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4:55 PM ET, September 28, 2008

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CNN:
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Sadly, No!
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
PALIN DOESN'T SPEAK FOR CAMPAIGN.... Over the summer …
Discussion: CNN
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Palin takes questions during cheesesteak run
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
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.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Debate Watchers Give Obama Edge Over McCain
Discussion: The Swamp and Spin Cycle
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
McCain as the Alpha Male
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.
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Reuters:   U.S. reaches outline for bailout deal
Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Reach Tentative Bailout Deal
Calculated Risk:
Pelosi: Summary of Draft Proposal
Discussion: TalkLeft and Corrente
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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Faiz / Think Progress:
McCain Calls For Bipartisan Cooperation On Financial Bailout, But Refuses To Talk With Democrats  —  On Wednesday afternoon, John McCain claimed to want to put partisanship aside to focus his attention on the financial crisis.  “We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans …
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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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Hot Air
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:
Deborah Howell / Washington Post:
The Power of Political Cartoons  —  Political cartoonists distill their opinions on power and culture into art and commentary with the sharp points of their pens.  They can make readers gleeful — or angry.  Readers deserve to know more about this breed for whom being fair is not a virtue.
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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Swopa / Needlenose:
Will McCain's next Hail Mary pass be “Here Comes the Bride”?
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and Hullabaloo
 
 
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Dick Morris says Obama won the debate and that angers Hannity
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
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The Real Costs of the Bailouts
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Ryan Grim / The Crypt's Blogs:
ACORN outrage removes affordable housing provision
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Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Rep. Mark Udall says Rangel should step down
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 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
McCain Ready for A Change Of Subject
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and TIME.com
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
McCain And Torture  —  A reader writes: … I agree.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Pelosi calls House GOP “unpatriotic”
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Gateway Pundit
Tim Shipman / Telegraph:
Bailout failure ‘will cause US crash’
 

 
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