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Colin Powell endorses Obama — (CNN) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's “ability to inspire” and the “inclusive nature of his campaign.” — “He has both style and substance.
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Colin Powell endorses Obama — Saying the Democratic nominee could “not only electrify our country but electrify our world,” Colin Powell crossed party lines this morning and announced his support for Barack Obama. — Powell made his announcement on “Meet the Press.” He said he had no plans to campaign for Obama.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
COLIN POWELL ENDORSES OBAMA.... On “Meet the Press” this morning, ret. Gen. and former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama. Powell continued to refer to the Republican Party as “my party,” and added that he doesn't plan to hit the campaign trail for Obama …
The New / The Caucus:
Powell Endorses Obama — State and voter profiles, results from the nominating contests, a look at the electoral map, campaign finance reports, where the candidates stand on issues, and more. — From the Politics Section — The Republican vice-presidential nominee's stoutest defenders are often the Joe Sixpacks in her crowds.
Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Obama Raised Record $150 Million in September — The Obama campaign announced this morning that it had raised a record $150 million last month, and had added 632,000 new donors to its total. — The amount raised shattered the campaign's record from August.
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Obama raises record $150 million in September — DUNN, North Carolina (CNN) — Barack Obama's campaign announced Sunday the Democratic presidential candidate raised $150 million in donations in September, setting a new high water mark in campaign fundraising.
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Zombie / zomblog:
Barack Obama's review of William Ayers' book — On December 21, 1997, Barack Obama wrote a short review of William Ayers' book A Kind and Just Parent: The Children of Juvenile Court, which had recently been published by Beacon Press. Here's a photo of how the review appeared in the Chicago Tribune:
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
On ‘SNL,’ Fey as Palin, and Palin as Palin — Anyone tuning in to “Saturday Night Live” hoping to see side-by-side versions of Gov. Sarah Palin — the real thing and the Tina Fey version — would have been disappointed. — But Ms. Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee …
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The Huffington Post:Sarah Palin On SNL With Tina Fey, Weekend Update's Alaska Rap …
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:Sarah Palin: ‘Hotter in person’ (Baldwin)
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The Huffington Post:
The Palin Plunge: Voters Sour On McCain VP Pick — The more voters learn about Sarah Palin, the more wary they become. Once the focus of post-convention Republican euphoria, the Alaska Governor is now viewed as a serious liability to the McCain campaign. — As it stands, Palin's polling numbers …
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Houston Chronicle:
The Chronicle endorses Barack Obama for president and Joe Biden for vice president of the United States — Rarely in our country's history has the electorate gone to the polls to choose a new president in such challenging times with more at stake for the nation.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Why I Blog — THE WORD blog is a conflation of two words: Web and log. It contains in its four letters a concise and accurate self-description: it is a log of thoughts and writing posted publicly on the World Wide Web. In the monosyllabic vernacular of the Internet, Web log soon became the word blog.
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Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Three Trends and a Train Wreck — HOW did the world's financial system get into such a mess? It's tempting to blame specific politicians, decisions and laws (or the lack thereof), and leave it at that. — While it's certainly true that a great number of serious, identifiable mistakes have been made …
Toledo Blade:
‘Joe’ wildly received on Fox News show — Local man says he hopes voters find their own answers — Already in the national spotlight, Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher last night strode onto the set of Fox News Channel's Huckabee program to thunderous applause.
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