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Michelle Malkin:
Crush the Obamedia narrative: Look who's “gripped by insane rage” — The Obamedia is attempting to set yet another false narrative: The narrative of the McCain “mob.” McCain-Palin rallies are out of control, they wheedle. Conservatives are mad! They're yelling mean things about Obama and calling him names!
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KATU-TV:
Pair arrested after McCain sign torched in Sellwood — PORTLAND, Ore. - Authorities have arrested two men after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a 4-foot by 8-foot campaign sign for Republican presidential candidate John McCain in a southeast Portland yard.
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Cassy Fiano, small dead animals, Wake up America, Mother, May I Sleep …, Don Surber and www.redstate.com
Mike Allen / The Politico:
23 days out — McCain to make a Letterman appearance — Good morning — the Sunday speed read: — BREAKING — Dave and Mac make up: CBS announces that Senator McCain will appear on Letterman on Thursday, a makeup from his cancellation of Sept. 24 when he claimed to be suspending his campaign.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
“Truly Peculiar And Creepy” — Hilzoy has a useful and devastating post on the Alaska legislature's finding that governor Palin abused her power to go after and ruin a former family member against whom she had a grudge:
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Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
Troopergate: Not Over Yet — From the magazine issue dated Oct 20, 2008 — A new Alaska legislative report finding that Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power and violated state ethics laws spells new trouble for the McCain campaign. Special counsel Steve Branchflower's report could lead to fines or legislative action to censure Palin.
Karen Tumulty / Time:
In Battleground Virginia, a Tale of Two Ground Games — If John McCain is as serious as he says about running a “respectful” campaign against an opponent he considers “a decent person,” word hasn't yet trickled down to his newly opened storefront field office in Gainesville, Virginia.
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Lowell / Raising Kaine:Jeff Frederick Compares Barack Obama to Osama Bin Laden
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Swampland, The Huffington Post, Open Left, The Anonymous Liberal, Salon, Donklephant and New York Times
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama-McCain Gap Narrows — PRINCETON, NJ — The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking report finds registered voters preferring Barack Obama (50%) to John McCain (43%) when asked who they would vote for if the presidential election were held today.
Pajamas Media:
Jumping Ship... This is becoming a very strange campaign. On CNN this evening both David Gergen and Ed Rollins echoed the current mantra that the “old” noble McCain is gone, and a “new” nastier one has emerged, largely because of his attacks on Ayers, perhaps his planned future ads on Wright …
New York Post:
7-YR.-OLD GETS AN ACORN VOTE — CONN. JOB TO BOOST OBAMA — By GINGER ADAMS OTIS and SUSAN EDELMAN in New York and MELISSA KLEIN in Bridgeport, Conn. — O'jahnae Smith is ready and registered to vote this November. — There's only one problem: She's 7 years old.
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Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Daring to utter the ‘L’ word: Obama on track to a landslide — WASHINGTON — Barring a dramatic change in the political landscape over the next three weeks, Democrats appear headed toward a decisive victory on Election Day that would give them broad power over the federal government.
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MiamiHerald.com:
Florida Republicans cast blame as McCain trails in polls — John McCain's plunging poll numbers in Florida have top Republicans second-guessing and starting to distance themselves from the campaign. — MEKLAS@MIAMIHERALD.COM — For the first time in more than a decade …
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The Next Right
Dan Spencer / www.redstate.com:
Where's Obama's proof of citizenship? — If he can post his birth certificate on the web, why can't he give it to the court? — Both presidential candidates have been accused of not meeting the Constitutional requirement that only “natural-born” citizens hold the presidency.
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
PALIN DROPS PUCK TO BOOS, CHEERS — From NBC/NJ's Matthew E. Berger — PHILADELPHIA — A healthy mix of boos and cheers greeted Palin last night as she dropped the ceremonial first puck for the Philadelphia Flyers season — with an assist from her youngest daughter.
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New York Times:
European Leaders Agree to Inject Cash Into Banks — PARIS — European financial and political leaders agreed late Sunday to a plan that would inject billions of euros into their banks in a bid to restore confidence to the teetering financial system. — Taking their cue from a rescue plan announced …
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
A 2.2% McCain lead is greater than a 13.8% Obama Lead — The Washington Post maintains a webpage titled “Political Landscape 2008.” This webpage has been updated recently enough to reflect Obama's 13.8% polling lead in Pennsylvania, a trend that uses polls released as recently as Wednesday.
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Comparing Campaign Attacks: The Chris Matthews Show panel just doesn't get it — John Amato's virtual online magazine...OK, It's a blog! — Home › Blogs › SilentPatriot's blog … Glenn Greenwald has a must-read piece this week exploring how the concept of “balance” corrupts any sense of honest media analysis.
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Who? — People around the world who want to see Barack Obama elected to office in this upcoming election — Where? — Ten15 Folsom, San Francisco, AND Satellite events around the world created by YOU! — What? — A one of a kind Obama rally and fundraiser as only San Francisco could produce.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Bill Kristol in a nutshell — On October 5, Bill Kristol used his New York Times column to describe his telephone interview with Sarah Palin, during which they both agreed that the McCain/Palin campaign must attack Obama harder on his “associations,” particularly with Bill Ayers. He ended his column this way:
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