Palin omitted from White House Iraq troop briefing (AP)

Biden Appears on Ellen, Says He'd Vote Against CA Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage
blogs.abcnews.com 10/17/2008 — ABC News' Matt Jaffe Reports: Joe Biden didn't bust a move with Ellen DeGeneres at a Thursday taping of her show, but he did take to the couch hitting Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for not signing on to more debates...

Bush Administration Contacts Obama, McCain, Biden On Iraq Troop Deal — But Snubs Palin
thinkprogress.org 10/17/2008 — This week, Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Barack Obama (D-IL), and Joe Biden (D-DE) all were contacted by Defense Secretary Robert Gates or Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice regarding the Iraq security agreement . In today’s White House press ...

Bush admin pitches Iraq deal to candidates
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 10/17/2008 — From NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Libby Leist Both members of the Democratic ticket got a call yesterday from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice .  And the Republican nominee heard from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates . Rice and Gates ...

Palin omitted from White House Iraq troop briefing
examiner.com 10/17/2008 — WASHINGTON ( Map , News ) - John McCain got a call from Defense Secretary Robert Gates . Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was on the phone to Barack Obama , and to his Democratic running mate, Joe Biden . Nobody called Sarah Palin . The calls this ...

Obama's Social Conservatism
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 10/17/2008 — We saw a glimpse of it in the last debate: The classic conservative wrap on liberalism is that sexual permissiveness led to numerous social problems including teen pregnancy and abortion. Obama declared, in effect, that he agreed with that critique. "Cavalier" sex, he said, cost ...

Webb: Palin Pick Evidence Obama More Presidential Than McCain — Political Punch

McCain Accuses Obama Of "Smearing" Joe The Plumber — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

McCain Accuses Obama Of "Smearing" Joe The Plumber — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed

McCain Can't Win With Six Remaining Toss-Ups Alone — TalkLeft

Webb on Palin: McCain's Probably Singing the "What Was I Thinking" Tune — The Page by Mark Halperin

Palin: Obama 'fuzzing up' ACORN ties — First Read 10/17/2008
From NBC/NJ's Matthew Berger WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- Palin called on the Obama campaign Friday to release its communications with a community organization group under federal investigation for voter registration fraud. In the latest ...

Obama says McCain health plan could cut Medicare, Medicaid — L.A. Times - Politics 10/17/2008
John McCain's plan for financing healthcare could cost the programs billions, Barack Obama says. Obama continues economic theme as McCain focuses campaign on Florida, Virginia and North Carolina. >  ...

Webb on Palin: McCain wondering, ‘What was I thinking?’ — CNN Political Ticker 10/17/2008
Senator Jim Webb thinks that McCain is now regretting his VP selection. ROANOKE, Virginia (CNN) – Introducing Barack Obama at a Friday campaign event, Virginia Senator Jim Webb questioned John McCain’s vice presidential pick and said it was a ...

New Obama ad hits McCain on health care reform — CNN Political Ticker 10/17/2008
Sen. Obama's new tv ad attacks Sen. McCain's health care reform plan. (CNN) – Barack Obama launched a new television ad Friday that echoes his latest campaign trail attack on John McCain’s health care proposal: that the Republican ...

Biden: The entire country is pro-America — First Read 10/17/2008
From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli MESILLA, NM -- Biden today accused his Republican counterpart for engaging in the same kind of divisive politics seen in the Bus h Administration, saying he has yet to find a part of the country that is not ...