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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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Washington Post:
Skepticism of Palin Growing, Poll Finds — With the vice presidential candidates set to square off today in their only scheduled debate, public assessments of Sarah Palin's readiness have plummeted, and she may now be a drag on the Republican ticket among key voter groups, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
New York Times:
Questions for the Next Vice President — Tonight, Senator Joe Biden of Delaware and Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska will meet in the one and only vice presidential debate of the 2008 campaign. The Op-Ed editors asked people with knowledge of the vice presidency, the candidates and their records …
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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.
Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:
Palin's Strengths Rooted in Alaska — Family and Friends Hope She'll Show Trademark Confidence During Debate — WASILLA, Alaska — The valley where Sarah Palin was raised is vast and tree-packed, and so quiet that once, when Palin's parents left a door open in their antler-festooned house, a moose poked its nose into their den.
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.
Hilzoy / Washington Monthly:
There's, Of Course In The Great History Of America There Have Been Rulings ...
There's, Of Course In The Great History Of America There Have Been Rulings ...
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DEAD TO RIGHTS — Not knowing any Supreme Court decision …
DEAD TO RIGHTS — Not knowing any Supreme Court decision …
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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 …
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Associated Press:
House girds for second try on financial rescue — Play Video CNN - ‘Bailout will not stop recession’ — Play Video Video: Senate rescues the rescue Reuters — AP - Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., talks with reporters during a news conference on the ...
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Senate Approves Bailout
Senate Approves Bailout
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Ifill: I never told the Commission about the book — The AP has a hidden nugget at the end of its report on the Gwen Ifill controversy. While some have blamed the McCain campaign for agreeing to Ifill as a moderator for tomorrow night's VP debate while writing a book about “The Age of Barack Obama” …
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Tom Curry / MSNBC:
Let's do the numbers on the House re-vote — Overwhelming Senate vote for financial rescue bill signals likely House OK — WASHINGTON - — An overwhelming Senate vote Wednesday night to pass the financial sector rescue bill set the stage for likely House passage of the measure on Friday.
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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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Krooney / TIME.com:
More Data Shows Obama Battleground Strength — From latest TIME/CNN state polls: — FLORIDA: Obama 51, McCain 47 — MINNESOTA: Obama 54, McCain 43 — MISSOURI: Obama 49, McCain 48 — NEVADA: Obama 51, McCain 47 — VIRGINIA: Obama 53, McCain 44 … Get The Page delivered to your inbox.
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Report Implicates White House — E-Mails Hint at Involvement in Prosecutor Firings, Officials Say — In 18 months of searching, Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine and Office of Professional Responsibility chief H. Marshall Jarrett have uncovered new e-mail messages hinting …
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Firedoglake:
9 Grand Loan At Less than Prime from WaMu = Credit Crisis? — So Monday morning my PC laptop crapped out right as I'm about to delve into the Oxdown Gazette for some mmm-good read'n and maybe some write'n. Being as naturally superstitious as John McCain trying to roll a 4 …
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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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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
McKinney: DoD shot 5,000 prisoners during Katrina — It wouldn't be an election cycle without Cynthia McKinney's lunacy, and fortunately she hasn't shied away from providing it. Here, we watch as the Green Party's endorsed presidential candidate accuses National Guard soldiers …
The Caucus:
Not-So-Secret Handshake — It was Senator Barack Obama who crossed the aisle. — On Wednesday evening, as the senators gathered to vote on the $700 billion bailout package, Mr. Obama walked over to the Republican side of the chamber to extend a greeting to Senator John McCain.
New York Times:
An Everyman on the Trail, With Perks at Home — For the millions of voters getting to know him, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, portrays himself at times as an average guy who takes the train to work, frets about money and basically has led a middle-class life.
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