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What’s so wrong about mass hara-kiri?
Andrew Leonard
A reader makes a sharp observation. Plus: Joe Stiglitz doesn't like the bailout
Bushonomics, revisited
Andrew Leonard
A quick review of the economic legacy of the man the New Yorker calls the worst president since Reconstruction.
That’s 18 in a row for Obama
Thomas Schaller
The last 18 national or battleground state polls show the Democrat leading.
Corsi goes to Africa
Thomas Schaller
Right-wing author heads to Kenya to investigate Obama's family and deliver $1,000 check to Obama's brother.
McCain is all smiles today
Thomas Schaller
Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter must have dressed down the senator after his grumpy-old-man act in Des Moines.
The big veep showdown
Walter Shapiro
She was outmatched by Katie Couric, but how will Sarah Palin fare against Joe Biden? The debate comes at a crucial time for the struggling McCain campaign.
A nation of conspiracy theorists can’t be wrong
Louis Bayard
From miracle diets to creationism to rumors about the origins of 9/11, a new book traces our irrational love of misinformation.
McCain and Obama cross paths in the Senate
Mike Madden
As the Wall Street bailout passes, the presidential candidates have a brief encounter.
Senate votes yes on bailout
Alex Koppelman
This time, there were no surprises, and the latest version of the bailout plan passed the Senate -- now it faces a tougher test in the House.
Obama’s Senate speech on the bailout
Salon Staff
The candidate urges passage of the rescue bill "right now to prevent the possibility of a crisis turning into a catastrophe."
Senate Democrats love Barack Obama
Mike Madden
The candidate draws a big crowd -- at least from his own party -- for a floor speech supporting the Wall Street bailout plan.
Return of the Mack
Mike Madden
John McCain is expected to make his first vote since April 8, when the Senate takes up the Wall Street bailout tonight. Barack Obama will vote for the first time since July 9.
McCain gets testy
Vincent Rossmeier
In an interview with the Des Moines Register, McCain shows flashes of his famous temper.
Shock: Conservatives preemptively claiming bias
Alex Koppelman
A day before the vice-presidential debate, the right is questioning the objectivity of moderator Gwen Ifill.
Obama jumps ahead in three key states
Alex Koppelman
The latest round of data from a respected pollster shows Barack Obama leading John McCain in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The voters are angry — and don’t know why
Walter Shapiro
What happens when the messy thing called democracy collides with the financial markets in full panic.
Can the Chicago Cubs lose for winning?
Edward McClelland
For a century, the Cubs have based their identity on disappointment and defeat. So what happens if they actually win it all this year?
McCain, the missing moderate
Thomas Schaller
His record confirms that he does defect from his party -- if he's around to vote at all.
McCain invokes Clinton (Bill, this time) again
Thomas Schaller
The senator enjoys playing the new wedge politics: Clinton vs. Obama.
The Palin problem
Catherine Price
After weeks of declaring that she's their girl, conservatives are expressing doubts about McCain's V.P. pick.
Racism, the Bradley effect and Obama
Thomas Schaller
New studies show that the effect is gone, even if the underlying racism is not.
The beginning of the end for McCain
Thomas Schaller
The fortnight that will be remembered as the turning point of the campaign.
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