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  Newly registered voters could be a potent force in the presidential election, and heavily favor Barack Obama over John McCain, 61% to 30%, a new NBC/Wall Street Journal/MySpace poll finds. But getting them to vote may be a challenge, reports the Wall Street Journal. Most are young adults, and just 49% say they are very interested in the election, compared to 70% voters of all age groups.
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• McCain Casts Himself as Hero of Financial Crisis

  Sep 25, 08 2:00 PM CDT
  In parachuting into Washington to "rescue" the $700-billion bailout for Wall Street, John McCain demonstrated again that he wants to make the election about himself, not his politicies, writes Harold Meyerson in the Washington Post. With the beleaguered economy an area where Barack Obama is seen as stronger, McCain suspended his campaign for a bit of personal heroics.
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• Palin Stumbled in Interview, But Made No Big Mistakes

  Sep 12, 08 1:45 PM CDT
  How did Sarah Palin do in her much-awaited interview with Charlie Gibson? Everyone’s got an opinion:

  • Palin “looked like a student trying to bend prepared answers to fit unexpected questions,” offering statements far too general for Gibson’s liking, writes Alessandra Stanley in the New York Times.
  • Kenneth Baer of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas agrees, saying Palin looked like a “political consultant’s dream, but a citizen’s nightmare,” thanks to her astonishing ability to “parrot back talking points.”
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• 5 Reasons the World Wants Obama

  Sep 1, 08 6:35 PM CDT
  Americans may be divided over the presidential election, but the world clearly prefers Barack Obama, Melinda Brouwer writes on AlterNet. Here's why:
  

  1. Other nations share Obama’s desire for change in US policy, "and want him to make good on it."
  2. Unlike John McCain, Obama "represents the antithesis of the current president. That part doesn't get lost in translation."
  3. Electing an African American shows the US is tolerant and mature—qualities it claims to possess and "that people abroad want it to possess."
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• As Obama Surfs, McCain Owns Week

  Aug 15, 08 8:15 AM CDT
  As the conflict in Georgia wears on, John McCain has seized every opportunity this week to showcase his foreign policy chops, notes Michael Falcone in the New York Times, all but positioning himself as a putative commander in chief. McCain boasted of his multiple visits to the region and even dispatched allies Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham to Georgia—a far cry from Barack Obama's holiday in Hawaii.
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