Embrace

By Spencer Ackerman

Statement from Susan Rice about Maliki endorsing Barack Obama's 16-month-withdrawal plan:

"Senator Obama welcomes Prime Minister Maliki's support for a 16 month timeline for the redeployment of U.S combat brigades. This presents an important opportunity to transition to Iraqi responsibility, while restoring our military and increasing our commitment to finish the fight in Afghanistan."

I have a feeling what comes next from the campaign will be far more emphatic.

ABC News/Wash. Post withheld results of poll favorable to Obama

ABC News/Wash. Post withheld results of poll favorable to Obama
Thu, Jul 17, 2008 7:36pm ET

Summary: ABC News and The Washington Post issued staggered releases of the results of their latest poll, withholding from their first release results favorable to Sen. Barack Obama, including the finding that 50 percent of registered voters would vote for Obama for president versus 42 percent for Sen. John McCain. The next day, the Post ran an article headlined "Poll Finds Voters Split on Candidates' Iraq-Pullout Positions," which did not mention Obama's 8-point lead over McCain. Later that day, ABC News and the Post issued a second release with additional poll results that stated: "Obama continues to hold most of the advantages in the presidential race."