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Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
RNC appears to shell out $150K for Palin fashion — The Republican National Committee appears to have spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August.
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Associated Press:
AP INVESTIGATION: Alaska funded Palin kids' travel — ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business.
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
Palin ignores her own Pakistan remark while criticizing Obama
Palin ignores her own Pakistan remark while criticizing Obama
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Pew Research Center:
Growing Doubts About McCain's Judgment, Age and Campaign Conduct — Obama's Lead Widens: 52%-38% — Barack Obama's lead over John McCain has steadily increased since mid-September, when the race was essentially even. Shortly after the first presidential debate on Sept. 26 …
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
Poll: Obama opens biggest lead over McCain — Dem leads rival by 10 points among registered voters in NBC/WSJ survey — WASHINGTON - With voters' increased confidence in his ability to serve as commander in chief, as well as a majority who now believe he would do a good job as president …
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Opens Double-Digit Lead — New Poll Shows McCain Ceding Ground on Taxes, Values; Palin Loses Shine — WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama has opened up a double-digit lead in the presidential race, with a growing number of voters saying they're now comfortable with the Democratic nominee's values …
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
CNN's Rank Dishonesty — Watch this clip from a CNN interview with Sarah Palin (I'm assuming nothing of significance has been edited out by TPM). And then read the context of the quote from Byron's favorable story on how Palin governed from an issue ago: … I'm disgusted, but not surprised.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
SURPRISE, SURPRISE — So Gov. Palin is giving her first interview …
SURPRISE, SURPRISE — So Gov. Palin is giving her first interview …
Byron York / The Corner:
Palin and CNN — A bit more on CNN's “quote” from National Review …
Palin and CNN — A bit more on CNN's “quote” from National Review …
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
INCOMPETENT, STUPID, UNQUALIFIED, CORRUPT, OR ALL OF THE ABOVE?
INCOMPETENT, STUPID, UNQUALIFIED, CORRUPT, OR ALL OF THE ABOVE?
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The Huffington Post:
McCain Accidentally Agrees: Western Pennsylvania Is Racist — Sen. John McCain offered, on Tuesday, what may go down as one of the more awkward moments of this campaign cycle, in which — speaking in Western Pennsylvania — he declared he 'couldn't agree more' with the sentiment …
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McCain Calls Western PA “Most” Patriotic, God-Loving Part Of The Country — Just like dark energy in the universe, one could very well assume that patriotism is evenly distributed across the country. Certainly, some parts of the country are more God-loving' than others …
Michael Crowley / The New Republic:
McCain vs. Palin, Patriotism Edition
McCain vs. Palin, Patriotism Edition
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Lewis Diuguid / Midwest Voices:
Shame on McCain and Palin for using an old code word for black — The “socialist” label that Sen. John McCain and his GOP presidential running mate Sarah Palin are trying to attach to Sen. Barack Obama actually has long and very ugly historical roots. — J. Edgar Hoover …
Jim Rutenberg / The Caucus:
McCain's Camp Shaves Its Ad Targets — Democrats who monitor advertising spending now put at five the number of states where Senator John McCain is reducing his advertising - New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Colorado, Maine and Minnesota. — In essence, Mr. McCain's campaign has decided to spread …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Is Palin A 2012 Contender or Pretender? — As Barack Obama has maintained a steady lead over John McCain over the last few weeks in the presidential race, many political junkies have begun to look beyond 2008 to the next presidential election. — And, inevitably, that conversation begins …
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Terry McSweeney / KGO-TV:
Protestor tries to arrest Rove in SF — SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There was major political theater involving President Bush's former chief of staff Karl Rove. A protestor tried to arrest Rove for treason Tuesday morning while he was speaking at the Mortgage Bankers Association Convention, continuing in San Francisco.
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Desi / Greatscat!:
Another attempt to arrest the nation's most innocent man
Another attempt to arrest the nation's most innocent man
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CNN:
Rendell ‘still a little nervous’ about Penn., asks Obama to return — (CNN) — Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has sent two separate memos to the Obama campaign in the past five days requesting that the Democratic Presidential candidate—as well as Hillary and Bill Clinton—return to campaign in Pennsylvania …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
The comprehensive argument against Barack Obama — CLOSING THE DEAL — A Roadmap for Campaign 2008's Homestretch — By Guy Benson (www.guybensonshow.com) and Mary Katharine Ham (www.weeklystandard.com) — Editor and Contributor, Ed Morrissey — WHO ARE WE?
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Ryan / Think Progress:
Palin Claims The Vice President Is ‘In Charge Of The U.S. Senate’ — Yesterday, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) sat for an interview with KUSA, an NBC affiliate in Colorado. In response to a question sent to the network by a third grader at a local elementary school about what the Vice President does …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Police prepare for unrest — Police departments in cities across the country are beefing up their ranks for Election Day, preparing for possible civil unrest and riots after the historic presidential contest. — Public safety officials said in interviews with The Hill that the election …
Lynn Sweet:
Obama campaign selling Chicago election night coverage packages to news outlets — WASHINGTON—The Obama campaign is putting a hefty price tag on the best camera and reporting positions for news organizations covering Barack Obama's outdoor election night activities in downtown Chicago.
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New York Post:
ROOM DISSERVICE — THE source who told us last week about Michelle Obama getting lobster and caviar delivered to her room at the Waldorf-Astoria must have been under the influence of a mind-altering drug. She was not even staying at the Waldorf. We regret the mistake, and our former source is going to regret it, too.
EW.com:
Lorne Michaels: How ‘SNL’ Got Sarah Palin — ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How incredibly fortunate was it that the election's breakout star also happens to look exactly like Tina? — LORNE MICHAELS: There was all that, and it's the first election with a star in a long time.
Breitbart.tv:
WHILE MUCH OF MEDIA IGNORES, MSNBC AND NBC MISLEAD ON BIDEN AUDIO — In reporting on Joe Biden's controversial statements about the world “testing” a President Obama, both NBC and MSNBC played similar but milder audio of statements made by Biden in San Francisco on Saturday rather …
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