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2:15 PM ET, September 10, 2008

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Andy Barr / The Hill:
Meghan McCain: My Dad Says ‘Lipstick on a Pig’  —  John McCain's daughter Meghan is not taking offense to Barack Obama's “lipstick on a pig” line like the rest of her father's campaign, pointing out Wednesday morning that GOP presidential nominee has been known to use the phrase.
Fox News:
Obama Accuses McCain Campaign of ‘Swift Boat Politics’  —  Barack Obama responded Wednesday to the John McCain campaign's call for an apology concerning his “lipstick on a pig” remarks, by calling the controversy “phony and foolish” and defending it as an “innocent remark” that was taken out of context.
Washington Wire:
Obama on Lipstick Fight: ‘Enough Is Enough’
Discussion: The Stump, The Politico and Swampland
Joe Klein / Swampland:
Apology Not Accepted  —  Back in 2000, after John McCain lost his mostly honorable campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, he went about apologizing to journalists—including me—for his most obvious mis-step: his support for keeping the confederate flag on the state house.
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Margaret Talev / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Out of bounds!  McCain misstates Obama sex-ed record  —  WASHINGTON — Throw the flag against: The McCain-Palin campaign.  —  Call: Unsportsmanlike conduct.  —  What happened: A new 30-second TV ad attacks Barack Obama's record on education, saying that Obama backed legislation to teach …
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Does the Truth Matter Anymore?
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
New McCain Ad: Obama Favors Sex-Ed For Kindergartners
Hilzoy / Washington Monthly:   OMG The Cub Scouts!
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Washington Post:
Reduced Dominance Is Predicted for U.S.
Discussion: Climate Progress and FP Passport
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
As Campaign Heats Up, Untruths Can Become Facts Before They're Undone  —  From the moment Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin declared that she had opposed the infamous “Bridge to Nowhere,” critics, the news media and nonpartisan fact checkers have called it a fabrication or, at best, a half-truth.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Weisman Gets on the Tire Swing
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama knocks press on ‘made-up controversy’  —  Speaking at a high school in Norfolk, Obama took a few moments to address what he calls “the made-up controversy” of the day, Amie Parnes reports.  —  Obama said the McCain campaign moved to “seize an innocent remark and take it out of context …
National Enquirer:
PALIN FAMILY SHOCKERS: WHAT SARAH'S REALLY HIDING!  —  The NATIONAL ENQUIRER'S exclusive ongoing investigation of GOP VP Nom Sarah ‘Barracuda’ Palin's goes far beyond a mere teen pregnancy crisis this week!  —  The Enquirer's team of reporters has combed the Alaskan wilderness to discover …
Suzanne Gamboa / Associated Press:
Paul says he turned down appeal to endorse McCain  —  Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama  —  WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning Texas lawmaker who attracted a devoted following in the GOP primaries, said Wednesday he rejected an appeal to endorse John McCain's presidential bid.
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CNN:   Ron Paul urges voters to skip McCain, Obama
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
My Fair Veep  —  The rain in Spain stays mainly in the Arctic plain ...  I hope John McCain doesn't throw his slippers at Sarah Palin's head or get as acerbic as Henry Higgins did with Eliza Doolittle when she did not learn quickly enough.  McCain's Pygmalion has to be careful …
CNN:
Rangel: I won't quit House panel over taxes  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Rep. Charles Rangel, a New York Democrat, said Wednesday he will not step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee in the face of a call from the Republican leader in the House for him to do so.
Discussion: A Blog For All
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The Politico:
Pelosi: Rangel won't be forced aside
Discussion: pw and Spin Cycle
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Shaken Dems fear Obama on downslide  —  Democrats in Congress are rattled over the momentum Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has brought to John McCain's presidential campaign and disagree about how their candidate should respond.  —  Some Democrats say that Democratic nominee Barack Obama's campaign must …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: McCain 48%, Obama 43%  —  Nine percent undecided in latest average  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update finds John McCain continuing to lead Barack Obama, 48% to 43% among registered voters.  —  The Sept. 7-9 average — spanning interviewing conducted Sunday …
Discussion: TalkLeft and The Other McCain
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
McCain's Integrity  —  For me, this surreal moment - like the entire surrealism of the past ten days - is not really about Sarah Palin or Barack Obama or pigs or fish or lipstick.  It's about John McCain.  The one thing I always thought I knew about him is that he is a decent and honest person.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Balloon Juice
Marc Ambinder:
“Astonishingly Inured...” Truth, Lies, The Media And Politics  —  I'm not prepared to answer Glenn Greenwald, in part because doing so would require a book's worth of prep, but a bit of introspection into one of the finer points of the debate won't hurt anyone, right?  —  So why are some voters inured to charges of deceit?
Camille Paglia / Salon:
Fresh blood for the vampire  —  A beady-eyed McCain gets a boost from the charismatic Sarah Palin, a powerful new feminist — yes, feminist! — force.  Plus: Obama must embrace his dull side.  —  Rip tide!  Is the Obama campaign shooting out to sea like a paper boat?
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
UNFIT FOR HIGH OFFICE  —  One of the interesting aspects of this campaign is watching the scales fall from the eyes of many of John McCain's closest admirers among the veteran DC press corps.  I'm not talking about the freaks on Fox News or any of the sycophants at the AP.
 
 
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Lisa Schiffren / The Corner:
Lipstick? Worse Still, Baby-Machine
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Did Obama Steal his ‘Lip Stick on a Pig’ Speech from a Political Cartoon?
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From the Gut  —  If John McCain can win this election race …
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