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4:50 PM ET, September 1, 2008

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Steve Holland / Reuters:
To rebut rumors, Palin says daughter, 17, pregnant  —  Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama  —  ST. PAUL (Reuters) - The 17-year-old unmarried daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock …
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cbn.com:
Exclusive: Todd Palin's 1986 DUI Arrest Called “Lesson Learned”  —  Sources close to Sarah Palin tell The Brody File that the husband of the GOP Vice-presidential choice, Todd Palin, was arrested and charged with Driving under the Influence of alcohol back in 1986.  He was 22 years old at the time.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
JUST REALLY ODD  —  We haven't touched it.  But you probably know there have been internet-based rumors claiming that Sarah Palin's newborn son Trig is actually the son of her 17 year old daughter, Bristol.  In an effort to knock down these rumors, Palin and the McCain camp have now put …
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Palin's Teen Daughter Is Pregnant; New G.O.P. Tumult  —  ST. PAUL — The 17-year-old daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's running mate, is five months pregnant, Ms. Palin announced today, adding a new element of tumult to a Republican convention that had already been disrupted by Hurricane Gustav.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oy: Palin's daughter is pregnant; Update: Althouse on Palin vs. Edwards; Update: Obama tells media to lay off Palin's daughter; Update: Media knew  —  Supposedly McCain knew.  Did he? … And here's the statement, via Team McCain, from Palin and her husband: … Gathering my thoughts.
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
What McCain Didn't Know About Sarah Palin  —  A few days before John Kerry introduced John Edwards as his running mate, a select few members of Kerry's research staff were given five names, told to adopt the mindset of Republican opposition research, and to prepare a political dossier.
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Palin Was a Director of Embattled Sen. Stevens's 527 Group  —  ST. PAUL — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began building clout in her state's political circles in part by serving as a director of an independent political group organized by the now embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Palin's unmarried daughter is pregnant  —  Besieged by blog rumors about her 17-year-old daughter, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — named Friday as running mate of John McCain — released a statement Monday saying her daughter is pregnant and plans to marry the father.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Laura Bush warns Dems away from anti-Palin sexism  —  First lady Laura Bush said today that sexism aimed at Sarah Palin was a very real prospect and suggested Democrats watch what they say about the Alaska governor and John McCain's ticketmate.  —  “The other side will have to be particularly careful …
Dana Bash / CNN:
Teen daughter of GOP VP pick is pregnant  —  ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — Bristol Palin, the 17-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, is pregnant and will keep the baby and marry the father, a senior aide to Sen. John McCain confirmed to CNN Tuesday.  —  Republican presidential candidate McCain …
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Assessing the Political Impact of Bristol Palin's Pregnancy  —  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's family at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, gust 29, 2008.  Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, is holding four-month-old Trig Palin.  (Melina Mara / The Washington Post)  —  ST. PAUL — Alaska …
The Huffington Post:
Palin On Abortion: I'd Oppose Even If My Own Daughter Was Raped  —  In November 2006, then gubernatorial candidate Sarah Palin declared that she would not support an abortion for her own daughter even if she had been raped.  —  Granting exceptions only if the mother's life was in danger …
The Red Pen / Daily Kos:   Sarah Palin Baby Story Ender
Gerard Baker / Real Clear Politics:
Sarah Palin vs. Barack Obama
Discussion: TownHall Blog
Hugh Hewitt / TownHall Blog:
The Descent of the Left and the MSM
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Ann Friedman / American Prospect:
PALIN AND THE MEANING OF CHOICE.
Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Palins say teen daughter is pregnant
Discussion: The Daily Politics and Mudflats
Michelle Malkin:
Bristol Palin chooses life. Now leave her alone.
Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
$10 Million Woman: Palin a Hit with GOP Donors
Discussion: Marc Ambinder and www.redstate.com
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   ANNALS OF VETTING (SPECIAL ‘MAYBE NOT SO MUCH’ EDITION)
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:   The Rebuttal  —  A reader points out what is left implicit in the Palins' statement:
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
McCain knew Palin's daughter pregnant
Discussion: Jonathan Martin's Blogs and MSNBC
Fox News:
Palin's 17-Year-Old Daughter is Pregnant
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:   Basic Incompetence From McCain
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:   Bristol Is Pregnant  —  So that explains the wedding ring I spotted.
Kate Barrett / Political Punch:   Obama to Media, Politicos on Palin Pregnancy Story: ‘Back Off!’
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
We have walked in the Palins' shoes
Michelle Malkin:   Where are all the Kos Democrats now?  —  Every major Democrat …
Right Wing News:
Blackballed From The Republican National Convention  —  This week, the Republican National Convention is kicking off and there are going to be almost 200 bloggers attending.  However, I'm not going to be one of them.  That's not because I didn't put in an application, it's because they didn't want me there.
Discussion: Little Miss Attila
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Olbermann Pulled From Republican Convention Coverage
Tammy Haddad / Newsweek Blogs:
A Leading Hillary Supporter Defects to McCain  —  Newsweek Exclusive: Top Clinton Supporter John Coale Endorses McCain  —  John Coale, a prominent Washington lawyer, husband of Fox TV host Greta Van Susteren and a supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton, announced today that he was supporting John McCain for president.
Discussion: Hot Air and NO QUARTER
 
 
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama on Palin  —  Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown reports …
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State: Some outside media feed false rumor mill
CBS News:
Obama Explains His Choice, Reacts To Palin
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