Gay Marriage in Connecticut, Golden Girl on McCain-Palin

Gay marriage just become legal in Connecticut. [AP]

Sarah Palin spent $31,000 of state money on a public relations consultant. [Wash Post]

Some McCain officials are worried that their negative attacks on Obama are creating too much hostility at McCain-Palin events. [WSJ]

John Dickerson has many disturbing details from the campaign's rallies. [Slate]

Obama has worked the issue of angry McCain supporters into his stump speech.[JM]

Obama has gained ground in Ohio, and has a significant lead in Florida and Wisconsin, according to a new set of polls. [RCP]

Via Spin Cycle, the Times prints a letter from the guy who prosecuted Bill Ayers, and says connecting Obama to him is ridiculous. [Times]

Jay Carney agrees with Howard Wolfson that McCain's new ad makes no sense. [Swampland]

And here's the Golden Girls' Betty White on carrier pigeons and Sarah Palin. [BS]