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10:00 PM ET, September 20, 2008

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Paul Krugman:
No deal  —  I hate to say this, but looking at the plan as leaked, I have to say no deal.  Not unless Treasury explains, very clearly, why this is supposed to work, other than through having taxpayers pay premium prices for lousy assets.  —  As I posted earlier today, it seems all too likely that a …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
K Drum Is Good On The Bail-Out  —  Kevin Drum has a useful overview of the upcoming bail-out of the financial industry; Krugman provides an interesting hand-wringer, and Dean Baker (as summarized by Mark Thoma) is useless.  Let's roll Drum: … Well, yes.
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Administration Is Seeking $700 Billion for Wall Street Bailout  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration on Saturday formally proposed to Congress what could become the largest financial bailout in United States history, requesting unfettered authority for the Treasury Department to buy up to $700 billion in mortgage-related assets.
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New York Times:
Text of Draft Proposal for Bailout Plan  —  LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR TREASURY AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE MORTGAGE-RELATED ASSETS  —  Section 1.  Short Title.  —  This Act may be cited as ____________________.  —  Sec. 2.  Purchases of Mortgage-Related Assets.
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Pact on Debates Will Let McCain and Obama Spar  —  The Obama and McCain campaigns have agreed to an unusual free-flowing format for the three televised presidential debates, which begin on Friday, but the McCain camp fought for and won a much more structured approach for the questioning …
Associated Press:
Poll: Racial misgivings of whites an Obama issue  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them …
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Al Giordano / The Field on the Narcosphere:
The AP's Ron Fournier: Racial Arsonist and Unethical Journalist  —  Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks - many calling them …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:   AP poll: Racism among white Democrats could cost Obama the election
Nate Silver / The New Republic:   Racism Costs Obama 6 Points?
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Professor and a Banker Bury Old Dogma on Markets  —  WASHINGTON — For the last year, as the nation's economy lurched from crisis to crisis, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, had been warning Henry M. Paulson Jr., the Treasury secretary, that the worsening situation might ultimately force …
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Jo Mannies / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
McCain takes slight lead in Mo., new poll finds  —  Sen. John McCain (left) and Sen. Barack Obama  —  Republican presidential nominee John McCain has improved his standing among Missouri voters.  —  And he may have running mate Sarah Palin to thank.  —  McCain's growing support from women …
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Julia Hoppock / Political Punch:
Oh, That Joe!  (No. 14 in a Series) - Biden Says Obama Won't Take His Beretta  —  Sen. Barack Obama better not mess with his running mate Joe Biden's guns...or else.  —  In an out-of-nowhere attempt to re-assure a southwestern Virginia labor crowd about gun owners' rights, Biden …
FactCheck.org:
Scaring Seniors  —  An Obama-Biden ad says McCain supports “cutting benefits in half” for Social Security recipients.  False!  —  A new Obama ad characterizes the “Bush-McCain privatization plan” as “cutting Social Security Benefits in half.”  This is a falsehood sure to frighten seniors who rely on their Social Security checks.
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CNN:
Cheney must preserve records, judge orders  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Vice President Dick Cheney must preserve a broad range of records from his time in office, a federal judge ordered Saturday, ruling in favor of a private watchdog group.  —  U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Associated Press:
Judge orders Cheney to preserve records
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
At Least 40 Are Killed in Blast at Pakistan Hotel  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A huge truck bomb exploded at the entrance to the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Saturday evening, just a few hundred yards from the prime minister's house, where all the leaders of government were dining after the president's address to Parliament.
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama 50%, McCain 44%  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Wednesday through Friday finds Barack Obama maintaining his lead over John McCain among registered voters, by a 50% to 44% margin.  —  Obama has held at least a small margin over McCain in each …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Rachel Maddow's ratings are incredible  —  If only MSNBC would have listened to us months ago, but at least she's there now.  Move over Larry King, there's a new girl in town....Her ratings even beat Countdown a few times.  —  It's nice to see and we hope you will continue to tune in.
 
 
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Tied to Obama Factor
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0 To $1 Trillion In 4 days Flat
Yuval Levin / The Corner:
Trust on the Economy  —  The Diageo/Hotline poll offers …
Discussion: The Jed Report
Gordon Trowbridge / Detroit News:
Obama has slight edge on McCain in Mich.
Discussion: Commentary
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Cavuto says McCain-Palin sound just like Obama-Biden
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 Earlier Items: 
Michael Luo / The Caucus:
McCain Breaks His Record in August, Raising More Than $47 Million
Discussion: New York Times and Don Surber
Dean Baker / TPMCafe:
Progressive Conditions for a Bailout
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and The G Spot
The Moderate Voice:
Oh Sarah! The Week That The Music Stopped
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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