MCCAIN: Could I — are we going to get back to the importance of Supreme Court Justices or should I mention –
WARREN: We will get to that.
MCCAIN: OK. All right. OK.
WARREN: You’re jumping ahead…
Pakistan's army chief made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Tuesday for border security talks with NATO and Afghan commanders, just a day after Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation.
Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party raised the pressure on the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, announcing that it would convene parliament next week, potentially heralding the final breakdown of their negotiations.
NATO linked the future of the alliance's relations with Moscow to the pullout of troops from Georgia yesterday and warned that "there can be no business as usual under present circumstances."
"The big presidential debates coming up. Are we still excited about that? Barack Obama wants to debate about foreign policy, and John McCain wants to debate about the big band era."
-- David Letterman
John McCain's wife Cindy is coming under criticism from her older half sister for claiming to be an "only child."
Barack Obama is leading John McCain 47 percent to 42 percent with 9 percent undecided in a Quinnipiac University survey conducted Aug 12-17. The margin of error is 2.5 percent and the poll includes "leaners." That compares to the 9 point lead Obama held in Quinnipiac's mid-July poll. Only 20 percent of Obama supporters and 17 percent of those backing McCain say they might change their minds before Election Day. Independent voters, who were split in the last poll, now lean towards the Democrats 45 percent to 39 percent.
North Carolina
While Obama is still in hailing distance in a state that the Republicans have carried in the last five elections, another poll this month is noting movement towards McCain. McCain leads 46 percent to 40 percent with 2 percent for Libertarian Bob Barr and 12 percent undecided in a Civitas Institute poll conducted Aug .14-17.
"One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism. I have never suggested that Sen. McCain picks his positions on national security based on politics or personal ambition. I have not suggested it because I believe that he genuinely wants to serve America's national interest. Now, it's time for him to acknowledge that I want to do the same."
-- Democrat Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain on Tuesday to stop questioning his "character and patriotism."
The Chicago Sun-Times has learned that the Obama team, in the run-up to the Democratic convention, will showcase the new Obama ticket Saturday in Springfield at the Old State Capitol, where presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) officially kicked off his campaign in February, 2007.
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