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Obama's Ayers ad — Here's the audio of Obama's new radio spot responding to attacks on his relationship to Bill Ayers. It's a version of his television spot accusing McCain of using “smears” to avoid talking about the economy, but — unlike the TV spot — mentions Ayers by name and discusses him at some length:
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McCain: Last Debate Will Probably Include Ayers — Speaking on St. Louis radio, the candidate says Obama's recent comments have “probably ensured” the former Weather Underground leader will come up in Wednesday's debate. — “I was astonished to hear him say that he was surprised I didn't have the guts” to talk about Ayers last week.
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McCain: If I Bring Up Ayers At Debate, It Will Be Obama's Fault


Buckley Bows Out of National Review — Obama: Better to Be Lucky Than Smart by Tina Brown — Christopher Buckley, in an exclusive for The Daily Beast, explains why he left The National Review, the magazine his father founded. — I seem to have picked an apt title for my Daily Beast column …
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Obama and Acorn — Community organizers, phony voters, and your tax dollars. — At the recent Emmy Awards, historian Laura Linney averred that America's Founders had been “community organizers” — like Barack Obama. Too bad they aren't like that any more.
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DISGRACE — I always used to think former Sen. John Danforth (R-MO) was a respectable guy. So why is he prostituting himself for the McCain campaign phony ‘vote fraud’ scam. Just disgraceful. — Let's be clear about what this is. These are random stories about fake vote registrations.

Palin concludes Scranton appearance — STAFF REPORT — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, made her first Scranton appearance today at Riverfront Sports Complex. She took the stage joined by her husband Todd and country singer Lee Greenwood.
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Complete coverage: Scranton welcomes Palin — STAFF REPORT — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, is making her first Scranton appearence today at Riverfront Sports Complex. She has taken the stage and was joined by her husband Todd and country singer Lee Greenwood.

No One Ever Said ‘Kill Him’ About Obama
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Bush Strategist: McCain Knows He Put Country At Risk With Palin Pick — Matthew Dowd, a prominent political consultant and chief strategist for George W. Bush's reelection campaign eviscerated John McCain on Tuesday for his choice of Sarah Palin as vice president.

Wright 101 — Obama funded extremist Afrocentrists who shared Rev. Wright's anti-Americanism — It looks like Jeremiah Wright was just the tip of the iceberg. Not only did Barack Obama savor Wright's sermons, Obama gave legitimacy — and a whole lot of money — to education programs built around …
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Happy October...Surprise! — It took me a while to put the pieces together, but I think I've figured out what's had the Obama camp so worried about the Chicago Annenberg Challenge records. It goes way beyond Bill Ayers. In fact, it connects the dots between Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, and Obama's own early radicalism.
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Matthew Yglesias, The New Republic, Riehl World View, The Real Barack Obama and Gateway Pundit


McCain Transition Chief Aided Saddam In Lobbying Effort — William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime.

Palin vindicated? — Governor offers Orwellian spin — Sarah Palin's reaction to the Legislature's Troopergate report is an embarrassment to Alaskans and the nation. — She claims the report “vindicates” her. She said that the investigation found “no unlawful or unethical activity on my part.”

Buckeye Institute Files State Rico Action Against ACORN — COLUMBUS - The Buckeye Institute, a Columbus-based think tank, today filed a state RICO action against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) on behalf of two Warren County voters.
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Halloween display aims for ‘shock value’ — Democratic backer sends message by showing McCain, in KKK robe, chasing Obama — CATHARINE — Ron Havens has a reputation for provocative Halloween displays that reflect his strong political views. — But even Havens was pretty sure his latest effort was over the top.
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“Monty Python Could Have Written This” — John Cleese on Sarah Palin:


THE O JESSE KNOWS — JACKSON ON OBAMA'S AMERICA — EVIAN, FRANCE — PREPARE for a new America: That's the message that the Rev. Jesse Jackson conveyed to participants in the first World Policy Forum, held at this French lakeside resort last week. — He promised “fundamental changes” …
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Rush Interviews Governor Sarah Palin — BEGIN TRANSCRIPT — RUSH: Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. Rush Limbaugh and Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress by The Hollies taking us into our little chat here with Governor Sarah Palin, the vice presidential nominee for John McCain.

Racine schools hand out textbook with 15 page Obama love-fest... This comes from the mother of a Racine Unified School District 8th grader. She has asked to keep her name out of this but frankly I can't add much to what she has said here but I do have one question.


Confirmed: Obama Is Campaigning on Xbox 360! — Last week we noted unconfirmed sightings of an “Obama for President” billboard in the Xbox 360 racing game Burnout Paradise. Today we're able to report that it is, in fact, an official advertisement placed by the senator's campaign team.


America Will Remain the Superpower — When the tide laps at Gulliver's waistline, it usually means the Lilliputians are already 10 feet under. — Constantinople fell to the Ottomans after two centuries of retreat and decline. It took two world wars, a global depression and the onset of the Cold War to lay the British Empire low.
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Don Surber


First Time FBI Calls Case an ‘Honor Killing’ — Almost a year after two teenage girls were found dead — allegedly executed by their father — in the back seat of a taxicab in Texas, the FBI is saying for the first time that the case may have been an “honor killing.”

Obama Widens Lead in Four Key States — Barack Obama widened his lead considerably over John McCain in four key battleground states during the past three weeks, providing further evidence that the economic crisis has greatly enhanced the Democrat's advantage with just 21 days left before Election Day.