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12:40 PM ET, September 10, 2008

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
New heights of stupidity  —  We're fighting multiple wars; our oldest and most established financial institutions are on the verge of collapse; we've fundamentally transformed and then dismantled our constitutional framework over the last eight years, etc. etc.
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Fox News:
Obama Accuses McCain Campaign of ‘Swift Boat Politics’  —  Barack Obama responded Wednesday to the John McCain campaign's call for an apology concerning his “lipstick on a pig” remarks, by calling the controversy “phony and foolish” and defending it as an “innocent remark” that was taken out of context.
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
Washington Post:
McCain Camp Sees An Insult in a Saying  —  Obama Called Policies ‘Lipstick on a Pig’  —  Sen. Barack Obama said yesterday that Sen. John McCain's claim that he will shake up Washington after agreeing with President Bush for so long is like “putting lipstick on a pig” …
Washington Wire:
Obama on Lipstick Fight: ‘Enough is Enough’  —  Amy Chozick reports from Norfolk, Va., on the presidential race.  —  Barack Obama has a response to Republicans' latest attack against him: “Enough is enough!”  —  “They seize on innocent remarks, try to throw them out of context …
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Palin Energizing Women From All Walks of Life
Glenn Reynolds / Pajamas Media:
DID OBAMA MEAN TO CALL SARAH PALIN A PIG?  It's probably just a slip …
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Feeling a Challenge, Obama Sharpens His Silver Tongue
Discussion: The Daily Dish and The Caucus
Washington Post:
Reduced Dominance Is Predicted for U.S.
Discussion: FP Passport and Climate Progress
Joe Klein / Swampland:
Apology Not Accepted  —  Back in 2000, after John McCain lost his mostly honorable campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, he went about apologizing to journalists—including me—for his most obvious mis-step: his support for keeping the confederate flag on the state house.
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Margaret Talev / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Out of bounds!  McCain misstates Obama sex-ed record  —  WASHINGTON — Throw the flag against: The McCain-Palin campaign.  —  Call: Unsportsmanlike conduct.  —  What happened: A new 30-second TV ad attacks Barack Obama's record on education, saying that Obama backed legislation to teach …
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
New McCain Ad: Obama Favors Sex-Ed For Kindergartners
Discussion: The Huffington Post
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Does the Truth Matter Anymore?
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
As Campaign Heats Up, Untruths Can Become Facts Before They're Undone  —  From the moment Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin declared that she had opposed the infamous “Bridge to Nowhere,” critics, the news media and nonpartisan fact checkers have called it a fabrication or, at best, a half-truth.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Weisman Gets on the Tire Swing
Discussion: Washington Monthly and RADAMISTO
Los Angeles Times:
Palin bounce has Democrats off balance  —  Some fear Obama's more aggressive tone could enhance her appeal among white, blue-collar voters.  —  The emergence of Sarah Palin as a political force in the presidential race has left many top Democrats fretting that, just two weeks …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
My Fair Veep  —  The rain in Spain stays mainly in the Arctic plain ...  I hope John McCain doesn't throw his slippers at Sarah Palin's head or get as acerbic as Henry Higgins did with Eliza Doolittle when she did not learn quickly enough.  McCain's Pygmalion has to be careful …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama knocks press on ‘made-up controversy’  —  Speaking at a high school in Norfolk, Obama took a few moments to address what he calls “the made-up controversy” of the day, Amie Parnes reports.  —  Obama said the McCain campaign moved to “seize an innocent remark and take it out of context …
Suzanne Gamboa / Associated Press:
Paul rejects plea to endorse McCain  —  Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama  —  WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Ron Paul, the Libertarian-leaning lawmaker who attracted a devoted following in the GOP primaries, said Wednesday he rejected an appeal to endorse John McCain's presidential bid.
Mark Hosenball / Newsweek:
Warned by the Court  —  A judge repeatedly told Palin and family not to badmouth her sister's ex  —  An Anchorage judge three years ago warned Sarah Palin and members of her family to stop “disparaging” the reputation of Alaska State Trooper Michael Wooten, who at the time was undergoing …
Aamer Madhani / The Swamp:
Pentagon cancels tanker competition  —  The Pentagon announced today that it has canceled the controversial competition to replace the Air Force's Eisenhower-era fleet of aerial refueling tankers after defense officials concluded they can't pick a winner before the conclusion of the Bush administration.
Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs
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Jen DiMascio / The Crypt's Blogs:   Gates cancels new bids for Air Force tanker
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Shaken Dems fear Obama on downslide  —  Democrats in Congress are rattled over the momentum Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has brought to John McCain's presidential campaign and disagree about how their candidate should respond.  —  Some Democrats say that Democratic nominee Barack Obama's campaign must …
Discussion: The Swamp and The Strata-Sphere
Camille Paglia / Salon:
Fresh blood for the vampire  —  A beady-eyed McCain gets a boost from the charismatic Sarah Palin, a powerful new feminist — yes, feminist! — force.  Plus: Obama must embrace his dull side.  —  Rip tide!  Is the Obama campaign shooting out to sea like a paper boat?
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
UNFIT FOR HIGH OFFICE  —  One of the interesting aspects of this campaign is watching the scales fall from the eyes of many of John McCain's closest admirers among the veteran DC press corps.  I'm not talking about the freaks on Fox News or any of the sycophants at the AP.
Jim Demint / Wall Street Journal:
Yes, Palin Did Stop That Bridge  —  “But, you know, when you've been taking all these earmarks when it's convenient, and then suddenly you're the champion anti-earmark person, that's not change.  Come on!  I mean, words mean something, you can't just make stuff up.”  — Barack Obama, Sept. 6, 2008
 
 
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National Enquirer:
PALIN FAMILY SHOCKERS: WHAT SARAH'S REALLY HIDING!
Ali / Think Progress:
Santorum Chastises ‘Feminist Community’ For Not Embracing Palin
zombietime:
Berkeley Tree-Sit Finally Ends
Marc Ambinder:
“Astonishingly Inured...” Truth, Lies, The Media And Politics
The Politico:
Pelosi: Rangel won't be forced aside
Discussion: pw and Spin Cycle
Washington Post:
McCain Rally Moves to Park As School Debate Continues
Discussion: DCist and Decision Virginia
Ben Farmer / Telegraph:
Russell Brand pulled Sarah Palin electric chair jokes at VMA
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Sam Dillon / New York Times:
Obama Looks to Lessons From Chicago in His National Education Plan
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Media Blog
 Earlier Items: 
Lisa Schiffren / The Corner:
Lipstick? Worse Still, Baby-Machine
Warner Todd Huston / NewsBusters.org:
Did Obama Steal his ‘Lip Stick on a Pig’ Speech from a Political Cartoon?
Discussion: The Corner and NO QUARTER
John M. Broder / The Caucus:
Biden Chooses Debate Prep Partner
New York Times:
Palin Aides Defend Billing State for Time at Home
Howard Wolfson / The New Republic:
DC Handwringing  —  If I had my way I would be in Utica, New York right now.
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Obama Broke Money Record
Sandra Tsing Loh / Campaign Stops:
The Rantings of a P.T.A. Mom
Discussion: The Corner and Corrente
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
From the Gut  —  If John McCain can win this election race …
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Kevin Drum
 

 
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