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# The PageCast: August 4, 2008

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## Video: The PageCast: August 4, 2008

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_Published 2008-08-04. TIME's Mark Halperin discusses the political news of the morning, including Obama's energy push_


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## Transcript

Welcome to the PageCast. It's Monday, August 4th. I'm Mark Halperin in Colorado Springs with your three things to watch for in politics today. First, watch Barack Obama's efforts to get this week kicked off with the discussion on energy. He's got a big campaign speech on energy and also a new ad focusing on contrast in his record with John McCain linking McCain to President Bush. That is a big issue, one of the biggest issues for voters. Watch to see if Obama is successful in getting the discussion focused in that direction. Second, watch the McCain campaign coming off a very successful week in which they made issues of readiness and character front and center in the discussion.

Watch to see if the McCain campaign tries to keep that dialogue going through the candidates' own words and perhaps through the net, a new web video or any other way. Watch to see if they're successful if they do try to keep that discussion going. We've got media from the major broadcast networks and others who take the weekend off or in that. Watch to see if they want a piece of the action from last week's discussion or whether they are ready to turn into a new debate. And then finally, watch the battle of the photo- op, John McCain with some bikers and its Barack Obama's birthday. Watch to see how the press treats those two events.

Obama's birthday at a different time in this campaign, probably would have been treated in some media quarters as a big celebration. Watch to see through that prism how the press is feeling about the two candidates. Both have been media darlings throughout their careers. Watch to see today if you get a sense of where things stand on that important front. Those are your three things to watch for in politics today. You can get all the political news all the time right here on The Page. For now in Colorado Springs, I'm Mark Halperin. Thanks for watching the PageCast.

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