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The race for the Senate seat in District 17 has been one marked by questionable Republican tactics from the get-go, with rumors of a candidate encouraged to run as a Democrat to split the vote and try to weaken Democratic candidate Chris Bell's overwhelming support in the area. It seems that they've recently chosen to cross the line, however, from questionable into downright dirty, with a push poll being circulated that mischaracterizes Bell's stance on a number of issues. Jason Stanford has the details on Chris Bell's campaign blog.

Many Americans on both sides — or neither side — of the political debate have grown weary of the flame-throwing extremist "culture war" attitude that the Republicans have been running campaigns on for the past few years. But don't tell the Republican Party that, because they're not buying. Politico.com explores how Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican convention yesterday is a return to the tired "culture war" playbook — understandable, as that's the only way Republicans know how to win anymore.

Looks like McCain's running mate won't be who you think it is. EDIT: But it looks like we know who that will be.

The Chron has a story this morning on the political battle lines being drawn in Harris County for the '08 cycle. They spot Democrats as ahead of Republicans in fundraising and campaign resources, and note some of the more active organizations in the area working to keep that lead.

I was hoping Michael Savage's wannabe-scientific ramblings on kids with autism just being "brats" with bad parents wouldn't actually get much play; the last thing I want to do is give that guy a bigger mouthpiece. But now he's made the Times for his ignorance. I can only imagine the spike in listeners that he'll get out of it.

Julie Mason at the Chron's Beltway Confidential points out that "I'm going to run a clean campaign" McCain officially put out the first negative ad of the presidential race a few days ago.

Oh, boy. Lawrence Lessig just stepped onstage for the afternoon keynote, and he starts out by saying he's dedicating it to Speaker Pelosi "with all due respect - or morethan the position deserves." He's also given out the refrain of "9%" -- as of yet undefined. This is bound to be contentious. Liveblogging in the comments, as usual.

Kim Brimer's lawsuit looking to get challenger Wendy Davis off of the ticket for state Senate is even more interesting in light of the recent decision against House Speaker Tom Craddick putting former Midland City Councilman Bill Dingus on the ballot against him.

Congress passed a law ten months ago establishing the position of White House nuclear terror czar. But President Bush apparently has bigger priorities than curbing nuclear proliferation, as after nearly a year, the position is still unfilled.