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8:35 PM ET, September 27, 2008

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Amanda / Think Progress:
McCain on financial bailout: 'Just like Iraq, I'm not afraid to go it alone.'  —  Today, the Washington Post reveals more details about what happened during the White House meeting on Thursday between President Bush and top lawmakers.  Despite indicating that his presence was pivotal …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Gingrich: Bush doesn't understand fiscal crisis, and treasury secretary should resign  —  Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich, whose criticism helped spark a GOP revolt against the bail-out of Wall Street proposed by the Bush Administration, predicted Saturday that House Republicans …
Discussion: Don Surber
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
How McCain Stirred a Simmering Pot  —  When Sen. John McCain made his way to the Capitol office of House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) just past noon on Thursday, he intended to “just touch gloves” with House Republican leaders, according to one congressional aide …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
McCain, Obama calling: Bailout going OK?
Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs
Catherine Lucey / Philly.com:
Palin grabs a seat at the bar  —  Perhaps it was coincidence that the song “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” was playing as Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin worked the crowd at the Irish Pub last night.  —  But her amorous fans were definitely ready to let the moose-hunting Alaska governor rule.
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CNN:
Next up: Biden and Palin prep for VP debate  —  (CNN) — Now that Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain have their first presidential debate out of the way, the focus turns to their running mates.  —  Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin will face off Thursday at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Elisabeth Bumiller / The Caucus:
Back in Town, but Not on Capitol Hill
Anne / Nielsen Wire:
Obama And McCain's First Debate Drew One-Third Of Households In Top Local TV Markets
Discussion: The Live Feed and Facing South
CNN:
Round 1 in debates goes to Obama, poll says  —  OXFORD, Mississippi (CNN) — A national poll of people who watched the first presidential debate suggests that Barack Obama came out on top, but there was overwhelming agreement that both Obama and John McCain would be able to handle the job of president if elected.
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Time Edit / Swampland:
What Sayeth the Undecideds?  —  From TIME's Amy Sullivan:  —  Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg ran a dial-group with 45 undecided voters in St. Louis during the debate, polling them before and after to judge how the event changed their reactions to Obama and McCain.
Aljean Harmetz / New York Times:
Paul Newman, a Magnetic Titan of Hollywood, Is Dead at 83  —  Paul Newman, one of the last of the great 20th-century movie stars, died Friday at his home in Westport, Conn. He was 83.  —  The cause was cancer, said Jeff Sanderson of Chasen & Company, Mr. Newman's publicist.
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The Huffington Post:
Bill Press: The Grouch and the Gentleman  —  Two candidates walked on stage Saturday night.  One of them walked off looking like the next President of the United States.  And it wasn't John McCain.  —  American voters could not have been given a clearer choice.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
SO ANGRY  —  McCain's unwillingness to make eye contact with Obama through the debate seems to be getting picked up by a lot of observers.  Here's an interesting exchange on the subject between Chris Matthews and the Post's Eugene Robinson ...  Here's one comment we got from TPM Reader EO ...
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
CONTEMPT.... After the initial dust settles on a presidential …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Genuine and Immediate Crisis  —  What Congress has to do now.  —  I've received phone calls in the last hour from two economists I respect, one of them Larry Lindsey, the other in a position where he'd prefer not to be named.  Both have government experience, neither is alarmist by nature, and they say this:
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Why Obama Won Big  —  Nate Silver is a must-read.  This is a fascinating nugget: … The more it sinks in, the more I think Obama actually knocked it out of the park last night.  He is, in some ways, the inverse McCain.  McCain is all drama and explosions but then ... the air smells like damp, finished fireworks smoke.
Discussion: Slog and Ben Smith's Blogs
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Why Voters Thought Obama Won
governor.mo.gov:
Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign's Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement  —  JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news reports that have exposed plans by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to use Missouri law enforcement to threaten and intimidate his critics.
Joseph Gerth / Courier-Journal:
McConnell, Lunsford race a dead heat  —  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford are knotted in a statistical tie for McConnell's seat, according to the latest Courier-Journal Bluegrass Poll.  —  The poll found that each candidate would get the support …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
“Horses**t”: Correction  —  I've removed the original post of a little time ago because after listening to the clip about two dozen times, what sounded like McCain saying “horses**t” actually comes through as having a hard “c” at the front of it.  My husband insists that McCain said “Course not.”
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Holds 5-Point Lead  —  Momentum in his favor going into debate  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama leads John McCain, 49% to 44%, when registered voters are asked who they would vote for if the election were held today, according to the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update.
Patrick O'Connor / The Crypt's Blogs:
Pelosi, Hoyer push recoupment  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) are both pushing a plan that would require Wall Street to repay the federal government if taxpayers lose money through the program.  —  Addressing reporters after a closed-door caucus meeting …
Discussion: Commentary
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
The Next Day, a New Debate on Who Won  —  OXFORD, Miss. — The presidential campaigns roared out of here Saturday morning facing a task arguably as difficult — and as important — as the debate between Barack Obama and John McCain itself: How to influence the public perception of who won …
Discussion: The Caucus and unbossed.com
 
 
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Bloomberg:
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James Fallows:
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Sean Penn / The Huffington Post:
Tonights Debate Loser: You and Me
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Rich Lowry / The Corner:
Palin on CBS
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
Ratings Shock — Last Night's Audience Smaller than Bush-Kerry's
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Peter Kirsanow / The Corner:
Obama and the Debate: Proud of His Country?
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Jay Nordlinger / The Corner:
Points About the Points  —  Many, many readers have written …
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