michigan: Obama's Lead Grows to 8% — Barack Obama has more than doubled his lead over John McCain to eight percentage points in the economic battleground state of Michigan, with much of his new support coming from voters who have moved away from the Republican hopeful.http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p103#a080714p103 AP Stringer Stands by as Taliban Murder 2 Women, Gets Snuff Footage ... (Dr. Rusty ShacklefordThe Jawa Report)- July 14, 2008 Dr. Rusty Shackleford The Jawa Report: AP Stringer Stands by as Taliban Murder 2 Women, Gets Snuff Footage UPDATE: Worse than Bilal Hussein! UPDATE: Confirmed: Took Video of Murder — AP photographer Rahmatullah Naikzad was a witness to a Taliban murder. The two women were alleged to have been prostitutes who served Western clientèle.http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p79#a080714p79 On Immigration, Poison Pills Or Booster Shots (Marc Ambinder)- July 14, 2008 Marc Ambinder: On Immigration, Poison Pills Or Booster Shots — In his speech to La Raza today, Sen. McCain blames Barack Obama in part for derailing the 2007 attempt at comprehensive immigration reform by larding up the bill with poison pill amendments. … One of the provisions McCain denounces …http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p80#a080714p80 Is Fournier saving or destroying the AP (Michael CalderoneThe Politico)- July 14, 2008 Michael Calderone The Politico: Is Fournier saving or destroying the AP — Ron Fournier says he regards Sandy Johnson, his predecessor as head of The Associated Press's Washington bureau, as “a mentor.” — Johnson, though, regards Fournier, who replaced her in a hard-feelings shake-up in May, as a threat …http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p81#a080714p81 Grow a pair, Obama (Michelle Malkin)- July 14, 2008 Michelle Malkin: Grow a pair, Obama — So, you found this satirical New Yorker cover art “tasteless and offensive.” — Welcome to public life. — Guess what In Washington, political cartoonists and caricaturists spare no one. — Here's a reminder of the crap Condi Rice has had to deal with over the years:http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p37#a080714p37 Obama: Immigration enforcement = terror (Ed MorrisseyHot Air)- July 14, 2008 Ed Morrissey Hot Air: Obama: Immigration enforcement = terror — Barack Obama spoke to the National Council of La Raza and in one sentence managed to do what most Hot Air readers would consider the impossible — he put distance between himself and John McCain on immigration. Calling the ICE terrorists …http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p57#a080714p57 |