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8:50 AM ET, September 3, 2008

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National Enquirer:
PALIN WAR: TEEN PREGO CRISIS  —  Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin attempted to quietly have her daughter Bristol get married before news of her pregnancy leaked out, the NATIONAL ENQUIRER is reporting exclusively in its new issue.  —  Palin planned for the wedding …
Matt Welch / Reason:
The View on Palin from an Alaskan Anti-Real ID Activist and Democrat  —  I ran into anti-Real ID activist Bill Scannell, “the man who helped kill CAPPS II,” and asked him what intelligence he can give us about Sarah Palin, governor of the state he's lived in for the past several years.
Rachel D'Oro / Associated Press:
Bristol Palin's boyfriend heads to convention  —  WASILLA - The boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's unwed, pregnant daughter will join the family of the Republican vice presidential candidate at the GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn.  —  Levi Johnston's mother said her 18-year-old son left Alaska …
Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
The “Eagleton Scenario”  —  Barring a dramatic reversal, Sarah Palin will formally become the Republican vice presidential nominee Wednesday night.  Since Friday, when the pick was announced, news surrounding Palin has been almost uniformly negative: the initial focus on her lack …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
As the GOP turns: Sarah Palin's daughter's baby's father to attend convention  —  ST. PAUL — Levi Johnston, the boyfriend of the pregnant 17-year-old Bristol Palin, plans to join the family at the Republican Party's nomination here of mom and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for vice president.
Discussion: www.redstate.com
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Founder Of Group Palin Courted Professed “Hatred For The American …
Associated Press:
Barney Frank: Sarah Palin's family life is fair game
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Mark Silva / The Swamp:   Bristol Palin boyfriend convention-bound
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Aides Say Team Interviewed Palin Late in the Process  —  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was not subjected to a lengthy in-person background interview with the head of Sen. John McCain's vice presidential vetting team until last Wednesday in Arizona, the day before McCain asked her to be his running mate …
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Lindsey Ellerson / Live Blogging:
How Palin is Playing in the Supermarket Aisles  —  Rick Klein, from ABC's The Note, reports: Let's say you don't read The New York Times or The Washington Post (or The Note, for that matter).  Let's say you don't follow the big political blogs and you're not obsessed with every turn of the screw of this fascinating presidential race.
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Media Descend to a New Low  —  The smearing of Sarah Palin gets uglier.  —  Time's Mark Halperin has posted an advance copy of the cover of US Weekly magazine, the tabloid published by Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner.  That cover shows a smiling Sarah Palin, holding her youngest son Trig.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek Blogs:
Bushies Come to Palin's Aid
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, TBogg and RADAMISTO
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Sarah Palin: Political Opponent Recalls Being Ridiculed
Discussion: NPR and NewsBusters.org
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Obama to Appear on Fox on Thursday Night  —  CHICAGO — Before Senator John McCain delivers his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Senator Barack Obama will make a marquee appearance of his own.  —  Call it counter-intuitive.  He will appear on “The O'Reilly Factor” on Fox News Channel.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Dept. of Counterprogramming: Obama to appear on O'Reilly Thursday
Discussion: The New Republic and Guardian
Michael Wolff / Vanity Fair:
Tuesdays with Rupert  —  Since buying The Wall Street Journal …
Discussion: Guardian
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Jewish voters may be wary of Palin  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Barack Obama has struggled for 18 months to lock down the support of a traditionally Democratic group, Jewish voters.  —  In the past week, John McCain may have helped Obama with his Jewish problem by choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Gingrich Slams MSNBC's Allen Concerning Palin's Qualifications  —  Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich did what conservatives have been waiting for someone to do since Sarah Palin was announced as John McCain's running mate: take on someone in the media claiming that she lacks the qualifications to be vice president.
Discussion: Macsmind
William Yardley / New York Times:
Palin's Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual  —  WASILLA, Alaska — The world arrived here more than a century ago with the gold rush and later the railroad.  Yet one aspect of American life did not come to town until 1996, the year Sarah Palin ran for mayor and Wasilla got its first local lesson in wedge politics.
Think Progress:
Infuriated About Tough CNN Interview, McCain Cancels Larry King Appearance  —  Yesterday, Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds appeared on CNN for an interview with Campbell Brown.  Brown was tough on Bounds, refusing to let him spout typical campaign talking points.
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Mere Rhetoric:
PROGRESSIVES SPREADING AROUND FAKE PALIN BIKINI PIC, GLOATING ABOUT INEXPERIENCE AND “PATRIOTIC VALLEY TRASH”  —  I got the photo this morning from one of the progressive listservs that I subscribe to, complete with the snarky subject line “ready to lead from day one.”
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama ad slams McCain on abortion rights  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Barack Obama has launched a broadside against John McCain's opposition to abortion rights and moved one of the most divisive issues in modern American politics to the airwaves on a large scale for the first time in this presidential campaign.
Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
Why Do We Like Palin?  —  Much has been written why Palin both brings strength to the McCain ticket and is a gamble at the same time.  Why then the growing wave of popular sentiment in her favor?  —  Various reasons, but one I think is that millions of Americans are simply tired of being lectured at by smug elites.
The Politico:
Palin reignites culture wars  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — The culture wars are making a sudden and unexpected encore in American politics, turning more ferocious virtually by the hour as activists on both sides of the ideological divide react to the addition of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket.
The New Republic:
Republicans Heading For an Iceberg  —  ST. PAUL, MN: As a rule, political candidates begin moving to the center on Labor Day, but John McCain has continued to focus on solidifying his rightwing base, particularly among social conservatives.  The convention's first two days …
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Scott J. Anderson / CNN:
Gay Republicans: GOP on ‘wrong side of history’
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Democracy Now:
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Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
Economy?  What Economy?  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Maybe it's …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Hindrocket / Power Line:
A GOOD NIGHT FOR THE GOOD GUYS  —  The GOP convention got …
Marc Ambinder:
GOP's Internal Talking Points For Delegates About Palin Family
John O'Sullivan / Telegraph:
The party's just starting for John McCain
See-Dubya / michellemalkin.com:
End of the trail for See-Dubya
Discussion: The Sundries Shack
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
And Then There Was One  —  As we emerge from Labor Day …
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Discussion: www.redstate.com
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Eagleton Scenario … I have to say I'm beginning to wonder …
Associated Press:
Text of prepared remarks by Sen. Lieberman
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Palin Scrubbing Turns Up an Undeclared Car Wash