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6:00 PM ET, September 2, 2008

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
McCain Manager: ‘This Election is Not About Issues’  —  Rick Davis, campaign manager for John McCain's presidential bid, insisted that the presidential race will be decided more over personalities than issues during an interview with Post editors this morning.  —  “This election is not about issues,” said Davis.
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Arnab Datta / Political Radar:
Schlafly Chides McCain Camp for Palin Cancellation  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly is taking the McCain campaign to task for notifying her at the last-minute that Sarah Palin will be a no-show on Tuesday when the Republican National Coalition for Life holds an event honoring the Alaska governor.
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:   Gramm Reiterates “Whiners” Argument
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:
Palin lied about visiting Ireland as part of her foreign policy experience
Discussion: Think Progress and Bring It On!
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Palins' Privacy  —  Here's a post that reads like it was …
Discussion: Upturned Earth
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Regroup for Compressed Convention
Discussion: The Swamp, The Caucus and TIME.com
Kate Klonick / TPMMuckraker:
Todd Palin Was Registered Member of Alaska Independence Party Until 2002  —  The McCain camp today disputed rumors that presumptive vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was ever registered with the secessionist Alaska Independence Party by releasing years of voter registration history …
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Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:
Another AIP Official Says Palin Was at 1994 Convention*  —  An intense “she said"/"she said" has emerged over whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was ever a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, the third-largest political party in the 49th state.  The AIP wants Alaskans to get an opportunity …
Byron York / The Corner:
Team McCain Hits Back on Palin, Vetting  —  Had a long talk this morning with a senior strategist in the McCain campaign.  I think it's fair to say Team McCain is seriously unhappy with a New York Times story, “Palin Disclosures Raise Questions On Vetting,” which came out this morning and is driving much of the coverage of the issue.
Ben Smith / The Politico:   Palin's party  —  The McCain campaign posts Palin's voter …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard Blog:
Kristol on Sarah Palin, Hockey Mom  —  McCain aides whose judgment I trust are impressed by Sarah Palin.  One was particularly amused by this exchange: A nervous young McCain staffer took it upon himself to explain to Palin the facts of life in a national campaign, the intense scrutiny she'd …
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Byron York / National Review:
Why the Palin Baby Story Matters  —  St. Paul — At 6:30 Monday morning, at a hotel here in St. Paul, a team of senior McCain staffers got word from even more senior staffers that there was news about vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin.  Everybody had heard the rumors, spread on The Atlantic …
Laura McGann / The Washington Independent:
Palin: The Iron-Fist Mayor?  —  WASILLA, Alaska — Earlier today, First Lady Laura Bush urged us to remember Gov. Sarah Palin's record as mayor of her hometown from 1996-2002 when assessing her experience.  I agree.  —  Driving around this city today, I decided it looks more or less …
Discussion: Salon, The Daily Dish and MyDD
Megan McArdle:   Sarah Palin: the importance of being earnest
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Hits 50% for First Time  —  Leads McCain by eight percentage points, 50% to 42%  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, finds Barack Obama leading the race for president with his highest share of support to date.
The Huffington Post:
Palin's Church May Have Shaped Controversial Worldview  —  Three months before she was thrust into the national political spotlight, Gov. Sarah Palin was asked to handle a much smaller task: addressing the graduating class of commission students at her one-time church, Wasilla Assembly of God.
Byron York / The Corner:
She Is a Small-Town Mayor.  She Is Not — Repeat, Not — the Governor of Alaska.  —  In an interview of Barack Obama last night, CNN's Anderson Cooper mentioned Sarah Palin's experience as a small-town mayor and as governor of Alaska.  Obama, hewing to his campaign's talking points, ignored the governor part:
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Mark Halperin / TIME.com:
McCain Camp Response to Obama's Remarks on Palin's Experience
Tobin Harshaw / The Opinionator:
Whose Budget is Bigger?
Hindrocket / Power Line:
THE GAFFE MACHINE ROLLS ON
Discussion: Fox News
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Republicans Rush In  —  One of the great sights of American political life — a YouTube moment if ever there was one — was to see the doughboy face of Newt Gingrich as he extolled the virtues of Sarah Palin, a sitcom of a vice presidential choice and a disaster movie if she moves up to the presidency …
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Chris Orr / The New Republic:
The Case Against the Case Against Palin  —  A very good friend, who is a lifelong Alaskan and one of the smartest people I know, offers this word of caution to those (yes, like me) inclined to take Sarah Palin lightly: … —Christopher Orr
Discussion: Hot Air and Althouse
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:   A Blogger, a Baby, a Cry of Concern
The Huffington Post:
McCain Spokesman Stumped Trying To Explain Why Palin Is Ready To Be Commander-In-Chief (VIDEO)  —  So, I know that one of the reasons John McCain hastily chose Sarah Palin as his running-and-soul mate was because he thought that Palin would exude some general appeal to female voters …
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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Fred Thompson rips NYT on Palin coverage  —  ST. PAUL - Former Sen. Fred Thompson lambasted The New York Times for its coverage of Sarah Palin on Tuesday, claiming the newspaper is “trying their best to drag her down.”  —  Thompson told Fox News that the Times has focused on Palin's children, saying, “I don't think they get it.”
Discussion: Don Surber
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Michael Wolff / Vanity Fair:
Tuesdays with Rupert  —  Since buying The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch has talked freely with the author about his business, his family, and the future.  (There was serious gossip, too.)  It's an unparalleled look at the 77-year-old mogul, transformed by his marriage to Wendi Deng, yet utterly, unapologetically himself.
Laura McGann / The Washington Independent:
Vetting?  —  ANCHORAGE — I just got off the phone with the very helpful city clerk at the Wasilla City Clerk's office, Kristie Smithers, who is pulling some documents for me from when Gov. Sarah Palin was mayor.  —  I told her I appreciated her help, since I'm sure she's been bombarded with requests these last few weeks.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
The Politico:
Documents detail Palin's political life  —  Sarah Palin may be new to most Americans, but she's not entirely new to the national Democratic Party.  —  Democrat Tony Knowles, her opponent in the 2006 Alaska gubernatorial race, put together a detailed, 63-page research document …
 
 
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Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters:
Clooney's Obama fundraiser in Geneva a sellout
Allison R. Hayward / Weekly Standard:
Shut Up, They Explained  —  The Obama campaign tries to suppress an ad.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Palin's stopover  —  I wrote the other day that a Palin spokeswoman …
Discussion: Emptywheel and Daily Kos
Rasmussen Reports:
52% Still Have Favorable View of Palin, But Partisan Gap Widens
Discussion: Hot Air and Stop The ACLU
Holly Watt / Washington Post:
Donna Brazile Hit by Pepper Spray
Martina Stewart / CNN:
Prominent Clinton supporter slams Palin, says she's not qualified
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Report: Gonzales Mishandled Classified Data
Discussion: TalkLeft
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Profiles In Poignancy  —  “I wish that the news about Palin's daughter …
Discussion: Eunomia
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Wall Street Journal:
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William Saletan / Slate:
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Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Paul Is Here, and the RNC Isn't Happy
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama Gains Among Former Clinton Supporters
Michael Asher / DailyTech:
Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a Century