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Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
The Anatomy of a Smear — Here's how the right's big eleventh-hour smear on Obama was carried out. — First the Murdoch-owned Times of London reported Thursday that Obama's aunt, Zeituni Onyango, is living in a Boston public-housing complex. It's unclear how the paper learned of the woman's presence in the U.S.
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The Trail / Washington Post:
Obama Campaign to Return Aunt's Donations — Note: Please upgrade your Flash plug-in to view our enhanced content. — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Saturday he didn't know his aunt was living in the United States illegally and believes that laws covering the situation should be followed.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING THE LAW FOR MCCAIN — You may have noticed that the AP is reporting that Barack Obama's aunt (who he does not seem to have a relationship with) was denied asylum in the US four years ago and is now living illegally in Boston. Convenient timing, ain't it?
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama knocks Cheney vote — From his prepared remarks in Pueblo, Colorado:
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
DICK CHENEY WEIGHS IN.... George W. Bush has been in hiding lately, but Dick Cheney has been secluded in his undisclosed location even more than usual this campaign season. — It was a pleasant surprise, then, to see the vice president pop up today to announce his support for John McCain.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
A Presidential Vanishing Act, by Design — WASHINGTON — It's the week before Election Day. Do you know where your president is? — Probably not, and that is by design. With Senator John McCain lagging behind in the polls and many other Republicans fighting for their political lives …
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Krooney / TIME.com:
Cheney: McCain “the Right Leader for This Moment in History”
Cheney: McCain “the Right Leader for This Moment in History”
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
McCain's name nowhere to be seen at Palin rally — POLK CITY, Florida (CNN) — At a boisterous Sarah Palin rally in Polk City, Florida on Saturday afternoon, one name was surprisingly absent from the campaign décor — John McCain's. — Looking around the Fantasy of Flight aircraft hangar …
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Julie Bosman / The Caucus:
‘Hussein’ Chant at Palin Rally — NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - “John McCain! Not Hussein!” — So goes the latest popular chant on the campaign trail with Gov. Sarah Palin, demonstrated at a morning rally in central Florida. — Ms. Palin was midway through her stump speech when a group …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama 52%, McCain 42% Among Likely Voters — Largest lead for Obama among likely voters to date — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama leads John McCain in Gallup Poll Daily tracking interviewing conducted Wednesday through Friday by an identical 52% to 42% margin among …
Canadian Press:
Palin talks hunting, politics in prank call with notorious Quebec comedy duo — MONTREAL — A Quebec comedy duo notorious for prank calls to celebrities and heads of state has reached Sarah Palin, convincing the Republican vice-presidential nominee she was speaking with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
'GOT'EM RIGHT WHERE WE WANT'EM' WATCH — From McCain campaign manager Rick Davis's campaign memo just out this evening, discussing why Obama's decision to run ads in Georgia, Arizona and North Dakota is a sign the McCain camp has him on the ropes ... Translation: The fact that Arizona …
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Carrie Dann / MSNBC:
First Read: Follow candidates, not polls — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann — *** 72 Hours To Go ... I Want To Be Sedated: Hey, wait a minute, there's something familiar about that number 72. Remember the GOP's 72-hour program?
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Did Palin Suggest We're At War With Iran? — Uh oh. More trouble for Sarah Palin on the foreign policy front. In an interview with Fox's Greta Van Susteren yesterday, Palin professed confidence in victory on Tuesday as follows: … Now, it's not fully clear that Palin was saying outright …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Sarah Palin meets a special friend in a Pennsylvania orchard — NEW PARIS, Pa.—Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrived at the Boyer Orchards here Friday afternoon, entering a sweet-smelling wooden barn full of crates of apples. “This is gorgeous,” Palin said, greeting workers.
PewResearch.org:
Internet Now Major Source of Campaign News — Continuing Partisan Divide in Cable TV News Audiences — Many more Americans are turning to the internet for campaign news this year as the web becomes a key source of election news. Television remains the dominant source …
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Associated Press:
House GOP leader uses expletive to describe Obama — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — OXFORD, Ohio - House Republican leader John Boehner has used a vulgar expression to refer to Democrat Barack Obama and his voting record in the Illinois legislature.
The Politico:
McCain avoids trouble from volatile crowds — First, there was the angry man who told John McCain to hit Barack Obama “where it hurts.” — Then came the woman who called the Democratic nominee “an Arab.” — And don't forget the man who stood up before a packed crowd and said he was …
CBS4:
The Faces Of Barack Obama, From 2003 To 2004 — CHICAGO (CBS4) ― When CBS4's Antonio Mora first interviewed Barack Obama in the summer of 2003, almost no one knew who he was. — Mora was working for CBS affiliate WBBM, and the skinny, young state legislator from Illinois had just launched …