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1:05 AM ET, September 3, 2008

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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Palin Slashed Funding for Teen Moms  —  ST. PAUL — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee who revealed Monday that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, earlier this year used her line-item veto to slash funding for a state program benefiting teen mothers in need of a place to live.
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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.
National Enquirer:
PALIN WAR: TEEN PREGO CRISIS  —  Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin attempted to quietly have her daughter Bristol get married before news of her pregnancy leaked out, the NATIONAL ENQUIRER is reporting exclusively in its new issue.  —  Palin planned for the wedding …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and The Hill
Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
The “Eagleton Scenario”  —  Barring a dramatic reversal, Sarah Palin will formally become the Republican vice presidential nominee Wednesday night.  Since Friday, when the pick was announced, news surrounding Palin has been almost uniformly negative: the initial focus on her lack …
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.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Jewish voters may be wary of Palin  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Barack Obama has struggled for 18 months to lock down the support of a traditionally Democratic group, Jewish voters.  —  In the past week, John McCain may have helped Obama with his Jewish problem by choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
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 …
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.
ABCNEWS:
‘October Surprise’ Over Palin Investigation?  —  “Likely Damaging” Report on Governor Scheduled for Release Days Before November Election  —  Is the McCain campaign afraid of an ‘October surprise’ involving vice-presidential pick Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska?
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Founder Of Group Palin Courted Professed “Hatred For The American Government”; Cursed “Damn Flag”  —  The founder of the Alaska Independence Party — a group that has been courted over the years by Sarah Palin, and one her husband was a member of for roughly seven years — once professed his …
Discussion: TalkLeft, Slog and Hullabaloo
Matt Welch / Reason:
The View on Palin from an Alaskan Anti-Real ID Activist and Democrat  —  I ran into anti-Real ID activist Bill Scannell, “the man who helped kill CAPPS II,” and asked him what intelligence he can give us about Sarah Palin, governor of the state he's lived in for the past several years.
Jonathan Stein / MoJoBlog:
Key Source for Palin's Connection to Alaskan Independence Party Backs Off Account
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Palin Scrubbing Turns Up an Undeclared Car Wash
Rasmussen Reports:
52% Still Have Favorable View of Palin, But Partisan Gap Widens
Discussion: American Power
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Plouffe: Palin Choice a ‘Transparent Moment’
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and marbury
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
As the GOP turns: Sarah Palin's daughter's baby's father to attend convention
Discussion: The Swamp
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   WE'RE OUTTA HERE  —  Todd Palin, husband of Sarah …
Ed Kilgore / Democratic Strategist:
Palin, Trent Lott, and the Perils of Regional Politics
Discussion: The Reaction
Michael Goldfarb / John McCain 2008:
Bumiller Writes Her Own Story
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama ad slams McCain on abortion rights  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Barack Obama has launched a broadside against John McCain's opposition to abortion rights and moved one of the most divisive issues in modern American politics to the airwaves on a large scale for the first time in this presidential campaign.
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Think Progress:
Infuriated About Tough CNN Interview, McCain Cancels Larry King Appearance  —  Yesterday, Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds appeared on CNN for an interview with Campbell Brown.  Brown was tough on Bounds, refusing to let him spout typical campaign talking points.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Aides Say Team Interviewed Palin Late in the Process  —  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was not subjected to a lengthy in-person background interview with the head of Sen. John McCain's vice presidential vetting team until last Wednesday in Arizona, the day before McCain asked her to be his running mate …
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Media Descend to a New Low
Discussion: michellemalkin.com and Hullabaloo
The Huffington Post:
McCain Spokesman Stumped Trying To Explain Why Palin Is Ready …
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:
McCain loses temper, cancels Larry King interview after CNN asks …
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:
Palin lied about visiting Ireland as part of her foreign policy experience
Discussion: Bloomberg and Bring It On!
Jim Rutenberg / The Caucus:
McCain Cancels Larry King Interview
Discussion: Right Pundits
Mzbond / Washington Post:
Remarks: Former Sen. Fred Thompson  —  Remarks As Prepared for Delivery: Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson  —  Tonight our thoughts are still with our friends and fellow citizens in the Gulf Coast area, and our thanks go to those who have worked so hard to keep them safe.  There can be no more important work than this.
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Associated Press:
Text of prepared remarks by Sen. Lieberman
Discussion: Campaign Silo, Open Left and MyDD
MarketWatch:
Transcript of President Bush's speech
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press and TalkLeft
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Michael Wolff / Vanity Fair:
Tuesdays with Rupert  —  Since buying The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch has talked freely with the author about his business, his family, and the future.  (There was serious gossip, too.)  It's an unparalleled look at the 77-year-old mogul, transformed by his marriage to Wendi Deng, yet utterly, unapologetically himself.
Discussion: Guardian and News Hounds
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Dept. of Counterprogramming: Obama to appear on O'Reilly Thursday
Discussion: The New Republic
William Yardley / New York Times:
Palin's Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual  —  WASILLA, Alaska — The world arrived here more than a century ago with the gold rush and later the railroad.  Yet one aspect of American life did not come to town until 1996, the year Sarah Palin ran for mayor and Wasilla got its first local lesson in wedge politics.
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Shay / Booker Rising:
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION: Brunch With Fred  —  Right now I'm at a blogger brunch - located on the top floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with a great panoramic view of St. Paul - featuring former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee.  About 65 bloggers, including one from Japan …
Discussion: Jack & Jill Politics
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Michael Crowley / The New Republic:   Fred Thompson Shines, Finally
Hotline On Call:
Biden On McCain: “A Thoroughly Ethical Guy”  —  WEST PALM BEACH, FL - As the Republican National Convention finally got underway, John McCain got some unexpected praise from a colleague nearly 2,000 miles from St. Paul.  —  “He is my good friend,” Joe Biden told a large crowd here tonight.
Discussion: TIME.com
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Sara Just / Political Punch:   Oh, That Joe!  (No. 7 in a Series) — On Being the Old Man …
The New Republic:
Republicans Heading For an Iceberg  —  ST. PAUL, MN: As a rule, political candidates begin moving to the center on Labor Day, but John McCain has continued to focus on solidifying his rightwing base, particularly among social conservatives.  The convention's first two days …
Discussion: The Reaction
 
 
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Kristi Keck / CNN:
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Jay Nordlinger / The Corner:
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Michael Isikoff / Newsweek Blogs:
Bushies Come to Palin's Aid
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Raising abortion?  —  A Virginia reader reports that Obama's …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Palin's stopover  —  I wrote the other day that a Palin spokeswoman …
Martina Stewart / CNN:
Prominent Clinton supporter slams Palin, says she's not qualified
 

 
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