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A pre-convention breather
Politics 101 is taking a break from this blog to write for Blog of the Rings, TWT's Olympic blog. I've been posting dispatches from Beijing and Shanghai and heading to Hong Kong today.
The softer side of Bob Novak
Robert Novak will no longer pen his long-running political column. My thoughts on working briefly with this journalistic giant.
Teens realize impact of Nov. 4
Just heard about an interesting report on teens' views of the upcoming presidential election and policy issues like education, global warming and immigration.
McCain as Pinocchio?
The Democratic National Committee poked fun at presumptive Republican nominee John McCain today in a new web ad called "Puppet Masters." It depicts McCain as a puppet of the oil industry and in an accompanying release, cites a report by Campaign Money Watch showing that 33 of McCain's fundraisers or advisers have worked as lobbyists for the oil and gas industry.
GOP goes on celebrity offensive
The National Republican Committee launched a Web site to ridicule Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama by tying him to Hollywood megastars.
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