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Tuesday - October 7, 2008

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PoliJAM Home Page Articles Submitted Tuesday, October 7, 2008
McCain would buy bad homeowner mortgages Obama camp admits, Obama knew Ayers' past MAC V. BAM II: BORED VIEWER TAKES THE LOSS North Korea fires missiles into sea: report Guardian: "plays like a TV movie rather than a cinematic epic" LA Times: "feels flat and strangely passionless" Variety: "feels like a rough draft" AIG execs spent $440,000 on spa, resort after U.S. taxpayer bailout Paper: Bush expected to summon leaders to emergency finance summit But Olmert wins no firm pledge from Russia on arms sales to Iran, Syria Politico: Despite fighting words, few expect punches ABC News: IT MIGHT GET NASTY: Obama wants to talk economy; McCain wants to talk Obama Dow drops 508.39 points as banks fall IMF predicts global economy heads for 'major downturn' in 2009 Iceland negotiating emergency bailout loan from Russia Stocks fall after Fed acts Bernanke signaled readiness to cut rates to help aid economy battered by a financial crisis of "historic dimension" Madonna: "Sarah Palin can't come to my party. Sarah Palin can't come to my show."	Pres hopefuls like Buffett for Treasury Secretary Cindy McCain: Barack Obama has "waged the dirtiest campaign in American history" Debate transcript... McCain: "Nailing down Senator Obama's various tax proposals is like nailing Jello to the wall" ACORN Vegas office raided in voter fraud registration Hollywood Reporter: "What he seems to want is Greek tragedy. But what he gets is Texas melodrama." London Times review of W: "a disappointment" Live video of McCain v. Obama II... Business groups banding together for a fight against expected big Dem majorities Anger after Texas high school cheerleaders stage mock execution at pep rally Hamas blames U.S. 'Jewish lobby' for global financial crisis 300 suspected illegal immigrants caught in SC raid MAC V. BAM II Official says pension funds are down $2 trillion Russia providing $200Bn for banks, builders and energy producers McCain ad: Obama a hypocritical liar; Obama ad: McCain a subject changer CHANCES FOR GLOBAL COORDINATED RATE CUT RISE Gallup: Obama 51%, McCain 42% (MoE 2%)

Iran denies report U.S. plane forced to land, saying the aircraft and passengers were Hungarian ...before traveling to a Nairobi slum to donate money to Obama's half-brother George Kenyan immigration dept: "His immigration forms were not in order" Anti-Obama author detained in Kenya Iran TV says plane forced to land not American, but that 5 senior U.S. military officials had been on board Household winter heats costs to rise 15% due to more expensive crude oil and colder winter Fed creates commercial paper-buying facility... MCCAIN: OBAMA "ABETTED" THE MORTGAGE MELTDOWN "Nailin' Paylin": New details on Larry Flynt's Sarah Palin satirical skin flick Fed eyes plan to fund short-term business loans	'Let's Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin' McCain, Letterman to hug it out; negotiating appearance for next week Corsi was scheduled to unveil 'The Obama Nation' at a Nairobi hotel... Anti-Obama author to be deported after being detained at Kenyan airport Was traveling to a Nairobi slum to donate money to Obama's half-brother George Europe seeks unified policy on bank crisis ...to buy massive amounts of short-term debts Russia negotiating emergency bailout of Iceland Global fears of a recession grow stronger Obama camp targets, and avoids black voters: "What he has done is he's shunned black voters - but he knows that they know that he's black."

