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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. waits to speak during a rally earlier today in Elko, Nev. Story here.

*Obama back up by 2/Gallup
*Group posts e-mail hacked from Palin e-mail account/Wired
*Ex-National Review publisher endorses Obama/Daily Kos
*Prominent Clinton backer/DNC member to endorse McCain/CNN Political Ticker
*Obama invokes Limbaugh in Spanish-language ads/Washington Post; and: Limbaugh: Obama 'stoking racism'/Politico
*Bruce Reed: Hockey's response to its newfound celebrity: Thanks but no thanks
*Jeff Jacoby: Enough of the Palin feeding frenzy/Boston Globe

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