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The Politico:
Negotiators reach tentative rescue plan deal — House and Senate negotiators have reached tentative agreement on Treasury's $700 billion rescue plan for the financial markets after a marathon Capitol negotiating session that started Saturday afternoon and stretched into early Sunday morning.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Gingrich: Bush doesn't understand fiscal crisis, and treasury secretary should resign — Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich, whose criticism helped spark a GOP revolt against the bail-out of Wall Street proposed by the Bush Administration, predicted Saturday that House Republicans …
Washington Post:
Lawmakers Reach Accord on Huge Financial Rescue — House Expected to Vote Today on $700 Billion Bailout — Congressional negotiators said they were close to agreement yesterday on a $700 billion plan aimed at shoring up the U.S. financial system, and were meeting late into the evening …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Barack Obama: We'll never forget what's-his-name — From the presidential debate Oxford, Miss. Sept. 26, 2008, between Sens. John McCain, Republican, and Democrat Barack Obama.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
HAVING SLEPT ON IT — In my initial reaction last night, I wrote that while I thought the debate was basically a draw, that amounted to a narrow win for Obama since foreign policy is supposed to be John McCain's forte. Now, after half a day, with more time to think about it and the benefit …
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Ali / Think Progress:
McCain never showed up at Capitol Hill for bailout negotiations today. — After declaring he'd return to Washington to help with the bailout negotiations immediately after last night's debate, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) never went to Capitol Hill today. In fact, McCain stayed largely holed …
Newsweek:
A Freddie Mac Money Trail Catches Up With McCain — Few advisers in John McCain's inner circle inspire more loyalty from him than campaign manager Rick Davis. McCain and his wife, Cindy, credit the shrewd, and sometimes volatile, Republican insider with rescuing the campaign last year …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
MCCAIN-PALIN (DAVIS MANAFORT) — In that Newsweek piece (noted below), which details Rick Davis's continuing financial ties to mega-lobby firm Davis Manafort, Mike Isikoff reveals that in addition to paying Davis's salary directly to Davis Manafort, the McCain campaign has paid almost …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XIV: What Trade Missions To Russia? — By now, the pattern is familiar. Palin responds to a question she fears reveals something she wants to conceal and lies: … There is no evidence of her conducting any trade missions with Russia:
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Missouri governor goes nuclear on Obama for using prosecutors on campaign “truth squad” — Oh, now. Would people really refrain from criticizing Obama just because they fear being, er, sent to prison for it? … More at the link. Needless to say, no one actually has to be prosecuted for this to work.
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governor.mo.gov:
Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign's Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement — JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news reports that have exposed plans by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to use Missouri law enforcement to threaten and intimidate his critics.
Joseph Gerth / Courier-Journal:
McConnell, Lunsford race a dead heat — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford are knotted in a statistical tie for McConnell's seat, according to the latest Courier-Journal Bluegrass Poll. — The poll found that each candidate would get the support …
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New York Times:
McCain and Team Have Many Ties to Gambling Industry — Senator John McCain was on a roll. In a room reserved for high-stakes gamblers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, he tossed $100 chips around a hot craps table. When the marathon session ended around 2:30 a.m. …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Genuine and Immediate Crisis — What Congress has to do now. — I've received phone calls in the last hour from two economists I respect, one of them Larry Lindsey, the other in a position where he'd prefer not to be named. Both have government experience, neither is alarmist by nature, and they say this:
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
House GOP rejects latest bailout proposal; Update: Pelosi wants deal …
House GOP rejects latest bailout proposal; Update: Pelosi wants deal …
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Republican Leader John Boehner:
Leader Alert — Dems Want to Reward Scandal-Tarnished “Community Organizing” Group in Economic Rescue Bill — House GOP Fights to Remove ACORN Slush Fund from Economic Rescue Bill; Poison-Pill Proposal Would Ask Taxpayers to Bankroll Group Accused of Voter Fraud Nationwide
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Sergey Brin / The Official Google Blog:
Our position on California's No on 8 campaign — As an Internet company, Google is an active participant in policy debates surrounding information access, technology and energy. Because our company has a great diversity of people and opinions — Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals …
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Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
McCain camp prays for Palin wedding — The marriage of the vice-presidential candidate's pregnant teenage daughter could lift a flagging campaign — In an election campaign notable for its surprises, Sarah Palin, the Republican vice- presidential candidate, may be about to spring a new one …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Holds 5-Point Lead — Momentum in his favor going into debate — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama leads John McCain, 49% to 44%, when registered voters are asked who they would vote for if the election were held today, according to the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update.
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