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11:30 PM ET, October 12, 2008

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Dschabner / Political Punch:
Palin Makes Troopergate Assertions that Are Flatly False  —  On Saturday, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin twice spoke to reporters about the so-called “Troopergate” scandal and the investigative report on whether she had abused her power in trying to get her sister's ex-husband Mike Wooten fired as a state trooper …
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Think Progress
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Rick Davis: The last 8 years encapsulated  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  It's simply not possible to lie more deliberately or flagrantly than this:  —  McCain campaign manager Rick Davis on Fox News this morning, when asked by Chris Wallace about the Troopergate report issued on Friday:
Discussion: Democrats.com
Alaska_Politics / Anchorage Daily News:
Palin: ‘Very much appreciating being cleared of any legal wrongdoing or unethical activity at all’  —  Gov. Sarah Palin took about 5 minutes and 30 seconds Saturday afternoon to talk by phone with Alaska reporters and give her view of the Troopergate investigation.
Discussion: Mudflats
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
“Truly Peculiar And Creepy”
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
No New Economic Policy Is Expected From McCain  —  WASHINGTON — Despite signals that Senator John McCain would have new prescriptions for the economic crisis after a weekend of meetings, his campaign said Sunday that Mr. McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, would not have any more proposals …
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Sharon Churcher / Daily Mail:
Obama is hit by ‘affair’ smears following claims that attractive aide was banned by his wife … Barack Obama is the target of a shadowy smear campaign designed to derail his bid for the US Presidency by falsely claiming he had a close friendship with an attractive African-American female employee.
Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Daring to utter the ‘L’ word: Obama on track to a landslide  —  WASHINGTON — Barring a dramatic change in the political landscape over the next three weeks, Democrats appear headed toward a decisive victory on Election Day that would give them broad power over the federal government.
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama-McCain Gap Narrows  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking report finds registered voters preferring Barack Obama (50%) to John McCain (43%) when asked who they would vote for if the presidential election were held today.
Michelle Malkin:
Crush the Obamedia narrative: Look who's “gripped by insane rage”  —  The Obamedia is attempting to set yet another false narrative: The narrative of the McCain “mob.”  McCain-Palin rallies are out of control, they wheedle.  Conservatives are mad!  They're yelling mean things about Obama and calling him names!
Philly.com:
Palin hears plenty of boos  —  But it wasn't all bad for the VP candidate, who made 2 stops in Phila.  —  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin came to town yesterday fully expecting to be booed by Philadelphia hockey fans.  —  “The Flyers fans, they get so enthused that they boo everybody at the drop of a puck,” Palin said.
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Ayers ad: ‘Guilt by participation’  —  The Republican Party on Monday morning will make a new push to convince voters that distant ties between Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former radical William Ayers are somehow disqualifying for the presidency.  —  The Republican National Committee plans to e-mail …
Discussion: Hot Air
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SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Comparing Campaign Attacks: The Chris Matthews Show panel just doesn't get it  —  John Amato's virtual online magazine...OK, It's a blog!  —  Home › Blogs › SilentPatriot's blog … Glenn Greenwald has a must-read piece this week exploring how the concept of “balance” corrupts any sense of honest media analysis.
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Jill Zuckman / The Swamp:
Obama knocks on doors, surprises voters  —  Sen. Barack Obama canvasses a Holland, Ohio neighborhood on October 12, 2008.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)  —  Barack Obama jetted back to Ohio today to spend three days preparing for his final debate with John McCain.
Discussion: TIME.com
Ilaina Jonas / Reuters:
U.S. gasoline price marks biggest drop ever -survey  —  The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States recorded its largest drop ever as consumer demand continued to wane and oil prices slid, a prominent industry analyst said on Sunday.  —  The national average price for self-serve …
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Mitsubishi and Morgan Stanley Renegotiating  —  Morgan Stanley was racing to salvage a crucial investment from a big Japanese bank on Sunday in an effort to allay growing fears about its future — negotiations so critical to the financial markets that they have drawn in both the Treasury Department and the Japanese government.
Discussion: naked capitalism and TigerHawk
Ta-Nehisi Coates:
Epic Fail—Ayers ghost-wrote Obama's memoir  —  How desperate can it get?  This desperate: … GG conservatives.  —  UPDATE: More on literary criticism for the low-info voters from Edge of The West:
Deacon / Power Line:
WILL IT BE A ROUT?  —  In May of this year, looking ahead to the McCain-Obama race, I opined that “the ‘fundamentals’ favor the Democrats by at least ten percentage points.”  However, I did not predict that Obama would win by 10 points.  For it seemed to me that McCain would outdo a “generic” …
Discussion: The Other McCain
David Lawder / Reuters:
Democrats call for massive econ stimulus plan  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States needs a new economic stimulus plan that pumps billions of dollars into infrastructure projects and budget relief for cash-strapped state and local governments, Democratic lawmakers said on Sunday.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Islamists Day Parade Gets Ugly  —  I have been covering these things for three years now and as I have recently said, there has been a palpable change.  It is getting uglier, more aggressive - violent even .Today was no different.  —  The parade was much smaller this year and there were a couple of American flags, most unusual.
Discussion: Political Byline
Sun-Sentinel:
Many convicted felons remain on voter rolls, according to Sun Sentinel investigation  —  Thousands who should be ineligible are registered to vote  —  Reported by Peter Franceschina, Sally Kestin, John Maines, Megan O'Matz and Dana Williams Written by Sally Kestin
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Human Valium  —  Obama's not-so-secret weapon in an international crisis: his calm.  McCain's not-so-secret liability in a tense election: his hotheadedness.  This race is about policy and the times.  But it is also about temperament and character.  That's why, in my judgment, it has broken so clearly in Obama's direction.
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
McCain vows to whip Obama's ‘you know what’  —  ARLINGTON, Va. - Republican John McCain vowed Sunday to “whip” Democratic rival Barack Obama's “you-know-what” when the two presidential candidates meet Wednesday in their final televised debate.  —  McCain made that pledge as top advisers …
 
 
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama lead in Colorado hits double digits
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CBS News:
A Matter of Race  —  Could Attitudes On Skin Color …
Mark Steyn / The Corner:
America aloner  —  A reader thinks my column this week …
Discussion: Power Line
MiamiHerald.com:
Florida Republicans cast blame as McCain trails in polls
Discussion: The Next Right
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Where's Obama's proof of citizenship?
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‘REALLY, REALLY CLOSE’: Obama edges McCain in poll
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