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McCain’s looming debate debacle
Walter Shapiro
Leading Republicans say that, short of total gridlock on the economic bailout, a McCain no-show on Friday would be "a huge political mistake."
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Around the world in 41 hours and 17,000 miles. Plus: I want to live in Emirates first-class.
A bad night for McCain-Palin
Alex Koppelman, Mark Schone
Both members of the Republican ticket were interviewed for newscasts Thursday night; neither performed particularly well.
Iran to launch satellite with homegrown rocket
Cyrus Farivar
Will this escalate the antagonism with the U.S.?
Ahmadinejad’s own U.S. presidential campaign
Hooman Majd
As I spent time with the Iranian president in New York, the central purpose of his trip to the United Nations became clear: Getting reelected back home.
Salon Radio: Digby on the bailout
Glenn Greenwald
What are the dangers for Democrats in supporting a bailout? And why are they about to do it?
Obama goes over the top in bashing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Juan Cole
Once again, U.S. politicians, including both Sarah Palin and Barack Obama, pile on the Iranian president. Why does Larry King (!) sound like the adult in the room?
The fungible candidate
Joseph Romm
Fact-checking Sarah Palin, who "knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America."
Where is the outrage?
Garrison Keillor
John McCain decries greed on Wall Street and suggests a commission be formed to look into the problem. This is like Casanova coming out for chastity.
An open letter to independent and undecided voters
Gary Kamiya
You're sick of politics as usual and just want results. Should you pick Obama or McCain?
Palin channels her inner Hagee and Hillary
Thomas Schaller
The Republican vice-presidential candidate laced the speech she never delivered in New York with coded appeals to Jews and women.
The lying game
Alan Wolfe
Like George W. Bush, McCain and Palin have to lie. Because if they told the truth about their policies, they'd lose the election.
Salon Radio: ACLU’s Caroline Frederickson
Glenn Greenwald
Why aren't constitutional issues receiving any campaign attention and what can be done about it? Plus: updates on the FISA lawsuits.
The culture war: It’s back!
Gary Kamiya
Democrats may have thought that the disastrous Bush years killed the GOP's favorite tactic. The Palin effect shows they were wrong.
Where is the debate over the Bush Doctrine?
Glenn Greenwald
Until Sarah Palin made clear she had never heard of it, nobody -- including the presidential candidates -- had trouble understanding what it was.
Making a mockery of 9/11
Joan Walsh
Sarah Palin's ignorance about foreign policy Thursday night will shadow John McCain's legacy, no matter who wins the election.
The government, the media and Afghanistan
Glenn Greenwald
The U.S. military relied on an "independent journalist" to deny villagers' claims of large-scale civilian deaths. It turned out the "journalist" is Fox's Oliver North.
An America-first election — and Obama benefits
Walter Shapiro
Seven years after 9/11, national security -- a political strong suit for the GOP -- recedes into the woodwork as voters focus on domestic issues.
Where she was saved
Sarah Posner
The church where Sarah Palin grew up and was baptized preaches some of the most extreme religious views in the nation.
The failure of Bush policy post-9/11
Andrew Bacevich
The "global war on terror" is over -- and we lost.
Freedom fighter
David Talbot
Alaskan Independence Party chairwoman Lynette Clark talks about why she doesn't identify herself as an American, and about her kindred spirit Sarah Palin.
What’s the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists? Lipstick
Juan Cole
A theocrat is a theocrat, whether Muslim or Christian.
The right dictates MSNBC’s programming decisions
Glenn Greenwald
The "liberal" cable outlet demotes and diminishes its most popular and valuable news personality after the White House, the McCain campaign and the right demand it does so.
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