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5:10 PM ET, October 13, 2008

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Washington Post:
Obama Up by 10 Points as McCain Favorability Ratings Fall  —  With just over three weeks until Election Day, the two presidential nominees appear to be on opposite trajectories, with Sen. Barack Obama gaining momentum and Sen. John McCain stalled or losing ground on a range of issues and personal traits …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over  —  WASHINGTON — Howard Wolfson, the generally pessimistic Democratic consultant who was a senior adviser to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, wrote an item on his blog at The New Republic the other day, declaring without qualification that Senator Barack Obama would defeat Senator John McCain.
William Kristol / New York Times:
Fire the Campaign  —  It's time for John McCain to fire his campaign.  —  He has nothing to lose.  His campaign is totally overmatched by Obama's.  The Obama team is well organized, flush with resources, and the candidate and the campaign are in sync.  The McCain campaign …
Jim Tankersley / The Swamp:
McCain's Pennsylvania problem
Walter Shapiro / Salon:
How John McCain could still win
Discussion: Townhall.com and Shakesville
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
KRISOL'S NEW ADVICE.... The New York Times' Bill Kristol …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Is Drudge Priming a McCain “Reboot” Narrative?
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Catherine Rampell / Economix:
Paul Krugman Wins Economics Nobel  —  Paul Krugman, a professor at Princeton University and an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday.  —  “It's been an extremely weird day, but weird in a positive way,” …
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John Cole / Balloon Juice:
Great Moments In Right-Wing Punditry  —  Via the comments, this gem from the Powerline on 8 August 2005: … John Hinderaker, in peak form.  —  Considering my recent past (at least up until mid 2005), I am not really in a position to get all high and mighty, but after being staggeringly wrong …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Donald L. Luskin / Chronicle of the Conspiracy:
KRUGMAN WINS THE NOBEL PRIZE The Nobel Prize is never posthumous …
Discussion: pw and Crooked Timber
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
MCCAIN LACKS THE CHARACTER AND TEMPERAMENT TO BE PRESIDENT.  AND PALIN IS SIMPLY A DISGRACE.  —  I used to nod wisely when people said: “Let's discuss issues rather than personalities.”  It seemed so obvious that in politics an issue was an issue and a personality was a personality …
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ABCNEWS:
Congressman's $121,000 Payoff to Alleged Mistress  —  Tim Mahoney Elected to Remove ‘Ethical Cloud’ of His Disgraced Predecessor, Mark Foley  —  West Palm Beach Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL), whose predecessor resigned in the wake of a sex scandal, agreed to a $121,000 payment to a former mistress …
Katie Escherich / ABCNEWS:
Biden on Negative Tone: 'You Don't Want to Encourage Fringe People'  —  Democratic VP Candidate on Personal Attacks, Poll Numbers, Pennsylvania Roots  —  Sen. Joe Biden claims that some of the personal attacks against Sen. Barack Obama are “really off the wall” and warned his Republican rivals …
Discussion: TIME.com
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama's 95% Illusion  —  It depends on what the meaning of ‘tax cut’ is.  —  One of Barack Obama's most potent campaign claims is that he'll cut taxes for no less than 95% of “working families.”  He's even promising to cut taxes enough that the government's tax share of GDP will be no more than 18.2% …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Acorn pushes back, hugs McCain  —  The beleaguered Democratic-leaning community group Acorn sends over this photograph: John McCain, in March of 2006, sitting beside Florida Rep. Kendrick Meek at an event Acorn co-sponsored in Florida.  —  The immigration event, which other photos show …
New York Times:
Obama Expands Economic Plans  —  TOLEDO — Senator Barack Obama on Monday expanded his economic platform, including proposals to spur new jobs, to give Americans penalty-free access to retirement savings to help them through the downturn, to urge a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures …
Discussion: Marc Ambinder
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Ahead, 51% to 41%  —  His advantage could be as narrow as 7 points, depending on likely voters  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Voter preferences in the presidential race continue to be generally auspicious for Barack Obama's election prospects only three weeks ahead of the eve of Election Day.
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
CAN WE GET A REWRITE HERE?  —  Sarah Palin knows a thing or two about abuse of power when she says John McCain is ready to put a stop to it:
The Huffington Post:
Tina Fey On Sarah Palin: “If She Wins...I'm Leaving Earth”  —  Tina Fey told TVGuide she'll be “done” if John McCain and Sarah Palin win the election next month.  —  The “SNL” veteran who has come back to play the Republican Vice Presidential candidate (and whose own show, “30 Rock,” …
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Republican activists off-message at McCain rallies (cont)  —  An AFP shot from this morning in Virginia Beach.  —  I'm told in Ricmond, where Palin is now, the signs only accuse Obama of being a communist and Marxist.
Discussion: FOX Embeds
Adam Goldman / Associated Press:
Levi Johnston speaks about Bristol Palin, baby  —  WASILLA, Alaska - Levi Johnston, who's having a baby with Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter, can't believe all the things he's hearing.  No, he wasn't held against his will on the campaign trail.  No, he's not being forced into a shotgun wedding with 17-year-old Bristol Palin.
 
 
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Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
What Right Wingers Mean When They Call Obama A “Socialist”
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Might need to update that Palin intro
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
An N.C. endorsement  —  Here's sort of endorsement …
Discussion: The New Republic
V. Lance Tarrance, Jr / Real Clear Politics:
The Bradley Effect - Selective Memory
Discussion: MSNBC
Jerome L. Sherman / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Candidates differ on female draft
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