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7:10 PM ET, September 28, 2008

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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.
The New Republic:
Obama is Winning, But Don't Tell Anyone!
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Debate Watchers Give Obama Edge Over McCain
Discussion: The Swamp and Spin Cycle
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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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
PALIN DOESN'T SPEAK FOR CAMPAIGN.... Over the summer …
Discussion: CNN
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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Arnab Datta / Political Punch:
Bracelet Wars*  —  It was meant as a sign of respect …
Discussion: Political Machine
Paul Krugman:
TARP draft  —  So there's a draft version of the bailout out there.  Pretty much as expected.  Section 113, MINIMIZATION OF LONG-TERM COSTS AND MAXIMIZATION OF BENEFITS FOR TAXPAYERS, is where the rubber meets the road — it's where the plan says something about how the deals will be done.
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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.
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Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Reach Tentative Bailout Deal
CNN:
Obama slams McCain on middle class  —  (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday tried to paint Sen. John McCain as a candidate who is out of touch with the middle class.  —  Speaking about Friday's presidential debate, Obama accused McCain of not addressing working families.
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Washington Wire:
McCain and Obama Indicate Support for Bailout Deal
Discussion: Raising Kaine
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Frank's fingerprints are all over the financial fiasco  —  'THE PRIVATE SECTOR got us into this mess.  The government has to get us out of it.  That's Barney Frank's story, and he's sticking to it.  As the Massachusetts Democrat has explained it in recent days, the current financial crisis …
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Sudeep Reddy / Wall Street Journal:
The Real Costs of the Bailouts
Discussion: blog maverick
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
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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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Mike Allen / The Politico:
McCain claims bailout credit
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
For McCain, Days of Chaos, Improvisation and Drama
Discussion: The Caucus and Think Progress
Rep. Mike Pence / Human Events:
Why I Oppose the Bailout  —  Our nation has been confronted by a serious crisis in our financial markets.  The President and this Congress were right to act with all deliberate speed in addressing this crisis.  —  We now have a deal that promises to bring near term stability to our financial turmoil, but at what price?
Discussion: alicublog and Michelle Malkin
Byron York / The Corner:
Palin Will Spend More Time With Couric, Cont'd  —  Team McCain tells me the strategy of having Palin talk to traditional broadcast networks ABC and CBS was designed to allow Palin to reach the maximum number of viewers.  “Coming off her tremendous performance at the convention …
Discussion: Townhall.com
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 …
Andrew Donaldson / The Times:
Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship  —  A tense standoff has developed in waters off Somalia over an Iranian merchant ship laden with a mysterious cargo that was hijacked by pirates.  —  Somali pirates suffered skin burns, lost hair and fell gravely ill “within days” of boarding the MV Iran Deyanat.
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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Peter Bergen / CNN:
Bergen: Debate skipped key Iran-Israel question
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Obama Marvels at the ‘Crazy’ 2008 Campaign
Discussion: TIME.com
The Mudflats:
Alaskans Demand Accountability from Palin! HUGE Rally!
Discussion: Open Left and Fighting Liberals
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
The Palin defense: Biden is a gaffe machine!
Ryan Grim / The Crypt's Blogs:
ACORN outrage removes affordable housing provision
Discussion: GINA COBB and pw
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Chicago Tribune:
Possible change of heart
Discussion: Hot Air
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Rep. Mark Udall says Rangel should step down
Discussion: The Corner and JammieWearingFool
Mona Charen / The Corner:
How do you solve a problem like Sarah Palin?
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Sadly, No!
 

 
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