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Marc Ambinder
John McCain’s surrogates are not getting on board with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s recapitalization plan, reports Marc Ambinder, instead sticking with the campaign’s plan to buy up bad mortgages. But the plan may not even be legal under the Taxpayer ... READ MORE

Drudge Report
Economic news also dominates Drudge, where he reports that Japan’s Nikkei index is suffering its worst day since the 1987 stock crash. Barack Obama dominates other news, with one story revealing that Obama has purchased a half hour of primetime ... READ MORE

Huffington Post
Financial markets plummeted yesterday, reports the Huffington Post, with a bad day adding the cumulative effect of six straight triple-digit losses. Though trading was mostly sedate throughout the day, news that the federal government may seek an equity stake in ... READ MORE

Matthew Yglesias
The political right is slowly descending into madness as the election slips away from its candidate, writes Matthew Yglesias, who notes that conservatives are making incoherent arguments. On the economy, Yglesias wonders at what point the stock market will bottom ... READ MORE

Townhall.com
The latest emphasis on Barack Obama’s ties to William Ayers and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) earns the attention of Townhall’s Hugh Hewitt. Reports that Ayers refuses to apologize for his history of being a radical ... READ MORE

The Corner
John McCain should roll out easy-to-understand proposals aimed at easing the middle class anxiety of the economy, National Review editor Rich Lowry argues, agreeing with chatter elsewhere. Meanwhile, Barack Obama’s association with 1960s radical William Ayers is only made worse ... READ MORE

Daily Kos
Writers at Daily Kos see progress in a number of races across the country. Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore.) ad slamming his colleague, Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), is extraordinary given their close relationship, writes brownsox. Incumbent Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-N.Y.) could ... READ MORE

RedState
John McCain has a shot of winning if the economy can recede enough as an issue and McCain is able to effectively expose Barack Obama’s flawed character and judgment, argues RedState’s Mark Kilmer. The endorsement of the National Rifle Association ... READ MORE

TalkingPointsMemo
A campaign report produced by the McCain-Palin campaign attempts to clear Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) of any wrongdoing in the "troopergate" scandal, as a court throws out a Republican-led effort to quash other official inquiries, Matt Apuzzo notes. Also, ... READ MORE

MyDD
The new Zogby poll showing an increased margin between Barack Obama and John McCain largely confirms the spate of recent polls showing Obama’s advantages in battleground states, Jerome Armstrong writes at MyDD. Even West Virginia is becoming a battleground state, ... READ MORE

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