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Palinpalooza: Guv jokes she's keeping SNL writers employed
Sarah Palin tells Nebraska voters she goofed her CBS interviews as fodder for Tina Fey.
NC Gov. Easley on McCain: "Stubborn old mule"
Barack Obama makes surprise visit to NC Dems' dinner, governor mocks McCain.
An eyeful of Ifill
First there was Fake Sarah, now it's Fake Gwen. NBC's Saturday Night Live has quietly admitted it has cast singer/actress Queen Latifah to play PBS correspondent Gwen Ifill, who moderated the vice presidential debates.
Palin, Biden just miss each other at airport
VIDEO: The two VEEP planes land in exact same spot before debate.
Ben Stein: Bailout the beginning of socialism
Hollywood actor and conservative star Ben Stein is no fan of the Wall Street bailout, and tells my colleague, David Eldridge, it's the beginning of American Socialism.
Sarah Palin steps to the line
I've seen this scenario before: during March Madness. The number-one seed has begun to assert itself, regained the lead, and is on the verge of putting away the underdog.
At betting booth, odds are against Palin
"On the eve of the vice presidential debate, Sarah Palin is already a heavy underdog, according to the odds makers at BetOnline.com."
How to elevate a controversy
The McCain campaign has deployed a former Army helicopter pilot who actually was shot down to take aim at Joe Biden's claims he was shot at in the Green Zone in Iraq and was in a chopper that was forced down in Afghanistan.
Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore latest celebs for Obama
Glamorous power couple joke around with cardboard Obama cut-out.
Holiday advice
The Jewish high holidays have come at an auspicious time for lawmakers wrestling with the Wall Street bailout, according to one well-known financial advisor and talk radio host.
Who will come to the rescue now?
The bailout bill failed and the market is crashing - will John McCain come back to D.C.?
Obama's soaked Saturday in Virginia
Video: Barack Obama and Joe Biden get warm welcome despite downpour in Fredericksburg.
McCain and the foreign leaders quiz
As John McCain flubbed the name of Pakistan's new president in Friday night's debate, folks had to be reminded of then-Gov. George W. Bush in 1999 being stumped by the names of world leaders, including, yes, the leader of Pakistan.
Undecided in Memphis
Tennessee debate watchers end the evening with same favorite they started with.
Lynn Sweet gets results
After Chicago scribe blasts him, Obama goes from touting CNN coverage to "any" network.