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3:40 PM ET, September 29, 2008

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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
‘Substantive’ Press Is Taken for a Spin  —  OXFORD, Miss. — David Axelrod was surrounded by a pack of camera-toting, mike-wielding, pushing-and-shoving media types, one of whom asked whether his man Barack Obama had been “too nice” in the just-completed debate with John McCain.
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Jeffrey Goldberg:
Sarah Palin Endorses Hamas  —  How can it be that some people still pretend that Sarah Palin is suited for high office?  This country has never seen someone so comprehensively unprepared for the vice presidency; Dan Quayle was Metternich by comparison.  I've watched Sarah Palin's interview …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
More to come from Palin-Couric  —  Howie Kurtz raised some eyebrows by reporting this morning that “the worst may be yet to come for Palin; sources say CBS has two more responses on tape that will likely prove embarrassing.”  —  A source familiar with CBS News' plans clarified that this is part of the …
Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Game Plan for Palin Is Retooled Ahead of Debate  —  Top McCain Aides Oversee Preparation After Recent Flubs  —  The McCain campaign moved its top officials inside Gov. Sarah Palin's operation Sunday to prepare for what is certain to be the most important event of her vice-presidential campaign …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
How Democrats set Sarah Palin up to ‘win’ Thursday's VP debate  —  According to a news release from CBS News, Harry Smith will have an exclusive interview this morning with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's parents, Chuck and Sally Heath, on “The Early Show.”  —  It's not really exclusive, of course.
Ari / Firedoglake:
Maureen Dowd Banned  —  Howard Kurtz drops this tidbit into his column: … If the Obama campaign banned a FoxNews Reporter from the plane, I'm sure it would be the greatest crime against the first amendment ever committed.  MoDo banned — one sentence, no explanation.
Jeremy P. Jacobs / Politicker MA:
Romney: McCain camp should have provided more access to Palin
Chris Isidore / CNNMoney.com:
Bailout plan rejected  —  House leaders scramble for support for controversial Wall Street plan.  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The fate of the Bush administration's $700 billion financial bailout plan was abruptly thrown in doubt Monday as a House vote turned against the controversial measure.
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains 8-Point Lead  —  Registered voters prefer Obama to McCain, 50% to 42%  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update, based on Sept. 26-28 polling, shows Barack Obama with a 50% to 42% lead over John McCain, unchanged from the prior report.
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Michelle Malkin:
Nancy Pelosi's bailout attack speech on the House floor  —  I noted it during my liveblog of the House debate.  Here's a video sample of her crap sandwich.  As I mentioned while it was happening, she received multiple rounds of applause on the floor before and after her spittle-flecked statement.
Discussion: Riehl World View
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Krooney / TIME.com:
Rep. Frank “Appalled” Republicans Pointing Finger at Pelosi
Discussion: The New Republic
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Associated Press:
House defeats $700B financial markets bailout
Stanley Kurtz / New York Post:
O'S DANGEROUS PALS  —  BARACK'S ‘ORGANIZER’ BUDS PUSHED FOR BAD MORTGAGES  —  WHAT exactly does a “community organizer” do?  Barack Obama's rise has left many Americans asking themselves that question.  Here's a big part of the answer: Community organizers intimidate banks into making high-risk loans to customers with poor credit.
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New York Post:
THE MELTDOWN'S ACORN  —  As Congress slogged toward …
Discussion: The Corner
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Obama sought rape victim for ad  —  Barack Obama's campaign earlier this month sought to find a rape victim to appear in a campaign commercial, according to an e-mail obtained by Politico.  —  Kiersten Steward, director of public policy at the Family Violence Prevention Fund …
Discussion: Hog On Ice
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The 3 A.M. Call  —  It's 3 a.m., a few months into 2009, and the phone in the White House rings.  Several big hedge funds are about to fail, says the voice on the line, and there's likely to be chaos when the market opens.  Whom do you trust to take that call?  —  I'm not being melodramatic.
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Paul Krugman:
Bailout questions answered  —  I'm being asked two big questions about this thing: (1) Was it really necessary?  (2) Shouldn't Dems have tossed the whole Paulson approach out the window and done something completely different?  —  On (1), the answer is yes.
Dick Armey / FreedomWorks.org:
Why I Oppose the Wall Street Bailout  —  This week, Congress will vote on the largest federal bailout in history—$700 billion in spending authority to purchase the troubled assets of Wall Street's major investment houses.  As a free market economist I unequivocally oppose this legislation …
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Howard Fineman / MSNBC:   Bailout ushers in the era of Obama
Michael Moore:
The Rich Are Staging a Coup This Morning ...a message from Michael Moore  —  Let me cut to the chase.  The biggest robbery in the history of this country is taking place as you read this.  Though no guns are being used, 300 million hostages are being taken.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: Bailout bill fails, Dow roller-coasters; Update: Pelosi speech added  —  This has to be considered a shocker.  The bailout bill failed in the House, and it wasn't especially close.  The final tally was 207-226, with Democrats supporting it 141-94, while Republicans opposed it 66-132.
Discussion: protein wisdom and Wake up America
Tim Shipman / Telegraph:
US elections: Barack Obama's team believes he can win by a landslide  —  Barack Obama's senior aides believe he is on course for a landslide election victory over John McCain and will comfortably exceed most current predictions in the race for the White House.
Discussion: Townhall.com and Babalu Blog
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
MCCAIN CAMP TO IFILL: GO EASY ON PALIN  —  The McCain camp is saying that veep debate moderator Gwen Ifill will have to answer for herself if she asks too many foreign policy questions Thursday night:
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and Harry's Place
 
 
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Marc Ambinder:
McCain's Share of The Blame?
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Patrick Edaburn / The Moderate Voice:
House REJECTS Bailout Bill
Faiz / Think Progress:
McCain disregards Petraeus' advice, hits Obama for not using the word ‘victory.’
Discussion: Politics Blog and Washington Post
Jim Manzi / The Corner:
The Bailout Vote  —  I've only done two posts on the bailout.
Daniel Larison / Eunomia:
As Much As The Next Guy … Of course, that's just the point.
Discussion: Ross Douthat
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
The Bailout Follies: Taxpayers Will Be Forced to Buy the Bad Debt …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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Ryan: “Herbert Hoover moment”
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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Olmert Says Israel Should Pull Out of West Bank
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Chicago dive bar scores hit with nude Sarah Palin portrait
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Associated Press:
GOP official removed for racial remarks
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