Palin Power: Fresh Face Now More Popular Than Obama, McCain  —  A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.  Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters.

No Interviews Till She's Ready  —  A senior McCain campaign official advises that, despite the gaggle of requests and pressure from the media, Gov. Sarah Palin won't submit to a formal interview anytime soon.  She may take some questions from local news entities in Alaska, but until she's ready …

Palin's stall  —  Governor is stonewalling the Troopergate investigation  —  Gov. Sarah Palin is taking the wrong approach to Troopergate.  She should be practicing the open and transparent, ethical and accountable government she promised when running for governor and boasts about now that she's on the national stage.

McCain Tops Obama's Record-Breaking Ratings  —  On Thursday night, John McCain's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention bested Barack Obama's record-breaking viewership numbers from last week by 500,000 viewers.  —  More than 38.9 million people tuned in to coverage of the final night of the GOP convention.

MYSTERY SOLVED!  —  A lot of people were asking tonight: what the hell was that mansion up behind John McCain tonight during the first part of the speech?  As I noted below, the TV close-ups only showed McCain's head against the grass in the picture, which made it look like he was reprising his famed green screen performance.

Exclusive: News Execs Fire Back at GOP Media Attacks  —  CNN's Jon Klein, NBC News' Steve Capus dismiss criticism of Palin coverage as stale political strategy.  —  After several primetime speakers at this week's Republican National Convention unleashed a barrage of attacks on the news media …

Not selling on eBay  —  Sarah Palin, in her speech, told a carefully stated — but accurate — story of putting a state-owned jet up for sale on eBay.  —  Palin did not, as the ADN reported at the time, succeed in selling it on eBay; she tried and failed.  —  She didn't actually claim to have though:

Unemployment climbs to 5-year high of 6.1 percent  —  Unemployment climbs past 6 percent for 1st time in 5 years, raising odds of economic tailspin  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's unemployment rate bolted above the psychologically important 6 percent level last month for the first time in five years …

Here We Go  —  Todd Palin's former business partner files an emergency motion to have his divorce papers sealed.  Oh God.

Creation Myth  —  What Barack Obama won't tell you about his community organizing past.  —  In late October 1987, Barack Obama and Jerry Kellman took a weekend off from their jobs as community organizers in Chicago and traveled to a conference on social justice and the black church at Harvard.

Exclusive: Heart's Nancy Wilson responds to McCain campaign's use of ‘Barracuda’ at Republican convention  —  Thursday afternoon, Heart e-mailed out a statement regarding vice-presidential candidate Sarah “Barracuda” Palin's use of their similarly monikered song at the Republican National Convention …

Michelle's Boot Camps For Radicals  —  Election ‘08: Democrats’ reintroduction of militant Michelle Obama in Denver was supposed to show her softer side.  But it only highlighted a radical part of her resume: Public Allies.  —  Barack Obama was a founding member of the board of Public Allies in 1992 …