September 18, 2008
- Paulson: Bold moves needed for financial crisis
Treasury Secretary says dealing with banks’ bad assets costly, but needed
- Paulson plan could cost $1 trillion
- World markets soar on possible US rescue package
From Tokyo to London, world’s markets soar higher in reaction to possible US financial fix
- McCain says Fed should stop government bailouts
- Obama supports U.S. economic recovery efforts
- NATO plan for rapid-reaction force to counter Russian aggression
- SEC imposes emergency ban on short-selling
Temporary stop to routine practice in wake of Lehman Brothers’ demise
- With an Eye to History, McCain Hits Obama on Taxes
Republican Exploits Issue That Worked for Party in the Past
- Bill Clinton: ‘Mistake to Underestimate’ Palin
- Bill Clinton thinks Palin is formidable
- Alaska Star May Add Luster to Tarnished Senator
- Job seekers can learn from Sarah Palin
- McCain’s Political Director on Hillary Voters: “We Feel We Have a Very Good Shot At” Picking Them Up
- Palin on Hannity Day Two
- Palin Suggests Trooper Probe Tainted By ‘Obsessive Partisanship’
- Washington Post: ‘Always for Less Regulation’?
John McCain’s record on Wall Street oversight gets some misleading spin from Barack Obama.
- George Will lashes out against big government, McCain’s claims
- Palin Hits Obama: “Not the Politics of Change”
- McCain Takes Aim at Washington in Resch Center Speech
- WisPolitics: McCain, Palin take shots at Obama
- Palin says she would helm energy policy as VP
- Sarah Palin said yes, thanks, to a road to nowhere in Alaska
While seeking votes, she told Ketchikan residents she backed the ‘bridge to nowhere.’ As governor, she spent the money elsewhere and moved ahead with a $26-million road to the nonexistent bridge.
- Palin: Obama’s Talk “Doesn’t Sound Like The Politics Of Hope”
- Palin Attuned More to Public Will, Less to Job’s Details
- Adam Nagourney: A New McCain on the Campaign Trail
- McCain Wins Endorsement of Democrat
- McCain aide: Obama ‘cheerleading’ crisis
- McCain trashes Obama-Fannie connection
- Obama denies Raines ties, accuses McCain of throwing stones from his “seven glass houses”
- You want to talk advisers?
- How McCain, Obama Would Fix Wall Street
- Neal Boortz: The Rest of the Meltdown Story
- McCain Says He’d Fire SEC Head
- McCain Says He Would Fire SEC’s Cox If President
- John McCain singles out a fellow Republican for blame in Wall Street meltdown
- McCain calls for SEC chief firing. Says Obama “talks a tough” game on financial market meltdown but “facts tell” different story. Transcript.
- Obama mocks McCain’s call to fire SEC chairman
- The Fact Checker: Did Obama author the stimulus package?
- McCain Flub? Republican Says He’d Fire SEC Chair as President
- Can the President Fire the SEC Chairman?
- McCain Squandered His Bump
- Re: McCain Squandered His Bump
- Dow jumps 410 on hopes for bank rescue plan
The rally explodes on reports that the government may create a vehicle to take over banks’ bad debt. Crude oil is up slightly, and gold briefly tops $900. Morgan Stanley and Washington Mutual are reportedly seeking buyers.
- Jim Jubak: America in financial crisis
Bail outs aren’t helping stocks
- McCain on U.S. economy: from ’strong’ to ‘total crisis’ in 36 hours
- McCain Camp Removed Bush Criticism From Wall Street Statement
- Obama Keeps Hitting McCain As Flip-Flopper On The Economy
- Obama: “John McCain can’t decide whether he’s Barry Goldwater or Dennis Kucinich”
- McCain’s Economic Remarks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- David Weidner: Does McCain or Obama get it?
Next president should keep Paulson, end bailouts
- US election: McCain to give Palin crash course in diplomacy
John McCain is to take his running mate Sarah Palin to the United Nations general assembly in New York next week
- What’s on the desk
- Palin disinvited from Iran rally
- First Clinton, now Palin out of NYC rally
- Biden’s Refusal to Appear At Iran Protest Caused the Disinvitation of Palin
- John McCain Should Let Palin Be Palin
- Sarah Palin, slyly, spotlights a key difference between herself and Joe Biden
- Joe Biden takes note of Sarah Palin’s sheltering from the media
- Jonathan Chait: Sarah Quaylin
Actually, Dan Quayle is looking pretty good right now.
