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Left, Right & Center

Obama Overseas, McCain, The Poll Truth, Mortgage Bill

Obama’s obvious overseas success may be a triumph of visuals over substance; will it come back to haunt him? The panelists agree that this campaign should be a walk for a Democratic candidate, so why are the polls on McCain and Obama so close? McCain’s week has been as bad as Obama’s has been good – by anyone’s standards...

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By Arianna Huffington • Jul 25, 2008 • 30m Listen

Obama’s obvious overseas success may be a triumph of visuals over substance; will it come back to haunt him? The panelists agree that this campaign should be a walk for a Democratic candidate, so why are the polls on McCain and Obama so close? McCain’s week has been as bad as Obama’s has been good – by anyone’s standards, he and his campaign have floundered. And the mortgage bill: is it socializing the downside, a banker bailout, a necessity that even free marketers must go along with for fear of a complete US economic meltdown? This week, we invite our bloggers to weigh in on the promised discussion of media bias – which we just didn’t really get to on the air!

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    Arianna Huffington

    Huffington Post

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    Tony Blankley

    Co-host, 'Left, Right & Center'

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    Matt Miller

    Co-host, 'Left, Right & Center'

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