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The Daily Bric-A-Brac: Provocations

29 Jul 2008 04:37 pm

Matthew Dowd:

Obama's biggest advantage today is not his historic candidacy or his ability to give a speech or this efficient campaign organization, but the fact he has a D on his back. My guess is any other Democrat running this year would have at least a five point lead if not larger.

Jake Tapper:

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, on January 10 2007 predicted (watch HERE) that the surge of troops in Iraq would fail

As Obama meets with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, this headline from the Financial Times:

Pakistan's government yesterday abruptly reversed an order issued on Saturday placing the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency under the control of the -interior ministry.

Control of the ISI reverted back to the prime minister's office - an arrangement that has existed for years.

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