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Alexander Marquardt / CNN:
Biden: Palin's good-looking — TOLEDO, Ohio (CNN) - Joe Biden says there are obvious differences between himself and fellow vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, but they're not just on policy. She's good-looking. — “There's a gigantic difference between John McCain and Barack …
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William Kristol / New York Times:
A Star Is Born? — Thursday night, after Barack Obama's well-orchestrated, well-conceived and well-delivered acceptance speech in Denver, Republicans were demoralized. Twenty-four hours later, they were energized — even exuberant. It's amazing what a bold vice-presidential pick who gives …
The Huffington Post:
McCain Camp Didn't Search Palin's Hometown Paper Archives — The McCain campaign has gone to great lengths to present the selection of Sarah Palin as one made after a careful, meticulous vetting process. But evidence continues to suggest that the Arizona Republican made his VP choice with surprising haste.
Times of London:
Sarah Palin hit by internet rumours over fifth child — Teams of Democratic operatives and investigative journalists descended on Alaska yesterday to delve into the private and public life of Sarah Palin, the new and little-known Republican vice-presidential nominee, as fresh questions arose …
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain chief hits Obama for playing politics as Gustav looms — John McCain's campaign manager today accused Barack Obama of practicing politics as Hurricane Gustav bears down on the Gulf Coast. — Rick Davis, in a brief interview following a pep talk he gave to convention volunteers in St. Paul …
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New York Times:
Party's Plans Are Unsettled; McCain Visits Gulf — ST. PAUL — Senator John McCain and his advisers decided on Sunday to halt all but the most essential activities for the Republican National Convention on Monday, sacrificing a major televised platform for his political message as Mr. McCain seeks …
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Pam Spaulding / Pam's House Blend: Cindy McCain on Palin: she's qualified because ‘Alaska is close to Russia’
Ace of Spades HQ:
Don't Go Over There, But Sullivan Is Pushing (of Course!) Trig Trutherism Now — I've written a bunch of the heavy hitters in the right-leaning respectable blogosphere to suggest a full boycott of linking Sullivan, forever. — Yes, I wrote, if you need to refute “Milky Loads Power Glute's” …
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“Stop prying into other people's vaginas, even if you happen to oppose them politically. What is wrong with you people?" — The insane obsession with Sarah Palin's pregnancy rages on. — This will all go down in the annals of feminism, people. So think before you write. — Andrew? — AND
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Things That Make You Go Hmmm — Questions for the McCain-Palin campaign:
Things That Make You Go Hmmm — Questions for the McCain-Palin campaign:
CNN:
Hurricane Gustav begins to pound Louisiana — (CNN) — Hurricane Gustav began to lash the southern Louisiana coastline early Monday as it moved closer to an expected midday landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. — The U.S. Geological Survey says Gustav …
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The Times-Picayune / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
4 a.m. advisory: Gustav, still with 115 mph winds, now 65 miles from La. coast — Tropical Storm News, Warnings, Satellite and More — 4 a.m. advisory: Gustav, still with 115 mph winds, now 65 miles from La. coast — Gustav's course and strength - top winds are still 115 mph …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
John, Don't Go — It's an ill wind that blows nobody good. Three years after Hurricane Katrina, another storm is heading for the Gulf Coast — and this has given Republicans a reason to cancel President Bush's scheduled appearance at their national convention.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
SADLY NUTS — When asked about criticisms of Sarah Palin's readiness to serve as president, McCain responded: “If they want to go down that route, in all candor, she has far, far more experience than Senator Obama does.” — Set aside the bravado. Can McCain possibly believe that?
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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Police raids enrage activists, alarm others — St. Paul police officers attempted to enter a house on Iglehart Ave. Saturday. Sara Coffey of the National Lawyers Guild was stopped outside the house, handcuffed and detained. She helped police negotiate with those inside.
Howard Wolfson / Washington Post:
A Clintonite in Denver — For many of us who were part of the Clinton campaign, Sen. Barack Obama's appeal was something we understood only in the abstract — data in polls, faces at a televised rally. — Most of us never heard him speak in person. At work 14 hours a day in the war room …
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CNN:
Dem apologizes for joking about hurricane — From CNN's Alexander Mooney and Alan Silverleib, Extra — (CNN) — Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Don Fowler apologized Sunday for recently joking Hurricane Gustav's expected landfall on the same day as the opening …