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10:40 PM ET, September 15, 2008

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Mark Mooney / ABCNEWS:
Obama's Exclusive Interview With ‘GMA’  —  Latest Accusation of Campaign Low Blows Via Attack Ads  —  Sen. Barack Obama insisted today that his campaign commercial pointing out that Republican Sen. John McCain doesn't know how to use a computer wasn't a sly shot at his rival's age.  —  “I didn't say that.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
MCCAIN STILL SEES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE ECONOMY AS STRONG. …
Greg Gutfeld / The Huffington Post:
SARAH PALIN'S MURDEROUS WEB OF DEATH  —  Calling Sarah Palin a murderer might seem a stretch.  —  At first.  —  But alarmingly, Sarah Louise Heath Palin was born on February 11, 1964 - a suspicious beginning, as it is also the forty-eighth anniversary of the arrest of the free-thinking …
Associated Press:
Palin won't meet with ‘Troopergate’ investigator  —  Campaign says governor won't cooperate because investigation is ‘tainted’  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A campaign spokesman says Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin won't speak with an investigator hired by lawmakers to look into the firing of her public safety commissioner.
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ABCNEWS:
Fired Official: Governor Sarah Palin Did Not Tell the Truth to ABC  —  Walt Monegan Says He Was Called to Gov.'s Office Over a “Private Family Matter”  —  “She's not telling the truth when she told ABC neither she nor her husband pressured me to fire Trooper Wooten,” said Walt Monegan …
Discussion: Shakesville
Dan Gilgoff / God-o-Meter:
Obama Rolls Out New Line of Faith Merchandise  —  God-o-Meter has learned that the Obama campaign is about to email religious supporters an annoucnement about a new line of Obama faith merchandise—bumper stickers, buttons, and signs with three different messages, featured here—along with the following note:
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CNN:
Obama campaign rolls out new ‘faith merchandise’
Jeffrey Ressner / The Politico:
Hollywood events could rake in $9M  —  LOS ANGELES — Celebrities have taken a serious drubbing from Republicans this political season.  But this week they will prove again that they're good at raising gobs of money for Democrats.  —  Barack Obama has planned appearances …
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Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Could Obama and Barbra break a record in Beverly Hills?
Discussion: TIME.com
CNN:
Powell still undecided, says Obama win would be ‘electrifying’  —  (CNN) — Former Bush Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday that he has not yet decided which candidate to back in this year's presidential race.  —  The election of an African-American president “would be electrifying …
Discussion: TIME.com
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Memories Of Keating  —  As we watch yet another Republican financial crisis unfold before our very eyes, everybody needs to employ Mr Google to read up a little bit on the Keating Five scandal.  McCain was big, big pals with Charles Keating.  He spoke up for Keating with the regulators …
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Joe Klein / Swampland:
Their Brand is Collapse  —  John McCain is up with an ad touting his …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
MCCAIN ADVISOR RIPS ‘SNL’ SKIT.... By now, I suspect most of you have seen the opening skit from “Saturday Night Live,” which featured a joint press conference hosted by Sarah Palin (played perfectly by Tina Fey) and Hillary Clinton (Amy Poehler).  If you missed it, and it was pretty hilarious, NBC has posted the whole thing.
Discussion: The Corner and Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Fiorina rips Tina Fey's portray of Palin as ‘dismissive’ and ‘sexist.’
Discussion: CBS News and bustardblog
Liz Capo McCormick / Bloomberg:
Fed Adds Most Reserves Since 9/11 as Banks Hoard Cash  —  Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve added $70 billion in reserves to the banking system, the most since the September 2001 terrorist attacks, to reverse a surge in borrowing costs sparked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Discussion: naked capitalism
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Ian Welsh / Firedoglake:
As the Markets Plunge, Bernanke and Paulson Gamble Depositor's Money
Discussion: SmartMoney.com and Financial Times
Ben Smith / The Politico:
