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Garance Franke-Ruta / Washington Post:
In Fla., Palin Goes for the Rough Stuff as Audience Boos Obama — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gestures during a campaign speech on Oct. 6, 2008 in Clearwater, Fla. (Chris O'Meara/Associated Press) — CLEARWATER, Fla. — “Okay, so Florida, you know that you're going to have to hang onto your hats …
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Marc Ambinder:
Who'll Call Obama A Terrorist? — Jonathan Martin notes: … The reality is that a member of McCain's audience went there today. You can hear it clearly on this video clip taken from MSNBC— after McCain asks “Who is the real Barack Obama?” the first, loudest voice can be heard answering “Terrorist!”
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama advantage grows — Likely voters nationwide: — Obama: 53 percent — McCain: 45 percent — NASHVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) - A new national poll suggests Barack Obama is widening his edge over John McCain in the race for the White House.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
McCain blasts Obama, Democrats for Fannie Mae meltdown — We asked John McCain to take off the gloves — and he listened. In remarks McCain will deliver today, he blasts Democrats, including Barack Obama, for their market manipulations and defense of Fannie Mae against regulator warnings.
Mark Halperin / TIME.com:
McCain's Monday Remarks in Albuquerque — All: Please see excerpt from John McCain's remarks as prepared for delivery today in Albuquerque, New Mexico: — My opponent has invited serious questioning by announcing a few weeks ago that he would quote — “take off the gloves.”
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Leads 50% to 42% — Obama remains statistically ahead for tenth straight day — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama leads John McCain among registered voters across the country by a 50% to 42% margin in Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Oct. 3-5, the tenth straight day in which Obama …
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:
McCain does nothing as supporter calls Obama a “terrorist” — ANOTHER UPDATE from Joe: We'll hear it said that McCain can't be held responsible for what people in his audiences say. Right. Cause it's never happened before. Oh wait, it did. When an audience member asked, speaking of Hillary Clinton, “How do we beat the bitch?”
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:The Sarah Palin-Joe Biden debate: Revealing the real source of CNN's sources
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:New McCain Attack: “Who Is The Real Barack Obama?”
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Ali / Think Progress: McCain offers no response to supporter who yells out that Obama is a ‘terrorist.’
Lynn Sweet:
McCain, Obama deal puts limits on “town hall” debate — WASHINGTON — Barack Obama and John McCain meet for a second debate Tuesday night with a “town hall” format, but a deal made between the camps limits the interaction the candidates will have with the undecided voters in the pool of questioners.
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Washington Wire:
WSJ/NBC News Poll: Obama and Biden Are Better Debaters — Susan Davis reports on the presidential race. — The Democratic presidential running mates Barack Obama and Joe Biden are doing a better job in the debates, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
Pew Research Center:
Post-Debate: Palin Still Seen as Unqualified, a Bump for Biden — Continued Doubts About Financial Bailout — While last week's vice-presidential debate had a larger audience than any other in history, voters' impressions of Sarah Palin have changed little.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Palin: The attacks “may get kind of rough” going forward — That line comes near the end, bookended by yet another rip on Ayers and a name-check of Tina Fey that's destined to be incorporated into the next SNL skit. If nothing else, the fact that the 'Cuda's willing to play attack dog undermines …
Yuval Levin / The Corner:
The Ayers Question — Very soon after she was picked to be McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin was attacked by Obama campaign spokesmen and a Democratic member of Congress for once being seen wearing a Pat Buchanan button. She had an answer and the campaign offered it.
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CBS News:
CBS Poll: Presidential Race Tightens — Survey Shows Obama Leading McCain 47 Percent To 43 Percent Among Registered Voters Nationwide Following V.P. Debate — (CBS) In a sign that the race for president has returned to about where it was before the first presidential debate …
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Laura Strickler / CBS News:
More Bogus Obama Donors Surface — Donations Made Between July and Early August — (CBS) CBS News Investigative Producer Laura Strickler wrote this story for CBSNews.com with additional reporting from Sarah Fitzpatrick and Ariel Bashi. — CBS News has learned that two donors …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Health Care Destruction — Sarah Palin ended her debate performance last Thursday with a slightly garbled quote from Ronald Reagan about how, if we aren't vigilant, we'll end up “telling our children and our children's children” about the days when America was free. It was a revealing choice.
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The Charlotte Observer:
Obama offers best way out of economic disarray — From Hugh McColl Jr., former chairman and CEO of Bank of America: — In 49 years of living in Charlotte, I've seldom offered my opinion in writing and never submitted a piece such as this. The condition of our country compels me.
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Breaking News:
Press kept under a watchful eye — CLEARWATER — Constantly under the watchful eyes of security, the media wasn't permitted to wander around inside Coachman Park to talk to Sarah Palin supporters. When reporters tried to leave the designated press area and head toward the bleachers …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Engaging on Keating — I'd always thought McCain's great strength in defending the Keating affair was that he'd acknolwedged making a huge mistake, and spent his career repenting by recasting himself as a reformer. — So when his campaign puts his lawyer on the line with reporters to contest …
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
A CAMPAIGN JOHN MCCAIN WILL REGRET. — Elections have life cycles. They have beginnings, middles, and ends. The beginnings tend to be exciting. The middles tend to be exhausting. And the ends tend to be ugly. The ends are ugly because the candidates are desperate and their teams are scared.
The New Republic:
Sarah's Doodles — On a recent reporting trip to Alaska, TNR senior editor Noam Scheiber came across a piece of paper from an old Wasilla city budget, on the back of which Palin doodled and brainstormed her potential mayoral campaign themes ("time for a change," “you would be my boss!") …
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