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8:10 AM ET, September 26, 2008

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New York Times:
Fate of Bailout Plan Remains Uncertain  —  WASHINGTON — The day began with an agreement that Washington hoped would end the financial crisis that has gripped the nation.  It dissolved into a verbal brawl in the Cabinet Room of the White House, urgent warnings from the president and pleas …
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The Politico:
Wall Street bailout plan breaks down  —  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson left a late-night session at the Capitol Thursday without a deal on the bailout plan the White House says is needed to prevent economic disaster.  —  Four of the five parties involved in the deal — House Democrats …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Where Are the Grown-Ups?  —  Many people on both the right and the left are outraged at the idea of using taxpayer money to bail out America's financial system.  They're right to be outraged, but doing nothing isn't a serious option.  Right now, players throughout the system are refusing …
Discussion: Firedoglake
ABCNEWS:
Deal May Be Dead: Democrats Blaming McCain  —  Obama, McCain Leave White House Without Deal on $700 Billion Bailout  —  After days of bipartisan negotiations and meetings today at the White House, the deal to bail out staggered investment banks may be dying amid partisan finger-pointing.
Marc Ambinder:
What Happened In The Cabinet Room...  Though Sen. Chris Dodd implied that Sen. McCain sandbagged the rest of the negotiators by bringing up alternative proposals, McCain himself did not bring up those proposals, according to four independent sources briefed by four different principals inside the meeting …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
STRANGE DAYS  —  It is no small irony that after years of being at odds with the right wing of his own party, John McCain is staking his campaign for the presidency on it.  —  During the late afternoon meeting at the White House (a meeting which was McCain's idea), McCain sat silently …
Charles Babington / Associated Press:
Frank blames House GOP for breakdown of deal  —  WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee declared Friday that an agreement on legislation to relieve a spreading financial crisis depends on House Republicans “dropping this revolt” against President Bush.
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain to do round of network interviews tonight
Dan Payne / Boston Globe:
Sell! Sell! McCain is tanking!
Discussion: TalkLeft
New York Times:
Government Seizes WaMu and Sells Some Assets  —  Washington Mutual, the giant lender that came to symbolize the excesses of the mortgage boom, was seized by federal regulators on Thursday night, in what is by far the largest bank failure in American history.
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Wall Street Journal:
J.P. Morgan to Take Over Faltering WaMu  —  U.S. Government Helps Broker a Deal to Dispose of Huge Thrift; Banking Giant Expected to Get Deposits, Branches  —  In what is by far the largest bank failure in U.S. history, federal regulators seized Washington Mutual Inc. and struck a deal …
David Deming / Edmond Sun:
Why Obama will lose  —  EDMOND — When Benjamin Franklin was dispatched to France as ambassador of the United States in 1776, he won the hearts of the French through his authenticity.  Rather than take on an affected and phony continental style, Franklin eschewed the powdered wig …
Discussion: Stop The ACLU and INSTAPUTZ
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Marc Ambinder:
Palin On Foreign Policy, Nation Building, And Why She Disagrees With Kissinger  —  Here's an interesting exchange.  Note that CBS verified Kissinger's position — that he favored diplomacy with Iran without preconditions, although not directly with Ahmadinejad.
Discussion: Eunomia and Liberal Values
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MSNBC:
The ‘lost’ Palin files  —  When federal judges in San Francisco ruled in 2002 that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was unconstitutional because it included the phrase “under God,” Sarah Palin was not amused.  Palin, who at the time was Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska …
Washington Post:
Palin Accepted $25,000 in Gifts, Alaska Records Show  —  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who has made a crackdown on gift-giving to state officials a centerpiece of her ethics reform agenda, has accepted gifts valued at $25,367 from industry executives, municipalities and a cultural center whose …
Discussion: Buck Naked Politics
WJBC.com:
Federal indictment of Governor?  —  Could Illinois Governor Blagojevich suffer the same fate as convicted former Governor George Ryan?  Sources tell CBS 2 News Chicago that Federal agents claim to have enough evidence to indict Blagojevich on fraud and conspiracy charges.
Gateway Pundit:
Missouri Sheriffs & Top Prosecutors Form Obama “Truth Squads” & Threaten Libel Charges Against Obama Critics  —  More Hope and Change for Missouri...  St. Louis and Missouri Democrat sheriffs and top prosecutors are planning to go after anyone who makes false statements against Obama during his campaign.
Jonathan Steele / Guardian:
Israel asked US for green light to bomb nuclear sites in Iran  —  US president told Israeli prime minister he would not back attack on Iran, senior European diplomatic sources tell Guardian  —  Israel gave serious thought this spring to launching a military strike on Iran's nuclear sites …
Discussion: Israel Matzav, Truthdig and Philly.com
David Brooks / New York Times:
Thinking About McCain  —  I've been covering John McCain steadily for a decade.  A few years ago, I worked on a book, which I foolishly never completed, on the U.S. Senate with McCain as the central character.  So when I step back and think of McCain, even in the heat of this campaign …
Discussion: Commentary and Eunomia
CBS News:
Poll: Obama Leads; Interest In Debate High  —  CBS/NYT Survey Finds Obama Leading McCain By 5 Points With Three In Ten Uncommitted; Majority “Very Likely” To Watch Debate  —  (CBS) With 40 days left until the election, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads GOP rival John …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
McCain Doubling Down on Debate?  —  A somewhat contrarian view:  —  I really can't imagine John McCain not attending the debate tomorrow.  Although it's hard to know exactly how the spectacle would play out — Obama fielding questions from Jim Lehrer by himself? — as I opined last night …
Discussion: First Draft
 
 
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
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Sweet Emotional Imbalance
Michael Stebbins / A Vote For Science:
61 Nobel Laureates in Science Endorse Obama
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
McCain campaign won't commit to debate on Friday
Discussion: Don Surber
Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Obama has 13-point Michigan lead over McCain
The Huffington Post:
McCain Aide Claims Credit For Deal, Says “We're Going Into A Debate”
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Dubious Claims in Obama's Ads Against McCain, Despite Vow of Truth
Glenn R. Simpson / Wall Street Journal:
Countrywide Made Home Loans to Gorelick, Mudd
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama camp: McCain's ‘stunt’
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Couric Interview Part II
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Ross Douthat:
Sarah The Unready (II)
Discussion: Donklephant
Byron York / The Corner:
The Debate Dance  —  For most of today, I've thought that the debate …
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Scott Mayerowitz / ABCNEWS:
O'Neill: Bush Doesn't Understand Crisis, ‘It Shows’
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