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In the lead-up to the Presidential Election this November, media coverage around the world has been unprecedented.  Often - though not always - the trivial trumps the actual policy debate. In the context of this information overload, GMF will be tracking "What Europe Needs to Know".

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October
Battle for Florida
Aaron Deslatte and Vicki McClure, Orlando Sentinel, October 30
Undecideds an unlikely ‘life raft’ for McCain
David Paul Kuhn, Politico, October 30
Call Him John the Careless
George F. Will, Washington Post, October 30
Obama on defense in Pa. as McCain senses an opening
Scott Helman and Sasha Issenberg, Boston Globe, October 30
Accuracy Of Polls a Question In Itself
Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post, October 30
A campaign of living history
Sandy Grady, LA Times, October 29
Obama Infomercial, a Closing Argument to the Everyman
Jim Rutenberg, NY Times, October 29
Social conservatives fight for control of Republican Party
Peter Wallsten, LA Times, October 28
Is Sarah Palin preparing for 2012?
Roger Simon, Politico, October 28
End Times for Reaganism
Robert Shrum, The Week, October 28
TR and the Two Candidates
John Avlon, Real Clear Politics, October 27
Why Obama has to stay above 50 percent
Bill Greener, Salon.com, October 27
Economic strife drives Latino vote
Marjorie Miller, LA Times, October 26
Big crowds for Obama's 'red-state tour'
Ben Smith, Politico, October 26
In driving election-year dynamics, television still reigns supreme
Mary McNamara, LA Times, October 24
McCain Doesn't Look Competitive in Pennsylvania
Matthew Kaminski, WSJ Online, October 24
How the West Was Lost
Nate Silver, The New Republic, October
The 'real' America, really
Rosa Brooks , LA Times, October 23
Both Parties Should Lose in this Election
Robert Robb, Arizona Republic, October 23
McCain lambastes Bush years
Joseph Curl and Stephen Dinan, Washington Times, October 23
Will the election drive the Dow?
Aemon Javers, Politico, October 22
The populism divide
Dick Morris, The Hill, October 22
No cavalry coming for McCain
Jonathan Martin, Politico, October 22
Early voting a boost for Dems
Richad Wolf, USA Today, October 22
Swing voters are bothered by John McCain's temperament and his party
Michael Finnegan , LA Times, October 21
A Catholic Shift to Obama?
E.J. Dionne, Washington Post, October 21
Balance of Power Scorecard: Dems Show Muscle, But Many Tossup Races Remain
Bob Benenson, CQ Politics, October 21
As state loses jobs, Obama and McCain offer few answers
Justin Hyde, Detroit Free Press, October 20
What's Got McCain Down in Florida
Tim Padgett, Time, October 20
Black voters feeling a mix of 'anticipation, hope, pride -- and fear'
Richard Fausset, LA Times, October 19
'Joe the Plumber' becomes a national fixture
Robin Abcarian, LA Times, October 16
Analysis: McCain’s best likely not good enough
Sam Youngman, The Hill, October 16
McCain fails, Obama is not rattled
Roger Simon, Politico, October 16
Next president confronts staggering to-do list
Susan Page, USA Today, October 15
Experts warn of Nov. 4 voting meltdowns
Ben Smith & Avi Zenilman, Politico, October 15
Obama, McCain seek leader's image in final debate
Liz Sidoti, Associated Press, October 15
Fire and ice in American culture
Reed Johnson, LA Times, October 14
Who's in control of McCain's campaign?
Roger Simon, Politico, October 14
McCain, Obama seek to seed doubts
Michael Finnegan and Peter Nicholas, LA Times, October 10
Walling Off The World
Irwin M. Stelzer, The Weekly Standard, October 10
Hispanics turn cold shoulder to McCain
Ben Smith, Politico, October 9
Election Preview
Roll Call, October
Seeking to Mend The Public Trust
Mike Christensen, CQ Politics, October 8
Dem strategists see landslide in the making
David Paul Kuhn, Politico, October 8
Poll: Young voters hint at electorate shift
Susan Page, USA Today, October 7
Analysis: Palin’s Lost Luster a Gain for Obama
Jonathan Allen, CQ Politics, October 7
Next president likely to create some Senate vacancies
Aaron Blake, The Hill, October 6
Hail Mary vs. Cool Barry
Charles Krauthammer, The Washington Post, October 3
Campaign trajectory remains unchanged
Ben Smith & Jonathan Martin, Politico, October 3
Obama, McCain use steep job losses for attacks
Klaus Marre, The Hill, October 3
On small stage, Palin scored big debate wins
Alexander Burns, Politico, October 1
September
The Coming Conservative Crack-up
Paul Waldman, American Prospect, September 30
Battleground Ohio Still Election's Big Prize
Albert R. Hunt, Bloomberg, September 29
Post debate, Obama's lead grows
Alexander Burns, Politico, September 28
The Vices of Their Virtues
Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas, Newsweek, September 27
