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September 2008
- Lieberman: McCain Is 'Best Choice'
  
  NBC | Sep 2, 08 10:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sen. Joe Lieberman turned tail on his former party tonight and said John McCain is clearly the "best choice" for president, NBC reports. "Country matters more than party," he told the Republican National Convention, urging Democrats to cross party lines. Lieberman said Barack Obama might one day be ready to lead the nation, but for now, "eloquence is no substitute for a record." By contrast, he said, McCain is a proven man of principle. More »
- Ron Paul Hosts His Own Convention Across the River
  
  Washington Times | Sep 2, 08 8:57 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The McCain campaign has been talking with Ron Paul in attempts to bring his supporters into the Republican fold, even as Paul staged a separate rally for 10,000 loyalists across the river from the RNC in St. Paul tonight, the Washington Times reports. Paul offered no endorsement for the GOP nominee as he arrived at the gathering, calling John McCain "the lesser of two evils," ABC reports. More »
- Bush: McCain Is 'the Man We Need'
  
  CNN | Sep 2, 08 7:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush tonight praised the "courage and vision" of John McCain and invoked the "lessons" of the 9/11 attacks as he asked Americans to vote for him, CNN reports. Bush, who addressed the Republican convention via satellite, also praised McCain for backing the US military surge in Iraq when it was politically unpopular. The president said McCain's "independence and character helped change history." More »
- 5 GOP Convention Viewing Tips
  
  Politico | Sep 2, 08 4:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With the Republicans set to turn on all the lights at their convention tonight, Martin Kady II of Politico runs down five things to watch for: Palin’s shadow: “The theme of tonight’s convention is ‘service,’” Kady notes, “and the trick for the GOP is to focus voters’ attention on the question ‘Who is John McCain?’ when everyone is still asking, ‘Who is Sarah Palin?’” More »
- Palin's Problem: She's Too Much Like McCain
  
  New York Times | Sep 2, 08 2:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin’s inexperience and family turmoil don't concern David Brooks of the New York Times. She's a “marvelous person” who “seems to get up in the morning to root out corruption,” much like—maybe too much like—John McCain. "My worry about Palin is that she shares McCain’s primary weakness," Brooks writes, "that she has a tendency to substitute a moral philosophy for a political philosophy." More »
- CIA Dreads Another Neocon White House
  
  Mother Jones | Sep 2, 08 1:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The CIA has had a rough run under the Bush White House, and its top brass is worried that a John McCain presidency would be just as bad, reports Mother Jones . In recent years, animosity has defined the relationship between neoconservatives and spies, and McCain’s braintrust is full of neocons perceived as cool to the agency. "McCain would be an absolute disaster," says one ex-spy. More »
- Palin Surprises Say a Lot ... About McCain
  
  Slate | Sep 2, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin is so entertaining to cover, from her daughter's pregnancy to her policy disagreements with John McCain, that Slate's John Dickerson is wondering if it's "being made up as we go along." After painting Barack Obama as the risky candidate, McCain made a choice even veteran party members are calling "reckless"—"and he might yet pay the price for it," Dickerson predicts. More »
- Hotshot Lawyer to Rep Palin in Ethics Tussle
  
  Anchorage Daily News | Sep 2, 08 11:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A private-sector lawyer is making the unusual move of defending Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her office in a state investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner, the Anchorage Daily News reports. But the lawyer's request for witness statements and other materials was immediately shot down —"It would be highly unusual for an investigator to share information with one of the targets of the investigation," said the former prosecutor heading the probe. More »
- Bush to Speak by Satellite at RNC Tonight
  
  Associated Press | Sep 2, 08 9:59 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - George W. Bush will speak by satellite tonight at the Republican National Convention tonight, as the GOP struggles to regain its partisan bearings after yesterday's opener, which was kept politics-free in deference to Americans hit by Hurricane Gustav. Bush and Dick Cheney had canceled their convention appearances, as Bush headed to Texas to be nearer relief efforts. More »
- Convention Bounce Small, Fading Fast
  
  Politico | Sep 2, 08 9:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama enjoyed a noticeable, but below-average, bounce in opinion polls after last week’s Democratic National Convention, Politico reports—but the gains appear to be already diminishing. Obama has risen 4% in Gallup’s daily tracking poll, 3% in a CBS survey—smaller than the average 5-6% convention bounce. And while Gallup had Obama 8% ahead of John McCain on Saturday, his margin was 5% yesterday. More »
- Bristol's Pregnancy Raises Serious Vetting Questions
  
  New York Times | Sep 2, 08 7:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The steady stream of stories emerging about John McCain's brand new running mate has some Republicans wondering how thoroughly Sarah Palin was vetted, the New York Times reports. McCain has said he was aware that her teen daughter Bristol was pregnant, although aides are vague about when he learned of it. GOP insiders say it's becoming apparent that the selection was made in haste. More »
- McCain Hires Strategist Who Smeared Him
  
  ABC News | Sep 2, 08 7:00 AM CDT