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Family: Syringe Found In Stuffed Monkey - Toy Came From 'Crane Game' At Pizza Parlor (Video)
Source: wsbtv.com

BEAVERTON, Ore. -- A Portland woman says her family found a syringe inside a stuffed monkey after her son won the toy at a pizza parlor.

America Reboots As G.O.P. Relegates Itself To Landfill
Source: Right & Wrong Journal

Only a moronic cleric in denial could confuse the recent seismic shift in American politics with simply a different political perspective of the future.

McCain aide cites "failure of management," Minimizing Palin's Role in Shopping Flap
Source: CNN

Rick Davis, the campaign manager for former John McCain's White House bid, came to Sarah Palin's defense in an upcoming interview with the National Review, saying the now-infamous $150,000 clothing tab for the Alaska governor was caused by a "failure of management."

A Moment of Clarity: Thank You Campbell Brown!
Source: The Huffington Post

Campbell Brown shows once again that she is not afraid to go against popular trends in the media to bring clarity to the issues at hand.

Its a real crapshoot with McCain, literally. McCain as the "founding father of Indian gambling"
Source: The New York Times

A lifelong gambler, Mr. McCain takes risks, both on and off the craps table.

"It's simply not possible [for the McCain Campaign] to lie more deliberately or flagrantly than this"
Source: Salon.com

It's simply not possible to lie more deliberately or flagrantly than this: McCain campaign manager Rick Davis on Fox News this morning, when asked by Chris Wallace about the Troopergate report issued on Friday:

Rick Davis plays POW card to defend hate speech
Source: Raw Story

[Excerpt:] - Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday asked Davis if McCain and Palin bear any responsibility for their supporters calls of violence when attack ads and stump speeches call Obama a "liar" and a "terrorist." This is how Davis responded: "Barack Obama should apologize to Jo …

One Man's Crony ...(catching up McCain in his bald faced lies)
Source: The New York Times

The good, the bad and the ugly of lobbying are well known, but it's a stretch for a man with 25 years in Washington to demonize it. His brain trust is heavy with consultants and lobbyists.

MoveOn.org takes on the Arizona Senator Over His Advisors' Role in the Deregulation Leading up to the Wall Street Crash
Source: msnbc.com

MoveOn group believes "John McCain's friend George Bush wants hard-working Americans to write the biggest blank check in history," says the ad's narrator. "The bill slams deregulator Phil Gramm and former Freddie/Fannie lobbyist and McCain campaign manager Rick Davis."

Freddie Mac trail catches up with McCain...
Source: Newsweek

McCain's campaign adviser Rick Davis' ties to Frannie and Freddie.

For McCain, 'Country First' Means Taking the Country Down with Him
Source: AlterNet.org

For all the focus on Friday night's deadlocked debate, it still can't obscure what preceded it: When John McCain gratuitously parachuted into Washington on Thursday, he didn't care if his grandstanding might precipitate an even deeper economic collapse.

Suspended? McCain Manager Raises Cash at NYC's 21 Wednesday night
Source: The Hotline

R. Davis: Wining, Dining And Reassuring GOP Funders Just hours after Sen.

Keating 5 ring a bell?
Source: latimes.com/

Keating went to prison, and McCain's Senate career almost ended. Together with the rest of the so-called Keating Five -- Sens.

McCain Lied About Campaign Manager's Ties to Freddie Mac
Source: www.ourrepublicblog.com

On Sunday, in an interview with CNBC and The New York Times, John McCain stated unequivocally that his lobbyist campaign manager, Rick Davis, has had no involvement with Freddie Mac for several years.

Panicked McCain Suspends Campaign to Save Economy He Knows Nothing About
Source: www.ourrepublicblog.com

Holy Hail Mary! You really have to hand it to the man -- he's as unpredictable as a wounded elephant. And he just so happens to be a wounded elephant. Well, metaphorically speaking.

McCain Campaign Fuzzy On Lobbyists
Source: Guardian Unlimited

The story is this. The lobbying firm of Rick Davis, the manager, was being paid $15,000 a month by Freddie Mac until last month. That fact is a direct contradiction of words McCain had spoken Sunday night.

Bankrupt AIG Underwrote McCain's 'Reform Institute'
Source: The Nation

John McCain is making a big show of criticizing the government "bailout" of insurance giant AIG.

Palin Blames Lobbyists Like Her Campaign Manager For The Failure Of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Source: Think Progress

While Palin blames the need for the Fannie-Freddie bailout on the two firms' lobbyists, she seems more than willing to take those same lobbyists' money. In fact, at least 20 McCain-Palin fundraisers "have lobbied on behalf of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac" in recent years.

A Swarm of Lobbyists Would Run McCain's White House
Source: AlterNet.org

McCain has already assembled his clique of advisors, and they don't have our best interests in mind.

McCain Manager: 'This Election is Not About Issues' - The Fix
Source: The Washington Post

Rick Davis, campaign manager for John McCain's presidential bid, insisted that the presidential race will be decided more over personalities than issues during an interview with Post editors this morning. "This election is not about issues," said Davis.

Ron Fournier and the AP -- Shilling for McCain
Source: Political Animal

The latest piece from Ron Fournier, the AP's Washington bureau chief and the man responsible for directing the wire service's coverage of the presidential campaign, on Joe Biden joining the Democratic ticket, is drawing a fair amount of attention this morning.

Obama ad hits McCain for possibly costing Ohio 8,200 jobs
Source: The Huffington Post

McCain and his campaign manager, Rick Davis, have supported a business merger that could cost Ohio over 8,000 jobs, asserts Obama. (See Obama's ad)

Chris Wallace Exposes McCain Lies and Third Bush Term (Warning: Graphic Acts of Journalism Inside)
Source: Daily Kos

In his first stunning act of journalism, this morning Chris Wallace called out the McCain campaign on their latest but most egregious (and potentially effective) lies.

Media Naive on McCain Race Card Attack

Welcome to my nightmare: the Dummy Down Conspiracy scores again on Day #2 of John McCain's bending of reality.

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