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1:15 AM ET, October 7, 2008

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Garance Franke-Ruta / Washington Post:
In Fla., Palin Goes for the Rough Stuff as Audience Boos Obama  —  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gestures during a campaign speech on Oct. 6, 2008 in Clearwater, Fla. (Chris O'Meara/Associated Press)  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — “Okay, so Florida, you know that you're going to have to hang onto your hats …
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Marc Ambinder:
Who'll Call Obama A Terrorist?  —  Jonathan Martin notes: … The reality is that a member of McCain's audience went there today.  You can hear it clearly on this video clip taken from MSNBC— after McCain asks “Who is the real Barack Obama?” the first, loudest voice can be heard answering “Terrorist!”
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY'RE ABOUT  —  So we have McCain today getting his crowd riled up asking who Barack Obama is and then apparently giving a wink and a nod when one member of the crowd screams out “terrorist.”  —  And later we have Sarah Palin with the same mob racket …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
McCain blasts Obama, Democrats for Fannie Mae meltdown  —  We asked John McCain to take off the gloves — and he listened.  In remarks McCain will deliver today, he blasts Democrats, including Barack Obama, for their market manipulations and defense of Fannie Mae against regulator warnings.
Mark Halperin / TIME.com:
Full Remarks of McCain in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Frank: Criticism of Congress is now racist, too
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
Michael Cooper / The Caucus:
McCain: ‘Who Is the Real Barack Obama?’
Ali / Think Progress:   McCain offers no response to supporter who yells out that Obama is a ‘terrorist.’
CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama advantage grows  —  Likely voters nationwide:  —  Obama: 53 percent  —  McCain: 45 percent  —  NASHVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) - A new national poll suggests Barack Obama is widening his edge over John McCain in the race for the White House.
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Washington Wire:
WSJ/NBC News Poll: Obama and Biden Are Better Debaters
Discussion: TalkLeft and Daily Kos
Lymari Morales / Gallup:
Young Voters '08: Pro-Obama and Mindful of Outcome
James Fallows:
Our capacity for self-government  —  From twelve time zones away, it looks as if the United States is in one of those moments where the capacity to get serious and face big problems is sorely tested.  —  In the short term, a worldwide financial panic and crisis.
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Yuval Levin / The Corner:
The Ayers Question  —  Very soon after she was picked to be McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin was attacked by Obama campaign spokesmen and a Democratic member of Congress for once being seen wearing a Pat Buchanan button.  She had an answer and the campaign offered it.
Will Bunch / Philly.com:
Pa. GOP hits rock bottom: Calls Obama “a terrorist's best friend”
Michelle Malkin:
The missing SNL bailout skit — and the Soros connection  —  Over the weekend, I watched a hilarious, dead-on, and surprisingly honest skit on Saturday Night Live about the craptastic bailout and its Democrat roots.  The skit called out Fannie/Freddie and featured Nancy Pelosi dragging out various sob-story …
CBS News:
CBS Poll: Presidential Race Tightens  —  Survey Shows Obama Leading McCain 47 Percent To 43 Percent Among Registered Voters Nationwide Following V.P. Debate  —  (CBS) In a sign that the race for president has returned to about where it was before the first presidential debate …
Discussion: Townhall.com, Hot Air and TIME.com
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:   Independent Voters Move Toward Obama
Pew Research Center:
Post-Debate: Palin Still Seen as Unqualified, a Bump for Biden  —  Continued Doubts About Financial Bailout  —  While last week's vice-presidential debate had a larger audience than any other in history, voters' impressions of Sarah Palin have changed little.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Palin: The attacks “may get kind of rough” going forward
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Prairie Weather
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:   CNN poll: Obama opens 8-point lead over McCain
Laura Strickler / CBS News:
More Bogus Obama Donors Surface  —  Donations Made Between July and Early August  —  (CBS) CBS News Investigative Producer Laura Strickler wrote this story for CBSNews.com with additional reporting from Sarah Fitzpatrick and Ariel Bashi.  —  CBS News has learned that two donors …
Breaking News:
Press kept under a watchful eye  —  CLEARWATER — Constantly under the watchful eyes of security, the media wasn't permitted to wander around inside Coachman Park to talk to Sarah Palin supporters.  When reporters tried to leave the designated press area and head toward the bleachers …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Health Care Destruction  —  Sarah Palin ended her debate performance last Thursday with a slightly garbled quote from Ronald Reagan about how, if we aren't vigilant, we'll end up “telling our children and our children's children” about the days when America was free.  It was a revealing choice.
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Marc Ambinder:
A Republican Candidate Who Won't Endorse McCain's Health Care Plan
Discussion: MyDD and Talking Points Memo
Rebecca Christie / Bloomberg:
U.S. Treasury's Kashkari to Lead Bank Bailout Office  —  Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Treasury will name Neel Kashkari, assistant secretary at the department, to run the $700 billion Wall Street rescue program on an interim basis, according to a Treasury official.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Engaging on Keating  —  I'd always thought McCain's great strength in defending the Keating affair was that he'd acknolwedged making a huge mistake, and spent his career repenting by recasting himself as a reformer.  —  So when his campaign puts his lawyer on the line with reporters to contest …
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Garance Franke-Ruta / Washington Post:
Keating Inquiry Appears Different, 17 Years Later
Chris Isidore / CNNMoney.com:
Poll: 60% say depression ‘likely’  —  Poll finds 6 of 10 believe a depression is somewhat or very likely - seeing 25% unemployed and millions homeless and hungry.  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Nearly six out of ten Americans believe another economic depression is likely, according to a poll released Monday.
Garance Franke-Ruta / Washington Post:
FEC Queries McCain Campaign on ‘Excessive Contributions’  —  While the Republican Party is pushing the Federal Election Commission to investigate the possibility that Democrat Barack Obama collected excessive contributions, its own candidate is facing scrutiny on the same subject.
Lynn Sweet:
McCain, Obama deal puts limits on “town hall” debate  —  WASHINGTON — Barack Obama and John McCain meet for a second debate Tuesday night with a “town hall” format, but a deal made between the camps limits the interaction the candidates will have with the undecided voters in the pool of questioners.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
The Charlotte Observer:
Obama offers best way out of economic disarray  —  From Hugh McColl Jr., former chairman and CEO of Bank of America:  —  In 49 years of living in Charlotte, I've seldom offered my opinion in writing and never submitted a piece such as this.  The condition of our country compels me.
Discussion: Salon
 
 
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Christopher Wills / Associated Press:
Obama awarded Illinois grants to relative's group
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CBS News:
As Lehman Collapsed, Execs Were Rewarded
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
LAST REFUGE OF A SCOUNDREL  —  Barney Frank is as responsible …
Discussion: Associated Press
Mark Steyn / The Corner:
Crime passionel  —  From the statement of educators in support of Bill Ayers:
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David Leonhardt / Economix:
Stocks Approach a Grim Milestone
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
SO MUCH FOR EUROPE  —  The European Common Market was a good idea …
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Jennifer Lawinski / Fox News:
Middle School Teacher Suspended for ‘Obama Frat’ Spat
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The New Republic:
Sarah's Doodles  —  On a recent reporting trip to Alaska …
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