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1:25 AM ET, October 5, 2008

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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Palin says Obama ‘palling around’ with terrorists … ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday accused Democrat Barack Obama of “palling around with terrorists” because of his association with a former 1960s radical, stepping up the campaign's effort …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Exclusive: Obama to preempt McCain assault  —  Branding his opponent as “erratic in a crisis,” Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is preempting plans by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to portray him as having sinister connections to controversial Chicagoans.  —  Obama officials call it political jujitsu - turning the attacks back on the attacker.
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
CNN:
Palin hits Obama for ‘terrorist’ connection  —  (CNN) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday slammed Sen. Barack Obama's political relationship with a former anti-war radical, accusing him of associating “with terrorists who targeted their own country.”  —  Palin's attack delivered …
Discussion: protein wisdom
Marc Ambinder:
The Deadly Final Attack...  It looks like the deadlier final attack might come not from John McCain, as advertised, but from Barack Obama, with his McCcain-will-cost-you-more blitzkrieg.  McCain's already on extremely weak footing regarding the economy.  —  By eliminating McCain's …
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Obama and '60s Bomber: A Look Into Crossed Paths  —  CHICAGO — At a tumultuous meeting of anti-Vietnam War militants at the Chicago Coliseum in 1969, Bill Ayers helped found the radical Weathermen, launching a campaign of bombings that would target the Pentagon and United States Capitol.
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.
Ed Whelan / The Corner:   Re: NYT's Ayers-Obama Whitewash
Stanley Kurtz / The Corner:
CNN/NYT Bias Contest
Discussion: www.redstate.com and Pajamas Media
Dave Winer / The Huffington Post:   John McCain is channeling Nixon now
Jane Smiley / The Huffington Post:
William Ayers and John McCain
Discussion: Buck Naked Politics
Fox News:
Palin Accuses Obama of ‘Palling Around With Terrorists’
Discussion: www.redstate.com
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Gray Lady on Ayers-Obama connection: Nothing to see here. Move along.
Discussion: The Caucus
The Politico:
GOP dread: Dems could hit 60 Senate seats  —  The possibility that Democrats will build a muscular, 60-seat Senate majority is looking increasing plausible, with new polls showing a powerful surge for the party's candidates in Minnesota, Kentucky and other states.
Discussion: TIME.com
Charles Duhigg / New York Times:
Pressured to Take More Risk, Fannie Hit a Tipping Point  —  “Almost no one expected what was coming.  It's not fair to blame us for not predicting the unthinkable.”  — Daniel H. Mudd, former chief executive, Fannie Mae  —  When the mortgage giant Fannie Mae recruited Daniel H. Mudd …
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The Huffington Post:
Leo, Ellen, Halle And More Celebs' New Message: Don't Vote (VIDEO)
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
New York Times:
Dick Cheney, Role Model  —  In all the talk about the vice-presidential debate, there was an issue that did not get much attention but kept nagging at us: Sarah Palin's description of the role and the responsibilities of the office for which she is running, vice president of the United States.
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Josh Chafetz / The New Republic:   Historical Manglings  —  What Joe Biden and Sarah Palin …
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Talking in Points
Discussion: Discourse.net and TalkLeft
Hotline On Call:
The Early Line: Diageo/Hotline Tracking Poll  — The Diageo/Hotline tracking poll has switched to LVs.  Only RVs who describe themselves as “extremely likely” or “very likely” to vote, or have already voted, will be included in the survey.  — Touchdown Fighting Illini?
Discussion: Daily Kos, MyDD and TalkLeft
New York Times:
Economic Unrest Shifts Electoral Battlegrounds  —  The turmoil on Wall Street and the weakening economy are changing the contours of the presidential campaign map, giving new force to Senator Barack Obama's ambitious strategy to make incursions into Republican territory …
Discussion: The Other McCain, TIME.com and Truthdig
Maggie O'Brien / Omaha World-Herald:
Palin to make a stop in Omaha on Sunday  —  Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is planning an Omaha visit on Sunday evening, according to GOP officials.  —  Details of the visit were still being worked out.  —  The Palin visit is further evidence that the Omaha-based 2nd …
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 …
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Obama drops hidden ‘maverick’ in mail  —  It may be Palin's favorite term for McCain, but the Obama camp is sneaking in “maverick” onto a mail piece.  —  An eagle-eyed Minnesota reader sends in a piece of Obama greeting voters outside of what looks like a convenience store.  Note the cigarette sign on the door.
 
 
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