Rough Sketch: October 5, 2008 - October 11, 2008

Rage, and Love, From Camp McCain

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Now, it's personal. John McCain and Sarah Palin were backstage, and Lehigh County GOP Chairman Bill Platt was warming up the crowd of 6,000 at a rally here for the Republican ticket. "Think about how you'll feel on November 5 if you wake up in the...

By Dana Milbank  | October 9, 2008; 12:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (62)
 
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Open Season on Small Game

John McCain needed a big night at Tuesday's second presidential debate to turn around a race that seems to be getting away from him. So he hit Barack Obama where it hurts: in the overhead projector. McCain was asked about the global economic crisis. The Republican candidate answered by accusing...

By Dana Milbank  | October 8, 2008; 12:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Unleashed, Palin Makes a Pit Bull Look Tame

FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct. 6 -- John McCain is collapsing in the polls in Florida and other swing states, but Sarah Palin, God bless her, has a solution. "For me, the heels are on, the gloves are off," she announced at high noon Monday to a group of Republican donors...

By Dana Milbank  | October 7, 2008; 12:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (11)
 
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