KATIE GRANJU looks at the race for First Lady. "I suspect that the 'Hillary Clinton factor' may be at play as part of the reason folks aren’t digging Michelle Obama."

A LOOK AT rejuvenation research.

REPUBLICANS SAY OBAMA VOTED TO RAISE TAXES 94 TIMES: FactCheck says they've overcounted and it's only 54. And some of those votes are iffy. "Most of those were measures to tax the rich or corporations; many aimed to fund government programs; and most didn't actually raise taxes in and of themselves."

OKAY, THIS OBAMA FLIPFLOP SHIFT IN NUANCE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME: Obama: Mental distress can't justify late abortion: "Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says 'mental distress' should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights." I'm pro-choice, after all.

Boy, they're sure pumping these things out for the Independence Day weekend, though.

UPDATE: TalkLeft: "NARAL leaders ought to feel like idiots. . . . As I've said all along about his religious outreach, you don't get something for nothing and if he wants the evangelical vote, he's going to have to offer them something. Is this it?"

MICKEY KAUS:

Instapundit does a much more effective job clearing Obama on the issue of home mortgage favoritism than Obama's own clumsy web site. ...

I do try. Especially as I ponder an Obama endorsement, in anticipation of his refined position on the war . . . .

DOG BITES MAN: "Wire services cozy with terrorists."

HERE COMES THE PIVOT!

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) promised primary voters a swift withdrawal from Iraq, in clear language still on his website: “Obama will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. He will remove one to two combat brigades each month and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months.”

Not anymore. Heading into the holiday weekend, Obama and his advisers repudiated that pledge, saying he is reevaluating his plan and will incorporate advice from commanders on the ground when he visits Iraq later this month.

A top Obama adviser said he is not “wedded” to a specific timeline, and Obama said Thursday he plans to “refine” his plan.

You could see this one coming. Hmm. With all these changes, Obama's morphing into a candidate I could support!

UPDATE: Obama denies altering proposed Iraq withdrawal timeline.

But, at ABC, Obama’s Iraq Quagmire.

And John McGinnis emails: "You can wait for the Obama Pivot. I want to watch the Olbermann Squirm!"

Olbermann will praise Obama's "manly firmness" in deciding to keep troops in Iraq.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Ann Althouse: "This is what I was expecting. Weren't you?"

MORE: A clarification. This should resolve all doubt.

And TigerHawk asks the eternal question.

STILL MORE: Remembering Samantha Power.

NEWS FROM IRAQ: Analysis: Sadr movement, Mahdi Army shrink under pressure.

QUESTION: "Do you think that the netroots support the Democratic Party in the same way that I was a New York Mets fan, growing up? Because damned if I can see how they're getting any practical return on their money, particularly when it comes to foreign policy."

LONGEVITY UPDATE: SIRT-1 activators may have a downside.

MY LITTLE CTHULHU? Who says evil can't be cuddly?

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