Commentary Page Articles Submitted Tuesday, October 7, 2008
The Bomber as School Reformer - "Voters—and debate moderators—shouldn’t let Bill Ayers and Barack Obama off the hook." (City Journal - Sol Stern) Obama's Pals - "One thing is certain, Senator Obama is, several times over, guilty OF association, and that matters. That is what Governor Palin is talking about, and wisely so." (AOL Political Machine - Caleb Howe) The Real Obama - "Obama could have allied himself with all sorts of other people. But, time and again, he allied himself with people who openly expressed their hatred of America." (Creators Syndicate - Thomas Sowell) Terrorists for Obama - "William Ayers isn't the only terrorist supporting Obama." (Investor's Business Daily - Editorial Board) Expect the Race to Tighten (New York Post - Dick Morris and Eileen McGann)	McCain's Course for Victory - "Three tactics he should employ, starting tonight, to redirect the race" (USA Today - Jonah Goldberg) The Kitchen Sinks Are Ready (Washington Times - Wesley Pruden) Underdog John McCain Needs to 'Play Hardball' - Nation girds for second debate clash (Boston Herald - Hillary Chabot) Beware of Ponytail Guy - How town-hall debates can go very wrong for a candidate. (Slate - John Dickerson) The Economy, Stupid - McCain can't dodge the issue (New York Post - Rich Lowry) McCain Must Talk Growth and Recovery (Creators Syndicate - Lawrence Kudlow) Simple Truths - What McCain needs to say on the stump. (Weekly Standard - David Gelernter)

Biden, The Master Gasbag - "The vice presidential candidate isn't really an expert, he just plays one on TV." (Los Angeles Times - Jonah Goldberg) How Obama Quietly Targets Blacks - "What he has done is he's shunned black voters - but he knows that they know that he's black." (Politico - Ben Smith) Will Obama Run Into a 'Bradley Effect' at the Polls? - "Concealed racial misgivings among voters not seen in this year's election" (MarketWatch - Russ Britt) About That Middle-Class Tax Cut... - Remember the last time a charismatic Democrat made such a promise? (Wall Street Journal - William McGurn) Barney Frank's Bankrupt Ideas - "Obama and Biden want bankruptcy judges to bail out the same deadbeat homeowners. And once again, Barney Frank is helping." (Investor's BD - Ed Bd) Michelle Obama's Fearful Vision (Creators Syndicate - Mona Charen)	How McCain Could Pulls This One Off - "Ugly polls, a grim Electoral College map and the economy is getting worse." (Politico - Roger Simon) Take This and Run - Ten things the McCain campaign needs to do to win. (National Review - Lisa Schiffren) How McCain Can Get His Mojo Back (Townhall - Heather Higgins) McCain Is the Real Health-Care Reformer - The right prescription for what ails our system. (Wall Street Journal - David Gratzer) Don't Go Wobbly; Follow Sarah (DavidLimbaugh.com - David Limbaugh) Nation Needs Dramatic Change; That's Why We Need Palin (Anchorage Daily News - Lynne Curry) Why Elite Women Hate Palin - She makes us look like slackers. (Forbes - Ann Marlows)

The Testing Time - "Today, world leaders have to figure out how to stabilize economies amid volatile global capital flows. This test is rooted in a shift in economic power." (New York Times - David Brooks) There's a Job to Finish in Baghdad - The question now is how good we want Iraq to be. (Wall Street Journal - Bret Stephens) How to Win Afghanistan's Opium War - "The best way to deprive the Taliban of drug profits? The United States should buy Afghanistan's poppy crop instead of trying to eradicate it." (Slate - Christopher Hitchens)	AP's Wired to See Nonexistent Racism (Boston Herald - Michael Graham) 'Rescue' Rewards Housing Hustlers (New York Post - Michelle Malkin) Bulking Up Before Bailing Out (San Francisco Chronicle - Debra Saunders) Boiling Point in Bolivia - "Internal conflict could destabilize the region. Here's what Washington can do." (Christian Science Monitor - Seth Kaplan)

Sci/Health Page Articles Submitted Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Narcissists tend to become leaders

Future of Flagship Mars Mission Up In The Air

Nobel physics prize goes to 2 Japanese, 1 American

India's first moon mission to take off on October 22

Gene Discovery May Help Hunt for Blindness Cure

Research makes gene link to premature ejaculation

Brazil Flies Penguins to South Atlantic

One bad electrical connection sparked collider shutdown

Doctors' bad pets list: Hamsters and lizards and turtles, oh my!

"Uncontacted" tribes fled Per logging, arrows suggest

'Deepest ever' living fish filmed, scientists believe

New solar cells could be build into windows