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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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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 …
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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.
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
McCain Gets $7 Million Bounce from Palin Pick
McCain Gets $7 Million Bounce from Palin Pick
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Cogitamus, Washington Monthly, Hot Air, The Reaction, Sister Toldjah, Top of the Ticket, TIME.com and Wake up America
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Voters uncertain on Palin
Poll: Voters uncertain on Palin
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Gallup, Hullabaloo, Hot Air, TIME.com, Fox News, The Raw Story, Newshoggers.com, Daily Kos, Christian Science Monitor and James Fallows
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.
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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 …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
McCain: I may postpone convention
McCain: I may postpone convention
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The Swamp, The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos, AMERICAblog News, Grasping Reality … and Top of the Ticket
Jeff Poor / The Business & Media Institute:
Michael Moore: Hurricane Coming During GOP Convention 'Proof …
Michael Moore: Hurricane Coming During GOP Convention 'Proof …
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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 …
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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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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 …
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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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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.”
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