Palin Problem
Kathleen Parker, National Review, September 26
Getting Ready to Rumble
Richard Wolffe, Newsweek, September 26
McCain resurrects an old stunt
Matt Welch, LA Times, September 26
Bailing Out
John Cassidy, The New Yorker, September 2008
Barack has a huge advantage - and the most to lose
Charles Hurt, The New York Post, September 26
McCain proves leadership in time of crisis
Steve Huntley, Chicago Sun Times, September 26
John Kerry II versus George Bush III
John Harris & Jim Vandehei, Politico, September 25
McCain’s bailout gambit
Alexander Bolton and Mike Soraghan , The Hill, September 25
Economic woes help give Barack Obama a slight lead over John McCain in poll
Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times, September 25
Obama’s Opening
John Heilemann, New York Magazine, September 2008
McCain seeks to postpone debate because of financial crisis
Peter Nicholas and Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times, September 24
Obama makes key gains in tight race
Mike Allen & Alexander Burns, Politico, September 24
Wall Street Bailout: The McCain Conundrum
Jake Tapper, ABC News, September 24
The Colorado Purple
Christopher Beam, Slate, September 23
McCain Loses His Head
George Will, The Washington Post, September 23
Obama Scales Back His 50 State Strategy
Jay Newton-Small, Time, September 23
Nominees get specific about their rescue plans
Sam Youngman, The Hill, September 22
Palin Primes Pump
Keith Koffler, Roll Call, September 22
Bush's Overall Job Approval Matches ARG Low
American Research Group, September 22
Exclusive: McCain closes huge gap on key question for women
David Paul Kuhn, Politico, September 22
Obama, Not McCain, Shows Steady Hand in Crisis
Albert R. Hunt , Bloomberg, September 22
McCain outlines plan for financial markets
Klaus Marre, The Hill, September 19
America not quite at its best
The Economist, September 19
What's the Top Electoral College State This Year?
Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call, September 19
Poll: GOP brand making comeback
David Paul Kuhn, Politico, September 18
McCain cries hypocrisy on outsourcing
Alexander Bolton, The Hill, September 18
McCain on Regulating Wall Street: Then and Now
David Corn, CQ Politics, September 18
What states are really in play?
Richard Baehr , American Thinker, September 17
Democratic strategists fear Obama missed chance to define McCain
Alexander Bolton , TheHill, September 17
Obama, McCain duel over market turmoil
Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico, September 17
Obama's Youth Movement
Peter Dreier, The Nation, September 16
Obama needs more cash
Jeanne Cummings, Politico, September 15
On the stump, Obama moves past hope
Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico, September 15
Obama: Situation on Wall Street a ‘major threat’
Klaus Marre, TheHill, September 15
Clinton Supporters Never Say Die
Shawn Zeller, CQ Politics, September 15
The Wars of John McCain
Jeffrey Golberg, The Atlantic, September 12
Bill Clinton's advice to Barack Obama
John F. Harris, Politico, September 12
No victims in this race
David Harsanyi, Denver Post, September 12
Next President Faces Rough Road As Economic Weakness to Persist
Phil Izzo and Kelly Evans, Wall Street Journal, September 11
A campaign truce — for the most part
Sam Youngman, The Hill, September 11
Poll: US-Europe relations need Obama
Alexander Burns, Politico, September 10
The Foreign Policy Difference
Fouad Ajami, The Wall Street Journal, September 10
Could Clinton have Palin-proofed Dems?
Glenn Thrush & Martin Kady, Politico, September 10
Sarah Palin's Alaskonomics
Michael Kinsley, TIME, September 9
Obama Has Edge on Economy
Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal, September 9
Four Things You Need to Know About the ‘Bridge to Nowhere’
Jonathan Allen , CQ Politics, September 9
McCain, Palin push biography, not issues
Jonathan Martin and Jim VandeHei , Politico, September 9
Quietly, Obama Campaign Calls In The Cavalry
Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic, September 9
7 things to watch as the fall race kicks off
Glenn Thrush, Politico, September 8
For Obama, McCain, Standing Pat May Be The Wrong Approach
Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call, September 8
Obama questions Palin's foreign policy experience
Sam Youngman, The Hill, September 7
McCain Embraces Maverick, Reform Mantles in Accepting Nod
Lauren W. Whittington, Roll Call, September 5
John McCain's Idealistic Dilemma
David Rogers, Politico, September 4
For GOP Delegates, Sarah Palin on the Ticket Is a No-Brainer
Stuart Rothenberg ,Roll Call, September 3
Palin reignites culture wars
Jim VandeHei and David Paul Kuhn , Politico, September 3
Obama sees bump among white males
Ian Swanson , The Hill, September 3

