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1:00 PM ET, October 3, 2008

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The Palin Rebound — There are some moments when members of a political movement come together as one, sharing the same thoughts, feeling the same emotions, breathing the same shallow breaths. One of those occasions occurred Thursday night when Republicans around the country crouched nervously behind …

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CNN:

Transcript of Palin, Biden debate — WASHINGTON (CNN) — The vice presidential candidates, Democratic Sen. Joe Biden and Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, debated in St. Louis, Missouri, Thursday night. Gwen Ifill of PBS was the debate moderator. Here is a transcript of that debate:

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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:

CBS Poll: More Uncommitted Voters Saw Biden As Winner — UPDATED CBS News and Knowledge Networks have conducted a nationally representative poll of 473 uncommitted voters to get their immediate reaction to tonight's vice presidential debate. — After the first presidential debate …

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FactCheck.org:

FactChecking Biden-Palin Debate — The candidates were not 100 percent accurate. To say the least. — Biden and Palin debated, and both mangled some facts. — Palin mistakenly claimed that troop levels in Iraq had returned to “pre-surge” levels. Levels are gradually coming …

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Ace / minx.cc:

Biden's 14 Lies — Fresh from the McCain people. — JOE BIDEN'S 14 LIES TONIGHT — 1. TAX VOTE: Biden said McCain voted “the exact same way” as Obama to increase taxes on Americans earning just $42,000, but McCain DID NOT VOTE THAT WAY. — 2. AHMEDINIJAD MEETING …

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Tom Shales / Washington Post:

Palin Takes On A New Foe: Her Image — Sarah Palin looked as though she had prepared for her appearance at the vice presidential debate last night by studying Tina Fey's impressions of her on “Saturday Night Live.” She twinkled and winked and piled on the perkiness, a “darn right” here and an “I'll betcha” there.

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Roger Simon / The Politico:

You betcha Sarah Palin can debate — ST. LOUIS — Sarah Palin was supposed to fall off the stage at her vice presidential debate Thursday evening. Instead, she ended up dominating it. — She not only kept Joe Biden on the defensive for much of the debate, she not only repeatedly attacked Barack Obama …

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Wall Street Journal:

Palin the Populist — Joe Biden was no match for “Joe Six-Pack.” — She killed. She had him at “Nice to meet you. Hey, can I call you Joe?” She was the star. He was the second male lead, the good-natured best friend of the leading man. She was not petrified but peppy.

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CNN:
Poll: Biden wins debate, Palin exceeds expectations

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Wall Street Journal:
Free Sarah Palin

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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Palin Delivers, But Doubts Linger

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Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Keeping Up With Biden II …

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Frank James / The Swamp:
Biden won independents in VP debate

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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
D'OH — Watching the debate I noticed that Biden referred …

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New York Times:
The Vice-Presidential Debate

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Gateway Pundit:
Monster Rally Greets Palin Like a Super Bowl Champ After Debate!

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Pejman Yousefzadeh / www.redstate.com: The Vice Presidential Debate

George Harris / Midwest Voices:
Who Won VP Debate: A Review of Polls

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Michael J. Totten / Commentary:
Joe Biden's Alternate Universe

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Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
Palin Recaptures Her Image

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Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
What's A Win?: VP Debate Edition

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Russell Roberts / Wall Street Journal:

How Government Stoked the Mania — Housing prices would never have risen so high without multiple Washington mistakes. — Many believe that wild greed and market failure led us into this sorry mess. According to that narrative, investors in search of higher yields bought novel securities …

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Washington Post:

Lobbyist Hired by Freddie Mac to Work on McCain Is Now Senator's Aide — When mortgage giant Freddie Mac feared several years ago that Sen. John McCain was too outspoken on the issue of executive pay, it pinpointed a lobbyist known for his closeness to McCain and hired him to work with the senator.

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Los Angeles Times:

Schwarzenegger to U.S.: State may need $7-billion loan — In a letter obtained by The Times, the governor warns that tight credit has dried up funds California routinely relies on and it may have to seek emergency aid within weeks. — SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger …

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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:

Hail Mary vs. Cool Barry — Krauthammer's Hail Mary Rule: You get only two per game. John McCain, unfortunately, has already thrown three. The first was his bet on the surge, a deep pass to David Petraeus who miraculously ran it all the way into the end zone.

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Stephen Labaton / New York Times:

Agency's '04 Rule Let Banks Pile Up New Debt, and Risk — “We have a good deal of comfort about the capital cushions at these firms at the moment.” — Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, March 11, 2008. — As rumors swirled that Bear Stearns faced imminent collapse …

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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:

Biden gets veep role wrong — Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. appeared to incorrectly outline the constitutional role of the job he's seeking in Thursday's debate. — In attacking Vice President Dick Cheney, Mr. Biden said the vice president's only role …

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Michael Goldfarb / JohnMcCain.com:
Article 1: Don't Ask Joe

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Charlie Cook / National Journal Online:

A Tie Goes To The House — DEMOCRATS NOW CONTROL 27 STATES' DELEGATIONS, BUT THAT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO BREAK AN ELECTORAL COLLEGE DEADLOCK. — What if the Electoral College ended up tied, 269-269, prolonging this Alice-in-Wonderland campaign? That's what would happen if Barack Obama won every state …

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