- Noam Scheiber: Was Palin a Strategic Mistake?
- Palin sees debate with Biden as ‘quite a task’
- McCain-Palin stump in Iowa
- Daniel Henninger: Will McCain Waste Palin?
- Shocker: Palin Cancels Big California Swing
- Election 08: Palin’s Q-Rating Boosts ‘Hannity’
- Obama’s tax plans ‘just plain dumb : McCain
- Virginia GOP Planning Rally To Reach Out To Minorities — Starring George Allen!
- McCain, Obama Jockey for Position on Finance Crisis
Democrats See a New Chance to Control Debate
- Records reveal Palin’s push for earmarks
- Palin’s husband refuses to testify in probe
- Stalling tactics alleged in ‘Troopergate’ probe
Democrat says balky witnesses may delay Palin investigation past election
- Inquiry into Monegan dismissal heats up
PARTISAN: Attorney general accused of backing out of deal to get state workers to testify.
- Partisan diversion
Palin counterattacks instead of answering Troopergate questions
- AK Lawmaker on Trooper-Gate: “I Don’t Think This Is Gonna End Quietly.”
- Hacker impersonated Palin, stole e-mail password
- State rep says son focus of Palin e-mail hacking rumors
- Hacking Sarah Palin
Why it’s not a good idea for politicians to use personal e-mail accounts.
- Palin Takes Inquisitive Approach To Attacks On Obama
- Why Bailouts Scare Stocks
Locking in Equity Losses
- The politics of despair
Wall Street’s meltdown readjusts the race in unexpected ways
- How Wall Street Lied to Its Computers
- ‘What’s Next, Starbucks?’ GOP Lawmakers Angry with Bailouts
- Obama, McCain advisers agree…on generic drugs
- Christian Group Airing Pro-Obama Ad in Ohio
- Mort Kondracke: No More ‘Lipstick’— With Financial Crisis, Politics Gets Serious
- Wall Street crisis boosts Barack Obama’s White House hopes
The Wall Street crisis has boosted Barack Obama’s hopes of winning the White House but neither he nor his opponent John McCain has yet managed to formulate a coherent response to the swirling financial uncertainty.
- Roger Simon: Is President Bush AWOL?
- Candidates Argue for Action on Economy, But Mainly Offer Criticism
- Obama: McCain’s plan is fundamentally wrong
- Worst Crisis Since ’30s, With No End Yet in Sight
- 30-year deregulation era dies a sudden death
Food, financial debacles bring the r-word back in fashion in Washington D.C.
- Lawmakers criticize Bush after takeovers
- Obama Camp Slimes David Freddoso
- Hagel’s remarks on Palin irk GOP
- Obama flip-flop on commissions
- Obama previews Wall Street plan
- Obama’s Foreign Policy Advantage
Nouri Al-Maliki’s endorsement of Obama’s withdrawal timeline was a coup for the candidate. And even though economic issues have elbowed foreign policy out of the headlines, Obama shouldn’t forget it.
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=obamas_foreign_policy_advantage
- Where’s the Fire?
- Victor Davis Hanson: Obama Proves All Too Human
- John McCain accuses Barack Obama of scuttling immigration overhaul
The Republican’s effort to court Latino voters is challenged by both sides of the issue.
- Elizabeth Drew: How John McCain lost me
- Canadian Columnist: Palin Has Toned-Down Version of Porn Actress Look
- Is Sarah Palin’s Star Beginning to Fall?
New polls show her support is dropping, suggesting the Palin phenomenon “may have passed”
- Building Palin’s image destroys McCain’s image
- Bumping up against the limits of female bonding
- Palin Pick Puts Many Women on the Verge
- Sarah Palin apologizes (sort of) to Barack Obama and community organizers
- Susan Estrich: Will Obama Rise to Challenge of Tough Campaign?
