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10:25 AM ET, October 9, 2008

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David Frum:
Obama in the Corner  —  Let me say at the outset:  —  I'll be voting for John McCain on November 4.  —  I'll be voting for the man who was right about the surge, who holds clear-eyed views about terrorism and America's enemies, who has fought for leaner government over 20 years …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Rage in the Town of Bethlehem  —  BETHLEHEM, Pa. Now, it's personal.  —  John McCain and Sarah Palin were backstage, and Lehigh County GOP Chairman Bill Platt was warming up the crowd of 6,000 at a rally here for the Republican ticket.  —  “Think about how you'll feel on November 5 …
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VIDEO: The McCain-Palin mob in Strongsville, Ohio  —  UPDATE - THANK KOS & WONKETTE & DIGG!!  Please donate to keep my camera charged and the gas tank filled for more Ohio fun!  —  It's no wonder that the slightest incitement from Sarah Palin or John McCain will turn one of their rallies into a lynch mob.
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Black Congressmen Declare Racism In Palin's Rhetoric  —  ‘Racism Is Alive, Well’ Says Democrat Ed Towns; Greg Meeks: ‘Racial’  —  Barack Obama.  —  As the McCain campaign ratchets up the intensity of its attacks on Barack Obama, some black elected officials are calling the tactics desperate, unseemly and racist.
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain will be accused of racism regardless
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Dr. Sanity
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Paul K. Ogden / Ogden on Politics:
Vote Early & Often?  — 105% of Indianapolis Residents Now Registered to Vote
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
McCain goes full frontal on Obama-Ayers connection  —  Team McCain has a new ad out this morning called “Ayers”, a comprehensive attack on Obama on his relationship with former Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers.  This isn't just a suggestive 30-second spot.
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ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Inside Account of US Eavesdropping on Americans  —  US Officer's “Phone Sex” Intercepted, Recorded, Shared Across NSA Listening Post  —  Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped …
Discussion: Hot Air and QandO
David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
Dem strategists see landslide in the making  —  Three weeks of historic economic upheaval has done more than just tilt a handful of once-reliably Republican states in Barack Obama's direction.  Democratic strategists are now optimistic that the ongoing crisis could lead to a landslide Obama victory.
Associated Press:
Report: Voter purges in 6 states may violate law  —  NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states, and the voters' exclusion appears to violate federal law, according to a published report.
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
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Ian Urbina / MSNBC:   States' purges of voter rolls appear illegal
Esnead / The Dish Rag:
How did Newsweek get Sarah Palin to pose with a rifle?  —  How did Newsweek convince Gov. Sarah Palin to pose with a rifle for its cover?  —  Simple.  It didn't.  —  Instead, it used an archive (fancy speak for old) stock photo of her taken back in June 2002 and used it for the cover without her knowledge.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
McCain Campaign Tries To See Glass as Half Full  —  Behind in Polls, Republican Needs Momentum  —  It was a late night for John McCain's campaign — a post-debate repast of karaoke until the wee hours of the rain-soaked morning.  They sang neither in celebration nor to drown their sorrows.
Discussion: MSNBC
New York Times:
U.S. May Take Ownership Stake in Banks  —  WASHINGTON — Having tried without success to unlock frozen credit markets, the Treasury Department is considering taking ownership stakes in many United States banks to try to restore confidence in the financial system, according to government officials.
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Bill Ayers: I've been saying for 40 years, you can't separate “the concept of progressive education from the concept of politics and political change”  —  Reader John Rylanders points Cornerites to this very interesting October 2006 interview of Bill Ayers in Revolution (the self-styled …
Bill White / Anchorage Daily News:
Todd Palin campaigned years for firing trooper  —  SWORN STATEMENT: He says he wanted to protect his family.  —  bwhite@adn.com  —  Todd Palin talked with over a dozen state officials, many of them repeatedly, in his crusade to get a state trooper fired whom he considered to be a bad cop …
Discussion: CNN, TIME.com and TPMMuckraker
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain camp making news in the morning  —  On what, they won't say.  —  “We'll have something to talk about,” is all a campaign aide would allow.  —  Check back again in this space or over on our front-page in the morning.
Associated Press:
National Rifle Association endorses McCain  —  WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain.  —  NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre announced the endorsement Thursday.  LaPierre and the chairman of the NRA's political action committee …
Discussion: TIME.com and The Campaign Spot
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Prayers for Dean Barnett  —  So often in this business, we become friends with people whom we've never met face to face.  That's certainly true of Dean Barnett of the Weekly Standard.  I've long admired his writing, and Dean has always been kind enough to request me as a guest whenever he guest hosts for Hugh Hewitt.
Discussion: QandO and Ed Driscoll.com
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama's Race May Be as Much a Plus as a Minus  —  Not much different from the impact of McCain's race  —  PRINCETON, NJ — While 6% of voters say they are less likely to vote for Barack Obama because of his race, 9% say they are more likely to vote for him, making the impact of his race …
Discussion: The Swamp
 
 
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Sharon Waxman / The Daily Beast:
At the Craps Tables With John McCain
CBC News:
Liberals inch closer to Tories, poll suggests
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
The McCain camp is going to keep hitting Ayers
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Hot Air
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
WHEN AMERICAN POLITICS STOPS BEING REAL AND STARTS GETTING POLITE.
Discussion: Brendan Nyhan and The New Republic
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BAITING MCCAIN.... One almost gets the sense that Barack …
Discussion: Oliver Willis
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
From Outsider To Politician  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. The taunting began …
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Corrente and MSNBC
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Voters Haven't Decided Yet
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight.com
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Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
All's Fair  —  Until now, I hadn't been able to catch …
Discussion: Whiskey Fire and Commentary
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Taking Hard New Look at a Greenspan Legacy
Discussion: The Big Picture and First Draft
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Tough Press Conference
 

 
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