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September 2008
- Mac Runs Hot, Obama Cool
  
  Newsweek | Sep 28, 08 7:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Crises like the Georgian conflict and the credit crunch have revealed how differently Barack Obama and John McCain would rule. McCain’s fitting moniker is Mr. Hot, write John Meacham and Evan Thomas in Newsweek . By suspending his campaign, gambling on Sarah Palin, and see-sawing on the economy, McCain shows himself to be “a candidate who makes no apologies for his merry mischief-making.” More »
- Candidates Spar Over Bailout Credit
  
  Politico | Sep 28, 08 2:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Both Barack Obama and John McCain claimed credit on the Sunday talk shows for ushering through the bipartisan bailout plan, Politico reports. The highlights: “What Senator McCain was able to do was to help bring all the parties to the table, including the House Republicans,” GOP strategist Steve Schmidt said on Meet the Press . More »
- McCain's 'Suspension' Just a Cover
  
  New York Times | Sep 28, 08 10:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain’s “suspension” of his campaign was nothing more than a political ruse to bolster flagging poll numbers, writes Frank Rich in the New York Times . McCain didn’t acknowledge the financial turmoil until polls showed Barack Obama opening a wide lead. With damaging stories circulating in the press, McCain had to make a grand gesture—so he went to Washington, damaging a consensus for political gain. More »
- Casinos Staked Fortunes on Friendly Gambler Mac
  
  New York Times | Sep 28, 08 7:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Life-time gambler John McCain is behind more casino legislation than any other lawmaker, and has helped Indian gambling become a $26 billion industry, reports the New York Times . Though the Arizona senator has called lobbyists “birds of prey,” he has enjoyed close links to casino lobbyists. He once won thousands of dollars as a guest of a lobbyist gambling at a casino he oversaw as two-time head of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. More »
- Pundits Rate Near-Tie Debate
  
  Washington Post | Sep 27, 08 11:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - One consensus is emerging about last night’s debate: It was close. Here’s how the pundits are calling the squeaker: “Barack Obama was running for prime minister” last night, while McCain was running for president, writes David Ignatius in the Washington Post. But neither was compelling, and neither responded well to the economic crisis. Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard gives the win to McCain, “But the debate produced no knockout sound bites,” he writes, and so won’t change the race. More »
- Polls: Obama Wins Debate Pundits: No Game Changers
  
  Talking Points Memo | Sep 27, 08 6:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pundits saw a close debate last night, with both candidates holding their own, but early polling pointed to a win for Barack Obama. John McCain, often on the offensive, seemed to have the edge, but “there were no real game changers,” Greg Sargent writes on Talking Points Memo . A quick CNN poll found 51% of viewers believed Obama had performed better, compared to 38% for McCain. More »
- 'Out of Her League' Palin Must Drop Out
  
  National Review | Sep 26, 08 6:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Her “cringe reflex exhausted,” Kathleen Parker calls for Sarah Palin to drop out of the presidential campaign in a National Review column. “Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League,” writes Parker, only weeks ago a glowing Palin backer. More »
- Diss Letterman at Your Peril
  
  Gawker | Sep 26, 08 5:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain is playing with fire if he thinks he can stand up David Letterman and get away with it. "The middle-of-the-road personalities who've dominated network television since its inception do retain one singular power," Gawker Media head honcho Nick Denton, writing for his flagship blog, warns the wayward candidate. "When they finally get off the fence, the mass of similar-minded voters take notice." More »
- A Debate Drinking Game
  
  Radar | Sep 26, 08 4:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With tonight's presidential debate a go, and happily coinciding with TGIF festivities, Neel Shah rolls out Radar ’s debate drinking game. Some highlights: Take a sip when: John McCain calls himself a maverick; Barack Obama rolls his eyes as McCain calls himself a maverick; McCain calls viewers his friends; Obama calls viewers his brothers. More »
- Palin's Parents Pitched in Post-9/11—Trapping Rats
  
  Associated Press | Sep 26, 08 4:00 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - More than 6 years before Sarah Palin visited ground zero as the Republican VP nominee, her parents were there as part of the response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks—trapping rats. Chuck and Sally Heath have been part-time Department of Agriculture wildlife specialists for 15 years, trapping or killing animals in Alaska. In January 2002, they went to New York for 2 weeks to make sure birds and rats did not disturb the World Trade Center debris in a Staten Island landfill. More »
- Time for Hopefuls to Wax Philosophical
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 26, 08 11:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is rising in the polls, but he still seems “exotic”; John McCain is playing the maverick but his maneuvering on the bailout may have been “too cute.” In a week with “all categories upside-down and out the window,” it’s time for both candidates to explain how they think, and why they believe in their respective parties, Peggy Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal . More »