Tea Bird

Friday, June 20
Chicago Economic Discussion with Democratic Governors
Chicago History Museum
1601 N Clark Street
Chicago, IL
Program Begins: 9:15 AM

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The Daily News reports:
Hillary Clinton will join Barack Obama for a joint appearance in Washington next week to persuade her donors to begin giving to the Democrats’ nominee, the Daily News has learned.
It’s the first known plan to bring together the victor and vanquished from the Democrat primary race and put their pledges of unity [...]

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According to a new Civitas Institute poll, Sen. Barack Obama has pulled to within four points of Sen. John McCain in North Carolina.
Among all voters, McCain leads Obama, 45% to 41%, with Libertarian Bob Barr getting 2%.
Said pollster Francis DeLuca: “Both Senator McCain and Senator Obama improved their numbers over last month by solidifying the [...]

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Dear Matthew,
A few hours from now I will step on stage in Detroit, Michigan to announce my support for Senator Barack Obama. From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected President of the United States.
Over the next four years, we are going to face many [...]

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Dear Matthew,
Together, you and I changed America forever. We touched so many lives over the course of this campaign, and I can’t thank you enough for the support you showed me. I met so many wonderful people out on the trail, and I wanted to share some of those memories with you.
I hope you’ll take [...]

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Matthew –
Are you ready for the next big challenge of this campaign?
On Saturday, June 28th, more than a thousand supporters like you are hosting Unite for Change house meetings all across the country.
Ordinary people will be opening their homes and inviting friends and neighbors to come together and talk about our common cause of change.
See [...]

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This is the bounce following the close of the Democratic Primary that everyone has been waiting for.
I’ve never thought that McCain has much of a shot at Pennsylvania, and these new Quinnipiac University poll numbers bear this out with Obama up by 12 in the Keystone state.  He’s also ahead in Florida and Ohio.
FLORIDA: Obama [...]

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Obama did a Bill Cosby on African-American men and family cohesiveness.
From Politico:
“Too many fathers are MIA. Too many fathers are AWOL,” he told a huge African-American congregation in Chicago. “There’s a hole in your heart if you don’t have a male figure in the home that can guide you and lead you and set a [...]

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I would’ve normally emailed Mark Halperin, his staff, or left a comment on their blog, but none of these options are available at The Page.
As you can see from the screen cap, he’s writing about Obama’s Monday visit to Detroit.  However, the photo is clearly of Pittsburgh at night.  Even if you don’t recognize the [...]

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Continuing with what I’d earlier written, from Reason magazine, a libertarian outlet, come two voices agreeing that McCain would essentially continue Bush’s monarchical view and use of executive power.
Hat Tip: Sullivan
From Matt Welch:
John McCain’s flip-flops on executive power to surveil U.S. citizens no matter what the law says is a timely reminder of a common [...]

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