McCain official: Palin claim ‘one hundred percent untrue’  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - A former senior campaign adviser to John McCain is rejecting Sarah Palin's claim that she was billed for the costs of vetting her before she was selected as the Republican vice presidential nominee.

HER TURN!  —  Chapter Four; Section 8, pages 255-257  —  By the third week in September, a “Free Sarah” campaign was under way and the press at large was growing increasingly critical of the McCain camp's decision to keep me, my family and friends back home, and my governor's staff all bottled up.

Sarah Palin And The Case Of The $500,000 Legal Bill  —  The Associated Press obtained a copy of Sarah Palin's new book, and came away with several scooplets, including the following: … Without having read the book, and without knowing precisely what the AP is summarizing, it's hard to know what this charge entails.

After spending binge, W.H. says it will focus on deficits  —  President Barack Obama plans to announce in next year's State of the Union address that he wants to focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit in 2010 - and will downplay other new domestic spending beyond jobs programs, according to top aides involved in the planning.

Craig out as WH counsel  —  From NBC's Chuck ToddNBC News has learned the long-rumored departure of White House Counsel Greg Craig will likely be made official tomorrow.  Craig will be replaced by veteran Democratic Party campaign attorney Bob Bauer.  This is the highest-level departure in the Obama White House this year.