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Byron York / National Review:
Why the Palin Baby Story Matters — St. Paul — At 6:30 Monday morning, at a hotel here in St. Paul, a team of senior McCain staffers got word from even more senior staffers that there was news about vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin. Everybody had heard the rumors, spread on The Atlantic …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard Blog:
Kristol on Sarah Palin, Hockey Mom — McCain aides whose judgment I trust are impressed by Sarah Palin. One was particularly amused by this exchange: A nervous young McCain staffer took it upon himself to explain to Palin the facts of life in a national campaign, the intense scrutiny she'd …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Palins' Privacy — Here's a post that reads like it was from a few years ago, but was actually posted last Saturday. It's Tyler Cowen: … Yes, I deemed it irrelevant to start with, if a wonderful and beautiful aspect of her life. I should say again that her decision to bring …
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Laura McGann / The Washington Independent:
Palin: The Iron-Fist Mayor? — WASILLA, Alaska — Earlier today, First Lady Laura Bush urged us to remember Gov. Sarah Palin's record as mayor of her hometown from 1996-2002 when assessing her experience. I agree. — Driving around this city today, I decided it looks more or less …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:The Lesson of Bristol Palin
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Nathan Thornburgh / Time:Mayor Palin: A Rough Record
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Lisa Demer / Anchorage Daily News:Attorney challenges Monegan firing inquiry
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Republicans Rush In — One of the great sights of American political life — a YouTube moment if ever there was one — was to see the doughboy face of Newt Gingrich as he extolled the virtues of Sarah Palin, a sitcom of a vice presidential choice and a disaster movie if she moves up to the presidency …
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Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:
Another AIP Official Says Palin Was at 1994 Convention* — An intense “she said"/"she said" has emerged over whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was ever a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, the third-largest political party in the 49th state. The AIP wants Alaskans to get an opportunity …
Kate Klonick / TPMMuckraker:
Todd Palin Was Registered Member of Alaska Independence Party Until 2002 — The McCain camp today disputed rumors that presumptive vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was ever registered with the secessionist Alaska Independence Party by releasing years of voter registration history …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
McCain Manager: ‘This Election is Not About Issues’ — Rick Davis, campaign manager for John McCain's presidential bid, insisted that the presidential race will be decided more over personalities than issues during an interview with Post editors this morning. — “This election is not about issues,” said Davis.
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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Fred Thompson rips NYT on Palin coverage — ST. PAUL - Former Sen. Fred Thompson lambasted The New York Times for its coverage of Sarah Palin on Tuesday, claiming the newspaper is “trying their best to drag her down.” — Thompson told Fox News that the Times has focused on Palin's children, saying, “I don't think they get it.”
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Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
McCain Turns Sour on His Onetime Media ‘Base’ as Election Nears — Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — The longtime love affair between John McCain and what he once called his “base” — the national news media — is on the rocks. — McCain's campaign manager, Steve Schmidt, yesterday lashed out at what he deemed …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Hits 50% for First Time — Leads McCain by eight percentage points, 50% to 42% — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, finds Barack Obama leading the race for president with his highest share of support to date.
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Byron York / The Corner:
She Is a Small-Town Mayor. She Is Not — Repeat, Not — the Governor of Alaska. — In an interview of Barack Obama last night, CNN's Anderson Cooper mentioned Sarah Palin's experience as a small-town mayor and as governor of Alaska. Obama, hewing to his campaign's talking points, ignored the governor part:
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Ed Hornick / CNN:Obama defends natural disaster experience
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Martina Stewart / CNN:
Prominent Clinton supporter slams Palin, says she's not qualified — (CNN) - James Carville, one of Sen. Hillary Clinton's most ardent supporters, wanted to see a woman in the White House — but not just any woman will do. — On CNN's Larry King Live Monday night, the Democratic strategist …
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The Huffington Post:
Palin's Church May Have Shaped Controversial Worldview — Three months before she was thrust into the national political spotlight, Gov. Sarah Palin was asked to handle a much smaller task: addressing the graduating class of commission students at her one-time church, Wasilla Assembly of God.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Gramm Reiterates “Whiners” Argument — Phil Gramm, who fake stepped down as a McCain adviser while continuing to advise McCain after it became embarrassing for the candidate to be associated with a man who thinks America is a “nation of whiners,” is back at it:
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David Brooks / New York Times:
What the Palin Pick Says — John McCain is not a normal conservative. He has instincts, but few abstract convictions about the proper size of government. He's a traditionalist, but is not energized by the social conservative agenda. As Rush Limbaugh understands, but the Democrats apparently do not …
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Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Paul Is Here, and the RNC Isn't Happy — Amid Questions of His Book's Authorship, He Hosts ‘Counterconvention’ — Former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has boasted that he wrote a book slamming the Iraq war and challenging the nation's economic system to continue a grass-roots movement …
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Ali / Think Progress:
Scarborough rips Bush for using Gustav to demand more offshore drilling: ‘Just stop!’ — This morning, President Bush discussed Hurricane Gustav, using the occasion to push for more offshore drilling: … Reacting to Bush's statement on MSNBC's Morning Joe, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman …
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