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PoliJAM Home Page Articles Submitted Monday, October 6, 2008
McCain finally gets official nod of support from James Dobson
Russia seeks to mend post-Georgia fences as fear of stagflation grows
More bogus Obama donors surface
Middle school teacher suspended for posting video of 'Obama Frat'
Georgia court says transsexual politician did not deceive voters by running as woman
...but Iran says no to the "Great Satan"
Lehman's Fuld: Where was our bailout?

Citigroup, Wells Fargo Halt Battle for Wachovia as Fed Steps In

'Therapeutic vaccine' for AIDS within four years, Nobel Prize winner predicts

GOP files FEC complaint against Obama's fundraising

Obama hits McCain on 'Keating Five' as attacks heat up

McCain: Obama is a liar

McCain calls Obama a liar

WALL STREET SINKS AMID GLOBAL SELLOFF

Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia

Portuguese bank offers "McCain/Obama" rate deal

Lehman approved millions for its executives as it was pleading for Fed bailout
Russian foreign minister: 'Russia committed to preventing Iran from attaining nuclear arms'
HERE WE GO AGAIN: Asia, Pacific markets tumble Tuesday
Palin warns Florida voters of "rough" campaigning
Pakistan facing bankruptcy; can only afford one month of imports
Biden denies Botox treatment
Israel to press Russia not to sell air defenses to Iran
U.S. dismisses Afghan war comments as "defeatist"

McCain: "My opponent’s touchiness every time he is questioned about his record should make us only more concerned."

Leading UK geneticist says human evolution is over

NATO commanders to draw up plans to defend ex-Soviet bloc members from Russia

RNC releases 'The Obama Ayers Relationship'

McCain's lawyer: Keating investigation had 'no merit'

MCCAIN: 'WHO IS THE REAL BARACK OBAMA?'

Dow recovers to close down 370 after plunging 800; Dow below 10,000 for first time in four years

Officials pledge to move quickly on rescue

Russia to test fire cruise missiles for first test since 1984

UK stock market suffered worst one-day fall in history
Palin on recent media interview gaffes: “I was just trying to keep Tina Fey in business.”

Citigroup sues Wachovia, Wells Fargo over takeover

U.S. calls for united front as crisis wrecks markets

Bush: Financial rescue plan is "going to take awhile"

U.S. officials begin implementing bailout plan

European, Asian markets plunge on crisis fears

Ex-Israeli officials misled by pro-Obama video

Homosexuals should carry warning tattoos, says chaplain to the London Stock Exchange

Rasmussen: Obama 52%, McCain 44% (MoE 2%)

Obama to hit McCain on Keating Five
Gallup: Obama 50%, McCain 42% (MoE 2%)

Afghan war cannot be won militarily: U.N.

Oil falls below $90

Pope says financial crisis shows money an illusion

Cramer: Time to cash out; investments could lose 20% of their value

Palin: Obama sat in Rev. Wright's pews with "a sense of condoning" the pastor's appalling anti-U.S. comments

