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 …

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.

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,” …

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 …

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% …

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 …

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 …

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 …

AN AUTHENTIC COALITION.  —  One of the realities that's a bit too treacherous to get into before the election but will surely feature into a lot of post-election analyses is the fact that John McCain is probably going to win whites and lose the presidency.  Even now, 10 points down in the polls …

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.

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.

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.

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:

Manic Monday: Dow roars back from worst week ever  —  NEW YORK - Wall Street stormed back after its worst week ever and staged the biggest single-day stock rally since the Great Depression on Monday, catapulting the Dow Jones industrials to a 936-point gain and finally offering relief from eight consecutive days of stock market carnage.

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,” …