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Flores quits as editor of El Paso Times; held post for 16 years
Posted from Romenesko 1 hour 16 minutes ago
Associated Press Staffers at the MediaNews-owned El Paso Times were told about Dionicio "Don" Flores' resignation during a newsroom meeting Tuesday morning. No successor was named. || NewspaperTree.com: "It's certainly a shock. He'd been there a long time," says former Times editor Tom Fenton. (original story)
McCain planning VP surprise?
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 1 hour 16 minutes ago
Ridge and Lieberman campaigned for McCain in Pennsylvania last week. (CNN) – Republican sources tell CNN that John McCain campaign manager Rick Davis and senior advisor Charlie Black have been calling activists to sound out the pros and cons of several possible running mates – including f... (original story)
Cafferty: Clinton fundraising at convention?
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 1 hour 17 minutes ago
The Cafferty File: Join the conversation. Yet another sign that Hillary Clinton is doing her dead-level best to take title to the Democratic National Convention. In addition to the laundry list of concessions she has already wrung out of Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton plan to use the conv... (original story)
Additional items for August 19, 2008
Posted from Romenesko 1 hour 18 minutes ago
> National Post's Kay says she can spot journalistic talent in young people > Anniston Star turns 125, recalls when it was known as the Hot Blast > Meet the 51 corporations wining and dining the GOP-convention media > GateHouse's Rockford, Ill. paper lays off 14, closes Statehouse bureau > Will ProJ... (original story)
"Investigative reporters are the perfect hero in the movies"
Posted from Romenesko 1 hour 19 minutes ago
"On the Media" "[That's] because they really are surrogates for the moviegoer," says Joe Saltzman, director of the Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture. "They ask the questions the moviegoer wants to know about. They get the information the moviegoer wants to find out. They give you great narr... (original story)
MoveOn ad ties Dole, McCain to big oil
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 1 hour 20 minutes ago
MoveOn released a new ad, 'Pocket,' Tuesday. (CNN)— MoveOn.org has their sights set on Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s unexpectedly competitive contest for re-election in North Carolina, spending nearly half a million dollars on an ad accusing the North Carolina senator and fellow Republican ... (original story)
DNC targets McCain on energy with oil drum stress balls
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 1 hour 20 minutes ago
Reporters traveling with Sen. McCain received these items from the DNC Tuesday. (CNN) – Last month, the Republican National Committee tire gauges as part of its effort to rip Sen. Barack Obama’s energy policy. Now the Democratic Party is returning the favor, sending journalists oil drum-shap... (original story)
Kaine to campaign with Obama on Thursday in Virginia
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 3 hours ago
Kaine is one of Obama's most ardent backers. WASHINGTON (CNN) – With vice presidential speculation reaching fever pitch, Barack Obama's campaign said Tuesday that the Democrat will campaign in central Virginia later this week alongside V.P. contender Gov. Tim Kaine. Kaine and Obama wil... (original story)
CNN poll of polls: Obama lead cut in half
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 3 hours ago
A new CNN poll of polls shows Obama's lead is dwindling. (CNN) — In what could be an ominous sign for Barack Obama just days before he is formally named the Democratic presidential nominee, a new CNN poll of polls out Tuesday shows the Illinois senator's lead over John McCain has been ... (original story)
Biden Busts His Own Buzz
Posted from The Caucus 3 hours ago
The Democrat from Delaware says he's not "the guy." (original story)
Biden: 'I'm not the guy'
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 3 hours ago
Biden said Tuesday he will not be Obama's VP. (CNN) – Responding to a fresh wave of rumors he may soon be named to the Democratic presidential ticket, Sen. Joe Biden told reporters camped outside the gates of his Delaware home Tuesday that he isn’t “the guy.” “You got better th... (original story)
CNN=Politics Daily
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 4 hours ago
CNN=Politics Daily is The Best Political Podcast from The Best Political Team. (CNN)—With less than a week to go until the Democratic convention in Denver, anticipation is building for Barack Obama’s vice presidential announcement. In the latest installment of CNN=Politics Daily, Senior Poli... (original story)
Ridge downplays pro-choice views, fuels VP speculation
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 4 hours ago
Watch Ridge on CNN's The Situation Room. (CNN) — Tom Ridge downplayed the effect his pro-choice views would have in a John McCain administration during an interview with CNN Tuesday, the same day reports surfaced the former Pennsylvania governor is seriously being considered for the bottom... (original story)
Maddow to replace Abrams in MSNBC's prime-time lineup
Posted from Romenesko 4 hours ago
New York Times Longtime MSNBC host Dan Abrams will step aside for Rachel Maddow, who Bill Carter says has emerged as a favored political commentator for the all-news cable network. Maddow will begin her 9 p.m. ET program on Sept. 8. (original story)
Orlando mag duped by artist who said he played for Yankees
Posted from Romenesko 4 hours ago
Orlando Magazine Mark Pulliam, who is profiled in the August issue of Orlando Magazine, claimed that George Steinbrenner once commissioned a painting of Yankee Stadium, and that it was displayed there. (Not true.) Pulliam also said that he played ball at the University of Florida. (He never did.) "W... (original story)
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