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The Huffington Post:
David Brooks: Sarah Palin “Represents A Fatal Cancer To The Republican Party” — In an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg at New York's Le Cirque restaurant to unveil that magazine's redesign, Brooks decried Palin's anti-intellectualism and compared her to President Bush in that regard:
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Jbrown / Politically Drunk On Power!:
Web Archives Confirm Barack Obama Was Member Of Socialist ‘New Party’ In 1996 — UPDATE: WE WILL POST AT LEAST ONE MORE SOURCE COMING TOMORROW! Subscribe to feeds or bookmark page. — In June sources released information that during his campaign for the State Senate in Illinois …
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Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:2005 — “He [Obama] said they have not spoken by phone …
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Washington Monthly
David Frum:
Obama in the Corner — Let me say at the outset: — I'll be voting for John McCain on November 4. — I'll be voting for the man who was right about the surge, who holds clear-eyed views about terrorism and America's enemies, who has fought for leaner government over 20 years …
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The Politico:
The worst debate ever — With the country at one of its most interesting — not to mention terrifying — moments in a generation, John McCain and Barack Obama met in Nashville for what was surely one of the dullest and least satisfying presidential debates in memory. — There have been boring debates before, of course.
New York Times:
U.S. May Take Ownership Stake in Banks — WASHINGTON — Having tried without success to unlock frozen credit markets, the Treasury Department is considering taking ownership stakes in many United States banks to try to restore confidence in the financial system, according to government officials.
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The Jed Report:
McCain Loses It: Calls Americans ‘My Fellow Prisoners’ — Update (12:26pm): I've posted an extended version of the clip in the vodpod so you can see the context. McCain was talking about his domestic policies, and clearly meant to say “Americans” or “countrymen” or somesuch.
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Katie Allison Granju / Because I said so:
The real reason a lot of women can't stand Sarah Palin — MORE ON THIS: I respond to the comments below this post RIGHT HERE. — There's a ridiculous fluff piece in TIME this week that's getting a lot of attention. In it, a female essayist alleges that among the reasons many women …
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Dean Reynolds / CBS News:
Reporter's Notebook: Seeing How The Other Half Lives — From CBS News' Dean Reynolds: — (NASHVILLE, TENN.) - After most of the previous 12 months covering Barack Obama's campaign for the presidency, it was interesting, instructive and, well, relaxing to follow John McCain for the last few days.
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama's Lead Over McCain Expands to 11 — 52% share of the vote is Obama's highest to date — PRINCETON, NJ — The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking report shows Barack Obama with a 52% to 41% lead over John McCain. — These results, based on Oct. 5-7 polling …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Tough Press Conference — Unlike Marc Ambinder, I've never met Cullen Sheehan and have no idea whether or not he's a nice guy, but it's impossible to watch this and not feel kind of sorry for him. I note that if Al Franken wins, he'll earn the prestigious title of Only Senator to Have Ever …
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The Smoking Gun:
“Keep The N*gger Out Of Office” — Cops: Man threatened voter officials over tardy registration card — Angered by a delay in the receipt of his voter registration card, a Louisiana man today threatened to shoot election officials, claiming that he urgently needed to cast a ballot to …
Esnead / The Dish Rag:
How did Newsweek get Sarah Palin to pose with a rifle? — How did Newsweek convince Gov. Sarah Palin to pose with a rifle for its cover? — Simple. It didn't. — Instead, it used an archive (fancy speak for old) stock photo of her taken back in June 2002 and used it for the cover without her knowledge.
Kara Kenney / WBBH-TV:
Feds investigating sheriff after ‘Hussein’ remark — LEE COUNTY: Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott may have more to worry about than just the court of public opinion. Federal investigators are now looking into whether Scott broke the law by campaigning for John McCain.
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Marc Ambinder:
Obama's Top Field Generals Dispatched To Florida — The Obama campaign's top two field generals have decamped to Florida, a sign of its confidence that the state, with 27 electoral votes, is tilting toward the Democratic candidate. — Steve Hildebrand, the deputy campaign manager …
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Facing South
Zack Exley / Firedoglake:
The New Organizers: Obama's Neighborhood Teams — Inside the Obama campaign, almost without anyone noticing, an insurgent generation of organizers has built the Progressive movement a brand new and potentially durable people's organization, in a dozen states, rooted at the neighborhood level.
Carrie Dann / MSNBC:
MCCAIN'S ‘FELLOW PRISONERS’ ? — From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner — ALLENTOWN, Penn. — After not attacking Obama in last night's debate as forcefully as his campaign had in previous days, McCain was back on the offensive today at a rally at Lehigh University with his running mate Sarah Palin.
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The Huffington Post
Duncan Mansfield / Associated Press:
Son of Tenn. Democrat indicted in Palin hacking … KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. — David Kernell, 20, of Knoxville …
Garance Franke-Ruta / Washington Post:
Biden Takes on ‘Angry Man’ McCain — Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden sharply attacked the recent moves of Sen. John McCain's campaign in a speech today, casting the Arizona senator as “an angry man, lurching from one position to another.”
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Prayers for Dean Barnett — So often in this business, we become friends with people whom we've never met face to face. That's certainly true of Dean Barnett of the Weekly Standard. I've long admired his writing, and Dean has always been kind enough to request me as a guest whenever he guest hosts for Hugh Hewitt.
Rob / Say Anything:
More Voter Registration Shenanigans: Indianapolis Has 105% Of Its Population Registered To Vote — Does ACORN have an office in Indianapolis? You know they do. … Across the nation voter registration irregularities are coming to light. Many of these irregularities involving the former employer …
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