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Faiz / Think Progress:
McCain campaign attacks Bill Kristol: 'He's bought into the Obama campaign's party line.' — Yesterday on Fox News Sunday, Bill Kristol said John McCain's campaign has really become “a pathetic campaign.” In his New York Times op-ed this morning, Kristol went further, suggesting that McCain should …
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William Kristol / New York Times:Fire the Campaign — It's time for John McCain to fire his campaign.
Ragnar / The Jawa Report:OVER?!?!? NOTHING's Over Until We Decide It Is
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:KRISOL'S NEW ADVICE.... The New York Times' Bill Kristol …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:Is Drudge Priming a McCain “Reboot” Narrative?
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Catherine Rampell / Economix:
Paul Krugman Wins Economics Nobel — Paul Krugman, a professor at Princeton University and an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday. — “It's been an extremely weird day, but weird in a positive way,” …
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Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:Paul Krugman wins the Nobel Prize
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Donald L. Luskin / Chronicle of the Conspiracy:KRUGMAN WINS THE NOBEL PRIZE The Nobel Prize is never posthumous …
Washington Post:
Obama Up by 10 Points as McCain Favorability Ratings Fall — With just over three weeks until Election Day, the two presidential nominees appear to be on opposite trajectories, with Sen. Barack Obama gaining momentum and Sen. John McCain stalled or losing ground on a range of issues and personal traits …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over — WASHINGTON — Howard Wolfson, the generally pessimistic Democratic consultant who was a senior adviser to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, wrote an item on his blog at The New Republic the other day, declaring without qualification that Senator Barack Obama would defeat Senator John McCain.
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Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
MCCAIN LACKS THE CHARACTER AND TEMPERAMENT TO BE PRESIDENT. AND PALIN IS SIMPLY A DISGRACE. — I used to nod wisely when people said: “Let's discuss issues rather than personalities.” It seemed so obvious that in politics an issue was an issue and a personality was a personality …
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama's 95% Illusion — It depends on what the meaning of ‘tax cut’ is. — One of Barack Obama's most potent campaign claims is that he'll cut taxes for no less than 95% of “working families.” He's even promising to cut taxes enough that the government's tax share of GDP will be no more than 18.2% …
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New York Times:
Obama Expands Economic Plans — TOLEDO — Senator Barack Obama on Monday expanded his economic platform, including proposals to spur new jobs, to give Americans penalty-free access to retirement savings to help them through the downturn, to urge a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures …
Christopher Wills / Associated Press:Obama calls for 90-day moratorium on foreclosures
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Michelle Malkin
ABCNEWS:
Congressman's $121,000 Payoff to Alleged Mistress — Tim Mahoney Elected to Remove ‘Ethical Cloud’ of His Disgraced Predecessor, Mark Foley — West Palm Beach Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL), whose predecessor resigned in the wake of a sex scandal, agreed to a $121,000 payment to a former mistress …
Katie Escherich / ABCNEWS:
Biden on Negative Tone: 'You Don't Want to Encourage Fringe People' — Democratic VP Candidate on Personal Attacks, Poll Numbers, Pennsylvania Roots — Sen. Joe Biden claims that some of the personal attacks against Sen. Barack Obama are “really off the wall” and warned his Republican rivals …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Acorn pushes back, hugs McCain — The beleaguered Democratic-leaning community group Acorn sends over this photograph: John McCain, in March of 2006, sitting beside Florida Rep. Kendrick Meek at an event Acorn co-sponsored in Florida. — The immigration event, which other photos show …
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V. Lance Tarrance, Jr / Real Clear Politics:
The Bradley Effect - Selective Memory — Now that polls indicate Senator Barack Obama is the favorite to win, some analysts predict a racially biased “Bradley Effect” could prevent Obama from winning a majority on November 4th. That is a pernicious canard and is unworthy of 21st century political narratives.
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Ahead, 51% to 41% — His advantage could be as narrow as 7 points, depending on likely voters — PRINCETON, NJ — Voter preferences in the presidential race continue to be generally auspicious for Barack Obama's election prospects only three weeks ahead of the eve of Election Day.
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Tim Eberly / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
One in three recent Atlanta Police Academy graduates have criminal records — Keovongsa Siharath was arrested in Henry County on charges he punched his stepfather. — Jeffrey Churchill was charged with assault in an altercation with a woman in a mall parking lot.
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La Shawn Barber's Corner
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
CAN WE GET A REWRITE HERE? — Sarah Palin knows a thing or two about abuse of power when she says John McCain is ready to put a stop to it:
The Huffington Post:
Tina Fey On Sarah Palin: “If She Wins...I'm Leaving Earth” — Tina Fey told TVGuide she'll be “done” if John McCain and Sarah Palin win the election next month. — The “SNL” veteran who has come back to play the Republican Vice Presidential candidate (and whose own show, “30 Rock,” …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Howard Kurtz asks: Is the media pumping up the ‘Angry Mob’ narratives at the McCain/Palin events? Malkinites are called to duty! — The answer to that is a resounding: NO. It's a direct result of the Limbaugh/Savage/Hannity/FOX News infestation in our society.
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A Tiny Revolution
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Republican activists off-message at McCain rallies (cont) — An AFP shot from this morning in Virginia Beach. — I'm told in Ricmond, where Palin is now, the signs only accuse Obama of being a communist and Marxist.
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