- Howard Fineman: Playing It Cool
Amid the fiscal crisis, some Dems want Obama to crank up the heat
- John McCain can’t seem to find his economic footing
The financial crisis has the Republican and his running mate, Sarah Palin, reversing themselves on the need for regulation.
- Froma Harrop: McCain and the Meltdown
- Democratic Congress May Adjourn, Leave Crisis to Fed, Treasury
- ‘Nice Job, Nice Job’: Obama Mocks McCain Over Status of Economy
- Biden: Paying Higher Taxes Is ‘Patriotic’
- Biden Defends ‘Patriotic’ Tax Remark
- When Democrats Attack Your Patriotism
- Biden Rips McCain/Palin for Not Facing the Press
- Biden Piles On Palin, McCain re: Press Access
- Factcheck.org: Stretching with Biden
Obama’s running mate gives a twist to McCain’s words while stumping in Michigan.
- Biden Bails on Anti-Bailout Stance
- Biden: Difference Between Obama & McCain Is Faith in American People
- Ahmadinejad ready to debate US presidential hopefuls
- Professor Assigns Students Task of Writing Paper That Undermines ‘Fairy Tale Image of Palin’
- Bloomberg’s Caroline Baum on Palin: “She Has Tits”
- First Thoughts: Back to August?
- Jury of Public Opinion Still Out on Palin
- Views of Palin Fluid as Spotlight Remains on GOP Ticket
Public Sees Obama Ads Getting More Negative
- Recent Obama Ads More Negative Than Rival’s, Study Says
Democrat Said to Be Facing Pressure to ‘Show Some Spine’
- Michelle Obama: Don’t vote because ’she’s cute’
- Petraeus on the Move
- Gen. Petraeus: A job well done
Departing commander deserves credit for gains in Iraq
- How General Petraeus led Iraq out of its darkest moment
But the Washington consensus of cutting troop numbers puts the gains of the surge at risk
- Russia ratchets up US tensions with arms sales to Iran and Venezuela
- Ahmadinejad: Israel won’t survive in any shape or form
- Ahmadinejad says Israel won’t survive
- U.S. May Escort Ahmadinejad to Ground Zero
Talks Underway After Iranian Requests a Visit
- Outrage: Ahmadinejad to visit Ground Zero? Update: Despite NYPD rejection, visit may still be on
- Iranian president takes Obama up on offer
Says he’s willing to debate both U.S. presidential candidates
- Why Islamists Cheer For Obama
- Arab-Americans ‘backing Obama’
- Poll: Palestinian Center For Public Opinion
34% favor McCain; 27 percent support Obama; 30% said they “favor neither of them.”
56.6% of Palestinians are of the opinion that the suicide bombings harm at present Palestinian national interests, while 39% think that these are of benefit and 5% declined to give an answer. Regarding the suicide bombings inside the Israeli territory, 57% are in favor of their halt at present, whilst 38% are for their continuance and 5% hesitated to answer.
- Europeans Are Bigots? Who Knew!
- McCain’s Position on Spain
- McCain camp stands by tough talk on Spain
- McCain’s Spain-Gaffe Interviewer: McCain Not Confused, Just Ducking Question
- Inside McCain’s Spanish Fly
- Larry Sabato: Meet the New Map–Same as the Old Map (Almost)
- Our Allies Want McCain
- Analysis: Obama regains momentum in tight race
- Somebody Ate His Wheaties
- Re: Somebody Ate Their Wheaties
- Oh, That Joe! (No. 12 in a Series) — Are You Ready for Some Football?
- This Is Curtains In a Debate
- Poll: GOP brand making comeback
- The Landscape, Six Weeks Out
- Stuart Rothenberg: What’s the Top Electoral College State This Year?
- Charles Krauthammer: History Will Judge
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September 18th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
is it just me or is this site getting a whole lot more cluttered with too many polls and an occasional long post here and there?
September 18th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
great article and site! my good friend just did a compare contrast piece on the two candidates. pretty intriguing.
http://womenartmoney.blogspot.com/2008/09/compare-and-contrast.html
September 19th, 2008 at 12:45 am
Geez, if all these scores of evening reads are “essential”, it is going to be a long night of reading.