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Save Oil for When It's Really Needed
 Save Oil for When 
 It's Really Needed 
OPINION
Sep 2, 2008 12:36 PM CDT

Save Oil for When It's Really Needed

Drilling won't make a difference in gas prices: Horne

(Newser) - Perhaps Americans could spare some domestic oil for the descendants they plan to saddle with a heavy federal debt, New Orleans-based author Jed Horne writes in the Boston Globe. Offshore oil reserves are "not something that should be plundered to keep all-American SUVs running," he says. Horne says...

Convention Bounce Small, Fading Fast
 Convention Bounce 
 Small, Fading Fast 
ANALYSIS
Sep 2, 2008 9:49 AM CDT

Convention Bounce Small, Fading Fast

Polls see Obama's approval grow by below-average 3%-4%, then diminish over weekend

(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....

'Rupert Murdoch Is Becoming a Liberal'

Mogul held secret meeting with Obama to negotiate a truce: Wolff

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch isn't what you've been told, Michael Wolff writes in Vanity Fair. He's not a destroyer of journalism—he is perhaps the last great lover of newspapers. And he’s actually turning liberal. Yes, he’s still a free-marketeer, but Murdoch has been seduced by his second wife’s...

Palin's Woes Make Her More American
 Palin's Woes Make
 Her More American
analysis
Sep 1, 2008 7:33 PM CDT

Palin's Woes Make Her More American

Teen pregnancy, DUI are problems average voters relate to

(Newser) - Revelations about Sarah Palin's personal and political life may in fact boost her image among average Americans, Charles Mahtesian writes in Politico. A pregnant teenage daughter and a husband with a DUI are problems many voters can relate to, unlike the elite scandals of Capitol Hill. "It is this...

5 Reasons the World Wants Obama

Foreigners on board for 'change'

(Newser) - 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
...

Obama Denies Connection to Palin Family Rumors

Candidates' private lives 'shouldn't be part of our politics,' Dem says

(Newser) - Barack Obama sharply denied today any connection to rumors about Sarah Palin’s family, the Chicago Tribune reports. A John McCain staffer said earlier sites with “Barack Obama's name on them” were among those spreading the rumor that Palin’s 17-year-old daughter was the real mother of her youngest...

Palin's Husband Busted for DUI in 1986

Latest revelation about family doesn't worry McCain camp

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's husband was arrested in 1986 for driving while intoxicated, the Christian Broadcasting Network reports. Todd Palin, who was dating the VP candidate, then Sarah Heath, was not involved in any accident but was jailed briefly. A spokesman for John McCain told CNN the campaign was aware of the...

Obama Dials Back Campaigning to Watch Gustav

Supporters received Red Cross donation requests from campaign

(Newser) - Barack Obama curtailed his Labor Day speeches to unions in the Midwest today to keep the focus on the Gulf Coast, asking instead for silent prayer and donations to the Red Cross. Republicans, after scaling back the opening of this week's convention because of Hurricane Gustav, had criticized Obama for...

Convention Didn't Win Points for Obama: Poll

Palin pick may have canceled bounce

(Newser) - The Democratic National Convention and Barack Obama’s acceptance speech failed to boost his ratings despite their favorable reception, reports CNN. Obama and John McCain were in a dead heat a week ago, and remain virtually tied, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey. McCain’s well-timed announcement of Sarah...

Morning Talk Shows Abuzz With Palin Pick

Republicans called Alaska gov. a 'maverick'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin ruled the political morning shows today at the expense of Barack Obama's historic speech last week, Politico reports:
  • John McCain rebuked criticisms that Palin was unqualified to be "a heartbeat away" from the presidency. “She’s been commander in chief of the Alaska National Guard,"
...

Palin Campaign Starts With Undecided Mom-in-Law

'We don't agree on everything,' she says

(Newser) - It's great that Sarah Palin landed the No. 2 slot and all, but her own mother-in-law likes that Barack Obama and hasn't quite made up her mind which ticket to vote for in November, she tells the New York Daily News. “We don’t agree on everything,” Faye...

