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Fox News:
Palin Disagrees With Michigan Pullout, Takes Second Stab at ‘Gotcha’ Questions — Sarah Palin, in an interview with FOX News, disagreed Friday with the McCain campaign's decision to pull out of Michigan. — FOXNews.com — Sarah Palin criticized John McCain's decision to pull campaign resources …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
VIDEO: Watch Sarah Palin Read Her Answers In Last Night's Debate — For Sarah Palin, last night's debate was an open-book exam. She spent much of the evening methodically reading and rehearsing answers from “carefully scripted talking points.” Palin's notes were largely hidden from plain view …
The Politico:
Palin meets expectations but still falls short — ST. LOUIS — Millions of Americans were watching Thursday night's vice-presidential debate waiting for a demolition derby moment — another crash by GOP running mate Sarah Palin, another serving of raw material for the writers at “Saturday Night Live.”
Fox News:
RAW DATA: Transcript of FOX News' Interview With Palin — FOX News' Carl Cameron interviews Sarah Palin Friday. — FOXNews.com — The following is a transcript of FOX News' Carl Cameron's interview with Sarah Palin Friday. — CAMERON: Governor Palin, thanks so much for joining us.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Hail Mary vs. Cool Barry — Krauthammer's Hail Mary Rule: You get only two per game. John McCain, unfortunately, has already thrown three. The first was his bet on the surge, a deep pass to David Petraeus who miraculously ran it all the way into the end zone.
Aden Nak / ph33r and loathing:
Moosehunter — So, I've been quiet thus far, but I figure it's about time I went moose hunting. So let me start off nice and big for ya, in case there's any doubt as to where I stand. Sarah Palin is a stupid, self important, ignorant bitch who I wouldn't put in charge of wiping her own ass.
The Huffington Post:
Palin On Fox News: Couric Annoyed Me — Appearing on a friendlier news outlet, Gov. Sarah Palin said she was “annoyed” with the way Katie Couric handled their interview and complained that the CBS Evening News host failed to give her the opportunity to take a proverbial axe to Barack Obama.
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:SHE READ THE CLIFFSNOTES? — Fox gives Sarah Palin a second bite …
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The Washington Independent
Matt / Think Progress:Palin Says She Will Seek Some Authority Over Legislative And Judicial Branches
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:Final: 69,989,000 viewers — Palin-Biden the most-watched vp debate ever
George Harris / Midwest Voices:Who Won VP Debate: A Review of Polls with October 3 pm update
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The Moderate Voice
Frank James / The Swamp:Biden won independents in VP debate
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James Pethokoukis / US News:
Why McCain Goes Easy on Fannie and the CRA — Here is the big question of the moment that many GOPers are asking: Why is John McCain not tearing into Barack Obama and the Dems on the huge role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Community Reinvestment Act in the financial crisis on Wall Street?
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Fox News:
Bill O'Reilly Battles Rep. Barney Frank Over Financial Crisis — This is a rush transcript from “The O'Reilly Factor,” October 2, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. — Watch “The O'Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!”
CNN:
Fact Check: Is Obama willing to meet with Iran's Ahmadinejad? — The Statement: — Gov. Sarah Palin said at the Oct. 2 vice presidential debate that Sen. Barack Obama “would be willing to meet with” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “without preconditions being met first.” — Get the facts! The Facts:
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Julia Hoppock / Political Radar:Palin Gets McCain Stance on Homeowner Protections Wrong
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MOMocrats™
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
McCain Campaign's Ad Spending Now Nearly 100 Percent Devoted To Attack Ads — The McCain campaign has now shifted virtually 100 percent of his national ad spending into negative ads attacking Obama, a detailed breakdown of his ad buys reveals. — By contrast, the Obama campaign is devoting less …
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Rich Lowry / The Corner:
Projecting through the Screen — A very wise TV executive once told me that the key to TV is projecting through the screen. It's one of the keys to the success of, say, a Bill O'Reilly, who comes through the screen and grabs you by the throat. Palin too projects through the screen like crazy.
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Bush Signs Rescue Bill After House Vote — WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives gave final approval on Friday to the $700 billion bailout for the financial system, reversing course to authorize what may be the most expensive government intervention in history.
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Marisa Katz / Washington Post:
The VP Debate: Odd Moments — In every debate, there are odd moments that tend to pass unnoticed because they do not concern the central issues of the day. Thursday night's vice-presidential debate featured two such episodes. In one, Sen. Joseph Biden was illogical on the matter of gay rights.
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The Volokh Conspiracy
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:VP Debate: Biden - “Vice President Cheney has been the most …
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The RBC
Marc Ambinder:
McCain Michigan Campaign Co-Chair Urges Palin On — Chuck Yob, the long-time McCain-supporting ex-member of the Republican National Committee, writes to Sarah Palin and urges Palin to pressure her boss into reconsidering his campaign's decision to withdraw from Michigan.
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:Palin Out Of The Loop On Decision To Pull Out Of Michigan
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Andrea Billups / Washington Times:
FBI raids Obama friend's office — The FBI on Wednesday raided the county offices of a former Illinois state senator who is a poker-playing buddy of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. — According to Chicago authorities, the FBI visited the offices in Joliet, Ill. …
Frances Robles / Americas Conference:
Old flame cited as part of McCain's Latin experience — Sen. John McCain's senior foreign policy adviser cites a steamy romance 50 years ago with a Brazilian babe among the things that illustrate the candidate's decades-long interest in Latin America — Speaking at an Americas Conference …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Leading by 7 Points — Today marks full week of Obama leading by significant margin — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Sept. 30-Oct. 2 has Barack Obama leading John McCain by seven percentage points, 49% to 42%. — Obama has held a statistically significant lead …
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