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    The Final Undoing of Sarah PalinPalin’s problems keep piling up!
    By Dan Amira
  2. Sarah Palin: ‘I’ve Always Wanted a Son Named Zamboni’The hockey mom has a sense of humor!
    By Chris Rovzar
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    ‘Times Magazine’ to Get Behind McCain Campaign NarrativesComing this Sunday, an in-depth story on the McCain campaign that some are calling the first ‘postmortem.’
    By Chris Rovzar
  4. instant politics
    Dahlia Lithwick and Ayelet Waldman on Michelle Bachmann and Why They’re So Worried About Voter SuppressionToday, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick and author Ayelet Waldman discuss Michelle Bachmann’s anti-Obama blunder, the discouraging fight against incipient voter suppression, and George W. Bush’s one enduring, “raging success.”
  5. early and awesome
    Jon Stewart Wants to, Very Quickly, Say ‘F**k You’ to Sarah PalinThe ‘Daily Show’ host was caught on tape at a college stand-up routine expressing his hate for Sarah Palin.
    By Chris Rovzar
  7. Joe Klein Banned From Straight Talk AirDespite the fact that there were empty seats, ‘Time’ columnist and ‘Primary Colors’ author Joe Klein has not been able to get a seat on the McCain campaign plane.
    By Jessica Pressler
  8. early and awesome
    Obama Breaks for Grandmas With Broken HipsWill Barack Obama’s decision to fly to the side of his Nana hurt his campaign?
    By Jessica Pressler
  9. The Billionaires Are at It AgainRonald Lauder has another quibble with term limits, and Tom Golisano says he’ll finance an ad campaign against extending them.
    By Chris Rovzar
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    McCain’s State-by-State Strategy — or Lack ThereofMcCain may give up on Colorado and try to pick off Obama’s old primary bugaboo, Pennsylvania, and its lush bounty of 21 electoral votes.
    By Dan Amira
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    Jennifer Senior and Dahlia Lithwick on Palin’s ‘SNL’ Appearance and McCain’s Problems With WomenToday, ‘New York’ writer Jennifer Senior and Slate editor Dahlia Lithwick discuss Sarah Palin’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance, how McCain and his campaign relate to women, and the trap of becoming a ‘mean girl.’
  12. McCain Campaign Manager ‘Rethinking’ Using Reverend Wright in Obama AttacksWith only fifteen days left until the election, the McCain team realized that they already threw the kitchen sink, but forgot to use the best part — the hose.
    By Chris Rovzar
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    Powell: How Important Is the Most Important Endorsement of the Campaign?The political commentariat seems to agree on two things right now: (1) Endorsements never matter, and (2) Colin Powell’s endorsement does matter, somewhat.
    By Dan Amira
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    A Giuliani-Paterson Matchup Would Be Like ‘Luke Skywalker Against Darth Vader’The ‘Times’ reports that the former mayor is weighing a run for Albany in 2010.
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. early and often
    So Who Thought Colin Powell Only Endorsed Obama Because He’s Black?Turns out, not as many people as you might think.
    By Chris Rovzar
  16. press-box confidential
    The Sports Media Goes Political!This week: The local sporting press turns its attention to the presidential race.
    By Joe DeLessio and Will Leitch
  17. early and often
    Scott McClellan on ‘W.’“At best, Stone’s interpretation is educated conjecture.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  18. early and often
    Does Joe the Plumber Matter? The Answer Might Surprise You!While it’s interesting to see Mr. Plumber transformed into an ephemeral celebrity, does he have any real relevance to the election? Yes!
    By Dan Amira
  19. City Council Meetings on Term Limits Are ScaryIn which we imagine what was going on inside the head of the girl who told off Mayor Bloomberg.
    By Chris Rovzar
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    At Last, the Candidates Find Their Senses of HumorOn ‘Letterman’ and at last night’s Alfred E. Smith dinner, the candidates get some laughs — and not the nasty, ‘I hate you’ type of laughs they earned during the debates.
    By Chris Rovzar
  21. the most important people in the world
    Joe Wurzelbacher Is the Britney Spears of Election 2008Joe the Plumber is getting the full celebrity treatment.
    By Jessica Pressler
  22. early and often
    Heilemann: Obama Nails the Debate TrifectaYou might be able to argue that McCain won more specific points, but his cranky tone and incessant smirks practically handed the debate to Obama.
    By John Heilemann
  23. early and often
    Those Mysterious Undecided Voters, and Why Obama Should Be Worried About ThemObama may have already skimmed as many voters as he’s likely to get from the undecideds.
    By Peter Keating
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    It Was McCain’s Best Debate, But Was It Good Enough?Unless Joe the Plumber becomes a national rallying cry (please, God, no), there was nothing McCain did that fundamentally altered the course of his campaign.
    By Dan Amira
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    Joe the Plumber Is PeopleWho is this guy, and why did he hijack the debate last night?
    By Chris Rovzar
  26. early and drunken
    One Last Time: Where to Watch the DebatesHere’s a roundup of some of the bars that will be hosting debate-watching parties tonight. C’mon, you weren’t going to watch sober, were you?
