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8:25 AM ET, August 31, 2008

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Peter Hamby / CNN:
Palin booed for mentioning Hillary Clinton  —  WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (CNN) - This might not be the best way to reach out to those disillusioned Hillary Clinton supporters.  —  In just her second appearance on the campaign trail with John McCain, newly-minted GOP running mate Sarah Palin …
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Editor and Publisher:
Surprise?  First Two National Polls Find Palin Gains LESS Support from Women  —  NEW YORK The first national polls on John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin yesterday came out today from Rasmussen and Gallup — and contrary to what the GOP probably hoped, she scored less well with women than men.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
MANIFESTLY UNSERIOUS.... At this point, I realize I'm belaboring the point.  “Sarah Palin is an awful choice for a running mate,” I can hear you saying, “We get it.”  —  But I can't help but think the magnitude of this mistake has not yet sunk in among political observers.
Zogby:
Zogby Poll: Equilibrium in the POTUS Race!  —  Brash McCain pick of AK Gov. Palin neutralizes historic Obama speech, stunts the Dems' convention bounce  —  UTICA, New York - Republican John McCain's surprise announcement Friday of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate …
Press Association:
Advisers Say Conservative Ire Pushed McCain Away From Picking Lieberman  —  WASHINGTON — In the end, the choice of his running mate said more about Senator John McCain and his image of himself than it did about Sarah Palin, the little-known governor of Alaska whose selection has shaken up the presidential race.
City Journal:
Sarah Palin (R-Diversity)
Discussion: The RBC
Michael Cooper / The Caucus:
Palin Appeals to Pennsylvania Voters
Discussion: Campaign Silo and Eschaton
The Politico:
Storm scrambles GOP convention  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — President Bush is unlikely to make it to the Republican National Convention, and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) may deliver his acceptance speech via satellite because of the historically huge hurricane threatening New Orleans, top officials said.
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New York Times:
Mayor Orders the Evacuation of New Orleans  —  NEW ORLEANS — City officials ordered everyone to leave New Orleans beginning Sunday morning — the first mandatory evacuation since Hurricane Katrina flooded the city three years ago — as Hurricane Gustav grew into what the city's mayor on Saturday called …
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
McCain, Palin going to region threatened by storm  —  Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. - Likely GOP presidential nominee John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, are traveling to Mississippi on Sunday to check on people getting prepared for Hurricane Gustav.
Yahoo! News:
Obama on Gustav: Preparation ‘appears to be good’  —  Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama  —  DUBLIN, Ohio — After conversations Saturday with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and emergency management officials about Hurricane Gustav, Barack Obama said cooperation between the local …
Absentee / www.redstate.com:
Fowler Fouls: Hurricane is God's Favor to Democrats
Washington Post:
New Orleans Empties as Gustav Closes In
Discussion: CNN
Associated Press:
Hurricane Gustav News and Storm Tracking
Carl Campanile / New York Post:   GOP'S RNC 'CANE PLAN
Washington Post:
Palin Made an Impression From the Start  —  Fellow Maverick Survived McCain's Thorough Vetting Process, Aides Say  —  Their first encounter was last February at the National Governors Association meeting in Washington.  Sarah Palin was one of several governors who met privately with Sen. John McCain …
Discussion: Commentary and PoliPundit.com
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THE VET  —  The Post has a new article out, the gist of which is that far from being a last minute choice who possibly wasn't extensively vetted, Gov. Palin was a top contender in the veep search for some time and was extensively vetted.  “Nobody was vetted less or more than anyone in the final stages …
See-Dubya / michellemalkin.com:
Classy leftists scrambling to find pictures of Sarah Palin in a bikini, which will prove...something scandalous  —  Ace of Spades has been using a great investigative tool for any blogger-Sitemeter.  What brings visitors to your site?  Right now it's people searching for pictures of Sarah Palin in a bathing suit.
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Reihan Salam / The American Scene:
BEYOND THE PALIN
Discussion: Sonny Bunch and Ta-Nehisi Coates
Hilzoy / Washington Monthly:
Executive Experience  —  On the McCain Report, Michael Goldfarb writes that Sarah Palin “has more executive experience than Barack Obama and Joe Biden put together”, a point that, by some strange coincidence, has popped up all over the conservative blogs.  I think that the idea that Palin …
Discussion: John McCain 2008
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard Blog:
Kristol: Gingrich on the Power of Authenticity  —  Newt Gingrich e-mailed me the following, which he gave me permission to share with the wider world:
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Massive police raids on suspected protestors in Minneapolis  —  [updated below (with video) - Update II - Update III]  —  Protesters here in Minneapolis have been targeted by a series of highly intimidating, sweeping police raids across the city, involving teams of 25-30 officers in riot gear …
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Minneapolis Star Tribune:   Police raid RNC protest sites in Twin Cities
Brent Baker / NewsBusters.org:
Maher: Matthews and Olbermann ‘Were Ready to Have Sex’ w/ Obama  —  The media in general, and MSNBC in particular, are so far into the tank for Barack Obama that even the far-left Bill Maher, on his HBO show Friday night, recognized “there is a problem...with the media gushing over him too much.”
Discussion: Pajamas Media
 
 
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