The Morning Read: Thursday, August 14, 2008

Most important news first: After struggling early, the U.S men’s basketball team has pulled comfortably ahead of Greece and leads

Most important news first: After struggling early, the U.S men’s basketball team has pulled comfortably ahead of Greece and leads at halftime, 51-32.

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There’s word of a possible deal that will allow Hillary Clinton’s name to be formally placed in nomination at the convention – which, as we noted yesterday, is really a technicality that doesn’t matter that much.

E.J. Dionne becomes the latest to accuse the Clintons of trying to steal the show in Denver.

The New York Times has a profile of the “charismatic” Tim Kaine – while a Google search of “Tim Kaine AND boring” yields 13,400 results.

The Times also looks at the dire state of Congressional Republicans in the Northeast

…while the Washington Post sees trouble for the G.O.P. in Nevada…

…even though the latest poll in the Silver State shows John McCain leading by three points.

Karl Rove makes a firm case for the glaringly obvious.

McCain’s visit to Michigan yesterday provoked the expected local chatter about sort-of-favorite-son Mitt Romney’s V.P. prospects.

Does Al Franken have a ‘New York problem?’

Governor Paterson defends his proposed budget cuts in a Daily News op-ed.

Guy Molinari’s wife, Margueritte, has died at age 70.

Protesters opposed to the Mayor Bloomberg’s Willets Point development plan, led by Hiran Monserrate, crashed  a city-organized rally at Washington Square Park yesterday.

And in New Jersey, where newspaper on dropping like flies, the only statewide television station is now on life support.

And finally, a happy 79th birthday to Louise Slaughter, the Kentucky-born coal miner’s daughter who has represented New York’s 28th District in Congress since 1987.

The Morning Read: Thursday, August 14, 2008