    By Mike Vilensky
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    Bon Jovi to Sarah Palin, ‘I Say YOU Can’t Go Home’Obama supporter Jon Bon is pissed Palin is using one of his songs at her campaign rallies.
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. instant politics
    Byron York and Craig Unger on McCain’s Quagmire’National Review’ correspondent Byron York and Craig Unger, author of ‘The Fall of the House of Bush,’ discuss McCain’s challenge at tonight’s debate, whether the race holds any surprises, and how Obama resembles Bush in his response to the financial crisis.
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    The Final Debate: McCain Needs a MiracleMcCain must create a game-changing moment without being negative; Obama just has to stand there. Who would you rather be?
    By Dan Amira
  30. early and often
    Et Tu, GOP? The Conservative Betrayal SpectrumSo which Republican pundits have undercut McCain the most?
    By Chris Rovzar
  31. Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Care About Life AnymoreClinton supposedly no longer has any higher goals than being a measly New York senator.
    By Dan Amira
  32. debatable
    One Reason Why the Third Debate Won’t SuckMcCain says Obama’s taunts have ‘probably ensured’ that William Ayers will be brought up in Wednesday’s debate.
    By Dan Amira
  33. instant politics
    Matt Taibbi and Byron York Butt Heads Over Whether McCain Deserves Blame for the Wall Street Meltdown’Rolling Stone’ columnist Matt Taibbi and ‘National Review’ correspondent Byron York argue over the headwinds facing McCain, what Phil Gramm had to do with the financial crisis, and the importance of credit default swaps.
  34. early and often
    What Part of ‘It’s the Economy, Stupid’ Doesn’t McCain Understand?While McCain will (we assume) produce his new economic plan today, it seems clear that he still has a struggle ahead of him.
    By Dan Amira
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    ‘Gossip Girl’ Stars Shill for ObamaGood kids don’t let parents vote McCain.
    By Chris Rovzar
  36. early and often
    Is It Really Over for McCain?And will Obama take it in a landslide?
    By Dan Amira
  37. early and awesome
    Tina Fey: If Palin Wins in November, ‘I’m Leaving Earth’The comedian loves playing the Alaska governor on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ but until November will be enough, thanks.
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. Neel Kashkari SpeaksAlso, apparently no one actually cares that it is a holiday.
    By Jessica Pressler
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    McCain’s Bad Weekend: A Catch-upThe McCain campaign, after some bad news over the weekend, is still slipping and is now pinning its hopes to a stunning debate performance by the candidate this week.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Gets Boost from Christine QuinnShe’s supporting the mayor’s bid for a change in term limits. But this is a gamble for her, too.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. early and often
    ‘Barack Osama’ on Hundreds of Upstate Absentee BallotsEverybody agrees it was a typo. Is this the first big voting error this week that nobody’s going to get enraged about?
    By Chris Rovzar
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    What Obama Needs to Know for His Pre-Election InfomercialIf Barack Obama is going to really make a half-hour infomercial, there are some things he needs to know.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. instant politics
    Michael Idov and Matt Taibbi on Obama’s Foregone Historic Win, and the Morass It Will Land In’Rolling Stone’ columnist Matt Taibbi and ‘New York’ writer Michael Idov discuss why John McCain is “one of the worst” presidential candidates ever, Russian glee over American’s problems, and what happens after a possible President Obama is hammered for what he doesn’t manage to achieve.
  44. early and often
    Does America Care About William Ayers?Or are we kind of preoccupied with other things right now?
    By Dan Amira
  45. early and often
    Face Time: How to Read the Candidates’ Key LooksIs it just us, or do each of the candidates only have a few facial expressions in their repertoires?
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. early and often
    Is the October Surprise the Seismic Wallop of Two Monosyllables?That One. That One. That One. It’s the two-word determiner everybody loves to say!
    By Tim Murphy
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    McCain’s Mortgage-Bailout Plan Has Pretty Much Everyone Up In ArmsDoubts are being raised in both liberal and conservative corners about the burden the plan places on taxpayers.
    By Dan Amira
  48. the greatest depression
    Economy Rhetoric Gets Increasingly WarlikeThe administration’s use of phrases like ‘regime change’ is freaking us out a little.
    By Jessica Pressler
  49. instant politics
    Garrett M. Graff and Michael Idov on Their Anxieties Over the Mounting Democratic GleeGarrett M. Graff, author of ‘The First Campaign,’ and ‘New York’ writer Michael Idov discuss dirty campaigning and the Internet, what the future holds for Joe Lieberman and Sarah Palin, and never underestimating the ability of Democrats to screw up winning.
  50. In Case You Were Wondering What Your Oligarchs Were Up To TodayEverybody just calm down — Ronald Lauder says it’s okay again for Bloomberg to run for a third term.
    By Chris Rovzar
  51. early and often
    This William Ayers Thing Can’t Go On Forever — Maybe McCain Should Start Playing CrapsYesterday afternoon, the McCain camp escalated their Ayers rhetoric, but there are still 26 days until the election. If this is going to be their only tactic, they’re going to have to get extreme.
    By Chris Rovzar
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