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McCain retracts Palin's Pakistan comments — WASHINGTON (CNN)— Sen. John McCain retracted Sarah Palin's stance on Pakistan Sunday morning, after the Alaska governor appeared to back Sen. Barack Obama's support for unilateral strikes inside Pakistan against terrorists
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Scott Conroy / CBS News:
Palin Contradicts McCain On Pakistan, Seems To Back Obama's Position — From CBS News' Scott Conroy: — (PHILADELPHIA) Sarah Palin told a customer at a Philadelphia restaurant on Saturday that the United States should “absolutely” launch cross-border attacks from Afghanistan into Pakistan …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Moves to 50% to 42% Lead — Obama registers strong performance over Thursday-Saturday time period — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama leads John McCain, 50% to 42% among registered voters in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday …
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ABCNEWS:
USA Today/Gallop Poll: Obama Did Better in First Debate — Obama Scores Big on Proposal to Change the Country — A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows 46% of people who watched Friday night's presidential debate say Democrat Barack Obama did a better job than Republican John McCain; 34% said McCain did better.
Tapscott's Copy Desk:
Comparison of original Paulson bailout to compromise proposal — House Republican Whip Roy Blunt's office provides this side-by-side comparison of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's original Wall Street bailout proposal with the final compromise agreed to over the weekend by congressional and Treasury negotiators:
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John Bresnahan / The Crypt's Blogs:
Details on Wall Street bailout deal — This is an e-mail circulating among New Democrats, a group on progressive Democrats, on Sunday morning that lays out some of the details of the Wall Street bailout package agreed to by House, Senate and White House negotiatiors late Saturday night.
New York Times:
Breakthrough Reached in Negotiations on Bailout
Breakthrough Reached in Negotiations on Bailout
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Warner Todd Huston / NewsBusters.org:
Family Told Obama NOT To Wear Soldier Son's Bracelet... Where is Media? — Barack Obama played the “me too” game during the Friday debates on September 26 after Senator John McCain mentioned that he was wearing a bracelet with the name of Cpl. Matthew Stanley, a resident of New Hampshire …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
“THE STENCH OF POLICE STATE TACTICS”
“THE STENCH OF POLICE STATE TACTICS”
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
For McCain, Days of Chaos, Improvisation and Drama — The brain trust of Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign knew three things as their motorcade lurched through Manhattan traffic on the way to the Morgan Library and Museum on Wednesday afternoon for what was supposed to be two hours of intensive debate preparation.
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Fareed Zakaria / Newsweek:
Palin Is Ready? Please. — McCain says that he always puts country first. In this important case, that is simply not true. — From the magazine issue dated Oct 6, 2008 — Will someone please put Sarah Palin out of her agony? Is it too much to ask that she come to realize that she wants …
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The Huffington Post:
Tina Fey As Sarah Palin: Katie Couric SNL Skit (VIDEO) — Tina Fey returned to Saturday Night Live to reprise her widely hailed impersonation of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The sketch focused on an interview Palin recently gave to CBS News' Katie Couric, including an exchange about Russia.
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Chicago Tribune:
Possible change of heart — Rezko talked with prosecutors, may aid probe, sources say — Antoin “Tony” Rezko, a convicted influence peddler who was once one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's most trusted confidants, has met with federal prosecutors and is considering cooperating in the corruption probe …
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Mona Charen / The Corner:
How do you solve a problem like Sarah Palin? — On Fox News Sunday this morning Bill Kristol said let Palin go - that the McCain team is roping her off from the press and surrounding her with Bushie advisors, which sounds like the third ring of hell. She's a talented politician, Bill advises …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Dick Morris says Obama won the debate and that angers Hannity — It was pretty comical watching Sean Hannity attack his own team player Dick Morris becuase Dick wouldn't follow Hannity's talking points after the debate. Even Morris gets honest once in a while. — Download | Play wmv
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 …
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