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Swampland

That Old Poll Magic

We should be as doubtful about McCain being up 4 points as we should have been about Obama being up 9. As a Republican told me recently, "I always have to remind myself that national reporters don't really see things like voters do." Read more

Real Clear Politics

Mayo on McCain's Cheek

The McCain campaign is obviously concerned about all the innuendo-laden coverage of news that he had a spot removed from his cheek for a biopsy, hence its just released statement from Michael Yardley, Chair of Public Affairs at the Mayo Clinic. Read more

World

The Middle East Blog

The Mideast: A Troll-Free Zone

Judging by your comments, the majority of you think that moderation is a bad idea. Actually, I'm relieved. It doesn't seem right that I should have to weed through the comments, uprooting slurs and insults in the garden of free speech. Read more

The China Blog

An Olympic Air Promise

Officials have said that clearing the air will depend on more than just cutting emissions. The weather will have to cooperate as well. Read more

Business & Technology

The Curious Capitalist

KKR's Other Comps

The Wall Street Journal's article about Kohlberg Kravis Roberts's latest plan to go public points out that with a market value between $12 billion and $15 billion, the buyout shop would be worth more than Lehman Brothers. Read more

Work in Progress

Baby Cullen's C.V.

Goal: Week-old baby seeks position requiring no particular skills. Read more

Nerd World

So Dork the Con of San

I'm shocked the Internet was able to handle all the bandwidth being devoted to frantic photos of Hugh Jackman, the Owlship and Lego Indiana Jones standing next to a guy dressed as some kind of Arctic version of Boba Fett. Read more

Entertainment

Tuned In

Campaign Media Bias

There are far more reasons than simple cheerleading for the press to treat two candidates differently. Some are legitimate and some are not, but either way, it's far more complicated than who's in whose tank and who's eating whose barbecue. Read more

Looking Around

The Art of Loafing

Even critics need vacations. This critic is taking one until August 11th. Read more

Photos

White House Photo Blog

Microphones wait for Barack Obama to speak outside 10 Downing Street in London after a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.View more

Of course Obama makes more news. He's new.

• - Posted by J.J. on Swampland in response to Michael Scherer's "That Media Bias Thing..."