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3:25 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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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 …
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:
Discussion: Wizbang
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 …
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
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 …
Ed Hornick / CNN:
Obama defends natural disaster experience  —  (CNN) — Barack Obama defended his experience in dealing with natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, and took a swipe at newly minted GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.  —  In an interview on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 Monday night …
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: Hot Air and Althouse
Laura McGann / The Washington Independent:
Palin: The Iron-Fist Mayor?
Discussion: The Daily Dish and MyDD
Mark Halperin / TIME.com:
McCain Camp Response to Obama's Remarks on Palin's Experience
Discussion: Hot Air and Commentary
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Palin Disclosures Raise Questions on Vetting Process
Megan McArdle:
Sarah Palin: the importance of being earnest
Discussion: The Bellows
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Kristol: McCain Likes Wild Bets!
Discussion: The Swamp and AMERICAblog News
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Palin's Small Alaska Town Secured Big Federal Funds
Dean Baker / TPMCafe:
John McCain's Earmark Queen
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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Bloomberg:
Gramm Says Supporters of McCain Aren't ‘Whiners,’ Defends Palin  —  Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — Former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, who stepped aside as John McCain's campaign co-chairman in July after an uproar over comments that those worried about the U.S. economy are “whiners,” today revisited that sentiment.
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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 …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Regroup for Compressed Convention
Discussion: TIME.com
Jennifer Parker / Political Radar:
Huckabee Strikes Partisan Tone at RNC; Blasts Biden, Defends Palin
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Palin's party  —  The McCain campaign posts Palin's voter registration document (.pdf), showing that despite some leaders' of the Alaska Independence Party's claims, she apparently was never a member.  —  Clearly, however, she courted the AIP, and had some relationship with him.
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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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Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
McCain in talks with Ron Paul for backing
Sidney Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:   The Battle Between McCain and Bush: The Cancelled First Night …
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.
Michael Asher / DailyTech:
Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a Century  —  Drop in solar activity has potential effect for climate on earth.  —  The sun has reached a milestone not seen for nearly 100 years: an entire month has passed without a single visible sunspot being noted.
The Moderate Voice:
Look Long & Hard At This Photograph, America.  I Mean Really Long & Hard  —  Look long and hard at this photograph, America.  I mean really long and hard.  Because when all is said and done, this is what selecting a vice presidential running mate is all about.  —  Look long and hard at this photograph, America.
Discussion: Macsmind and The Reaction
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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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 …
Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
This should play well with the parents of teenagers...
Discussion: Hot Air
Associated Press:
Hamas leader Meshal ‘leaves Syria for Sudan’
Discussion: The New Republic
Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
GOP Plays Gender Card Against Palin Foes
Discussion: MyDD
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US hands back blood-stained Anbar
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YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' ...
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Jay Nordlinger / The Corner:
A King's Honorific  —  Longtime readers may have heard …
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Ayres / Times of London:
Sarah Palin: she came from nowhere
Discussion: Democrats.com and TigerHawk
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We need Obama, not 4 more years of George Bush
Wall Street Journal:
John McCain Has a Tax Plan To Create Jobs
William Saletan / Slate:
THE INVISIBLE PREGNANCIES OF PRESIDENTIAL DAUGHTERS.
CNN:
Hundreds to be charged in court after RNC protests
Discussion: TalkLeft
Washington Post:
Understanding Russia
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and Guardian
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama Gains Among Former Clinton Supporters
Discussion: Power Line and Taylor Marsh