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Politics News & Analysis  Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008

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Striking Back at Critics, One by One (By Dan Balz)

McCain Address to Be Wake-Up Call for GOP (By Michael D. Shear and Robert Barnes)

McCain's Focus on Iraq War Carries Risk (By Michael Abramowitz)

She Shoots! She Scores! (By Tom Shales)

Reaction: A Mind Changed in Michigan (By Kyle Dropp and Anne E. Kornblut)

Reaction: On the Convention Floor (By Eli Saslow)

Reaction: In an Apartment Near U-Va. (By Krissah Williams Thompson)

Reaction: In a Veterans' Bar in Indiana (By Kari Lydersen)

Palin E-Mails Show Intense Interest in Trooper (By James V. Grimaldi and Karl Vick)

In a More Diverse America, A Mostly White Convention (By Eli Saslow and Robert Barnes)

GOP's Northern Lights (By Kevin Merida)

Also-Rans Go on the Attack (By Juliet Eilperin)

Interactive: The Palin Family

A Multitude of 'My Friends' (By Libby Copeland)

Immigration Issue Gets Little Attention at Convention (By Ben Pershing)

The Trail

• Biden Acknowledges Palin's 'Great Night'
• Palin Wows Convention Watchers Back Home
• Obama Camp Responds to Palin Attacks

The Fix by Chris Cillizza

• Convention Cheat Sheet: Palin's Coming Out Party
• Palin Speaks: How Did She Do?
• The Fix Twitters

Capitol Briefing by Ben Pershing

• Louisiana Primary Delayed After Hurricane
• Lieberman Backs McCain, Gave to Biden
• GOP Candidate Speeches Scrapped

The Sleuth by Mary Ann Akers

• McCain Tempers Excitement Over Palin Speech
• Rep. McCotter Stays Behind to Lead GOP Energy Speak-In
• The Beauty and the Gramp, McCain-Palin

More Political News

NFL Opener Has McCain Campaign Leery (By Paul Farhi)

Democrats Rebuke Lieberman for Obama Comments (By Paul Kane)

Criticizing McCain, Obama Keeps Focus on Economy (By Shailagh Murray)

In 1988, There Was Another Surprise No. 2 Pick (By David S. Broder)

D.C. Area Activists Find Plenty to Smile About (By Anita Kumar)

In a Historic Year, Ifill Has One Thing to Do: Her Job (By Howard Kurtz)

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A Pit Bull With Lipstick (John Dickerson, Slate)

Sarah Palin, The Natural (Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard)

Mission Accomplished... For Now (David Corn, Mother Jones)

Small-Town Ways Will Play Big Across U.S. (John Kass, Chicago Tribune)

Palin's Social Views Hurt Ticket (Froma Harrop, Providence Journal)

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Opinions

In the Words of My Speechwriter . . . (By David McGrath)

The Right Address for a Rebel (By Michael Gerson)

A Partisan in Maverick's Clothing (By Matthew Yglesias)

Class of '64 (By Anne Applebaum)

Editorial: Ms. Palin's Introduction

Live Discussions

Conservatives: Jay Nordlinger of the National Review (10 a.m. ET)

Post Politics: Congressional Reporter Paul Kane (11 a.m. ET)

Conservative Netroots: Managing Editor Erick Ericksen of RedState (12 p.m. ET)

Potomac Confidential: Metro Columnist Marc Fisher (12 p.m. ET)

Palin's Role: Slate's Rachel Larimore, Emily Yoffe and Ann Hulbert (12:30 p.m. ET)

Washington Sketch: Dana Milbank (1 p.m. ET)

Books: Nashville Talk Radio Host Phil Valentine (2 p.m. ET)