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William Kristol / New York Times:
The Wright Stuff — I spoke on the phone Sunday with Sarah Palin, who was in Long Beach, Calif., preparing to take off on her next campaign trip. It was the first time I'd talked with her since I met her in far more relaxed circumstances in Alaska over a year ago.
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Howard Wolfson / The New Republic:
It's Over: Why Bill Ayers Won't Save John McCain — Perpetually fretting Democrats will not want to accept it. The campaigns themselves can't afford to believe it. Many journalists know it but can't say it. And there will certainly be some twists and turns along the way.
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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.
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Thomas M. Defrank / NY Daily News:
Insults fly as Barack Obama & John McCain prepare for second debate — WASHINGTON — It's getting McNasty again. — A day after Sarah Palin accused Barack Obama of “palling around with terrorists,” Obama struck back Sunday with a tough ad painting John McCain as “erratic.”
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:GUILT BY GUILT.... As my friend Hilzoy explained very well overnight …
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:Obama Calls Attacks on Him ‘Out of Touch’
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Erick Erickson / www.redstate.com:
In 1996, Media Coverage of Bill Ayers Was Too Extensive to Believe Obama Did Not Know Who Ayers Was — Barack Obama's chief strategist, David Axelrod, claims Obama did not know that Bill Ayers was a domestic terrorist. You can see the claim here. — I think that is fatuous nonsense. Why?
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3news.co.nz:
Annette Bening defends Sarah Palin — Actress Annette Bening has become the latest celebrity to join the debate over US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin - insisting the politician “deserves our respect”. — The Republican has come under fire from a host of stars …
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Jerusalem Post:
Ex-officials misled by pro-Obama video — A video released by the Jewish Council for Education & Research which appeared to show several retired senior IDF and Mossad officials supporting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has proven to be misleading, with a number of officials …
Washington Post:
Candidates Prepare for Tuesday's Town Hall Debate — In one of the most beautiful spots on the globe, Sen. John McCain spent much of Saturday holed up in a dark hotel conference room, engaged in intense debate preparation. At the end of it, the GOP nominee told his aides that was crazy …
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Michael Crowley / The New Republic:
Lieberman: Palin Will Win “With God's Help” — Via CNN streaming video, I watched Sarah Palin's event in Clearwater, Florida, this morning. She was heartily introduced there by John McCain's pal Joe Lieberman. The former Democrat is a very strange figure these days, far from his moorings in the Democratic Party.
Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Fantasy World — Sarah Palin may not know as much about the world, but at least most of what she knows is true. — In the popular media wisdom, Sarah Palin is the neophyte who knows nothing about foreign policy while Joe Biden is the savvy diplomatic pro.
lcsun-news.com:
Journal poll: Obama ahead in NM — The poll, commissioned by the Albuquerque Journal, showed Obama had the support of 45 percent of likely voters surveyed while McCain was supported by 40 percent. An additional 14 percent were undecided, and 1 percent supported independent Ralph Nader.
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Voter registration trends appear to favor Democrats — Today is the deadline for new voters to get on the rolls in several key states. Some elections offices are overwhelmed. — WASHINGTON — For months, Barack Obama's presidential campaign said it would capture traditionally Republican states …
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Nic Robertson / CNN:
Sources: Taliban split with al Qaeda, seek peace — LONDON, England (CNN) — Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country's bloody conflict — and are severing their ties with al Qaeda, sources close to the historic discussions have told CNN.
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Case for Congestion Pricing — Every now and then Ben & Jerry's holds a free ice cream cone day during summertime. As you know if you've ever tried to get your free cone, showing up may not cost you any money, but it sure does take a lot of time. And of course it does! Ice cream is tasty.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Stocks Slide on Credit Worries in Europe — The selling on Wall Street began at the opening bell on Monday and only intensified as the morning went on. Shares moves sharply lower as the banking crisis tightened its grip on the global economy. — The Dow Jones industrial average fell below 10,000 …
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