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6:05 PM ET, September 26, 2008

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
McCain Wins Debate  —  Although the fate of tonight's presidential debate in Mississippi remains very much up in the air, John McCain has apparently already won it — if you believe an Internet ad an astute reader spotted next to this piece in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal this morning.
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The Huffington Post:
Ex-Adviser: McCain “Blinked,” Campaign “Governed By Tactics, Not Ideology”  —  Scroll down to see McCain ad...  After days of saying that John McCain would not attend Friday's presidential debate unless an agreement on a bailout package for the markets was “locked-down,” the McCain campaign has gone back on its word.
The Politico:
McCain will go to debate  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) ended three days of suspense on Friday morning and announced that he will leave bailout negotiations in Washington and fly to Oxford, Miss., for the opening presidential debate.  —  McCain had previously said that he would suspend …
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
A Hostile Audience  —  One side effect of McCain's debate gambit is, I'm told, that everyone at Ole Miss now hates him.  It will make for a very hostile audience tonight among those students and faculty attending.  He might have to apologize for creating the uncertainty or make some explanation up front, which is never ideal.
Paul Volpe / Washington Post:
McCain Blinks  —  The news that John McCain will debate Barack Obama tonight in Mississippi is a concession by the Arizona senator that his attempt to score a quick political victory on legislation to bail out the financial sector did not pan out as he had hoped.
Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard:   All-In in Oxford  —  Well, I confess I didn't think John McCain would debate tonight.
The Caucus:
Debate Is On  —  11:52 a.m. |  Updated: Senator John McCain's campaign …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
McCain Decides to Participate in Debate
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
McCain's flailing panic
Discussion: New York Times and MSNBC
Kathleen Parker / National Review:
Palin Problem  —  If at one time women were considered heretical for swimming upstream against feminist orthodoxy, they now face condemnation for swimming downstream — away from Sarah Palin.  —  To express reservations about her qualifications to be vice president — and possibly president — is to risk being labeled anti-woman.
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The Campaign Spot:
If You've Lost Kathleen Parker, Who's Left?  Well, Lots of Folks, But...
Discussion: Crunchy Con
Peter Robinson / Forbes:
Why Regular Citizens Matter
National Review:
The Paulson Predicament  —  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson …
Discussion: The Foundry
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Out Of Juneau  —  Yep: it's here.  You have to endure this dude yammering on for a 50 seconds but after that, Sarah Heath, now known as Sarah Palin, takes the stage in the Miss Alaska Pageant:
Discussion: Spin Cycle, Slog and Althouse
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The Huffington Post:
Sarah Palin's Beauty Pageant Swimsuit Competition Footage (VIDEO)  —  Sarah Palin's 1984 beauty pageant swimsuit competition video has hit the web.  An Alaskan has uploaded what he claims to be 100% real footage of Sarah Palin in a red tank suit in the 1984 Miss Alaska contest.
Discussion: Hot Air and AMERICAblog News
The New Republic:
Putting Country Last  —  I don't know John McCain as well as David Brooks does.  In fact, I don't know him personally at all.  But I covered his 2000 and 2008 primary campaigns, and I spent considerable time interviewing him, including several long interviews I did for a profile in 2006.
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Don Kaplan / New York Post:
MAD ABOUT LETTERMAN  —  MCCAIN VIDEO 'JACKED FROM KATIE  —  CBS News executives were red- faced yesterday trying to explain how David Letterman used unaired news footage of Sen. John McCain with Katie Couric to embarrass the Republican presidential candidate.
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama 48%, McCain 45%  —  Obama's slight edge consistent with his positioning over the past week  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama has regained the edge over John McCain in Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Sept. 23-25, 48% to 45%.  —  Today's three-day rolling average includes interviewing …
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Larry Kudlow / The Corner:
A Paulson-Cantor Plan Is a Win-Win for Taxpayers  —  The single-biggest mistake in the Paulson bank-rescue-plan marketing effort has been the failure to explain clearly how taxpayers are going to recoup $700 billion used to buy toxic assets at auction in order to unfreeze the banking system.
