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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama: ‘Lipstick on a pig’ — Amie Parnes reports from Lebanon, VA: … The crowd apparently took the “lipstick” line as a reference to Palin, who described the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull in a single word: “lipstick.” — UPDATE: The McCain campaign is now saying Obama called Palin a pig, which he didn't.
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John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
The Hunt for Sarah October — City slickers invade Wasilla — Democrats understand Sarah Palin is a formidable political force who has upset the Obama victory plan. The latest Washington Post/ABC Poll shows John McCain taking a 12-point lead over Barack Obama among white women …
Marc Ambinder:
Obama Did Not Call Sarah Palin A Pig — The first McCain truthsquadding telephone call is taking place right now, and ex-MA Gov. Jane Swift is complaining about an idiom Barack Obama used today: … Suddenly, common analogies are sexist? — The McCain campaign has little respect for Obama, but they don't think he is stupid.
WTVD-TV:
McCain Leaps Ahead in NC — Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain — RALEIGH (WTVD) — In an election for President of the United States in North Carolina Tuesday, September 09, Republican John McCain suddenly and breathtakingly surges to a 20-point win over Democrat Barack Obama …
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Reuters:
World wants Obama as president: poll — US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama may be struggling to nudge ahead of his Republican rival in polls at home, but people across the world want him in the White House, a BBC poll said. — All 22 countries covered in the poll would prefer …
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Montana Presidential Election — Montana: McCain Surges Ahead by Double-Digits — John McCain has opened a double digit lead over Barack Obama in Montana. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Treasure State finds McCain leading by eleven, 53% to 42% …
Ryan Corsaro / CBS News:
Was Biden Talking About Palin During Stem Cell Research Reference? — From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro: — (COLUMBIA, MO.) - Was Joe Biden referring to Sarah Palin, a mother of a child with Down syndrome, when he made this comment? — “I hear all this talk about how the Republicans …
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Poll: Men and women don't see eye-to-eye on Palin
Poll: Men and women don't see eye-to-eye on Palin
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Washington Wire:
Ron Paul Plans ‘Special Announcement’ — Brad Haynes reports on the presidential race. — Rep. Ron Paul, the former Republican presidential candidate who excited a multitude of young voters during the primaries, announced a “major” news conference in Washington Wednesday.
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Jesse Benton / Ron Paul's Campaign For Liberty:
Update on Dr. Paul's Special Annoucement
Update on Dr. Paul's Special Annoucement
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David Plotz / Slate:
I Dream About Sarah Palin. Do You? — SEND US YOUR DREAMS ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE. — I rarely remember my dreams, but for the past week, GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has been haunting me. Night after night, she appears in my dreams, always as a scolding, ominous figure.
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Washington Post:
Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a “per diem” allowance intended to cover meals and incidental expenses while traveling on state business.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
An awkward moment in Columbia — Victoria McGrane:
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Karen Tumulty / Time:
Can Obama Win Back Wal-Mart Moms? — It might be easy to dismiss John McCain's resurgence in the polls as merely a convention bounce, especially in light of the excitement generated by running mate Sarah Palin, but there's one startling shift that should be particularly worrisome to Barack Obama's campaign.
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Julia Hoppock / Political Punch: Obama Doesn't Believe Polls Showing Women Voters Flocking to McCain-Palin
Deborah Charles / Reuters:
Poll shows big shift to McCain among white women
Poll shows big shift to McCain among white women
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Associated Press, Don Surber, The Moderate Voice, Yahoo! News, Agence France Presse, The Reaction and Feministing
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: McCain Maintains 5-Point Lead — Support among registered voters steady at 49% — PRINCETON, NJ — The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update finds John McCain maintaining his five-point lead versus Barack Obama among registered voters, 49% to 44%.
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
McCain Now Winning Majority of Independents
McCain Now Winning Majority of Independents
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Commentary, GINA COBB, Althouse, Hot Air, The Swamp, Open Left, Texas Rainmaker and The Moderate Voice
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
LYING SARAH WATCH — Sometimes when you've got a liar as big as Sarah Palin on the line only a timeline will really do justice to her fibbing ways. — So a lot of you have written in to ask: Okay, she says she said ‘Thanks. But no thanks’ to the Bridge to Nowhere. But how exactly did it all come out?
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Koch backs Obama, calls Palin ‘scary’ — Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, who endorsed and worked for George W. Bush in 2004, is endorsing Obama today, NY1 first reported. — I asked Koch just now what prompted the move. — “The designation of Palin to be vice president,” he said. “She's scary.”
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The Swamp, The Moderate Voice, Top of the Ticket, I Don't Like You Either, Pajamas Media and NY1
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Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:
In a Not-Remotely-Comic Strip, Bill Ayers Weighs In on What He Meant By 'We Didn't Do Enough' to End Vietnam War — In a four-panel not-even-remotely-comic strip, William Ayers, the former member of the Weather Underground and associate of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., weighs in on his blog on some of the controversy he's been causing.
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Mother, May I Sleep …, Hot Air, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Commentary and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Marc Ambinder:
Quietly, Obama Campaign Calls In The Cavalry — There's been a spurt of 527 activity on behalf of Sen. John McCain, but Barack Obama campaign has suddenly gone silent on the subject. — That's because, after of year of telling donors not to contribute to 527 groups, of encouraging strategists …
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standard.co.uk:
Brown backs Obama — Gordon Brown has broken with British convention and made clear that he favours Barack Obama as the next US President. — In a departure from the usual self-denying ordinance of Prime Ministers past, Brown has written an article for The Monitor magazine …
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Palin Pick Helps McCain Catch Obama in New Poll — WASHINGTON — John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate has shaken up the presidential race, lifting enthusiasm among his once-subdued supporters, and boosting the ticket's appeal with women, rural voters, and Southerners.