Huffinton Post: Leah McElrath Renna: Five Reasons Why the Obama Infomercial was Worth the Cost

"Let's be honest: the Obama infomercial was about comforting white Americans -- especially middle and working class white Americans. That said, it was arguably necessary and -- for what it was -- very effective."

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Huffington Post: Eagleburger Blisters Palin: "Of Course" She's Not Ready

"A former Republican Secretary of State and one of John McCain's most prominent supporters offered a stunningly frank and remarkably bleak assessment of Sarah Palin's capacity to handle the presidency should such a scenario arise."

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Crooks and Liars: Neil Cavuto on John McCain: 'On economic matters, you have no convictions'

"On [Fox Business Channel]'s Cavuto show, Neil Cavuto lambasted John McCain over his economic policies, or lack thereof. It's a searing commentary on McCain's nonsensical approach and the shifting positions he has taken during his campaign."

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Huffington Post: GOP Doubts Grow: Romney, Pawlenty Sound Skeptical

"Doubts about John McCain's chances for the presidency grew louder among fellow Republicans on Tuesday as a White House race largely focused on Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania entered its final week."

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Huffington Post: Amb. Peter Bridges: We Know the World and We Support Obama

"A friend and former colleague of mine in the Foreign Service, Kevin McGuire, some time ago drafted a short statement of support for Obama and began to ask retired Foreign Service officers if they would sign it. So far 334 of us have done so, including by my count 66 former American ambassadors."

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Washington Post: Sorry, Senator. Let's Salvage What We Can.

"There are many ways to lose a presidential election. John McCain is losing in a way that threatens to take the entire Republican Party down with him."

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Huffington Post: Biden Tells Fifth Grade Reporter What VP Actually Does (VIDEO)

"When Joe Biden campaigned in Palm Beach County, Florida in September he was interviewed by one Damon Weaver, a remarkably poised and charming 5th grader. Weaver's news segment on Biden's visit is highly entertaining and worth checking out, And make sure to watch to the end, when Weaver pronounces Biden his 'homeboy.'"

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AP: Lieberman On Palin: "Thank God She's Not Gonna Have To Be President From Day One"

"Lieberman added that if Democrat Barack Obama wins the White House, he would support his presidency."

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Politico.com: Palin allies report rising campaign tension

"Even as John McCain and Sarah Palin scramble to close the gap in the final days of the 2008 election, stirrings of a Palin insurgency are complicating the campaign's already-tense internal dynamics. Four Republicans close to Palin said she has decided increasingly to disregard the advice of the former Bush aides tasked to handle her, creating occasionally tense situations as she travels the country with them. Those Palin supporters, inside the campaign and out, said Palin blames her handlers for a botched rollout and a tarnished public image — even as others in McCain's camp blame the pick of the relatively inexperienced Alaska governor, and her public performance, for McCain's decline."

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Washington Times: McCain supporters heckle early voters

"Photographer Joe Eddins and I headed over to the closest one and found a steady line of voters hoping to cast ballots early. Most seemed to be Obama supporters and several had come from the rally. Nearly all the voters were black. Also at the polling site was a group of loud and angry protesters who shouted and mocked the voters as they walked in. Nearly all were white."

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Huffington Post: Waiting for Nov. 4th, by Larry David

"I can't take much more of this. Two weeks to go, and I'm at the end of my rope. I can't work. I can eat, but mostly standing up. I'm anxious all the time and taking it out on my ex-wife, which, ironically, I'm finding enjoyable. This is like waiting for the results of a biopsy. Actually, it's worse. Biopsies only take a few days, maybe a week at the most, and if the biopsy comes back positive, there's still a potential cure. With this, there's no cure. The result is final. Like death."

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McClatchy Washington Bureau: Enough Joe the Plumber; here's to Kareem the Soldier

"Obama 'is a Christian,' Powell said. 'He has always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, 'What if he is?' Is there something wrong with being Muslim in this country? The answer is no. That is not America.' He added: 'I am troubled that within the (Republican) Party we have these kinds of expressions' suggesting that Obama is a Muslim, and that if he is, he likely associates with terrorists."

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New York Times: McCain Fights to Keep Crucial Blue State in Play

"Mr. Obama, who was in Florida on Tuesday, had no immediate plans to return to Pennsylvania in coming days, perhaps the most telling sign that his strategists were comfortable with his position there. But Democratic officials in the state said they had been urging the Obama campaign to send the senator back there at least once more before Election Day to shore up support."

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Think Progress: Palin Claims The Vice President Is ‘In Charge Of The U.S. Senate’

"Yesterday, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) sat for an interview with KUSA, an NBC affiliate in Colorado. In response to a question sent to the network by a third grader at a local elementary school about what the Vice President does, Palin erroneously argued that the Vice President is “in charge of the United States Senate“."

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Chicago Tribune: Political signs bring threats in Villa Park

"Two supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama found handwritten death threats in their mailboxes Thursday and reported them to Villa Park police."

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Slate.com: Stop covering Palin until she gives a press conference, by Christopher Hitchens

"...continued media coverage of her appearances is no better than lending a megaphone to a demagogue, the better to amplify her propaganda."

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Rep. Michele Bachmann Calls for Investigation of Anti-American Members of Congress and Suggests Obama is Anti-American — Then Denies the Statements

From Jonathan Turley:

"Bachmann’s comments are unfortunately an example of how, once unleashed by a campaign, these attacks quickly de-evolve into a form of fascistic rhetoric. From Palin’s reference to “pro-American” parts of the country to Bachmann’s call for the investigation of anti-American views, the all citizens should be equally concerned. At best, Bachmann’s comments were irresponsible and worthy of condemnation. At worse, it is a reflection of how politicians have unleashed the scourge of McCarthyism again in this country."

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Los Angeles Times: Ontario police arrest man in voter fraud case

"The owner of a firm that the California Republican Party hired to register tens of thousands of voters this year was arrested in Ontario over the weekend on suspicion of voter registration fraud."

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Reuters: McCain compares Obama to European socialists

"'At least in Europe, the socialist leaders who so admire my opponent are up-front about their objectives. They use real numbers and honest language. And we should demand equal candor from Senator Obama,' McCain said."

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AP: Obama raises stunning $150 million in September

"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $150 million in September, a stunning and unprecedented eruption of political giving that has given him a wide spending advantage over rival John McCain."

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