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10:05 AM ET, September 26, 2008

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New York Times:
Fate of Bailout Plan Remains Uncertain  —  WASHINGTON — The day began with an agreement that Washington hoped would end the financial crisis that has gripped the nation.  It dissolved into a verbal brawl in the Cabinet Room of the White House, urgent warnings from the president and pleas …
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New York Times:
McCain Leaps Into a Thicket  —  Senator John McCain had intended to ride back into Washington on Thursday as a leader who had put aside presidential politics to help broker a solution to the financial crisis.  Instead he found himself in the midst of a remarkable partisan showdown …
The Politico:
Wall Street bailout plan breaks down  —  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson left a late-night session at the Capitol Thursday without a deal on the bailout plan the White House says is needed to prevent economic disaster.  —  Four of the five parties involved in the deal — House Democrats …
ABCNEWS:
Deal May Be Dead: Democrats Blaming McCain  —  Obama, McCain Leave White House Without Deal on $700 Billion Bailout  —  After days of bipartisan negotiations and meetings today at the White House, the deal to bail out staggered investment banks may be dying amid partisan finger-pointing.
Justin Fox / The Curious Capitalist:
The Republican alternatives to the Paulson bailout  —  The “agreement in principle” on a $700-billion mortgage bailout turned pretty quickly into a disagreement Thursday night as House Republicans revolted.  Not being a Capitol Hill Kremlinologist, I can't really tell you how significant this is …
CNN:
No deal after ‘contentious’ White House meeting
Discussion: MyDD
David Brooks / New York Times:
Thinking About McCain  —  I've been covering John McCain steadily for a decade.  A few years ago, I worked on a book, which I foolishly never completed, on the U.S. Senate with McCain as the central character.  So when I step back and think of McCain, even in the heat of this campaign …
Discussion: Commentary and Eunomia
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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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Glenn Reynolds / Pajamas Media:
MORE THUGGISHNESS: Obama threatening the licenses of TV stations that run NRA ads.  —  Haven't we had about enough of this?  Related item here.  They told me that if George W. Bush were re-elected there would be brazen efforts to suppress free speech on political grounds — and they were right!
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Gateway Pundit:
Missouri Sheriffs & Top Prosecutors Form Obama “Truth Squads” & Threaten Libel Charges Against Obama Critics  —  More Hope and Change for Missouri...  St. Louis and Missouri Democrat sheriffs and top prosecutors are planning to go after anyone who makes false statements against Obama during his campaign.
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Washington Post:
Palin Accepted $25,000 in Gifts, Alaska Records Show  —  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who has made a crackdown on gift-giving to state officials a centerpiece of her ethics reform agenda, has accepted gifts valued at $25,367 from industry executives, municipalities and a cultural center whose …
Discussion: Buck Naked Politics
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Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
A Question Reprised, but the Words Come None Too Easily for Palin
Discussion: MSNBC
Marc Ambinder:   Palin On Foreign Policy, Nation Building, And Why She Disagrees With Kissinger
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Where Are the Grown-Ups?  —  Many people on both the right and the left are outraged at the idea of using taxpayer money to bail out America's financial system.  They're right to be outraged, but doing nothing isn't a serious option.  Right now, players throughout the system are refusing …
David Deming / Edmond Sun:
Why Obama will lose  —  EDMOND — When Benjamin Franklin was dispatched to France as ambassador of the United States in 1776, he won the hearts of the French through his authenticity.  Rather than take on an affected and phony continental style, Franklin eschewed the powdered wig …
MSNBC:
The ‘lost’ Palin files  —  When federal judges in San Francisco ruled in 2002 that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was unconstitutional because it included the phrase “under God,” Sarah Palin was not amused.  Palin, who at the time was Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska …
Discussion: USS Neverdock
Jo Mannies / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mo voters oppose bailout, but want help for mortgage industry, poll shows  —  Missouri voters say they oppose a government bailout of major financial institutions, but they support key elements of the plan being hashed out in Washington.  —  And a majority aren't sure which presidential candidate …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
In a Time of Crisis, Is Obama Too Cool?  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Where many politicians would have aspired to show anger, Senator Barack Obama spoke in a soft, even tone as he reached the crescendo of his speech Wednesday about government mismanagement of the economy.
Discussion: MSNBC and Comments from Left Field
CBS News:
Poll: Obama Leads; Interest In Debate High  —  CBS/NYT Survey Finds Obama Leading McCain By 5 Points With Three In Ten Uncommitted; Majority “Very Likely” To Watch Debate  —  (CBS) With 40 days left until the election, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads GOP rival John …
Betsy Rothstein / The Hill:
20 Questions: Ron Reagan  —  As the son of the late President Ronald Reagan, Ron Reagan has one of the most famous names in America.  Reagan, a known liberal, recently signed on with Air America for a show that airs from 8 to 9 p.m. EST. He has taken over the slot previously filled by host Rachel Maddow …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
 
 
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The New Republic:
The Hang-ups of Phone Polls... Literally
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
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Reason:
The Great Bailout Brouhaha
Discussion: EconLog
PR Newswire:
CRL Testimony on ACORN's Voter Fraud
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Atlas Shrugs
Mister Leonard Pierce / Sadly, No!:
Sweet Emotional Imbalance
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61 Nobel Laureates in Science Endorse Obama
WJBC.com:
Federal indictment of Governor?
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 Earlier Items: 
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Bubba Re-Emerges: Still Bitter?
Discussion: CNN, NewsBusters.org and Betsy's Page
Dan Payne / Boston Globe:
Sell! Sell! McCain is tanking!
Discussion: TalkLeft
Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Obama has 13-point Michigan lead over McCain
The Huffington Post:
McCain Aide Claims Credit For Deal, Says “We're Going Into A Debate”
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
McCain Doubling Down on Debate?
Discussion: First Draft
Jonathan Steele / Guardian:
Israel asked US for green light to bomb nuclear sites in Iran
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Truthdig
Ross Douthat:
Sarah The Unready (II)
Discussion: The American Scene