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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
OBAMA AND SOME GUY HE BARELY KNOWS.... About a week or so ago, the Wall Street Journal editorial page ran an 1,100-word piece from conservative writer Stanley Kurtz about Barack Obama's past with 1960's-era radical William Ayers. The Journal gave it a provocative headline …
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Stanley Kurtz / The Corner:
NYT's Ayers-Obama Whitewash — As others have noted, today's New York Times carries a story on the relationship between Barack Obama and unrepentant Weather Underground terrorist, Bill Ayers. The piece serves as a platform for the Obama campaign and Obama's friends and allies.
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
McCain Plans Fiercer Strategy Against Obama — Sen. John McCain and his Republican allies are readying a newly aggressive assault on Sen. Barack Obama's character, believing that to win in November they must shift the conversation back to questions about the Democrat's judgment …
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Jane Smiley / The Huffington Post:
William Ayers and John McCain — Every time I think of William Ayers, I also think of John McCain, because they are of the same era, and they both believed in the efficacy of violence. According to an article in Friday's New York Times, McCain once said of Ayers, “How can you countenance someone …
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
With One Month To Go: Why McCain Will Close and Win — Because the country cannot afford the greatest gamble in its modern history at this moment in time. — A confrontation with Iran looms and instability in Pakistan grows. The Islamist threat has been beaten back in Iraq …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama: McCain health plan ‘radical’ — With families increasingly worried about their economic security, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is opening a major assault on what he charges is a “radical plan” by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to decentralize health insurance.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama attacks ‘radical’ McCain health plan
Obama attacks ‘radical’ McCain health plan
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Washington Post:
GOP Strategists Whisper Fears Of Greater Losses in November — With the party already struggling to generate enthusiasm for its brand, Republican strategists fear that an outpouring of public anger generated by Congress's struggle to pass a rescue package for the financial industry may contribute …
Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
What's The Matter With Harry? — One of the more curious — but not unprecedented — incidents in the last couple of weeks involved Harry Reid. The Wall Street Journal explains: … But this wasn't the only such incident: … All of this raises the question: are they trying …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Palin gives more to charity than Biden — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made considerably less money than rival Sen. Joe Biden, but the Palin family gave more to charity in the last two years than Biden has in the last eight combined, according to Palin's tax records released Friday afternoon.
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Kevin Duchschere / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Franken bypasses Coleman as voters react to attack ads — DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken has moved into his first solid lead over incumbent Republican Norm Coleman, according to a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll. — The survey, conducted Tuesday through Thursday …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains Significant Margin — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Oct. 1-3 finds 50% of registered voters supporting Barack Obama, and 42% John McCain, for president. — Obama has now held a statistically significant lead over McCain for the last eight days …
Brian C. Mooney / Boston Globe:
Obama gaining crucial ground — Polling shifts in some key states — With 31 days until the election, Democrat Barack Obama's road to the White House is widening, and Republican John McCain's electoral path is narrowing. — The McCain campaign's decision this week to abandon Democratic-leaning Michigan …
Jules Crittenden:
AP Goes Neo-Con — OK, al-P and reasonable people might dispute that. — But try as it might to discuss where we are five years on without giving Bush any props, the Associated Press has to admit that we have some leverage, and a substantial national interest, at stake in that nascent democracy won …
The Huffington Post:
Leo, Ellen, Halle And More Celebs' New Message: Don't Vote (VIDEO) — Just say... Bill O'Reilly And Barney Frank Face-Off Over Fannie & Freddie: “You're A Coward!” “You Think That Toughness Is Yelling And Ranting And Trying To Bully” — Bill O'Reilly and Barney Frank faced off …
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Paul Vercammen / CNN:
O.J. Simpson guilty of armed robbery, kidnapping — LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) — Former gridiron great O.J. Simpson was found guilty Friday of all 12 counts in the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas, Nevada, casino hotel last year.
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The Volokh Conspiracy, Wake up America, Scared Monkeys, Outside The Beltway, Pulp Culture and Matt Ortega
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
Talking in Points — The Republicans were euphoric over Sarah Palin's debate performance, particularly the part in which she stood tall and refrained from falling off the stage. “There are conservatives and Republicans across America who are ... breathing a sigh of relief,” …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DESPERATE — Republican state legislators, at the behest of the McCain campaign, have now filed an emergency appeal with the Alaska Supreme Court trying to shutdown the ‘Troopergate’ investigation. The plaintiffs (echoing the Bush v. Gore decision) claim “the plaintiffs and Alaskans …
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