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1:10 PM ET, September 2, 2008

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David Brooks / New York Times:
What the Palin Pick Says  —  John McCain is not a normal conservative.  He has instincts, but few abstract convictions about the proper size of government.  He's a traditionalist, but is not energized by the social conservative agenda.  As Rush Limbaugh understands, but the Democrats apparently do not …
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process  —  ST. PAUL — A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Senator John McCain's choice as running mate, called into question on Monday how thoroughly Mr. McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican presidential ticket.
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 …
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 …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Palin's Small Alaska Town Secured Big Federal Funds  —  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin employed a lobbying firm to secure almost $27 million in federal earmarks for a town of 6,700 residents while she was its mayor, according to an analysis by an independent government watchdog group.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In Political Realm, ‘Family Problem’ Emerges as Test  —  ST. PAUL — For at least the time being, Gov. Sarah Palin appears to have survived the initial test after the disclosure that her unmarried teenage daughter was pregnant.  Republican delegates rallied around her on Monday …
Discussion: Political Insider and TIME.com
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 …
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 …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:   Kristol: McCain Likes Wild Bets!
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Pool: What Day Will Sarah Palin Drop Out?
Jane Smiley / The Huffington Post:   Women's Issue  —  Sarah Palin and her church and her pastor …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The Lesson of Bristol Palin
Discussion: pandagon.net and The Campaign Spot
Nathan Thornburgh / Time:
Mayor Palin: A Rough Record
Discussion: MoJoBlog, rubber hose and TIME.com
Kleinheider / Nashville Post:
The Battle Of Bristol: John McCain Has The Upper Hand
Discussion: CNN
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
The Cynicism Express  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Has anyone noticed …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Michelle Malkin:
Selective sympathy for moms in public office
Discussion: American Spectator
Media Matters for America:   NY Times' Kristol stressed need for foreign policy experience …
CNN:
Hundreds to be charged in court after RNC protests  —  ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — Almost 300 people will be formally charged in Ramsey County District Court on Tuesday after they were arrested during protests at the Republican National Convention, a police spokesman said.
Discussion: TalkLeft
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John King / CNN:
GOP decides to resume convention
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:   McCain in talks with Ron Paul for backing
Roger Simon / The Politico:   Sex dominates GOP's opening day
Sally Cragin / Associated Press:
Laura Bush, Cindy McCain make plea for Gustav aid
Discussion: MSNBC
Washington Post:   Hurricane, Palin Roil the Start of GOP Convention
Michael Asher / DailyTech:
Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a Century  —  Drop in solar activity has potential effect for climate on earth.  —  The sun has reached a milestone not seen for nearly 100 years: an entire month has passed without a single visible sunspot being noted.
Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
McCain Turns Sour on His Onetime Media ‘Base’ as Election Nears  —  Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — The longtime love affair between John McCain and what he once called his “base” — the national news media — is on the rocks.  —  McCain's campaign manager, Steve Schmidt, yesterday lashed out at what he deemed …
Robert Farley / American Prospect:
WELL, NOW WE KNOW MORE ABOUT SARAH PALIN'S FOREIGN POLICY PREFERENCES...  Apparently, she would prefer for Alaska to have a foreign policy.  See also Adam, Yglesias, and Tapper.  —  While most folks are concentrating on the implications of this development for late night comedy, I'd like to sound a more serious note.
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Robert Mackey / The Huffington Post:   The Real Issue: Governor Palin and the Survival of the Republic
The Moderate Voice:
Look Long & Hard At This Photograph, America.  I Mean Really Long & Hard  —  Look long and hard at this photograph, America.  I mean really long and hard.  Because when all is said and done, this is what selecting a vice presidential running mate is all about.  —  Look long and hard at this photograph, America.
Ed Hornick / CNN:
Obama defends natural disaster experience  —  (CNN) — Barack Obama defended his experience in dealing with natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, and took a swipe at newly minted GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.  —  In an interview on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 Monday night …
Patrick Ruffini / The Next Right:
The Regular People Party  —  I'm getting ready to make a belated entry in St. Paul, so I will be dark for most of tomorrow (as I have been for most of today tying up loose ends), but something about the Palin pregnancy controversy compels me to make a slightly provocative point …
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama Gains Among Former Clinton Supporters  —  Obama gains on other dimensions, including terrorism and leadership  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The Democratic convention appears to have helped solidify support for Barack Obama among former Hillary Clinton supporters, with the percent saying …
Discussion: Power Line and Taylor Marsh
William Saletan / Slate:
THE INVISIBLE PREGNANCIES OF PRESIDENTIAL DAUGHTERS.  —  Is Sarah Palin the first nominee on a major-party presidential ticket whose daughter got pregnant out of wedlock?  Or is she just the first whose daughter didn't get an abortion?  —  The reason you're reading about Bristol Palin's pregnancy is that she's taking it to term.
Discussion: pandagon.net
 
 
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Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Paul Is Here, and the RNC Isn't Happy
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Sarah Palin, teen pregnancy and what?
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Barry Sussman / NiemanWatchdog.org:
Ask about McCain's Navy career, aside from the POW part of it
Telegraph:
Pakistani women buried alive ‘for choosing husbands’
Discussion: The Corner and The Jawa Report
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Jazz Shaw / The Moderate Voice:
Answer Jake's Question
George Lakoff / The Huffington Post:
The Palin Choice and the Reality of the Political Mind
Democracy Now! Blog:
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