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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Today's Polls, 9/28 — Here's the long and short of it for John McCain: Barack Obama has as large a lead in the election as he's held all year. But there is much less time left on the clock than there was during other Obama periods of strength, such as in February, mid-June or immediately following the Democratic convention.
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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Obama slightly widens lead after debate, poll finds — Registered voters who watched the first presidential debate preferred Obama over McCain, 49% to 44%, a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg survey shows. — WASHINGTON — The much-anticipated first presidential debate between John …
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 …
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Kucinich says not enough votes for bailout — A prominent liberal Democratic lawmaker said Sunday there are not enough votes to pass the bailout package as it stands now. — “I will tell you right now I don't know if they have votes,” said Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio).
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David Sirota / Blog entry:
Top 5 Reasons to Vote Against Wall Street's $700 Billion Bailout
Top 5 Reasons to Vote Against Wall Street's $700 Billion Bailout
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Tapscott's Copy Desk:
Comparison of original Paulson bailout to compromise proposal
Comparison of original Paulson bailout to compromise proposal
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Arnab Datta / Political Radar:
‘Un-American’ Bailout, Paulson Should Have Quit, Gingrich Says
‘Un-American’ Bailout, Paulson Should Have Quit, Gingrich Says
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Dinesh Ramde / Associated Press:
Soldier's mother “ecstatic” about Obama's bracelet — MILWAUKEE - The mother of a Wisconsin soldier who died in Iraq says she was “ecstatic” during Friday's debate when Senator Barack Obama mentioned the bracelet she gave him in honor of her son. — Tracy Jopek of Merrill told …
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Dinesh Ramde / Associated Press:
Soldier's mom defends Obama's mention of bracelet
Soldier's mom defends Obama's mention of bracelet
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Arnab Datta / Political Punch:
Bracelet Wars* — It was meant as a sign of respect …
Bracelet Wars* — It was meant as a sign of respect …
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Brett J. Blackledge / Associated Press:
AP Investigation: Palin got zoning aid, gifts — WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Though Sarah Palin depicts herself as a pit bull fighting good-old-boy politics, in her years as mayor she and her friends received special benefits more typical of small-town politics as usual, an Associated Press investigation shows.
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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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 …
PALIN DOESN'T SPEAK FOR CAMPAIGN.... Over the summer …
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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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Stuart Watson / The Charlotte Observer:
Mayor ‘just curious’ if Obama is antichrist — FORT MILL, S.C. — Fort Mill Mayor Danny Funderburk says he was “just curious” when he forwarded a chain e-mail suggesting Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is the biblical antichrist. “I was just curious if there was any validity to it …
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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
Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:
Exclusive: Fox ‘News’ Scrubs Story on Conservatives ‘Questioning Palin Heft’ — We were surprised as anyone to see this listed today at Google News... We were somewhat less surprised when we clicked on it to find the page it linked to was now an error page at the Fox “News” website, reading...
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
No Grand Jury for Gonzales — Report to Call for Continued Probe of U.S. Attorneys' Firings — Former attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales will not be referred to a federal grand jury for his role in the 2006 firings of nine U.S. attorneys, but a long-awaited report to be released today …
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David Zaring / Conglomerate:
The Bailout Compromise — As Eric Posner says, a quick skim offers few surprises: — As an exercise in the development of legislation, note what has happened to the bill, drafted to be three pages long, with absolutely no attention paid to the fact that the program would have to be implemented …
Gateway Pundit:
Obama Goon Squad Shuts Down Macsmind Blog — More Hope and Change... Macsmind blog is down. — Obama goon squads: … Here is the temporary Macsmind blog. — UPDATE: Here is one of the videos that Barack Obama does not want you to see: — Obama wants to disarm (evil) America.
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Kyle Nagel / Dayton Daily News:
Chemical irritant empties Islamic Society of Greater Dayton's mosque — DAYTON — Baboucarr Njie was preparing for his prayer session Friday night, Sept. 26, when he heard children in the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton coughing. Soon, Njie himself was overcome with fits of coughing and …