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Guess who called U.S. troops “thugs”
Gabriel Winant
Imagine the stink if anyone with less military credibility than Gen. David Petraeus -- or worse, a Democrat -- had described American soldiers this way?
Finally, a chance to vote for Osama
Alex Koppelman
One New York county mistakenly lists "Barack Osama" on hundreds of absentee ballots.
Which Gossip Girl is most like Obama?
Amy Benfer
Glossy magazines for teen girls are slipping in politics along with the lip gloss.
Christopher Buckley endorses Obama
Gabriel Winant
The son of the founding father of the modern conservative movement has jumped ship on McCain.
The federal government should go on a spending spree
Joe Conason
Nothing expresses McCain's ignorance of basic economics like his call to freeze expenditures. Only massive government investment can help us now.
Under the big top
Andrew Burmon
The McCain camp is trying to portray the Troopergate investigation as a circus.
Bateman: Barack Obama on Bill Ayers
Salon Staff
"We've been seeing some pretty over-the-top attacks coming out of the McCain campaign."
McCain co-chairman questions Obama’s drug use
Vincent Rossmeier
In another attack, former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating raises the Democratic nominee's admitted drug use and calls him a "guy of the street."
Another Ayers ad
Alex Koppelman
This time, the McCain campaign says it really will run a spot linking Barack Obama to the former Weather Underground member.
A disturbing sign about Obama
Vincent Rossmeier
A billboard in West Plains, Mo., depicts Barack Obama in a turban.
Another look at the ACORN furor
Alex Koppelman
The right is trying to link the organization to Barack Obama, but the claims of voter fraud and the facts don't really match up.
Dan Balz’s corrupted journalistic “balance”
Glenn Greenwald
The attempt to equate "character attacks" as coming from "both sides" in the campaign is not "balance"; it's just false.
Shades of Mark Penn?
Vincent Rossmeier
A McCain spokeswoman said she wasn't going to talk about Barack Obama's association with Bill Ayers -- and then did just that.
McCain camp releases Ayers ad
Alex Koppelman
The latest Web ad from John McCain's campaign uses former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers to attack Barack Obama.
“His name says it all”
Alex Koppelman
A liberal blogger in Ohio gets video of audience members at a McCain-Palin rally worried that Barack Obama might really be a terrorist.
How the election ate daytime television
Rebecca Traister
Why talk shows like "The View" are showcasing some of the most sophisticated (and mind-numbingly stupid) conversations about the presidential race.
Going for broke in Pennsylvania
Mike Madden
McCain is redoubling efforts against Obama in this key electoral battleground, where the Philly factor could be decisive.
A debate for sobering times
Walter Shapiro
With the economy nose-diving, McCain did not achieve the surge he needed, while Obama looked masterly as the candidate of reassurance.
All the world’s a stage
Alex Koppelman
Sarah Palin went back to Sean Hannity's show, this time with John McCain in tow. What resulted wasn't an interview -- just theater.
This town hall didn’t help John McCain
Joan Walsh
The struggling Republican looked as cranky and erratic as he does in harsh Obama ads.
McCain goes completely negative
Alex Koppelman
A study of the presidential campaigns' spending on TV advertising shows that all of the McCain camp's money is going to negative or contrast ads.
Cindy McCain goes after Obama
Andrew Burmon
The wife of the Republican nominee brings up her son's military service as she attacks Barack Obama.
Palin’s Ayers attack hurts both Obama and McCain
Alex Koppelman
After viewing Palin's invocation of the former Weatherman, voters had a lower opinion of the Democratic nominee -- but McCain took a hit too.
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