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Writing in The New York Times' Caucus blog last night (and in print today), Magdelina Sharpe reports on the Governor Sarah Palin costume bubble which appears to be bursting.

According to Ms. Sharpe:

Ms. Palin, the governor of Alaska and Republican vice-presidential nominee, is turning out to be one of the most popular costume figures this Halloween season — and not just for women. And while a $22.99 “Miss Alaska” kit, consisting of a pageant sash (Miss Alaska on one side, Miss Vice-President on the other) and eyeglasses, is a hot item at Ricky’s Halloween Costume Superstore in Manhattan — they say they have sold at least 600 in three weeks — many people are saying they prefer to do it themselves.  read more »

Forbes.com counts Bono as an investor, but some of the many who’ve recently fled cite ‘page-view sweatshop’ conditions.  read more »

The News's Trump-for-Governor scoop follows many others in referring to Donald Trump as an unquestioned "billionaire."

Not that the notion of The Donald 2006 isn't lovely. (Though "Eliot Spitzer should be so lucky," says Hotline on Call.)  read more »

Just that The Times's Tim O'Brien has raised serious questions about Donald's money, estimating his net worth at $250 million, rather than the Forbes number, $2.7 billion. And so the run for Governor could, inadvertently, become evidence for or against O'Brien's case.

If Trump is "only" worth a quarter billion, he can hardly lay down $100 million for a political campaign.

Of late, automobile drivers have been wheeling into gas stations and finding out that their cars don  read more »