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5:25 PM ET, September 2, 2008

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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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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 …
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 …
Arnab Datta / Political Radar:
Schlafly Chides McCain Camp for Palin Cancellation  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly is taking the McCain campaign to task for notifying her at the last-minute that Sarah Palin will be a no-show on Tuesday when the Republican National Coalition for Life holds an event honoring the Alaska governor.
Chris Orr / The New Republic:
The Case Against the Case Against Palin  —  A very good friend, who is a lifelong Alaskan and one of the smartest people I know, offers this word of caution to those (yes, like me) inclined to take Sarah Palin lightly: … —Christopher Orr
Discussion: The Plank, Hot Air and Althouse
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 …
Discussion: Salon, The Daily Dish and MyDD
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
A Blogger, a Baby, a Cry of Concern
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Palins' Privacy  —  Here's a post that reads like it was …
Discussion: Upturned Earth
Megan McArdle:   Sarah Palin: the importance of being earnest
Akmuckraker / Mudflats:
A Photo Safari of Wasilla, Alaska - Home of Sarah Palin.
Discussion: Wonkette
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.”
Discussion: Don Surber
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Regroup for Compressed Convention
Discussion: The Swamp and TIME.com
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: THE SHOW MUST GO ON
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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 …
Ben Smith / The Politico:   Palin's party  —  The McCain campaign posts Palin's voter …
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
MORE PALIN EXTREMISM.  —  Turns out that the Alaskan Independence Party …
Discussion: Eunomia and The Daily Dish
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.
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.
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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The Huffington Post:
McCain Spokesman Stumped Trying To Explain Why Palin Is Ready To Be Commander-In-Chief (VIDEO)  —  So, I know that one of the reasons John McCain hastily chose Sarah Palin as his running-and-soul mate was because he thought that Palin would exude some general appeal to female voters …
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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 …
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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Wall Street Journal:
John McCain Has a Tax Plan To Create Jobs  —  John McCain's tax policies are designed to create jobs, increase wages and allow all Americans — especially those in the hard-pressed middle class — to keep more of what they earn.  His plan achieves these goals in three important ways.
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Pat G. / Wonk Room:   In Wall Street Journal, McCain Econ Advisers Claim McCain's Tax …
Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
This should play well with the parents of teenagers...  Partial transcript from Larry King last evening, featuring liberal radio host Ed Schultz and Republican Moderate, former Rep Susan Molinari: … Of course, by this logic, the fact that Hillary's hubby was getting his gear shaft polished under …
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David Harsanyi / Real Clear Politics:
The Libertarian Case for Palin
Discussion: protein wisdom
The Politico:
Documents detail Palin's political life  —  Sarah Palin may be new to most Americans, but she's not entirely new to the national Democratic Party.  —  Democrat Tony Knowles, her opponent in the 2006 Alaska gubernatorial race, put together a detailed, 63-page research document …
Rasmussen Reports:
52% Still Have Favorable View of Palin, But Partisan Gap Widens  —  After a long weekend of Democratic criticism of John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate, over half of voters (52%) still have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of the Alaska governor.  Thirty-one percent (31%) view her very favorably.
Discussion: Hot Air and Stop The ACLU
 
 
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Biden, Giuliani: Lay Off Bristol Palin
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TPMMuckraker:
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Profiles In Poignancy  —  “I wish that the news about Palin's daughter …
Discussion: Eunomia
Laura McGann / The Washington Independent:
Vetting?  —  ANCHORAGE — I just got off the phone …
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The Moderate Voice:
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
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