• Talks Implode During a Day of Chaos; Fate of Bailout Plan Remains Unresolved
• McCain politicizes and disrupts bailout deal, unleashes his own plan with more deregulation
• Obama Will Make Debate a Townhall If McCain Doesn't Show, Source Says
• Obama Camp: McCain Not Suspending Campaign
• Firm top McCain aide 'quit' was paid $90,000 by campaign
• Sarh Palin Unplugged: "You can't watch this clip… without wondering if she's completely cracked under the pressure of running for vice president"
• Israel sought US green light to bomb Iran nuclear sites
• Washington Mutual Fails; Largest bank failure in US history
• Sen. Dorgan: DPC Uncovers Widespread Corruption Diverting American Tax Dollars to Al Qaeda
• Condi Admits White House Role in CIA Interrogation Talks
More bailout must-reads below the fold; more headlines at the Newswire.
• Confused: McCain Claims "We've Made Progress" on Financial Crisis
• House Republicans Scuttle Economic Rescue Talks
• Bailout meltdown: "It was a remarkably bad day for Republicans"
• The Peculiar Timing of WaMu's Demise
• Senators Call for Special Inspector to Oversee Bailout Buyout
• Dems and Republicans had reached preliminary deal on bailout plan without McCain, AWOL
• Bankruptcy Language Not Likely in Bailout Compromise
• Obama: 'The times are too serious to put our campaign on hold'
• FBI Began Investigating AIG in March