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5:50 PM ET, October 22, 2008

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Marc Ambinder:
Palin: McCain Supports GOP Abortion, Stem Cell Platform Planks  —  Dr. James Dobson today asked Gov. Sarah Palin about her private conversations with Sen. McCain about the Republican platform's planks on life and marriage.  —  “In your private conversations with Senator McCain is it your impression …
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Palin: God will do the right thing on election day  —  FINDLAY, Ohio (CNN) — In an interview posted online Wednesday, Sarah Palin told Dr. James Dobson of “Focus on the Family” that she is confident God will do “the right thing for America” on Nov. 4.  —  Dobson asked the vice presidential hopeful …
Discussion: Firedoglake, The Heretik and TIME.com
Andy Barr / The Politico:
McCain ‘amazed’ by Palin treatment  —  John McCain called out fellow Republicans who have questioned running mate Sarah Palin's credentials Tuesday.  —  “What's their problem?”  McCain asked during an interview with radio host Don Imus.  —  “She is a governor, the most popular governor in America,” McCain said.
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
James Kirchick / NY Daily News:
Who are left-wing haters to point fingers at John McCain?
Discussion: Commentary and Media Blog
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Rudy takes to phones to hit Obama on crime
Washington Post:
On Al-Qaeda Web Sites, Joy Over U.S. Crisis, Support for McCain  —  Al-Qaeda is watching the U.S. stock market's downward slide with something akin to jubilation, with its leaders hailing the financial crisis as a vindication of its strategy of crippling America's economy through endless, costly foreign wars against Islamist insurgents.
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Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent:
McCain Advisers Freaked Out by Al Qaeda Preference for McCain  —  I just got off a conference call held by the McCain campaign to deny that Al Qaeda, contrary to reports in the AP and the Washington Post, is rooting for their man.  To describe the call as panicked would be an understatement.
Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
Sarah Palin's Personal Shopper  —  M  —  ove over Carson Kressley.  A new celebrity shopper has emerged!  —  The attention from Jeanne Cummings's much-talked-about Politico story has naturally focused on the $150,000 in luxury clothing purchased for Sarah Palin at Neiman Marcus, Sak's Fifth Avenue, and Barney's.
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Marc Ambinder:
Republicans Disgusted By RNC Spending On Palin … There is already an attempt to blame the media — as in, the liberal media would have looked askance at Palin if she wasn't clad in Neiman Marcus, but this won't wash. Republicans, RNC donors and at least one RNC staff member have e-mailed …
The Huffington Post:
GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say  —  Five days after Rep. Michele Bachmann went on a McCarthy-esque rant suggesting Barack Obama was unpatriotic and urging the major newspapers of the country to investigate anti-American sentiment in Congress, the national Republican political parties are running for cover.
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
In New McCain Robocall, Rudy Giuliani Suggests Obama Opposes Jailing Murderers And Rapists  —  It was perhaps predictable that the task of recording the worst of McCain's robo-slime — the worst so far, at least — would fall to Rudy Giuliani.  —  Giuliani has recorded a new McCain robocall …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
McCain robo-text: ‘You will lose your freedoms...’
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
AP presidential poll: All even in the homestretch … WASHINGTON (AP) - The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially running …
Robert Draper / New York Times:
The Making (and Remaking) of McCain  —  On the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 24, John McCain convened a meeting in his suite at the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan.  Among the handful of campaign officials in attendance were McCain's chief campaign strategist, Steve Schmidt …
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Mike Murphy / Swampland:
Zing the Bling...  I saw the RNC statement on Gov. Palin's $150,000 clothing bender on the RNC's tab.  This caper is gonna make for a long day at the office for the good folks at the RNC/McCain press operation.  Thought I'd offer a little help in a humorous vein; some other possible spin lines for the RNC.
Jay Newton-Small / Time:
Poll: Obama Holds Leads in Key States; McCain Attacks Not Swaying Voters  —  With less than two weeks to go 'til Election Day, Barack Obama has held or increased his leads in four key states won by President George W. Bush in 2004 — Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Pajamas Media
Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
A Day At The Congressional Races  —  Here's today's run-down of the Congressional races:  —  National House Committees Shell Out Big Money, NRCC Finally In The Game  —  Both parties' national House committees shelled out big bucks in the newest federal filings.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
FOX News Poll: Obama Grabs Nine Point Lead Over McCain  —  Less than two weeks before Election Day, Barack Obama leads John McCain 49 percent to 40 percent among likely voters, according to a FOX News poll released Wednesday.  —  Obama's advantage comes mainly from independents …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Stop The ACLU
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: OBAMA WIDENS LEAD  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann  —  *** Obama widens his lead: With 13 days to go, Obama has opened up his biggest lead over McCain in the NBC/WSJ poll, 52%-42%, which is up four points from his lead two weeks ago.
Walter Alarkon / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Report: Obama Internal Poll Shows Two-Point Race in Pennsylvania  —  An internal Barack Obama campaign poll has the Democrat ahead of John McCain by just two percentage points.  —  WILK radio host Steve Corbett said Tuesday he obtained an Obama campaign e-mail about the internal poll showing a tight race.
Discussion: The Corner and Townhall.com
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama's Likely Voter Lead is 5 to 8 Points  —  Candidate preferences have been fairly stable  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Regardless of the predictors used to identify likely voters, the conclusion is the same — Barack Obama maintains a significant lead over John …
Discussion: Donklephant
Marc Ambinder:
McCain Campaign Buys Air Time In Indiana  —  13 days before the election, the McCain campaign has decided to spend several hundred thousands dollars on a last-minute television buy in the state of Indiana.  —  This is the first time in a month that the campaign has spent its own money on television in the Hoosier state.
 
 
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Top Iran officials recommend preemptive strike against Israel
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