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Evangelicals and Rural Americans Are Breaking Big for Obama By Robert S. Eshelman, Tomdispatch.com A mass defection from the Republican Party may be underway in counties that were once GOP strongholds. Call it the reverse Bradley Effect. Read more »   At a campaign stop today Sarah Palin tried to shift the discussion away from the financial crisis, telling voters that national security rather than the economy should be their primary concern when they cast their votes. According to the New York Times, Palin warned the audience, "In times of economic worry and hardship, the crisis that we're in right now, sometimes it's tempting to put those concerns aside on Election Day, national security issues, but we don't have that luxury." It's unlikely that potential voters will heed Palin's advice. Concerns about the spiraling economy are hard to cast aside -- for most people, the dark economic forecast brings fears of lay-offs, foreclosures, and vanished life savings. If anything, Palin's comments will most likely be seen for what they are: more fearmongering to distract from the issues important to voters.     The Nasty Truth: Free Trade Agreements May Scuttle Green Jobs Plans By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Many of the promises the candidates make on the stump would have trouble passing muster with the WTO -- that's the whole point of "free trade" deals. Read more »   Appeals Court Orders Michigan To Restore 5,500 Voters To Rolls By American Civil Liberties Union, Advancement Project Ruling Is Latest Victory In ACLU And Advancement Project Legal Challenge Read more »   Palin Breaks Ranks (Again): Vows to Balance Budget in First Term By Ali Frick, Think Progress Palin's promise comes 10 days after the campaign said that it would be nearly impossible. Read more »   Notes From The Swamp -- Florida in the Final Days of the Election By Stephen Elliott, Huffington Post One of them said, "I want what I earn, not what you earn." I said that was probably true. Read more »   Vote411.org: A One Stop Shop for All Your Voting Needs By Staff, AlterNet Voting information. Don't leave home without it. Read more »   How Electronic Voting Machines Could Steal Our Democracy By DJK, Brave New Films Don't think for a second that this couldn't happen. Read more »   26.3 Million Watch Obama's Prime Time Segment (That's a Lot) By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly The New York Times notes that the segment "was particularly high-rated in several battleground states." Read more »   Ted Stevens Returns to Alaska to Try and Salvage His Career By dday, Hullabaloo Obviously being convicted of a felony is a strike against his record. Read more »   7 Ways to Ensure Your Vote Gets Counted By Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast, Huffington Post Want your vote to count. Here's what to do. Read more »   Michele Bachman Lies Her Face Off Once Again By Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake Next up: "Michele Bachmann parts Red Sea." Read more »   McCain Busses in 4,000 School Kids to Fill Crowd By Sam Stein, Huffington Post This happened less than a week out from the election, when the heat of the campaign should be drawing record crowds. Read more »

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