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CBS News:
Palin, Biden Trade Views On Abortion — CBS Evening News: Biden And Palin Answer Katie Couric's Vice-Presidential Questions … Katie Couric: Why do you think Roe v. Wade was a good decision? — Joe Biden: Because it's as close to a consensus that can exist in a society as heterogeneous as ours.
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
The Palin Supreme Court stumble — Tonight's installment of Katie Couric playing Roger Mudd to Sarah Palin's Ted Kennedy features the much-anticipated Supreme Court non-answer. — The bad news for McCain: This offers yet more evidence that Palin has thought little about many policy issues facing the country and world.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DEAD TO RIGHTS — Not knowing any Supreme Court decision she opposes except for Roe v. Wade ain't great. Frankly, though, for the Christian right, that's really the only Supreme Court jurisprudence they want you to know. But there was a bigger goof in this latest segment from the Couric interview …
Ramesh Ponnuru / The Corner:
Palin and Privacy — Those excerpts from Couric's interviews give me more concerns about Biden than Palin. He seems to be under the impression that there's a “liberty clause” in the Fourteenth Amendment (he has talked about it in Supreme Court confirmation hearings too). He misdescribes what Roe held.
KCCI-TV:
NEW KCCI Poll: Clear Presidential Frontrunner Emerges — DES MOINES, Iowa — An exclusive KCCI poll shows Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama widening his lead here in Iowa. — The new poll interviewed 600 Iowans on Monday and Tuesday who regularly vote in elections for opinion on the upcoming presidential election.
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CNN:
Controversy brews up around VP moderator — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Controversy swirled over vice presidential debate moderator Gwen Ifill one day before the face-off between Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden, after new scrutiny was drawn to her upcoming book featuring Barack Obama.
CBS News:
CBS Poll: Obama Widens Lead Over McCain — CBS News Survey Shows Obama Opening Up Nine-Point Edge On Strength Of Debate Performance And Handling Of Financial Crisis — (CBS) Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads GOP rival John McCain 49 percent to 40 percent among registered voters in a new CBS News poll.
Jim Treacher / Mother, May I Sleep with Treacher?:
A PARTIAL LIST OF GWEN IFILL'S QUESTIONS FOR THE VP DEBATE
A PARTIAL LIST OF GWEN IFILL'S QUESTIONS FOR THE VP DEBATE
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Mike Glover / Associated Press:
McCain turns irritable, sarcastic in interview — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain, once renowned for his jocular sessions with journalists, appeared irritable and at times sarcastic in an interview in which he defended running mate Sarah Palin's experience …
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Mike Murphy / Swampland:
Des Moines Register... As a former general in the GOP, I get a lot of emails from various operative types around the country. Many are old comrades from the forgotten wars of old Republican statewide campaigns. Unlike the well meaning but under-experienced six month wonders who seem …
CNN:
CNN Polls: Major gains for Obama in battleground states — ST. LOUIS, Missouri (CNN) - New polls in five crucial battleground states that could decide the race for the White House suggest Barack Obama is making some major gains. — CNN/Time Magazine/Opinion Research Corporation polls …
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New York Times:
Poll Finds Obama Gaining Support and McCain Weakened in Bailout Crisis
Poll Finds Obama Gaining Support and McCain Weakened in Bailout Crisis
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Poll: Obama gaining in battleground states
Poll: Obama gaining in battleground states
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David Rogers / The Politico:
By large margin, Senate passes bailout bill — Treasury's $700 billion rescue plan for the financial markets passed the Senate Wednesday night, giving the White House new confidence it has turned the corner and can win final approval from Congress by Friday.
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David Rogers / The Politico:
Senate bailout bill keeps growing
Senate bailout bill keeps growing
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David Nather / Beyond the Dome:
Obama Makes McCain Very Uncomfortable — Let the record reflect that Barack Obama made the approach to John McCain tonight. — As the two shared the Senate floor tonight for the first time since they won their party nominations, Obama stood chatting with Democrats on his side of the aisle …
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Palin campaign to shift media strategy — SEDONA, Arizona (CNN) - Sarah Palin's interview Tuesday with conservative talker Hugh Hewitt gave the vice presidential candidate a chance to showcase elements of her life story and demonstrate some of the folksiness that's been central to her political success.
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John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:
Something just went wrong with McCain's face on national TV — UPDATE: There's now slow-motion video making it painfully clear that something is wrong. — In the post below, we showed a scene that just took place in which McCain was momentarily confused on stage, not knowing where to go.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
The Obama channel — ChanNenel 73 on the Dish Network is now The Obama Channel. — Obama's media buying strategy has been marked by a willingness to work the angles, and to try to pick up a few votes at the margins. The decision to go to everything from extensive radio buys …
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Paul Krugman:
Stockholm Syndrome — On Olbermann a few minutes ago (that basement classroom with the heavy paper over the windows and camera sure has come in handy lately!) a phrase popped out of my mouth: “Stockholm Syndrome”, with regard to the rescue. — Here's the thing: it's very hard for Congress …
William R. Kapfer / Washington Blade:
McCain's gay Q&A — ‘I hope gay and lesbian Americans will give full consideration to supporting me’ — Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told the Blade in an exclusive written interview this week that he appreciates the Log Cabin Republicans' decision to endorse him …
Issam Ahmed / Christian Science Monitor:
FLIRTING WITH PALIN EARNS PAKISTANI PRESIDENT A FATWA — A leading religious leader condemned Asif Ali Zardari's comments to Sarah Palin at the UN. … After the flirtation came the fatwa. — With some overly friendly comments to Gov. Sarah Palin at the United Nations …
Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:
McCaskill Has ‘Joe Biden Moment’ by Saying Biden ‘Sometimes Says Things That Are Kind of Stupid’ — Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., today told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the American people don't know much about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin “and she is now being thrust on a stage without …