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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.
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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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Fox News:
Obama Campaign Cuts Off Interviews With Florida TV Station — Barack Obama's campaign killed all interviews with a Florida TV station after Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, faced tough and critical questions from a reporter at the Orlando station, reported the Orlando Sentinel .
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Michael James / Political Punch:
Biden to Orlando TV Anchor: 'Are You Joking? …
Biden to Orlando TV Anchor: 'Are You Joking? …
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New York Times:
Democrats See Risk and Reward if Their Party Sweeps — WASHINGTON — The possibility of a victory by Senator Barack Obama combined with significant Congressional gains by his party could give Democrats extraordinary muscle to pursue an ambitious agenda on health care, taxes, union rights, energy and national security.
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Shushannah Walshe / FOX Embeds:
Palin Goes After Obama and Congressional Democrats — DES MOINES, IOWA-Sarah Palin went after Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats at a campaign rally in a high school gym in Sioux City today. As supporters shouted out “Socialist!” at the mention of Barack Obama's name Sarah Palin clearly laid …
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 …
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CNN:
McCain aide: Palin's ‘going rogue’ — (CNN) — With 10 days to go until Election Day, long-brewing tensions between GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and key aides to Sen. John McCain have become so intense they are spilling out in public, sources say.
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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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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Wages of Sloppy Journalism — Earlier today, The New York Times “reported” that “Mr. Podesta has been mapping out the transition so systematically that he has already written a draft Inaugural Address for Mr. Obama, which he published this summer in a book called The Power of Progress.”
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Today's Polls, 10/25 — With fewer than ten days to go until the election, John McCain is another day older and deeper in the polls: — It is hard to find any trend at all at the national level, although Barack Obama's position improved has incrementally in a couple of the national trackers.
Gateway Pundit:
Obama Camp Continues Mega-Million$$$ Campaign Donation Fraud— Door Still Open! — While the American media continues to focus on what Sarah Palin is wearing the Barack Obama Campaign continues to pull off the largest campaign donation fraud in history. — By turning off their Address …
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Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
Military Prepares for Threats During Presidential Transition — First Wartime Handover in 40 Years Is Seen as Vulnerable Time — The U.S. military, bracing for the first wartime presidential transition in 40 years, is preparing for potential crises during the vulnerable handover period …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Desperately Seeking Seriousness — Maybe the polls and the conventional wisdom are all wrong, and John McCain will pull off a stunning upset. But right now the election looks like a blue sweep: a solid victory, maybe even a landslide, for Barack Obama; large Democratic gains in the Senate …
Washington Post:
Financial Meltdown Worsens Food Crisis — As Global Prices Soar, More People Go Hungry — SHANGHAI — As shock waves from the credit crisis began to spread around the world last month, China scrambled to protect itself. Among the most extreme measures it took was to impose new export taxes …
AMERICAN DIGEST:
Armies of the Blight: Men Seeking Work. Anything Accepted. Cash Only. Illegal Not a Problem. — He said, “Call the doctor. I think I'm gonna crash.” — “The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta pay him cash.” — Eagles- Life In The Fast Lane — Last June I was visiting an old friend in San Rafael, California.
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