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Watching for a Republican Rout from Salon

Blacks May Lead Democratic Wave from Salon

"Never Could Have Anticipated a Black Man Being at the Top of the Ticket" from the Washington Post

It's Time: America Should Take a Chance on Obama from the Economist

Why Whitey Shouldn't Vote from the Guardian of London

America's Choice from the journal Nature

Social Conservatives Fight for Control of Republican Party from the Los Angeles Times

The Road from Selma to Obama from the National Journal

Obama Heads to the Goal Line (Charlie Cook) from National Journal

Why the Jews Finally Came Home to Obama from the New Republic

My Campaign Memories (Matt Taibbi) from Rolling Stone Magazine

Obama and the Runaway Train (Peggy Noonan) from the Wall Street Journal

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The Next New Deal (John Heilemann) from New York Magazine

Party Lawyers Ready to Keep an Eye on the Polls from the New York Times

Social Conservatives Fight for Control of Republican Party from the Los Angeles Times

The Punditocracy's Seven Biggest Blunders of the 2008 Election from Salon

The Republican Shipwreck from Salon

Undecided (David Sedaris) from the New Yorker

How McCain Ran Against Himself from Salon

Meeting Myself in Bucks County in the Nation

GOP's Horror Sequal Almost a Wrap (Charlie Cook) from National Journal

Dropping in on Obama's African Grandmother from Slate

Hope is Renewed by Obama in Povert-stricken Mound Bayou from the Times of London

Sorry, Senator. Let's Salvage What We Can (David Frum) from the Washington Post

News Nuggets 45

I will be out of town for the weekend and probably won't be updating this space until next Wednesday.  Sorry!

The Making (and Remaking) of McCain from the New York Times**

Al Qaeda Endorses McCain from the Nation

The Widening Chasm between Conservatism and the Republican Party from the New Republic

Tea with Barack Obama's Sister in Salon

The McCain Pennsylvania Theory? from OpenLeft

Rebranding the US with Obama (Nicholas Kristof) from the New York Times

The 'Real' America, Really (Rosa Brooks) from the Los Angeles Times

Why Obama is Winning (Joe Klein) from Time Magazine

Democratic Wave Continues to Build from Larry Sabato's Center for Politics

The More Obama is Tested the More he Shows HIs Mettle (Timothy Garton Ash) from the Guardian of London

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The Real Plumbers of Ohio (Paul Krugman) from the New York Times

America Needs Obama's Steady Hand from the Idaho Statesman

What Bradley Effect? from the New York Times

Michelle's Focus Group: Military Families from Politico

In Endgame, Metrics Are Adding Up for Obama (Charlie Cook) from the National Journal

How David Axelrod Learned to "Conquer" Race from the New Republic

The Right's Class War (John Heilemann) from New York Magazine

Hate Groups Mostly Quiet in Election from the New York Times

News Nuggets 43

Racists for Obama? from Politico**

Barack Obama Lines Up a Cabinet of Stars as McCain Struggles On from the Times of London

Black Voters Feeling a Mix of 'Anticipation, Hope, Pride -- and Fear' from the Los Angeles Times

Nuts About ACORN from Slate

Why John McCain is Losing from the Guardian of London

News Nuggets 42

AUDIO NUGGET: Terry Gross interviews Ryan Lizza, reporter for the New Yorker, who has an in-depth piece on how Obama selected Joe Biden as VP.

VIDEO NUGGET: Obama's Greatest Family Moments (Slideshow)

A Grim Forecast (Howard Fineman) from Newsweek

A Liberal Supermajority from the Wall Street Journal

The Conservative Purge has Begun from the Huffington Post

Obama Drowning Out McCain in TV Ads from Politico

Democrats' Plan: New Deal 2.0? from Politico

McCain and the Raging Right (E.J. Dionne) from the Washington Post

For Some, Uncertainty Starts at Racial Identity from the New York Times

A Rising Star Adopts a Low-Key Strategy from the New York Times**

Riding Obama's Coattails in the South from the LA Times

The Vanishing Male Voter from Newsweek

Obama's Moment from Rolling Stone Magazine

Palin's Failin' (Peggy Noonan) from the Wall Street Journal

News Nuggets 41

To commemorate Michelle Obama's visit to Pittsburgh today.

Undecideds Laughing at, not with, McCain (Amy Sullivan) from Time Magazine

McCain Camp: Probing Palin, AIP ties like 'questioning Obama's religion' from Raw Story

Senator Gov't v. Joe the Plumber (Joe Klein) from Time Magazine

'Obama Looks Like a Terrorist But I'll Vote for Him Anyway' from the Times of London

McToast from Americablog

McCain and Civility (Clarence Page) from the Chicago Tribune

News Nuggets 40

This is a picture from the LA Times showing the raging fires outside Los Angeles.  Pretty dramatic stuff!

** = Must-reads for the day

Endorsing Obama from MyDD

For Republicans, A Grim November Beckons from National Journal

Pittsburgh Paper Endorses Obama from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette

The Man Behind the Whispers About Obama from the New York Times

Obama Dominating Among Early Voters in Five Swing States from Fivethirtyeight.com

To Public, Obama Looking Like a President from RealClearPolitics

Working for the Working-Class Vote from the New York Times Sunday Magazine

Voting for Obama Anyway from Politico**

Dick Morris's "Democrat's Dream" Projection for Election Day [my title] from Newsmax**

GOP Ditches Recruits to Save Incumbents from Politico**

Poll: Obama Opens 14-Point Lead on McCain from CBS News [The follow-up question results are amazing here]**

News Nuggets 39

This is a Search Rat -- one trained to smell for land mines and, with any luck, not getting blown up in the process.

