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Should people outside a jurisdiction be allowed to make political contributions to sway a proposed ruling in that state?

John Brummett thinks so:

For all the talk of newness and history-making, we've seen this presidential race before.

Democrats are burdened with a mealy-mouthed, message-conflicted, reactive, apologizing, conflict-averse nominee. He goes into a prevent defense on Labor Day, at which point the Republicans commence traipsing up and down the field hitting wide-open receivers.

 By Dan K. Thomasson

The National Rifle Association has designated as "must" legislation a bill that, according to law enforcement officials, would not only eliminate most of the District of Columbia's firearm control efforts but also permit the carrying of semi automatic rifles and handguns on the streets of the nation's capitol. And when the NRA speaks, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle quake.

Welcome to Baghdad on the Potomac, fellow Americans!

Political junkies waiting to hear who Obama chooses as his veep aren't sitting by the television, radio or computer. Rather, they're keeping cell phones in hand, looking for a text from the junior senator from Illinois.

A new poll finds that likely voters are much more comfortable with how John McCain would deal with Russia than how Obama would.

Quinnipiac University finds that American likely voters say 55 to 27 percent that McCain is better qualified than Obama to deal with Russia, according to a QU release.

Who do you think would better deal with Russia? Why?

The two presumptive presidential candidates both talk God Saturday in appearances with Pastor Rick Warren.

We're going to look at leadership, specifically their character, their competence, their experience," Warren tells ABC's Jake Tapper. "Many evangelicals think neither of these guys are . . . I think both John McCain and Barack Obama and their relationship to Jesus Christ is their relationship. But I'm going to give them a chance to explain themselves."

That honor belongs to...

Wikipedia.

CQ reports that McCain's speech on Georgia includes several passages that look similar to the Wikipedia page on the nation.

What does it say about the McCain campaign that he's allegedly cribbing material from WIkipedia?

The New York Sun's editorial page wonders if the forces might be aligning for Hillary to make a run for the Democratic nomination:

Obama needs to respond to McCain's Paris Hilton advertisement because it casts the Democratic presidential candidate as an outsider. That's New York Sen. Chuck Schumer's view.

Are young voters getting bored of Obama?

Guy Benson thinks so.

As Obamania reached its frenzied pinnacle in March, fully 66 percent of voters 18-29 told pollsters they were "certain" to cast ballots in November. By late July, that figure dropped by a whopping 20 percentage points, with less than half of the youth vote still vowing to go to the polls this fall.