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9:50 PM ET, September 9, 2008

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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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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.
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 …
Byron York / The Corner:
“Lipstick On A Pig” Update  —  The McCain campaign is holding a conference call with former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift, who is calling on Barack Obama to apologize to Sarah Palin for his “lipstick on a pig” comment.  “We need to continually combat this stream of insults,” Swift said …
Discussion: Flopping Aces
Sara Kugler / Associated Press:
No questions, please; Palin sticks to her script
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Washington Wire:
Obama Puts Different Twist on Lipstick
Jill Zuckman / The Swamp:
Should Obama apologize to Palin?
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 …
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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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Ron Paul To Appear on Montana Ballot
Charles S. Johnson / Associated Press:
Ron Paul to appear on Montana ballot
Discussion: Top of the Ticket and D-Day
Jesse Benton / Ron Paul's Campaign For Liberty:
Update on Dr. Paul's Special Annoucement
Discussion: Wonkette
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
NBC/WSJ Poll: '08 race turns into a dead heat  —  Barack Obama holds a narrow one-point lead over John McCain  —  Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin stand together on the stage during a campaign event at in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 6, 2008.  —  Deputy political director
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
An awkward moment in Columbia  —  Victoria McGrane:
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
An awkward moment in Columbia
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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CNN:
McCain and Palin once again play ‘Barracuda’
Jared Allen / The Hill:
House Dems to allow vote on energy bill  —  House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Monday morning that the newest Democratic energy bill will be brought to the floor under normal rules and will be subject to a vote on a Republican alternative that is likely to call for even more drilling than Democrats are prepared to swallow.
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John Stanton / Roll Call:
Lieberman Unwelcome at Party Lunches
Discussion: Crooks and Liars, The Hill and Wonkette
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:   Pelosi to allow vote on drilling
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CNN:   Biden questions GOP disability advocates on stem cell research
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% …
CNN:
McCain must embrace Palin's beliefs, evangelical leader says  —  (CNN) — Her faith is one of the reasons many evangelical Christians are excited about Sarah Palin's addition to the Republican presidential ticket, but the Alaska governor's evangelical beliefs have also drawn scrutiny.
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Jay Tolson / US News:
With Palin on the GOP Ticket, a Return to the Culture Wars
Discussion: TalkLeft, NewsBusters.org and CNN
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?
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain Sex-Ed Ad Launched; Obama Camp: “Perverse”  —  John McCain is out with a response ad to Barack Obama's attacks today on his education policy, accusing the Democratic nominee of not accomplishing a single education-related goal other than to promote “comprehensive sex education” to kindergartners.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Comedy gold: Lefty radio hosts crestfallen as Palin defended by ... Mike Gravel  —  You don't hear their hearts actually start to break until he says, “Troopergate is going to come out in her favor.”  Although the most traumatic part, surely, must have been the exchange about how the mayor …
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Quote of the Day  —  Former Democratic presidential candidate …
Discussion: Commentary
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 …
Discussion: Don Surber
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.
Discussion: pandagon.net
 
 
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Lynn Sweet:
Obama education speech in Ohio. Transcript.
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
McCain camp: Obama's ‘lipstick’ remark disgraceful
Byron York / The Corner:
Did Sarah Palin Overspend on Official Travel?
Discussion: Political Machine
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
PRETTY SAD  —  The local news in Alaska is willing to play …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
McCain Campaign Quietly Starts Buying Ad Time On The National Networks
Julia Hoppock / Political Punch:
Obama Doesn't Believe Polls Showing Women Voters Flocking to McCain-Palin
David Sirota / The Huffington Post:
Why Is Obama Slipping? Because He Won't Say Which Side He's On.
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Washington Post
John Tierney / New York Times:
As Barriers Disappear, Some Gender Gaps Widen
 Earlier Items: 
Michael M. Phillips / Wall Street Journal:
In Palin's Past, the Personal Got Political
Discussion: Spin Cycle
Jimmie E. Gates / Clarion-Ledger:
Judge blocks decision on Senate race
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: McCain Maintains 5-Point Lead
Discussion: MSNBC and The Moderate Voice
New York Post:
HOW OBAMA BLEW IT  —  PAYS PRICE IN POLLS FOR BUNGLED ATTACKS ON SARAH
Andy Barr / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Biden: Palin Would Be ‘Backward Step for Women’
Polimom / The Moderate Voice:
Obama vs. McCain: Why I'm Back on the Fence
Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:
In a Not-Remotely-Comic Strip, Bill Ayers Weighs In on What He Meant …
Marc Ambinder:
Quietly, Obama Campaign Calls In The Cavalry
 

 
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