August

The ticket: McCain-Palin
Tim Grieve & Jonathan Martin, Politico, August 29
Obama’s Grand Acceptance Recalls Past, Looks to Future
Erin P. Billings and Tory Newmyer, Roll Call, August 29
Biden vows to help nation of Georgia
Jessica Fender, Politics West, The Denver Post, August 28
Biden in Action: In Romania, He Mixed Intuition and Smarts
Jim Rosapepe, Roll Call, August 27
Relentless: How Barack Obama Outsmarted Hillary Clinton
Roger Simon, Politico.com, August 25
Russia and the Georgia war: the great-power trap
Ivan Krastev, openDemocracy, August 19
Geopolitical Stickiness -- What Our Policies Toward Georgia, Pakistan & Colombia Have in Common
Sameer Lalwani, The Washington Note, August 19
McCain Slams Obama on National Security
Elizabeth Bumiller, New York Times,
August 18
Obama, McCain and
Russia's War on Georgia

Lincoln Mitchell, Huffington Post, August 14
Georgia crisis entrenches
Europe & NATO splits

Paul Taylor, Reuters, August 14
We Are All Georgians
John McCain, Wall Street Journal, August 14, 2008
Obama, McCain and
Russia's War on Georgia

Lincoln Mitchell, Huffington Post, August 14
Georgia crisis entrenches
Europe & NATO splits

Paul Taylor, Reuters, August 14

We Are All Georgians
John McCain, Wall Street Journal, August 14

America's next move
Ken Gude, The Guardian, August 13
Candidates Call Climate Change
An 'Urgent' Priority

David Kestenbaum, NPR, August 13
Candidates Call Climate Change
An 'Urgent' Priority

David Kestenbaum, NPR, August 13
America's next move
Ken Gude, The Guardian, August 13
Toughness and bellicosity
Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 13
Georgia Conflict Tests Candidates
on Foreign Policy

Laura Meckler, Wall Street Journal, August 11
McCain Isn't "Ready to Lead"
on National Security

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post, August 11
What Bush Got Right
Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, August 9
China Plays Modest Role In
U.S. Presidential Race

Mike Shuster, NPR, August 6
It's Not Oil Supply --
It's the High Fear Hype!

Steven Clemons, The Washington, Note, August 5
The Right Way to Engage China
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Foreign Affairs, Fall 2008
Obama's Overseas Spectacle Masks Policy Gaps on Iraq, China
Janine Zacharia, Bloomberg, August 5
Allies Obama Overlooked
Eric Egland, New York Times, August 1
July
Stopping Military Build-up In Afghanistan
Key to Real "Change" and "Hope"

Roberto Lovato, Huffington Post, July 31
McCain Is Taking Foreign Policy Advice
From This Guy?

Lionel Beehner, Huffington Post, July 30
Trade and Income Inequality
Debate with Candidates’ Advisors, Wall Street Journal, July 30
McCain’s Wrong on Russia—
And So Is Obama

Paul J. Saunders and Brooke Leonard, The National Interest, July 30
Stopping Military Build-up In Afghanistan
Key to Real "Change" and "Hope"

Roberto Lovato, Huffington Post, July 31
McCain Is Taking Foreign Policy Advice
From This Guy?

