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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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Joe Malchow / Dartblog:
Sarah Palin in Burlingame, Calif. — I am freshly returned from a Sarah Palin fundraiser in Burlingame, California. Thank-you to the readers who donated in my name, both the nameless first (who, the campaign insists, is called Joann, and is my wife) and the second.
Teddy Partridge / Firedoglake:
CNN Truth-Squads Palin's “Palling Around With Terrorists” Charge: FALSE — digg it — CNN Sunday jumped on Sarah Palin's remark. It's false. There is no truth to her claim that Barack Obama “is palling around with terrorists.” It is a lie. — Will John McCain reject …
Scott Conroy / CBS News:
Palin Says She Wants To Talk About Issues, Adds That Obama Pals With A Terrorist
Palin Says She Wants To Talk About Issues, Adds That Obama Pals With A Terrorist
Steve Diamond / Global Labor and Politics:
NY Times Confirms Ayers' Role in Obama Appointment as Chair …
NY Times Confirms Ayers' Role in Obama Appointment as Chair …
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.
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Washington Wire:
Obama Ad to Highlight McCain's Involvement in “Keating Five” Scandal — Amy Chozick reports on the presidential race from Asheville, NC. — Barack Obama's campaign plans to release an Internet ad Monday morning that will highlight Republican John McCain's involvement in the “Keating Five” scandal of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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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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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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 …
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 …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Palin and Sudan — When I heard Sarah Palin say at the VP debate that she'd had the Alaska Permanent Fund divest from Sudan to protest the Sudanese government's actions in Darfur, I assumed that she had, in fact, had the Alaska Permanent Fund divest from Sudan.
Washington Post:
Registration Gains Favor Democrats — As the deadline for voter registration arrives today in many states, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is poised to benefit from a wave of newcomers to the rolls in key states in numbers that far outweigh any gains made by Republicans.
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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 …
BBC:
Germany clinches bank rescue deal — Germany's finance ministry has agreed a 50bn euro ($68bn; £38.7bn) plan to save one of the country's biggest banks. — The deal to save Hypo Real Estate, reached with private banks, is worth 15bn euros more than the first rescue attempt, which fell apart on Saturday.
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.