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Mark R. Levin / The Corner:
The Obama Temptation — I've been thinking this for a while so I might as well air it here. I honestly never thought we'd see such a thing in our country - not yet anyway - but I sense what's occurring in this election is a recklessness and abandonment of rationality that has preceded …
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Anchorage Daily News:
Obama for president — Palin's rise captivates us but nation needs a steady hand — Alaska enters its 50th-anniversary year in the glow of an improbable and highly memorable event: the nomination of Gov. Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential candidate.
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
McCain, GOP target Frank on taxes and spending — Barack Obama may be on top of the Democratic ticket, but John McCain and Republicans running for Congress are focusing their fire on Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.). — McCain, the GOP presidential nominee, and other Republicans in recent days …
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Inside McCain Camp, a Mood of Gritty Determination — Only a few hundred people were on hand at the New Mexico state fairgrounds Saturday morning to hear Sen. John McCain's acknowledgment that “we're a few points down” in the polls and to cheer loudly when he bellowed, “We've got them right where we want them!”
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Ceding the Center — There are two major political parties in America, but there are at least three major political tendencies. The first is orthodox liberalism, a belief in using government to maximize equality. The second is free-market conservatism, the belief in limiting government to maximize freedom.
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Halboedeker / The TV Guy:
WFTV's Barbara West on her interview with Joe Biden: “I don't think I was rude or inconsiderate to him” — The Barack Obama campaign called Barbara West's interview with Sen. Joe Biden unprofessional and combative. — The veteran WFTV-Channel 9 anchor-reporter says she asked pointed questions …
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Tim Shipman / Telegraph:
Republican fears of historic Obama landslide unleash civil war for the future of the party — Senior Republicans believe that John McCain is doomed to a landslide defeat which will hand Barack Obama more political power than any president in a generation. — Aides to George W.Bush …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Could McCain lose his home state? — Democrats are circulating a poll showing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) losing ground in his own state, an ominous sign for his beleaguered campaign as state after state turns blues. — Project New West, which aims to build the Democratic Party in the Intermountain West …
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
FELDMAN SPEAKS — BUT NOT ABOUT HOAX — Bear with me. The intricacies of GOP dirty tricks in Pennsylvania take some unraveling. But this is too rich, and the best part comes at the end. — On Thursday the Pennsylvania GOP sent out an email to 75,000 Jewish voters in the state warning …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
LIEBERMAN HASN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO HIMSELF.... Joe Lieberman adopted the role of Republican attack dog early on, but as the election draws near, he's hoping the political world has a very short memory. … My hunch is, Lieberman sees the direction of the political winds …
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Campaign Finance Gets New Scrutiny — Obama's Take Raises Questions About Web — Sen. Barack Obama's record-breaking $150 million fundraising performance in September has for the first time prompted questions about whether presidential candidates should be permitted to collect huge sums …
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Lisa Wangsness / Boston Globe:
For Obama, a new cause for confidence - and for caution — CONCORD, N.H. - Barack Obama has vaulted to a 15-point lead over John McCain in New Hampshire, according to a new Boston Globe poll, a significant gap in a state that McCain considers his second political home and has long been a swing state in the race for the White House.
New York Post:
PIT BULL TURNS ON MCMAVERICK — NOW PALIN'S BUCKING HER OWN TICKET — By CARL CAMPANILE in Mesilla, NM, and GINGER ADAMS OTIS in NY — Sarah Palin is the rogue elephant in the GOP war room. — The maverick mom is distancing herself from John McCain and blowing off the advice …
Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Obama 49.4%, McCain 44.1% — McCain gains as race continues to tighten — UTICA, New York - Republican John McCain continues to gain on Democrat Barack Obama, reducing Obama's lead to 5.3 points with just over a week to go before Election Day …