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What's Hot Wednesday

What are the most popular stories around the web this morning?  Townhall does the surfing so you don't have to.

Slate: Is Obama Another Dukakis?

Time Magazine:  Obama Scales Back His 50-State Strategy

ABC News:  Economic Discontent Boosts Barack Obama Over John McCain

Politico:  Playing Hooky Pays Off for Palin

New York Times:  Aaron Sorkin Conjures a Meeting of Obama and Bartlet

Philadelphia Inquirer: Phila. Police Officer Killed, Another Hurt; Gunman Dead

Wall Street Journal:  The United States of Mind

CNN: Lohan Confirms She's Dated Woman 'a Very Long Time'

Los Angeles Times:  UCLA Economists Issue Gloomy California Forecast

New York Post:  Clay: I'm Gay Aiken

Boston Globe:  The Short - But Eventful - Life of Ike

Chicago Tribune: Suicidal Driver Killed 3, Will Go Free After 3 Years

FOX News:  Oklahoma Judge Who Used Sex Device in Court Disbarred

US News & World Report: U.S. Abortion Rate at 30-Year Low

Newsweek:  The Ur-Text of a Tabloid Age

Houston Chronicle: CenterPoint Falls Short of Goals

And on Townhall.com this morning:
         
         Michelle Malkin: Illegal Immigration and the Mortgage Mess             
         Thomas Sowell: A Political "Solution"          
         Walter Williams: Scaring Us to Death 
         Dick Morris: First Debate: What McCain Must Do
         Brent Bozell III: Obama Tries To Flush Rush