Beep, Beep: Road Runner Lets McCain Blow Up from the Times of London

The World Vote from the Washington Post

History Suggests McCain Faces an Uphill Battle from the New York Times

Barack's Cool Pop from New York Magazine

Biden's Brief from the New Yorker

Fact-checking the Ayers Allegations from the Congressional Quarterly

Desperate McCain Gives Beat to the Dark Heart of Conservatism from the Guardian of London

Obama's Web-Savvy Voter Plan from the Nation

Obama Rides a Wave of Bad Economic News from the Los Angeles Times

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It has been FAR AND AWAY the most news-nugget heavy day since I started this blog.  I hope people don't feel overwhelmed.

VIDO NUGGET: A Homemade Sarah Palin Satire from YouTube

AUDIO NUGGET: Obama May Not Experience the Bradley Effect in November from the Rachel Maddow Show

Concern in GOP After Rough Week for McCain from the New York Times

Barack Obama for President from the St Louis Post Dispatch

Ugliness of 2008 Could Doom Hopes in Four Years from the Connecticut Post

Crushed by the Elephant from Newsweek

A Conservative for Obama from D Magazine

Troopergate: Not Over Yet from Newsweek

The Terrorist Barack Husseain Obama from the New York Times

Obama Fundraiser, Convicted of Fraud, Spills Beans from the Associated Press

Bush Approach to War on Terror Under Pressure as Term Ends from the Agence France-Presse

Polls Give Obama Clear Lead in PA from the Philadelphia Inquirer

Obama Camp Keeps Eye on the Ball from the Los Angeles Times

Florida Republicans Cast Blame as McCain Trails in Polls from the Miami Herald

The Philadelphia Story from the New Republic

The Return of Rove from Rolling Stone Magazine

Crossing Over from the Wall Street Journal

Obama Camp Relying Heavily on Ground Effort from the Washington Post

Pollsters Debate 'Bradley Effect" from the Washington Post

The Class War Before Palin from the New York Times

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McCain's Day at the Craps Table from the Daily Beast

Rage in the Town of Bethlehem from the Washington Post

Dem Strategists See Landslide in the Making from Politico

From Outsider to Politician from the Washington Post

In Manner, Obama is Far from Cintonesque from the New York Times

The Look of the Loser from the Guardian of London

Sorry Dad, I'm Voting for Obama from the Daily Beast

Palin Represents "a Fatal Cancer to the Republican Party" from the Huffington Post

Voter Registration Boom Favors Obama from the Associated Press

Obama, McCain Transition Efforts are Worlds Apart from the Huffington Post

McCain Doomed in Nevada from Daily Kos

News Nuggets 36

This table says a lot about where Obama's campaign is pushing the battle and where he feels confident.

How McCain Lost his Brand from New York Magazine

A Debate for Sobering Times from Salon

McCain is Headed for Defeat, says Republican Analyst from the Guardian of London

Obama's Lead in Historical Perspective at OpenLeft

The Palin Problem from Newsweek

Could Obama be the New Roosevelt? from the Times of London

What McCain Learned from the Rough Rider from the Washington Post

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Va. GOP Fears McCain Could Lose State from Politico

"I Find Her Offensive" from Salon

Obama's Grass-roots Battalion from Salon

McCain Rolls the Dice to Stop Election Slipping Away from Agence France-Presse

Reversal of Fortune from Vanity Fair

Palin More Likeable, but Obama/Biden Gets the Votes from the McClatchy News Service

Poll: Obama Opens Wide Lead in Pennsylvania from the Morning Call

Dems Poised for Big Gains in the House and Senate from Congressional Quarterly

Time Running Out for Republicans from National Journal

Fresh Obama Boost Amid Voter Registration Success from the Times of London

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Kamoto dragon's happy day!  He's 8 years old!  And he gets his favorite!! Meat cake with dead mouse frosting.  Yum, yum!

The Omen in My Mail from the Washington Post

Mad Dog Palin from Rolling Stone

GOP Strategists Whisper Fears of Greater Losses in November from the Washington Post

McCain May be Forced Out of Pennsylvania Soon from the Huffington Post

Obama Gaining Crucial Ground from the Boston Globe

When Michelle Met Barack from the Washington Post

McCain's Strategic Retreat is the Real Story from the Guardian of London

Edge of the Abyss from the New York Times

News Nuggets 33

Dems Worry Bush Could Pardon Rove, Miers from The Hill

The Sound and Fury Behind the House's Failure from National Journal

The Choice from the New Yorker

Obama's Appalachian Problem from the New Yorker

Beyond the Spin: A Mixture of Memories from the Philadelphia Inquirer

Anger vs. Steadiness in the Crisis in Time Magazine

News Nuggets 32

McCain Pulls OUt of Michigan from Politico

36 Hours of Alarm and Action from the New York Times

Democrats Winning the Registration Wars from Larry Sabato's Center for Politics

If Only They Could All Vote from the Nation

Learning from 1929 from the American Prospect

The Coming Conservative Crack-up from the American Prospect

Blacks forming a Rock-Solid Bloc Behind Obama from the Washington Post

House GOP Dazed after Bailout Failure from Politico

News Nuggets 31

A beautiful image from the campaign trail!

On Strategy and Tactics from the Atlantic

The Race is Still Close .. but... from the Huffington Post

Palin is Ready?  Please. from Newsweek

How McCain Stirred a Simmering Pot from the Washington Post

A Freddie Mac Money Trail Finally Catches Up with McCain from Newsweek

The Vices of their Virtues from Newsweek

When Madmen Reign from the New York Times

Revolt of the Nihilists from the New York Times