Thursday, October 23, 2008

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HALPERIN'S TAKE: The five most important people in American politics right now -- who aren't running for president.      

McCain: Biden's Comment Accidental "Straight Talk"

The Arizonan kicks off his "Joe the Plumber" tour in Ormond Beach, continues to hammer Obama's tax plan and attack Biden's "international crisis" remark. Mocks Obama for blaming Biden's statement on "rhetorical flourishes" when addressing it Wednesday. "Rhetorical flourishes? Really? That's another way of saying that he accidentaly delivered some straight talk to America." Also accuses Obama of [...]

Palin as Proud Redneck

Essential viewing: Watch the "Morning Joe" team on MSNBC react to Gov. Palin praising "Redneck Woman" singer Gretchen Wilson. Palin: "Someone called me a redneck woman once and you know what I said back? I said, 'Why thank you.'" Click above to watch.      

MCCAIN TO NATION: I AM NOT GEORGE W. BUSH

In a WashTimes interview, McCain lashes out at a slew of Bush policies, issues he says he would have handled differently, including the national debt, Medicare and abusing executive powers. "We just let things get completely out of hand."      

Obama: Jobless Numbers "Urgent Reminder" We Need Change

The Senator responds to higher jobless numbers reported Thursday: While "John McCain has no jobs plan whatsoever, I will immediately extend unemployment benefits, suspend the taxes on those benefits, and jumpstart job creation...." Read full response here. Earlier: New claims for unemployment benefits rise by 15,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 478,000-- more than expected.       [...]

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Big Ten Blowout

The Big Ten polling consortium has some shock-and-awe numbers this morning favoring Obama the midwest, particularly in states like Ohio (+12), Michigan (+22), Minnesota (+19), Wisconsin (+13) and Indiana (+10). (And no, the Indiana number is not a typo!) If...

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