Lionel Beehner, Huffington Post, July 30
Trade and Income Inequality
Debate with Candidates’ Advisors, Wall Street Journal, July 30
McCain’s Wrong on Russia— And So Is Obama
Paul J. Saunders and Brooke Leonard, The National Interest, July 30
For Obama, Europe is Won -- Now It's on to America!
Carl Jeffers, Huffington Post, July 29
'Surge' Architect Says U.S. Doesn't Need To
Lose In Iraq to Win In Afghanistan

Interview with Frederick Kagan, Radio Free Europe, July 29
Five Things the Audacity of Hope
World Tour Taught Us About Obama

John Heilemann, New York Magazine, July 29
Our First Transnational President?
Rich Lowry, National Review, July 29
Obama Trip Not a Huge Hit with Voters Back Home
CQ Politics, July 29

“The Hour of Europe” Tolls Again
Anne Applebaum, Slate, July 28

Foreign policy a top priority for candidates
George E. Condon Jr., San Diego Union-Tribune, July 27
Bush and McCain Seem to Diverge in Foreign Policy
Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, July 26
Short-Term Relationship
Josef Joffe, The New Republic, July 24
On Russian Disarmament, Candidates Agree
Michele Keleman, NPR, July 24
Obama the Sophisticate
Jacob Heilbrunn, The National Interest, July 24
Short-Term Relationship
Josef Joffe, The New Republic, July 24
Obama's Experience Doesn't Match Up
Richard V. Allen, Wall Street Journal, July 24
Obama trip abroad shows how
election’s being ‘internationalized’

Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentential, July 22
How Much Does John McCain
Really Know About Foreign Policy?

Fred Kaplan, Slate, July 23
Avoiding Brinksmanship with Iran
Frida Berrigan, FPIF, July 23
Europe Has an Economics Lesson for Obama
Henry Olsen, AEI, July 22
Obama Shifts the Foreign Policy Debate
Karen DeYoung & Jonathan Weisman, Washington Post, July 23
Tell Me Again, Why Is Obama Being
Popular With Our Allies a Bad Thing?

Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post, July 21
The Europhiles are not the future, Mr Obama
William Rees-Mogg, The Times, July 21
Europe's governments immune to Obama-fever
Noah Barkin, Reuters, July 20
Obama Abroad
Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, July 19
The Obama Road Show
John Dickerson, Slate, July 17
McCain and Obama on Afghanistan
Time.com, July 17

Obamamania Abroad: The Candidate Can Expect a Warm Welcome in Europe, Not So in the Middle East
Richard Wike, Pew Research Center, July 16

McCain Walks Tightrope On Immigration
Carrie Kahn, NPR, July 16
Europe awaits Obama with open arms
Geraldine Baum, Los Angeles Times, July 16
Obama, Iraq and Afghanistan
Tom Hayden, The Nation, July 15, 2008
Contra Expectations
Eli Lake, The New Republic, July 2008
My Plan for Iraq
Barack Obama, New York Times, July 14
McCain Calls for Sanctions on Iran
Susan Davis, Wall Street Journal, July 10
Europe and the United States after Lisbon
John Bolton, AEI, July 2008
McCain Calls for Sanctions on Iran
Susan Davis, Wall Street Journal, July 10
Europe and the United States after Lisbon
John Bolton, AEI, July 2008
U.S. Candidates Use Iran’s Missile Tests as a Chance for a Foreign Policy Debate
Michael Cooper, The New York Times, July 10
Tanker redo might hurt McCain’s bid
Jen Dimascio, Politico , July 10
Preparing the Battlefield
Seymour Hersh, The New Yorker, July 7
What in the World Can Obama Do?
Marc Ginsberg, Huffington Post, July 9
Obama’s Message to Europe
Roger Cohen, New York Times, July 7
A League of Democracies is Not a Good Idea
Atlantic Community, July 4
McCain, Obama and Russia
Stephen F. Cohen, The Nation, June 30
Team Obama Goes Cherry-Picking
Jason Horowitz, New York Observer, July 1
High hopes abroad for a new U.S. president
Christian Science Monitor, July 2
Obama camp signals intent to tackle 'crisis'
Daniel Dombey and Edward Luce, FT, July 2
McCain Stressing Trade On Latin American Trip
Juliet Eilperin and Michael D. Shear,
Washington Post, July 2
Why Obama will soon land in Europe
Gregor Peter Schmitz, Salon.com, July 1
Memo to Obama: Moving to the Middle is for Losers
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post, July 1
June
McCain's Universalism vs. Obama's
Particularism

Gregory Scoblete, RealClearPolitics, June 30
Dealing with Iran: The case for talking
James Dobbins, IHT, June 30
The Lexington Project: Breaking Our
Dependence on Foreign Oil

John McCain, JohnMcCain.com, June 25
Europe Fears Obama Might Undercut
Progress with Iran

Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, June 22
McCain faces energy pushback during Santa
Barbara trip

