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9:40 PM ET, September 26, 2008

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
McCain Wins Debate  —  Although the fate of tonight's presidential debate in Mississippi remains very much up in the air, John McCain has apparently already won it — if you believe an Internet ad an astute reader spotted next to this piece in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal this morning.
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The Huffington Post:
Ex-Adviser: McCain “Blinked,” Campaign “Governed By Tactics, Not Ideology”  —  Scroll down to see McCain ad...  After days of saying that John McCain would not attend Friday's presidential debate unless an agreement on a bailout package for the markets was “locked-down,” the McCain campaign has gone back on its word.
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
A Hostile Audience  —  One side effect of McCain's debate gambit is, I'm told, that everyone at Ole Miss now hates him.  It will make for a very hostile audience tonight among those students and faculty attending.  He might have to apologize for creating the uncertainty or make some explanation up front, which is never ideal.
Discussion: Marc Ambinder and www.redstate.com
The New Republic:
The Danger of Chasing News Cycles: Or Why a War Room Isn't a Campaign
Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard:   All-In in Oxford  —  Well, I confess I didn't think John McCain would debate tonight.
The Politico:
GOP concerned about Palin  —  A growing number of Republicans are expressing concern about Sarah Palin's uneven — and sometimes downright awkward — performances in her limited media appearances.  —  Conservative columnists Kathleen Parker, a former Palin supporter, says the vice presidential nominee should step aside.
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Kathleen Parker / National Review:
Palin Problem  —  If at one time women were considered heretical for swimming upstream against feminist orthodoxy, they now face condemnation for swimming downstream — away from Sarah Palin.  —  To express reservations about her qualifications to be vice president — and possibly president — is to risk being labeled anti-woman.
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Palin should step down, conservative commentator says
Peter Robinson / Forbes:
Why Regular Citizens Matter
Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:
The Role of John McCain in the Bailout Bill  —  Sen. John McCain's role in the current dealings on Capitol Hill should not be overstated positively or negatively, Capitol Hill sources from both parties say.  —  Democrats are blaming McCain, R-Ariz., for the disastrous meeting yesterday.
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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The Politico:
McCain will go to debate
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Dem: House GOP not consulted enough on bailout
Discussion: Hot Air and www.redstate.com
Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:
Obama Camp Misrepresents House Republican Quote
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
McCain Decides to Participate in Debate
Discussion: The Caucus and FP Passport
The Huffington Post:
Sarah Palin's Beauty Pageant Swimsuit Competition Footage (VIDEO)  —  Sarah Palin's 1984 beauty pageant swimsuit competition video has hit the web.  An Alaskan has uploaded what he claims to be 100% real footage of Sarah Palin in a red tank suit in the 1984 Miss Alaska contest.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Out Of Juneau  —  Yep: it's here.  You have to endure …
Discussion: Spin Cycle, Slog and Althouse
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
Video: Sarah Palin Swimsuit Competition
Discussion: The Other McCain
Washington Wire:
Ku Klux Klan Members Plan to Appear at Presidential Debate Site  —  Corey Dade reports from Oxford, Miss., on the presidential race.  —  When the University of Mississippi hosts the first presidential debate tonight, the two sides of its troubled racial history could converge.
Discussion: Think Progress
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Laura Fitzpatrick / Time:   Unwelcome Visitors at the Ole Miss Debate: The Ku Klux Klan
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Judd Legum / The Huffington Post:
Ignore The Pundits: How To Figure Out Who Won The Debate  —  There were 23 debates during the Democratic primary and part of my job on the Hillary campaign was to monitor the post-debate reaction in the media.  I watched hundreds of self-described political experts instantly declare who won and who lost.
CNN:
Evangelist arrested in child porn case  —  (CNN) — Evangelist Tony Alamo was arrested Thursday in Flagstaff, Arizona, on charges related to a child porn investigation, an FBI spokesman said.  —  The 74-year-old founder and leader of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries was arrested without incident at 2:45 p.m. …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
MSNBC Refusing To Run Outside Group's Ad Questioning McCain's Health  —  MSNBC has notified an independent group running an ad questioning John McCain's health that it will no longer air the spot, only a half day after Fox's Bill O'Reilly attacked NBC's corporate bosses on the air over the ad, the group tells me.
Discussion: MoJoBlog, Spin Cycle and Scared Monkeys
Jim DeMint:
What Caused The Economic Crisis?  Watch This!  —  Senator DeMint wanted to share this video on the federal bailout with you.  Thanks for your support.
Don Kaplan / New York Post:
MAD ABOUT LETTERMAN  —  MCCAIN VIDEO 'JACKED FROM KATIE  —  CBS News executives were red- faced yesterday trying to explain how David Letterman used unaired news footage of Sen. John McCain with Katie Couric to embarrass the Republican presidential candidate.
Jesse Walker / Reason:
Barack Obama vs. Free Speech  —  Here's an ad the National Rifle Association is running in Pennsylvania:  —  The Obama campaign disputes the accuracy of the advertisement, which is fine.  It has also threatened regulatory retaliation against outlets that show it, which isn't fine.
Amanda / Think Progress:
Bachmann Blames President Clinton, ‘Blacks,’ And ‘Other Minorities’ For Current Financial Crisis  —  Yesterday in a Senate hearing on the financial crisis, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) spoke on what caused the situation.  To make her point, she read from an article called …
Discussion: Salon and Matthew Yglesias
 
 
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Barnett: ‘Unprecedented,’ ‘free-form’ debate format
Discussion: MyDD and TPM Election Central
Lauren Sher / The World Newser:
Obama Team: McCain's Debating Skills Unparalleled
CNN:
Kennedy headed home after brief hospitalization
Discussion: Associated Press and Us Weekly
Marc Ambinder:
McCain's High-Stakes Debate
Discussion: Washington Wire
Matt Volz / Associated Press:
Subpoenaed Palin aides don't appear at abuse probe
Sara Just / Political Radar:
Stephanopoulos: Sources Say Vote “Unlikely” Before Wednesday
Discussion: TIME.com and Hot Air
Matt Volz / Associated Press:
VP candidate's parents are professional rat killers, helped in 9/11 response
Discussion: Don Surber
Gerard Baker / Times of London:
This is the election you wouldn't want to win
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
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A Paulson-Cantor Plan Is a Win-Win for Taxpayers
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
RNC going up in Indiana  —  Two sources familiar with the media …