Slate:
SLATE PREDICTS MCCAIN'S NEXT 10 HAIL MARY STUNTS.  —  1. Returns to Vietnam and jails himself.  —  2. Offers the post of “vice vice president” to Warren Buffett.  —  3. Challenges Obama to suspend campaign so they both can go and personally drill for oil offshore.  —  4. Learns to use computer.
Discussion: Liberal Values, MoJoBlog and Spin Cycle
Jesse Walker / Reason:
Barack Obama vs. Free Speech  —  Here's an ad the National Rifle Association is running in Pennsylvania:  —  The Obama campaign disputes the accuracy of the advertisement, which is fine.  It has also threatened regulatory retaliation against outlets that show it, which isn't fine.
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:
House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO): McCain “stopped a deal” yesterday at the White House  —  House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) was just interviewed by Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC, and he told Mitchell that McCain killed the deal yesterday at the White House:
Discussion: Think Progress and USA Today
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Mike Pence  —  There are very few members of congress with whom I've ever had the opportunity to discuss a substantive matter of public policy.  But as it happens, one of them — the one with whom I've had the second-longest exchange — is Mike Pence (R-IN) who I've seen …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Wonk Room
CNN:
Evangelist arrested in child porn case  —  (CNN) — Evangelist Tony Alamo was arrested Thursday in Flagstaff, Arizona, on charges related to a child porn investigation, an FBI spokesman said.  —  The 74-year-old founder and leader of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries was arrested without incident at 2:45 p.m. …
Jim DeMint:
What Caused The Economic Crisis?  Watch This!  —  Senator DeMint wanted to share this video on the federal bailout with you.  Thanks for your support.
Discussion: Riehl World View
DealBook:
Wachovia Begins Early Deal Talks with Citi  —  Updated: Wachovia has begun preliminary talks with Citigroup about a potential merger, people briefed on the matter said Friday afternoon.  —  Feelers have also been extended between Wachovia and Wells Fargo and Spain's Banco Santander, these people said.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
National Review asks: Did WaMu fail because it employed minorities?  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  National Review's Mark Krikorian notes that (1) Washington Mutual became the largest bank to fail in American history yesterday and (2) its last press release touted the fact that it was named …
Marc Ambinder:
Obama Memo: We're Really, Really Bad At Debates...  And John McCain is really good.  —  If it's 2pm the day of the debate, it must be an expectations-lowering memo.  —  Read it all after the jump.
Nicholas Kralev / Washington Times:
Dems bury resolution due to war fears  —  The House Democratic leadership has effectively shelved a resolution calling for what critics say would amount to a naval blockade of Iran because of concerns that it could provoke another war, officials on Capitol Hill said.
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
 
 
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Gerard Baker / Times of London:
This is the election you wouldn't want to win
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
MSNBC Refusing To Run Outside Group's Ad Questioning McCain's Health
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TalkLeft Birthday and Appreciation Weekend
Patrick O'Connor / The Crypt's Blogs:
Auction vs. Insurance
Discussion: Weekly Standard
David Saltonstall / NY Daily News:
Rudy's ‘crass opportunism’ reflects on Mac: Dems
Discussion: Think Progress
Murray Waas / The Atlantic Online:
The Case of the Gonzales Notes
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
RNC going up in Indiana  —  Two sources familiar with the media …
The New Republic:
The Danger of Chasing News Cycles: Or Why a War Room Isn't a Campaign
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Wasilla Watch: Sarah Palin and the Rape Kits
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Scott Kraus / Morning Call:
Obama has slight lead over McCain in statewide poll
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
A Shift in Mood?  —  A source in the middle of all this detected …
Discussion: Commentary
James Pethokoukis / US News:
How Paulson Just Picked the 2012 GOP Nominee
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