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11:55 PM ET, September 2, 2008

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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.
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 …
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?
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.
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.
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, Hullabaloo and Slog
Byron York / The Corner:
Team McCain Hits Back on Palin, Vetting
Michael Goldfarb / John McCain 2008:
Bumiller Writes Her Own Story
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   WE'RE OUTTA HERE  —  Todd Palin, husband of Sarah …
Chris Orr / The New Republic:
The Case Against the Case Against Palin
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:   The Eagleton Scenario … I have to say I'm beginning to wonder …
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:   Plouffe: Palin Choice a ‘Transparent Moment’
Ed Kilgore / Democratic Strategist:
Palin, Trent Lott, and the Perils of Regional Politics
Discussion: The Reaction
Glenn W. Smith / Firedoglake:
McCain & McGovern: Why Palin (Probably) Won't Be Dumped
Discussion: Open Left and Democrats.com
Fox News:
Obama: I Have More Executive Experience Than Palin
Hindrocket / Power Line:
THE GAFFE MACHINE ROLLS ON
Discussion: Don Surber
Marc Ambinder:
Defending McCain On The Vet
Discussion: marbury
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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The Huffington Post:
McCain Spokesman Stumped Trying To Explain Why Palin Is Ready …
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 …
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Media Descend to a New Low
Discussion: michellemalkin.com and Hullabaloo
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:   As the GOP turns: Sarah Palin's daughter's baby's father to attend convention
Mark Silva / The Swamp:   Bristol Palin boyfriend convention-bound
Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan Blogs About Sarah Palin's Daughter's Baby Drama
Discussion: marbury
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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Michael Crowley / The New Republic:   Fred Thompson Shines, Finally
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: TalkLeft and TownHall Blog
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Erick Erickson / www.redstate.com:
BREAKING: Democrats Release Sarah Palin's Social Security Number  —  The Politico has received an opposition research file from the Alaska Democrats.  You can read it in PDF here.  —  In the file, the Democrats have released Sarah Palin's social security number minus the last four digits.
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.
Discussion: Firedoglake, Open Left, MyDD and The Caucus
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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 Plank
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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Martina Stewart / CNN:   Prominent Clinton supporter slams Palin, says she's not qualified
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Palin's stopover  —  I wrote the other day that a Palin spokeswoman said trips to Germany, Kuwait and Ireland made up her foreign travel.  —  Two details worth clarifying:  —  The Ireland trip was a refueling stop on her trip to military installations in Germany and Kuwait, spokeswoman Maria Comella said.
Discussion: Daily Kos, Emptywheel and Whiskey Fire
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Raising abortion?  —  A Virginia reader reports that Obama's …
Discussion: The New Republic and Feministe
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Palin Scrubbing Turns Up an Undeclared Car Wash
Allison R. Hayward / Weekly Standard:
Shut Up, They Explained  —  The Obama campaign tries to suppress an ad.
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Rasmussen Reports:
52% Still Have Favorable View of Palin, But Partisan Gap Widens
Discussion: Hot Air
Laura McGann / The Washington Independent:
Vetting?  —  ANCHORAGE — I just got off the phone …
 

 
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