Mosheh Oinounou, Fox News, June 24
It's Not About the T-Shirts; European's should beware the perils of Obamamania
Matt Frei, Newsweek, June 30

The Lexington Project: Breaking Our Dependence on Foreign Oil
John McCain, JohnMcCain.com, June 25

McCain faces energy pushback during Santa Barbara trip
Mosheh Oinounou, Fox News, June 24
Obama, McCain Take the Low Road on Taxes, Trade
Albert R. Hunt, Bloomberg, June 23
Running on Empty: Democratic Energy Policies Ignore Reality
Fred Barnes, The Weekly Standard, June 23
McCain on Energy Security and National Security
John McCain, Real Clear Politics, June 23
Europe Fears Obama Might Undercut Progress with Iran
Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, June 22
Where They Stand: Foreign Policy and Security
freep.com, June 22
The Trade Debate We Need
Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect, June 20
In private meeting with Hispanic leaders, McCain says immigration reform to be top priority
Michael Tarm (AP), IHT, June 20
Today's Debate: NAFTA and Trade
Memmott and Lawrence, USA Today, June 20
Time for a Global Town Hall Meeting?
Jeffrey Garten, Yale Global, June 19
Obama Names Foreign Policy Panel
Reuters, June 18

McCain's Speech on Energy Security and the Economy
John McCain, Real Clear Politics, June 18

Candidates Clash on Terrorism
Anne E. Kornblut and Karen DeYoung, Washington Post, June 18
U.S. Needs Alliance With Europe
Jack Martin, The Wichita Eagle, June 18
McCain on Offshore Drilling - a sad (and costly?) saga
Jonathan Stein, Mother Jones Blog, June 17
How Close McCain is to Bush Depends on the Issue
Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, June 17
Jacob's Jottings: Democrats as Realists
Jacob Heilbrunn, The National Interest, June 17
Obama's Mideast Experts Emphasize Talks
Jay Solomon, Wall Street Journal, June 16
Obama Calls for Scrutiny of Trade Deals, but Situation is Complex
Larry Rohter, New York Times, June 15
American Isn't Over
Ted Widmer, LA Times, June 15
Global Warming, Barack Obama, and Everyone Else
Bob Ostertag, Huffington Post, June 13
Global Perception of U.S. improves
Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Mon., June 13
Obama Vows Change in Foreign Policy
Bill Rodgers, Voice of America, June 13
Who's who in Obamaworld
The Economist, June 12
Ducking the Climate Debate
Eric Pooley, Slate, June 13
McCain to discuss free trade during Canada speech
Associated Press, June 12
Obama’s Right Turn?
Stephen Zunes, FPIF, June 11

A Muted Last Hurrah
William Drozdiak, IHT, June 10

As Bush Launches Farewell Tour, Europe Warms Up
Robert Marquand, CSM, June 10

McCain, Obama Overlap on Environment, Immigration, Guantanamo
  Bloomberg, June 9

Many trans-Atlantic disputes will outlast Bush
Stephen Castle, IHT, June 9
Obama Would Win Big -- In Europe
McKinnon, Miller, Champion, WSJ, June 9
Clinton Ends Campaign with Clear Call to Elect Obama
Nagourney and Leibovich, New York Times, June 8
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Next President: America at a Pivot Point
Brimley and Singh, World Politics Review, June 6
Bush to Find Warmer Welcome in Europe
John McKinnon et al., WSJ, June 5
Foreign Reaction to Obama’s Claim Is Favorable
Alan Cowell, New York Times, June 5
Imagining a McCain or Obama Presidency
Ian Bremmer, Real Clear Politics, June 4
Talk to Iran? Yes. If They Don't Agree to Stop Nukes? No.
PollTracker, June 4
Obama Claims Nomination
Balz and Kornblut, Washington Post, June 4
McCain, Obama, and American Power
Stephen Sestanovich, Slate, June 3

McCain urges tougher Iran sanctions
Julian E. Barnes, LA Times, June 3

Diplomacy thriving, but without U.S.
Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Mon., June 3

McCain's Brains Trust
Robert McMahon, CFR/Newsweek, June 3
Obama's Brains Trust
Joanna Klonsky, CFR/Newsweek, June 3
Is the League of Democracies a Bad Idea? How Europe should respond
Emerson and Youngs, FRIDE, June 2

Clinton Summons Top-Donors, Supporters for Tuesday Speech
Thomas B. Edsall, The Huffington Post, June 2