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2:40 PM ET, October 13, 2008

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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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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 …
William Kristol / New York Times:
Fire the Campaign  —  It's time for John McCain to fire his campaign.  —  He has nothing to lose.  His campaign is totally overmatched by Obama's.  The Obama team is well organized, flush with resources, and the candidate and the campaign are in sync.  The McCain campaign …
Jim Tankersley / The Swamp:
McCain's Pennsylvania problem
New York Post:
OBAMA'S HOT AYERS
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
Howard Wolfson / The New Republic:   A PreMortem for The McCain Campaign
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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Associated Press:
Krugman Wins Nobel Prize for Economics  —  STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The American economist Paul R. Krugman won the Nobel economics prize on Monday for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity.  —  Mr. Krugman, 55, a professor at Princeton University in New Jersey …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
More Krugman  —  Daniel Davies remarks:
Discussion: Crooked Timber and Think Progress
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% …
Mark Halperin / TIME.com:
McCain's Prepared Remarks for Virginia Beach Monday  —  ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain today will deliver the following remarks as prepared for delivery at the McCain-Palin 2008 rally in Virginia Beach, VA:  —  Three weeks from now, you will choose a new President.  Choose well.
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:   McCain reprises convention speeches
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 …
Discussion: Gawker and The E&P Pub
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 …
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.
Adam Goldman / Associated Press:
Johnston speaks on Bristol Palin, Obama and baby  —  WASILLA, Alaska - Levi Johnston, who's having a baby with Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter, can't believe all the things he's hearing.  —  No, he wasn't held against his will on the campaign trail.  No, he's not being forced into a shotgun wedding with 17-year-old Bristol Palin.
Discussion: Swampland and Talking Points Memo
Mark R. Levin / The Corner:
Obama's Associations Matter, Despite McCain's Failure to Explain Why  —  The Left, the Obama media, and the Messiah's campaign cry “personal attacks.”  Sarah Palin trivializes with phrases like “palling around with domestic terrorists.”  McCain wobbles from “liar” to" a decent person …
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
GOP Head Compares Obama to Bin Laden  —  Va. Party Leader Criticized, Including By McCain Team  —  RICHMOND — The chairman of the Virginia Republican Party has compared Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden because of the Illinois senator's past association with Bill Ayers …
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:
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
What McCain Hasn't Tried  —  John McCain likes Barack Obama.  He admires and respects Obama.  He believes Obama is “very impressive, he's thoughtful, he's centrist.”  Obama has “probably got a great future.”  He is “a very honest and fine person” — “absolutely” qualified to be president.
Marist Poll:
The Battleground: The Presidential Race in Ohio  —  This Marist Poll reports:  —  Presidential Race in Ohio:  —  · Obama Has a Narrow Lead Over McCain in the Buckeye State: The presidential race in Ohio is no longer a statistical dead heat.
Discussion: Washington Wire
 
 
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Washington Wire:
Excerpts From Obama's Plan for the Middle Class
Discussion: Townhall.com
Michael Yon:
The Road to Hell  —  The Wilds, Afghanistan  —  Since leaving …
Deacon / Power Line:
A WORST CASE SCENARIO?
Larry M. Bartels / Woodrow Wilson International Center …:
The Irrational Electorate
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Los Angeles Times:
Obama surges past McCain in fundraising race
Discussion: Economix
Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
What Right Wingers Mean When They Call Obama A “Socialist”
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Might need to update that Palin intro
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
An N.C. endorsement  —  Here's sort of endorsement …
Discussion: The New Republic
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V. Lance Tarrance, Jr / Real Clear Politics:
The Bradley Effect - Selective Memory
Discussion: MSNBC and Betsy's Page
Jerome L. Sherman / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Candidates differ on female draft
Discussion: Townhall.com
Grand Forks Herald:
Obama, McCain in dead heat in ND, poll says
Gary Langer / The Numbers:
Attack Blowback  —  The McCain campaign's more aggressive tone …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
McCain: ‘After I whip his you know what’  —  ‘AFTER I WHIP HIS YOU-KNOW-WHAT’
CNN:
Palin: I've been cleared of ‘any hint of unethical activity’
 

 
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