Errant Email Offers Insight in Dirty Politics
Errant Email Offers Insight
in Dirty Politics
analysis
Aug 30, 2008 7:55 PM CDT

Errant Email Offers Insight in Dirty Politics

Crude Limbaugh remarks have 'good YouTube potential'

(Newser) - An errant email from a Republican party staffer about a few Rush Limbaugh remarks shows how sleazy campaigning can be, Andrew Zajac blogs for the Chicago Tribune. On his radio show, Limbaugh imagined Obama asking Palin, "When you found out your baby would be born with Down syndrome, did...

Palin Spurs Both Camps to Alter Strategies

Obama advisers struggle to criticize milestone for women

(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain are tinkering with political strategy today to account for Sarah Palin's game-changing entrance into  the campaign. Camp Obama, which had planned attack ads against likely veep candidates Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty, is struggling to criticize Palin, knowing she represents a political milestone for women....

Dems Should Fear 'Sarah Barracuda'
 Dems Should
 Fear 'Sarah
 Barracuda'

OPINION
Aug 30, 2008 2:52 PM CDT

Dems Should Fear 'Sarah Barracuda'

If McCain lets veep pick be herself, a 'mold-breaking example' will be born

(Newser) - Democrats will launch one patronizing strike after another on Sarah Palin in the coming weeks, but make no mistake: Liberals are—and should be—terrified of the GOP veep pick, William Kristol writes in the Weekly Standard. Palin is “a compelling and mold-breaking example for lots of Americans,”...

A Mac Victory Would Crush GOP
 A Mac Victory Would Crush GOP
OPINION
Aug 29, 2008 8:46 PM CDT

A Mac Victory Would Crush GOP

An Obama win will energize the struggling party, but McCain won't accomplish anything in office

(Newser) - A John McCain win in November would be the worst loss Republicans have endured in decades, Peter Beinart writes in Time. On the other hand, an Obama win—and subsequent torrent of liberal legislation—would reinvigorate demoralized Republicans. If McCain takes the White House, he will likely compromise with Democratic...

How Sarah Palin Instantly Improves McCain's Chances

AK gov. steals Dems' after-glow; could attract indy, Hillary voters

(Newser) - John McCain turned heads by choosing Sarah Palin today as his running mate, and the Weekly Standard explains why she’s the right woman for the job.
  • Democrats just wrapped their glitzy convention, but the Sunday talk shows will be abuzz with Palin chatter.
  • The mother of five softens McCain’
...

Obama on Warpath Pleases, Worries Pundits
Obama on Warpath Pleases, Worries Pundits
Opinion
Aug 29, 2008 1:39 PM CDT

Obama on Warpath Pleases, Worries Pundits

It was the right speech ... the speech Dem had to give ... a mashup of speeches ...

(Newser) - The chattering class saw strength—even Rovian aggression—in Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, for better or worse. A sampling of what observers are saying:
  • The Democratic nominee managed to be about voters, not himself, magnificently deflecting John McCain’s entire “celebrity” narrative, Michael Tomasky writes in the Guardian.
...

Palin 'Exactly Who I Need' to Remake Washington: Mac

Alaska governor 'honored,' aims appeal at women displeased with Democrats

(Newser) - John McCain described Sarah Palin, his choice for vice presidential running mate, as "exactly who I need. She's exactly who this country needs to help us fight the same old Washington politics of me first and country second." McCain and Palin appeared together in Ohio on their way...

West Turning Blue, Dems Say
 West Turning Blue, Dems Say
Aug 29, 2008 12:54 PM CDT

West Turning Blue, Dems Say

Party boasts strong voter registration, turnout in Mountain states

(Newser) - The Mountain West has historically gone for the GOP, but thanks to aggressive grass-roots organizing, Democrats believe they have a shot at turning red states blue, Politico reports. More field offices, opened much earlier than the GOP's, have boosted registration in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada. “This presidential cycle...

Dems Wake Up to Troubling 'Brilliant Stranger'
Dems Wake Up to Troubling 'Brilliant Stranger'
OPINION
Aug 29, 2008 11:47 AM CDT

Dems Wake Up to Troubling 'Brilliant Stranger'

Torrid affair climaxes, and party wonder who it married

(Newser) - The Democratic Convention was plagued with an “air of unease” about Barack Obama, a candidate whose character and work few can vouch for, Charles Krauthammer writes in the Washington Post. The “anxiety was that the party was nominating a man of many gifts but precious few accomplishments—bearing...

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