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Douglass K. Daniel / Associated Press:
Analysis: Palin's words carry racial tinge … WASHINGTON (AP) - By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is “palling around with terrorists” and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign.
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Fact Check: Is Obama ‘palling around with terrorists’? — Get the facts! — The Facts: In making the charge at a fund-raising event in Englewood, Colorado, and a rally in Carson, California, Palin was referring at least in part to William Ayers, a 1960s radical.
The Huffington Post:
Palin Misquotes Albright: “Place In Hell Reserved For Women Who Don't Support Other Women” — At a rally today in California, Gov. Sarah Palin offered up a rather jarring argument for supporting the Republican ticket. “There's a place in Hell reserved for women who don't support other women …
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CNN:
Obama accuses McCain of looking for distractions — (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday charged that Sen. John McCain's campaign is launching “Swift boat-style attacks” on him instead of addressing the country's problems. — “Sen. McCain and his operatives are gambling that they can distract …
Scott Conroy / CBS News:Palin Says She Wants To Talk About Issues, Adds That Obama Pals With A Terrorist
Allahpundit / Hot Air:AP: Palin's a racist for bringing up Ayers, or something; Update …
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Guardian:
Now Wall Street may shun $700bn bail-out — Fears are mounting that many Wall Street banks and financial firms will refuse to participate in the US government's $700bn bail-out package, leaving global markets and world economies in a perilous state for months to come.
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Marc Ambinder:
Democrats To Raise McCain Associations To Keating, Others — Democratic surrogates say they've been given the go-ahead from the Obama campaign to mention John McCain's associations with S&L kingpin Charles Keating and other historically tarnished creatures when asked about Obama's connection to ex-Weatherman William Ayers.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Exclusive: Obama to hit McCain on Keating Five — Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Monday will launch a multimedia campaign to draw attention to the involvement of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the “Keating Five” savings-and-loan scandal of 1989-91, which blemished McCain's public image and set him on his course as a self-styled reformer.
Jason Szep / Tales from the Trail:
In slip up, Palin calls Afghanistan “our neighboring country” — SAN FRANCISCO - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin called Afghanistan “our neighboring country” on Sunday in a speech that could revive questions over her tendency to stumble into linguistic knots.
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John M. Broder / The Caucus:
Biden's Mother-in-Law Dies — Bonny Jean Jacobs, 78, the mother-in-law of Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic vice presidential nominee, died this afternoon after a long illness. Mr. Biden has canceled all campaign appearances Monday and Tuesday to be with his wife, Jill Jacobs Biden, and their families.
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Wesley Loy / Anchorage Daily News:
Seven state employees to honor Troopergate subpoenas — Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg announced today that seven state employees will now honor subpoenas to testify in the legislative investigation of the Troopergate affair. — Colberg said the decision comes in light of a judge's ruling …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Va. GOP fears McCain could lose the state — Virginia Republicans are warning that John McCain's prospects for winning a state that has been in the GOP column in every presidential election since 1964 could be in jeopardy. With Barack Obama treating the Old Dominion like a battleground state …
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Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:McCain's brother says N. Va. ‘Communist country’
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Mich GOP county chair calls McCain move “complete crock of crap” — Al Ribeiro, until now McCain's Michigan state director, had the unenviable task of sending out an email to Republicans in the state explaining as delicately as possible why they were pulling out.
MSNBC:
Paul Begala, Mike Murphy, Chuck Todd, David Gregory, Gwen Ifill, Peggy Noonan and David Yepsen — MR. TOM BROKAW: Our issues this Sunday: Just 30 days to go and the battle for electoral votes is shifting rapidly. We take you through the national political map and the key battleground states …
Darrel Rowland / Editorial RSS:
Dispatch Poll: Obama opens lead on McCain — Early voting makes pre-Nov. 4 standings more important — Amid growing concerns about the economy, Ohio Democrats are coming home to Sen. Barack Obama, giving him a 7-point advantage in a new Dispatch Poll as the volatile presidential campaign swings into its final month.
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Bob Von Sternberg / Minneapolis Star Tribune:Minnesota Poll: Obama leaps ahead of McCain
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Scott Conroy / CBS News:
Palin Says Omaha Visit Was Not Campaign's Call, It Was Hers — From CBS News' Scott Conroy: — (OMAHA, NEB.) - Sarah Palin said at a hastily scheduled Sunday night rally in this solidly red state that the decision to come here was hers alone and was not the defensive move by her campaign …
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Jon Meacham / Newsweek:
The Palin Problem — Yes, she won the debate by not imploding. But governing requires knowledge, and mindless populism is just that—mindless. — Photos: (from left) J. Scott Applewhite / AP; Khue Bui for Newsweek — From the magazine issue dated Oct 13, 2008
Garance Franke-Ruta / Washington Post:
RNC to File FEC Complaint on Obama Fundraising Practices — A lawyer for the Republican National Committee today said the party will ask the Federal Election Commission to look into the source of thousands of small-dollar contributions to the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama.
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Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:Obama's ‘Good Will’ Hunting — From the magazine issue dated Oct 13, 2008
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