News Nuggets 30

This picture definitely goes under the category of "What the @#$% is THAT!?!"  It's a Giant Grey Rabbit, a breed raised in Germany.  It weighs in at 35 pounds!

Here's the first cut at the debate coverage and other issues.  Particularly notable are the stories about McCain's gambling & lobbying ties, the Tina Fey impersonation, and John Cole's comment about the emerging narrative concerning the debate.  Happy reading ...  and viewing this time!

McCain and Team Have Many Ties to Gambling Industry from the New York Times

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin: Katie Couric SNL Skit (Video) from the Huffington Post

Poll Results for First Presidential Debate: Obama Wins from the Kansas City Star

The Narrative Starts to Settle in from the blog, John Cole's Balloon Juice

Some on the Right joining a Chorus of Criticism over Sarah Palin from the LA Times

GOP Concerns About Palin Grow from Politico

Has the McCain Campaign Broken Sarah Palin? from the New Republic

McCain's Debate Ploy from the Guardian of London

McCain Proves He's Unfit to Serve from Salon

John McCain's Latest High Stakes Gamble from the Wall Street Journal

After Reversing on Debate, McCain looks like McCant from the NY Daily News

News Nuggets 29

WHAT A WEEK!  This edition of News Nuggets only captures a few of the gems from the last several days -- most of these relate to McCain's end-of-the-week DC bailout stunt and especially Sarah Palin's CBS interview.  Not much here on the debate from last night yet.  Look for those in an upcoming Note.  Concerning the first item up from the National Enquirer, some may dismiss this story given the source -- but it is my experience that WHEN IT COMES TO STORIES ABOUT POLITICAL FIGURES, the Enquirer has a pretty good track record.  John Edwards and Gary Hart can atest.

Sarah Palin Lover Revealed from the National Enquirer

Correction on Sarah Palin from Salon

Palin's Problem from National Review

Cell Phones and Polling from the New Republic

An Inside View of a Stormy White House Summit from the Wall Street Journal

A Bad Day for the GOP on Bailout, Politics from the Associated Press

Drama King to the Rescue from the Washington Post

News Nuggets 28

Lots of interesting stuff in the last several days, particularly on Sarah Palin and Obama, his background and campaign.

Case Study: Obama as a Law Professor from the New York Times

My Candidate, Myself from Salon

Mr and Mrs Taxpayer will Learn to Play the Blues from the Wall Street Journal

Assets comparison - McCain v Obama from Daily Kos

Mean Girl from Salon

Poll: Many Whites View Blacks Poorly, Opinions that could hurt Obama from the Chicago Sun-Times

The Biggest Story of the Campaign from the Guardian of London

Obama backers from DC go West from the Washington Post

News Nuggets 27

What a week!  The Wall Street mess dominated -- and the top couple of stories below capture well how bad things were looking on Thursday.  The Bill Moyers interview of Kevin Phillips below is excellent -- and very sobering!

Behind Closed Doors, Warnings of Calamity from the New York Times

Shock Forced Paulsen's Hand from the Wall Street Journal

Will Bush Become the New Hoover? from Politico

Bill Moyers' Interview of Kevin Phillips from Bill Moyers' Journal

Obama, Not McCain, Shows Steady Hand in a Crisis from Bloomberg

The Pastor who Clashed with Palin from Salon

Yes, There are Deeply Angry Democratic Members of Congress from OpenLeft

All the Candidates' Cars from Newsweek

News Nuggets 26

Some movement towards Obama this week.  He seems to be increasing his attacks on McCain.  Lots of disturbing economic news -- and Obama has been talking a lot about it with McCain trying to avoid the topic or mess it up

Why Obama's Health Plan is Better from the Wall Street Journal

Dem Presidents better for the Economy from Slate

Financial Russian Roulette from the New York Times

Voters Comfortable "with the Black Guy," not comfortable "with the Old Guy" from OpenLeft

What, Me Worry? from Slate

Obama's Surge from The Nation

Bush's Legacy: Small Ball After All? from National Journal

Fundamentally Speaking from Newsweek

How John McCain Lost Me from Politico

News Nuggets 25

Somewhat more encouraging news today on the Obama front -- not so great if you do much action on Wall Street. A good reminder for what is at stake in this election.  McCain may also be paying a price for his out-of-control distortions.

Obama more appealing to the British [from the Daily Telegraph of London]

She's Not Ready [from the New York Times]

Lies [from Americablog]

Greenspan: US in a Once in a Century Crisis [from AFP]

Palin Hit Hard on Sunday Shows [from Politico]

Seeing is Experiencing but Better [from the Washington Post]

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News Nuggets 24

For Whom the Poll Tells

Palin Reverses Press Ban

Misery Loves Democrats

Roger Ebert on Palin

Palin's no hit in the Electoral College