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James Fallows:
The Palin interview — It is embarrassing to have to spell this out, but for the record let me explain why Gov. Palin's answer to the “Bush Doctrine” question — the only part of the recent interview I have yet seen over here in China — implies a disqualifying lack of preparation for the job.
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New York Post:
ABC'S BUNGLES — BOTCHES MAR PALIN INTERVIEW — LAST night, Sarah Palin had her first big-time media interview with Charlie Gibson on ABC World News Tonight. — At times, Palin seemed to know less than she should. On the other hand, Gibson sometimes seemed to “know” things that just aren't so.
Jack Shafer / Slate:
Palin vs. Gibson, Round 1 — THE ABC NEWS ANCHOR FLUMMOXES THE GOP AMATEUR. — Without being smarmy about it or unfurling gotcha questions, ABC News anchor Charles Gibson demonstrated that he knows volumes more about national security and foreign policy than does Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Rich Noyes / NewsBusters.org:In 2007 Interview, ABC's Gibson Greeted Obama With Softballs
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama camp seizes on ‘divorced’ comment — After a week on defense, Barack Obama's campaign is roaring back with a new theme for attacking John McCain: “out of touch.” — In a conference call with reporters on Friday morning, the Obama campaign seized on a comment by McCain in Thursday …
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Nitya / Political Punch:
Barack ‘Isotoner’ Obama to Take Off his Third or Fourth Pair of Gloves and Get Tough — Like any number of Democratic candidates before him — Mike Dukakis, Al Gore, John Kerry — Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, is once again declaring that he is going to take off the gloves and fight back against attacks from the Republican party.
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:Obama mocks McCain as computer illiterate
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Battle for Congress Suddenly Looks Competitive — Democrats' double-digit lead on the “generic ballot” slips to 3 points — PRINCETON, NJ — A potential shift in fortunes for the Republicans in Congress is seen in the latest USA Today/Gallup survey, with the Democrats now leading …
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: McCain 48%, Obama 45% — PRINCETON, NJ — The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking results for Sept. 9-11 show a slight, but not statistically significant, three percentage point advantage for John McCain over Barack Obama among registered voters, 48% to 45%.
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Matt / Think Progress:
On ‘The View,’ McCain Falsely Claims Palin Never Requested Earmarks As Governor Of Alaska — Appearing on “The View” today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) falsely claimed that Sarah Palin never requested earmarks as the governor of Alaska. “Not as governor she didn't,” McCain told Barbara Walters after she noted Palin “took some earmarks”:
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Positive Reenforcement — Good story from the Associated Press: … As I've said before, though, the big question isn't about whether the press writes some good individual stories. The big question is about whether the press creates a narrative. John McCain keeps saying things that aren't true.
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Palin Links Iraq to 9/11, A View Discarded by Bush — Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would “defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans.”
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama to pressure McCain on openness — Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) plans to release 10 years of his tax returns on Friday morning, pressuring his Republican counterpart, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, to do the same, Politico has learned. — The move is part of a fresh aggressiveness from Barack Obama's campaign …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
The first Palin cable interview... ...is with Sean Hannity, Fox says, as she heads back to a zone of relative safety.
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SteveK / TVNewser:Hannity On Deck For Palin Interview
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CNN:
Sea floods Texas island; get out or ‘certain death’ — HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) — Floodwaters surged into Galveston Island neighborhoods Friday morning with the center of Hurricane Ike still more than 200 miles from landfall. — On the Bolivar Peninsula, northeast of Galveston …
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Ken Dilanian / USA Today:
Palin ‘governed from the center,’ went after big oil — ANCHORAGE — Weeks after taking office as Alaska's governor in December 2006, Sarah Palin vetoed a bill that sought to ban benefits for the same-sex partners of state workers. It was unconstitutional, she said.
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain Pre-Palin: Mayors And Governors Can't Handle National Security — When does being a governor or mayor for a short period of time not disqualify your credentials on national security? When you are John McCain and your task is to defend your vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Joe Klein / Swampland:
The McCain Tax Increases—Continued — Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and current chief McCain economic advisor, is an honest man—which means he's something of a liability on the Straight Talk Express. A few months ago, he admitted to my colleague …
The Huffington Post:
McCain Grilled On “The View”: Sarah Palin, His Abortion Stance, His Obama Attack Ads, And More — The ladies of “The View” confronted John McCain today for lying in recent attack ads. In arguably his toughest interview yet, View co-host Joy Behar asked McCain:
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John F. Harris / The Politico:
Bill Clinton's advice to Barack Obama — There they were in Harlem Thursday, the 42nd president and the Democrat who hopes to be the 44th, for a two-hour lunch hour chat at Bill Clinton's office. — It is not at all clear that Barack Obama particularly wants Clinton's advice about how to win …
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