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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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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.
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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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.
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 …
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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 …
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?
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.
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 …
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.
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard Blog:
Thompson Speech Hits Media on Palin, Obama on Abortion — Fred Thompson will forcefully defend the selection of Sarah Palin tonight in a speech Republicans are characterizing as “red meat.” He will argue that the feeding frenzy over Palin's is the result of “panic” from the Democrat-friendly mainstream media.
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 …
Jonathan Stein / MoJoBlog:Key Source for Palin's Connection to Alaskan Independence Party Backs Off Account
Byron York / The Corner:She Is a Small-Town Mayor. She Is Not — Repeat, Not — the Governor of Alaska.
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Ed Kilgore / Democratic Strategist:Palin, Trent Lott, and the Perils of Regional Politics
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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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Associated Press:
Text of prepared remarks by Sen. Lieberman — By The Associated Press - 1 hour ago — Remarks as prepared for delivery to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.: — Thank you for that warm welcome. I am honored to be here.
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.
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Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:McCain Cancels CNN Interview As Punishment For Criticizing Palin
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:McCain loses temper, cancels Larry King interview after CNN asks …
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Media Descend to a New Low — The smearing of Sarah Palin gets uglier. — Time's Mark Halperin has posted an advance copy of the cover of US Weekly magazine, the tabloid published by Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner. That cover shows a smiling Sarah Palin, holding her youngest son Trig.
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket: As the GOP turns: Sarah Palin's daughter's baby's father to attend convention
Jennifer Cady / E! Online:Lindsay Lohan Blogs About Sarah Palin's Daughter's Baby Drama
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:Dept. of Counterprogramming: Obama to appear on O'Reilly Thursday
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