USAT/Gallup: McCain Moves Into National Lead (Political Wire)
Sen. John McCain moved from being behind by 6 points among "likely" voters a month ago to a 4-point lead over Sen. Barack Obama, 49% to 45%, in the latest USA Today/Gallup Poll. The poll was taken over the weekend. McCain still trails among the broader universe of "registered" voters, 44% to 47%. This poll is separate from the Gallup Tracking poll which today shows Obama ahead by 8 points among registered voters, 48% to 40%.

Obama's Tabloid Strategy (Political Wire )

Bonnie Fuller -- the creator of today's celebrity journalism -- comments on the Obama family being photographed for the cover this week's People magazine and notes "it's apparent that Team Obama has a clear and clever presidential marketing strategy: present Michelle and Barack as the beloved Brangelina of the political world."
Maybe this is to counter the tabloids at the supermarket checkout counters that claim Obama is having an illicit affair and that Michelle is leaving him.—Caro

Is Anything Sacred? (The Plank, The New Republic)
Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv was lambasted for printing the note that Obama placed in the Western Wall, allegedly stolen by a Yeshiva student… But according to a statement from Ma'ariv yesterday, the paper alleges that the Obama campaign actually leaked the note to reporters before Obama even placed it in the wall.* Yediot Aharonot, Israel's most popular daily, claims to have also received a copy of the note but decided not to print it.*

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Carolyn Kay MakeThemAccountable.com