Newsweek has done a 7 part, very lengthy series of articles written from behind-the-scenes information gathered by their embedded reporters from within the various candidates’ campaigns. They were given great access but had to agree to not write about any of it until after Election Day. Below are links to the 7 chapters of this [...]

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In a new 50,000 word article on the presidential campaigns that will come out tomorrow, Newsweek reports that Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) spent far more on clothing than the $150,000 reported last month. According to a preview by Politico’s Mike Allen, “McCain’s top advisers privately fumed at what they regarded as her outrageous profligacy“:
One senior [...]

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It’s times like these when I just want to get a bowl of popcorn and watch gleefully.

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Barack Obama pronounces “Pakistan” correctly, with a soft “a,” just like a lot of people who know what they’re talking about, including Gen. David Petraeus. Apparently, having completely run out of compelling policy arguments to make, some high-profile conservatives have decided to make this their latest campaign hobbyhorse.
The National Review’s Mark Stein, for example, said [...]

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I like the fact that McCain’s best example of Obama’s wasteful spending basically comes down to “Barack Obama tried to teach your children SCIENCE!”
As if scientists weren’t having enough problems due to federal budget freezes, now they’re facing flak from Republican presidential candidate John McCain because of a $3 million planetarium projector. Which was never funded.
McCain has repeatedly taken his [...]

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via the Associated Press
NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states, and the voters’ exclusion appears to violate federal law, according to a published report.
The New York Times based its findings on reviews of state records and Social Security [...]

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Post courtesy of DailyKOS:
The GOP has an “Obama Spendometer” page that has listed a lot of fantastic Obama priorities.
So on National Security:
Obama Would Implement The Lugar-Obama Legislation To Crack Down On The Smuggling Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction.
You see, this is bad because it would cost $440 million per year, which is far worse than [...]

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