DOW PLUNGES BELOW 10,000 AMID GLOBAL SELLOFF

Paulson to name Kashkari to head bailout

DOW PLUNGES BELOW 10,000 FOLLOWING GLOBAL SELLOFF

French firm to control Belgium's Fortis
 
 
Commentary Page Articles Submitted Monday, October 6, 2008
Biden's Fantasy World - "Sarah Palin may not know as much about the world, but at least most of what she knows is true." (Wall Street Journal - Editorial Board)
Deregulation Nonsense - "As president, Obama could regret scapegoating the free market." (Washington Post - Sebastian Mallaby)
Obama's Damage - "Barack Obama has promised to improve our standing in the world. So why is he already alienating potential allies like Pakistan?" (Commentary Magazine - Abe Greenwald)
Voter-Fraud Chaos - Dems' November Surprise'? (New York Post - Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski)
Do You Know the Real Barack Obama (Townhall - Carol Platt Liebau)
Biden's Fantasy World - "Sarah Palin may not know as much about the world, but at least most of what she knows is true." (Wall Street Journal - Editorial Board)
Biden Can't Abide By the Truth (Sacramento Bee - Kathryn Jean Lopez)
The Wright Stuff - "I spoke to Gov. Sarah Palin recently. She said a few things that were politically provocative and offered advice to John McCain for the next debate: 'Have fun.' Then added, 'Take the gloves off.'" (New York Times - William Kristol)
A Long Way to Go - "The remaining presidential debates will be crucial." (Australian - Editorial Board)
A Case McCain Must Make (New York Post - Editorial Board)
Mugged By Reality? - Europe eyes an Obama presidency (Washington Times - Kenneth Weisbrode)
Keating Five Member is Obama Surrogate (Townhall - Amanda Carpenter)
Seven Battle States Could Decide Outcome in U.S. Elections - Campaign focuses on crucial "toss-up" states (London Times - Tom Baldwin)
Big City America - "Small-town values are embedded in the US psyche but will not decide this election" (London Times - Ed Bd)
No More Tactical Retreats - How about a real debate on the surge? (National Review - Pete Hegseth)
Obama, McCain Deal Puts Limits on Tuesday "Town Hall" Debate (Chicago Sun-Times - Lynn Sweet)
The Case for a League of Democracies (SF Chron - Robert Kagan)
Hoover Needn't Haunt Mac - Democrats, give up the ghost stories (Boston Herald - Jonah Goldberg)
McCain Desperately Needs the Subject to Change (Bloomberg - Albert Hunt)
Conservative Funk? Here's the Way Out... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Ruth Ann Dailey)
Democratic Leadership Playing Politics With America's Future (Tennessean - Matt Bonner)
A Failure to Lead - "Despite Mrs. Pelosi's grandiose claims of consensus-building, her actions have time and again created partisanship and gridlock." (Washington Times - Editorial Board)
Media Pave the Way to 3rd Term for Bloomberg - "Before Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced his controversial run for another term, he locked up support of the editorial pages of three city newspapers." (New York Times - David Carr)
No, Iraq Wasn't a 'Distraction' - What if FDR had stuck to fighting the Japanese in the Pacific? (Wall Street Journal - David Rivkin Jr. and Lee Casey)
A Choice for Latin America - "Should the United States continue to subsidize governments that treat it as an enemy?" (Washington Post - Editorial Board)
Democrats Shouldn't Coddle Chávez - "The prospect of a nuclear Venezuela should be enough to unite allegiances in Washington." (Wall Street Journal - Mary Anastasia O'Grady)
Refuges of Crime and Terror - How sanctuary cities endanger national security (Washington Times - Armstrong Williams)
Can King David Stabilize Afghanistan? - "The troop surge in Iraq was a great success. But General David Petraeus will find pacifying the Taliban a tougher job still" (London Times - Michael Evans)
How to Smooth the Transition in Iraq - "The town of Mahmoudiya is ready for the next step: a Transition Task Force." (Christian Science Monitor - John Nagl and Adam Scher)
Global Warming Baloney: Drop That Chop! (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Editorial Board)
Economic Stress Brings Out Isolationist Feelings in U.S. (Sacramento Bee - Andres Oppenheimer)
 
 
Sci/Health Page Articles Submitted Monday, October 6, 2008
Task force: Colon cancer screenings can stop at 75

Latest warning highlights dangers of microwaving

Nobel Medicine Prize row as HIV scientist is excluded

Ford rolls out computer chip feature that can limit drivers' speed and stereo volume

Leading UK geneticist says human evolution is over

'Therapeutic vaccine' for AIDS within four years, Nobel Prize winner predicts

AIDS pioneers and cancer scientist win Nobel prize

Asteroid to burn up before hitting Earth

NASA  Spacecraft Zooms Above Surface of Mercury

Small asteroid headed for light show over Africa

Sweet smell of success: Israeli scientists enhance scent of flowers

Scientists: 1 in 4 Mammals Faces Extinction