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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 …
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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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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 …
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
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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.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
McCain's Pick May Foster Bigger Campaign Role for Clinton — ST. PAUL — Advisers to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Sunday that Senator John McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate would lead to a greater role for Mrs. Clinton as she campaigned this fall …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:Things That Make You Go Hmmm — Questions for the McCain-Palin campaign:
Pam Spaulding / Pam's House Blend: Cindy McCain on Palin: she's qualified because ‘Alaska is close to Russia’
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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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Storm Politics Present Risks and Rewards — ST. PAUL — On the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall three years ago, President Bush helped Senator John McCain celebrate his birthday with a cake that melted on a blazing hot airport tarmac, just as the president's approval ratings would in the weeks to come.
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New York Times:
Powerful Storm Starts to Lash Gulf Coast — NEW ORLEANS — Strong winds and rain began to lash the Gulf Coast early Monday as the edge of Hurricane Gustav reached the coast of Louisiana, where the center of the storm was expected to make landfall around midday.
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 …
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” …
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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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.
Sheila Grissett / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Corps chiefs: No major storm surge flooding expected — Tropical Storm News, Warnings, Satellite and More — Corps chiefs: No major storm surge flooding expected — Army Corps of Engineers chiefs say they anticipate no storm surge flooding due to Hurricane Gustav …
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