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12:50 AM ET, October 24, 2008

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WTAE-TV:
Woman Attacked At ATM, Assailant Carves Letter Into Her Face  —  Woman Robbed, Attacked With Knife At Bloomfield ATM  —  PITTSBURGH — A 20-year-old woman who was robbed at an ATM in Bloomfield was also maimed by her attacker, police said.  —  Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Diane Richard …
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Michelle Malkin:
Why that McCain volunteer's “mutilation” story smells awfully weird  —  Throughout my career, I've covered dozens of fake hate crimes — campus hate crime hoaxes, Muslim hate crime hoaxes, fake noose hangings, etc., etc., etc.  Most were perpetrated by liberals, but there have been some shameful ones on our side of the aisle as well.
Discussion: The RBC and Babalu Blog
TMZ.com:
“Politically Motivated” Mutilation - Real or Hoax?  —  Pittsburgh law enforcement sources tell TMZ they have serious questions about the authenticity of the alleged victim who says she had her face cut by a politically-motivated attacker.  —  We're told there are several things about the alleged attack that don't add up.
Discussion: The Daily Dish
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:   McCain staffer says she was mugged, had ‘B’ cut into face
CNN:
Former Bush aide voting for Obama  —  (CNN) — Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary who sharply criticized President Bush in his memoir last spring, told CNN Thursday he's voting for Barack Obama.  —  “From the very beginning I have said I am going to support the candidate …
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The Trail / Washington Post:
McClellan Endorses Obama
Discussion: TalkLeft
CC Goldwater / The Huffington Post:
Why McCain Has Lost Our Vote
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
McCain might skip his own election-night party  —  NEW YORK (AP) — John McCain's election night watch party might be missing John McCain.  Instead of appearing before a throng of supporters at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix on the evening of Nov. 4, the Republican presidential nominee plans …
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New York Times:
Barack Obama for President  —  Hyperbole is the currency of presidential campaigns, but this year the nation's future truly hangs in the balance.  —  The United States is battered and drifting after eight years of President Bush's failed leadership.  He is saddling his successor with two wars …
Discussion: Truthdig
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Obama Winning Over the Jewish Vote  —  Three-quarters of U.S. Jewish voters now plan to back Obama for president  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Jewish voters nationwide have grown increasingly comfortable with voting for Barack Obama for president since the Illinois senator secured the Democratic nomination in June.
Discussion: The Swamp, Commentary and MyDD
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Has Modest Lead Among Likely Voters
Discussion: Slog, MyDD, Donklephant and PoliBlog (TM)
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Another myth fallen: Obama's “Jewish problem”
Discussion: Commentary
Andy Barr / The Politico:
McCain: ‘She needed clothes’  —  John McCain defended the Republican National Committee's decision Thursday to spend more than $150,000 dollars on clothing and accessories for running mate Sarah Palin.  —  “She needed clothes at the time,” McCain told a group of Florida reporters.
Discussion: Spin Cycle and The Heretik
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Marc Ambinder:
Palin In 2012: The Argument
WJLA-TV:
Joe McCain Calls 911 To Complain About Traffic  —  He called the police emergency line because he was angry he was stuck in traffic.  —  The 911 call came into the City of Alexandria on Oct. 21st That's creating some buzz because it appears to come from Joe McCain, John McCain's brother.
Discussion: Firedoglake and The Raw Story
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Dept. of fraying tempers
Jill Zuckman / Chicago Tribune:
Sarah Palin talks about wardrobe flap, double standard for women and special education  —  An exclusive interview: ‘If people only knew how frugal we are’  —  PITTSBURGH - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin insisted in an interview with the Tribune on Thursday that she did not accept $150,000 worth …
Discussion: The Swamp, Chicago and TIME.com
Avi Zenilman / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Fake America located  —  In tonight's NBC News interview with Brian Williams, McCain explains that the “elites” are located in D.C. and New York City: … UPDATE: Numerous readers in those cities note that they were the targets on 9/11.
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
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Michael Luo / The Caucus:
Donor Patrol: Obama's Online Site Accepts More Fakes  —  Erika Franzi, a 36-year-old mother of four, had been following recent news reports examining how people using obviously fake names had made thousands of dollars in contributions to Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign without being detected.
Discussion: The Corner, 24Ahead and Wizbang
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Joe Klein / Swampland:
The Full Obama Interview  —  Q] I want to ask you some questions about the way you make decisions and then some questions about issues.  To me the signal decision of this election was the way you chose your vice-president and the way he chose his.  You are known for deliberation and being a rational decision-maker.
The Politico:
GOP ‘goner’ list warns of House rout  —  An internal document circulating among House Republicans warns of an impending congressional bloodbath, listing 58 Republican-held House seats being at risk, and 11 already considered as good as gone.  As many as 34 GOP-held seats are in serious jeopardy …
Discussion: The Next Right and Eunomia
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Greenspan Concedes Error on Regulation  —  Facing a firing line of questions from Washington lawmakers, Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman once considered the infallible maestro of the financial system, admitted on Thursday that he “made a mistake” in trusting that free markets …
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New York Times:
Poll Finds Obama Strong With Some Bush Backers  —  Senator Barack Obama is showing surprising strength among portions of the political coalition that returned George W. Bush to the White House four years ago, a cross section of support that, if it continues through Election Day …
The Caucus:
Wardrobe Mysteries Linger  —  About that wardrobe ...  There are still aspects of the Republican National Committee's shopping sprees on behalf of Gov. Sarah Palin and her family that are murky.  —  Some of the fashion experts consulted Wednesday, for instance, about the $150,000 in purchases …
Associated Press:
Clerk left letters calling Obama “black Hitler”  —  FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) — A Republican county election clerk distributed copies of an apparent chain letter referring to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama as a “young, black Adolf Hitler” to two employees but later told police she intended it to be a joke.
Discussion: Donklephant
The Politico:
Blame game: GOP forms circular firing squad  —  With despair rising even among many of John McCain's own advisors, influential Republicans inside and outside his campaign are engaged in an intense round of blame-casting and rear-covering—much of it virtually conceding that an Election Day rout is likely.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
What's Wrong With This Picture? (a.k.a. Nate the Poll Nazi Strikes Again)  —  From the latest IPD/TIPP poll:  —  That's right ... IBD/TIPP has John McCain ahead 74-22 among 18-24 year olds.  Who knew the kids were groovin' on J-Mac these days?  —  IBD/TIPP puts an asterisk by this result …
Discussion: Left in the West
Bob Driehaus / New York Times:
Lawsuit Is Filed Over Ballot Rule in Pennsylvania  —  Concerned that voting machine breakdowns could cause long lines on Election Day, particularly in minority neighborhoods, several groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday to force Pennsylvania election officials to provide paper ballots when half the machines in a precinct have failed.
 
 
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Lee Speigel / Political Radar:
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Think Progress:
Rove Blames Market Volatility On Obama: It Reflects 'People's Concerns …
Marc Ambinder:
Military Ballots Tossed In Fairfax
CBS News:
Poll: Obama Maintains Double-Digit Lead
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Man allegedly pulls a gun after rally
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Times poll: Obama 49, McCain 42
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