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Out west, Torre takes the high road (Fox Sports)

26 September 2008, 8:54 am

Hank Steinbrenner can have his whine. Joe Torre is just fine sharing his champagne with Manny and the Dodgers, Mark Kriegel says.... read more

Peter Dreier: Palin Attacks on Community Organizing Spark Backlash (HuffingtonPost)

26 September 2008, 7:56 am

Community organizers around the country felt belittled by the Republicans' attacks, but also, paradoxically, emboldened by increased media visibility that their efforts have earned.... read more

Teddy Wayne: The Art of Losing: Americans' Fixation on Winning Personalities (HuffingtonPost)

25 September 2008, 11:27 am

In an infamous 2005 interview with NBA player Kevin Garnett, then on the stumbling Minnesota Timberwolves, the perennial All-Star was asked what drives him. He...... read more

Elsewhere: Palin's Earmarks, Giuliani's Behavior, Paterson on Moynihan Station (The New York Observer)

12 September 2008, 1:49 pm

John McCain claimed in an interview that Sarah Palin never asked for earmarks as governor —but she very much did. Not long ago, but before he chose Palin as a running mate, McCain said of his own qualifications to be president, "I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn't a mayor fo... read more

Local News : Standing ovation at convention - Frontiersman (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman)

11 September 2008, 4:29 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republicans, even those in the nosebleed section, were on their feet for Sarah Palin before she’d even said a word during her acceptance speech at the tail end of Wednesday’s session of the Republican National Convention.... read more

The Experience Paradox (CBS News)

9 September 2008, 11:00 am

The issue of "experience" is a hardy perennial in American politics. This year, it's taken on a bizarre twist, because the respective campaigns are offering arguments that can be used with equal force against themselves, writes Jeff Greenfield.... read more