A tanning bed in the Governor's Mansion  —  Sarah Palin brought one unusual accessory to the Alaska Governor's mansion after moving in last year: A tanning bed.  —  Al Giordano's NarcoNews first reported that Palin had the apparatus installed in the mansion in Juneau, and a spokesman …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“What's happened to John McCain?  He's running the sleaziest ads ever.  Truly vile.”  —  “Dishonest smears that he repeats, even after it's been exposed as a lie.  Truth be damned.  A disgraceful, dishonorable campaign... It seems deception is all he has left.”  —  That's the voiceover on this new Obama ad:
Discussion: Commentary and Exurban League
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Obama to McCain: Senator - what economy are you talking about?  —  Obama calls out McCain on his lack of knowledge on all things that are job related.  McCain can't even understand today's financial news...
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Biden Uncorks Tough Populist Hit On McCain Over “Fundamentals” Line
Discussion: MyDD and TheZoo
Media Matters for America:
Applebee's and green tea redux: Reuters' Decker said Biden's “French cuffs” could cause problems for him “connect[ing] with voters”  —  On the September 15 edition of MSNBC Live, while assessing Sen. Joe Biden's speech on the economy, Reuters Washington correspondent Jon Decker said that Biden does not …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Race Stabilizes With McCain Up by Two  —  Race nearly back to pre-convention period competitive status  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Voter preferences in the race for president are unchanged from where they stood over the weekend.  John McCain still edges out Barack Obama, 47% to 45% …
Stephen Spruiell / The Corner:
Don't Do It  —  I'm hearing disconcerting rumors that McCain is planning to endorse the so-called Gang of [10] [16] 20 energy legislation.  That would be a huge mistake.  In terms of its effect on the conservative base, supporting the Gang of 20's energy bill would be like McCain pouring …
Discussion: The Other McCain
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Bloomberg agrees with McCain: Economy ‘fundamentally ... strong’  —  I just now asked the New York mayor, a former Wall Street hand who's been in the mix in the current crisis, whether he agrees with McCain that the fundamentals of the American economy are strong.
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
New Ad Stars Fellow McCain POW Suggesting He's Unfit To Be President  —  Robert Greenwald's Brave New PAC goes up on national cable with a new 30-second spot starring fellow McCain POW Phillip Butler, who says he knows from personal experience that a POW background is not desirable in a commander-in-chief.
David Talbot / Salon:
The pastor who clashed with Palin  —  WASILLA, Alaska — The Wasilla Assembly of God, the evangelical church where Sarah Palin came of age, was still charged with excitement on Sunday over Palin's sudden ascendance.  Pastor Ed Kalnins warned his congregation not to talk with any journalists …
Matt Clark / Iowa Politics:
IowaPolitics: Judge and other Dems take on Palin's credentials  —  INDIANOLA — The Harkin Steak Fry is traditionally a fundraiser that acts as a stage to rally Democrats around their candidates in addition to highlighting a star of the party.  While this year's gathering did all of those things …
 
 
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Matt Stoller / Open Left:
This is Weird  —  That's Mitt Romney calling McCain out on lying …
Megan McArdle:
Obama goes for the jungular
Ali / Think Progress:
George Allen: 'Americans are not addicted to oil, they're addicted to freedom.'
Discussion: Booman Tribune
David Corn / MoJoBlog:
McCain Blasts Wall Street Failure, Neglects To Mention His Adviser Helped Cause It
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Boehner points finger at Dems over market meltdown
No Blood / No Blood for Hubris:
Roveian Push-Poll Targets FL Voters to Smear Obama
Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Palin Interview Cont'd
Houston Chronicle:
Politicians, FEMA blame each other for relief missteps
 Earlier Items: 
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Ace Comes Up Aces
Brendan Farrington / Associated Press:
McCain says Obama didn't call Palin a pig
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Dow Drops More Than 500 Points on Financial Turmoil
John McCain / US News:
John McCain's Journey From Maverick to Liar
Discussion: Liberal Values
Philly.com:
Intolerance thrives in Palin's Pacific Northwest
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain's Crowd Numbers Plummet In Palin's Absence
Fox News:
Atlantic Monthly Editor to Offer Apology to McCain for Photog's Doctored Pics
 

 
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