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Musings Over Morning Coffee
dailykos.com - 9/2/2008
Musings Over Morning Coffee
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It's been a long weekend. So where do we stand? Well, we were right the moment the pick was announced. We shook our heads along with the sensible public, took stock, considered our response and said " Hail Mary " out of desperation. Four days later, that's still the thinking. Even Bill Kristol ...

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News — ... ask readers when they think she'll drop out. Though McCain likely thought he could have picked up more support from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) backers by choosing a female running mate, a Gallup poll shows Obama has gained among that group, writes Daily Kos's DemFromCT . But what Palin's critics don't understand is that the country will relate more to her because of her real-life experience, writes The Next Right's ...

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