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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama puts heat on Palin as she boosts GOP ticket (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 02:56 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a town hall meeting at North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Mich., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Listening to Barack Obama, it can seem like Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is the main person standing between him and the White House instead of John McCain.


Obama embraces charter schools in education plan (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 02:16 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waits to speak during a town hall meeting at North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Mich., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Barack Obama is promising to double funding for charter schools and replace inferior teachers, embracing education reform proposals normally more popular with Republican candidates.


Rural Virginia town goes high-tech, draws Obama (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 02:14 AM CDT

US Democratic Presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) addresses the audience during a campaign stop at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan September 8, 2008. REUTERS/Rebecca CookAP - The southwest Virginia town of Lebanon got an economic boost when two high-tech companies moved in — making it an attractive site for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to bring his messages of hope and change.


It's near the campaign's end -- send in the lawyers (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 02:08 AM CDT

In this March 2, 2008 file photo, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner gestures at the Old Halle Building Warehouse in downtown Cleveland.  Ever since Democrats and Republicans were caught flat-footed in Florida eight years ago, both parties have added legions of lawyers to their political arsenals — litigators who've filed scores of lawsuits challenging every voting nuance from requiring photo identification to Election Day weather conditions.  (AP Photo/Jason Miller, File)AP - Four years after Ohio's near meltdown on Election Day, state officials had a novel idea: Put all the political lawyers in one room and ask them to work things out in advance this time.


McCain, Palin push biography, not issues (Politico)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 03:45 AM CDT

Politico - When John McCain’s campaign manager said last week that this presidential election “is not about issues,” it wasn’t a Freudian slip. It was an unvarnished preview of McCain’s new campaign plan.

Obama: Kill terrorists, but give prisoners rights (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 12:19 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a town hall meeting at North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Mich., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Barack Obama poked some fun at his Arabic-derived first name to explain the need for the constitutional right of prisoners to appeal their detention.


Obama accuses Republican rivals of dishonesty (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 11:45 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a town hall meeting at North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Mich., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Barack Obama broadly accused his Republican rivals of dishonesty Monday, citing former lobbyists working for John McCain, Sarah Palin's shifting stance on the "Bridge to Nowhere" and their promise to change Washington.


A Hillary vs. Sarah smackdown? Don't bet on it (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 08:14 PM CDT

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks to supporters during a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - Anyone wanting a Hillary vs. Sarah smackdown might be in for a letdown. First, Sarah Palin launched her Republican vice presidential campaign with praise for the strides Hillary Rodham Clinton made in her quest for the Democratic presidential nomination. On Monday, Clinton spoke in kind.


McCain uses Palin as fundraising tool (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 11:46 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during a rally in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)AP - Republican John McCain seized on running mate Sarah Palin's popularity to raise money for the party, telling donors at a $4 million fundraiser Monday that he's overwhelmed by the buzz she's generating for his White House bid.


For Palin, fundraising as usual in Calif. (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 09:05 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, addresses supporters during a campaign rally in Lee's Summit, Mo., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, a self-described government reformer, is dabbling in a little politics as usual.


Obama: McCain-Palin 'lying' about maverick claims (AFP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 02:49 AM CDT

Interactive graphic on the US Presidential election. The US presidential election has moved into high gear as two new opinion polls showed Republican John McCain taking the lead over Democratic rival Barack Obama.(AFP iactiv)AFP - Barack Obama is ripping into his Republican rivals as never before, accusing John McCain and Sarah Palin of "shameless" dishonesty with their claim to be "mavericks," different from the unpopular President George W. Bush.


McCain and Palin urge Fannie, Freddie restructuring (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 02:36 AM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Republican vice-presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (L) stand together onstage at a campaign rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico September 6, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - Republican White House nominees John McCain and Sarah Palin would ensure mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were permanently restructured and downsized, the pair wrote in The Wall Street Journal.


Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 02:17 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waits to speak during a town hall meeting at North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Mich., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Obama embraces charter schools, ouster of bad teachers in bipartisan approach to education ... At Chicago fundraiser, McCain talks up new running mate, who helps raise $4 million for GOP ... Obama says Palin as mother, governor, moose hunter may be cool, but she's just another politician


US VP hope Palin wins fans for her glasses (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 11:14 PM CDT

The Sarah Palin Action Figure courtesy of Herobuilders.com. The US vice presidential hopeful's fashion sense is winning applause in an unexpected quarter -- in Japan, where the maker of her rimless glasses is enjoying a sudden boost in business(AFP/HO)AFP - US vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin's fashion sense is winning applause in an unexpected quarter -- in Japan, where the maker of her rimless glasses is enjoying a sudden boost in business.


McCain VP pick Palin faces brewing 'Troopergate' inquiry (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 11:08 PM CDT

US Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin (left) and her husband Todd (center) greet supporters before boarding a campaign plane in Kansas City, Missouri. A senior Alaska state senator kept an abuse-of-power investigation of Palin on track Monday, rejecting Republican calls to remove the Democratic overseer of the probe.(AFP/Robyn Beck)AFP - A senior Alaska state senator kept an abuse-of-power investigation of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on track Monday, rejecting Republican calls to remove the Democratic overseer of the probe.


Obama and Palin battle over pet spending projects (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 11:05 PM CDT

Democratic Presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) addresses the audience during a campaign stop at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan September 8, 2008. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama criticized Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Monday for portraying herself as a crusader against wasteful spending on pet local projects while aggressively pursuing the money for Alaska.


ABC News hammering out Palin interview plans (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 11:04 PM CDT

Republican vice-presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin speaks at a campaign rally with Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) in Albuquerque, New Mexico September 6, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - ABC News is spending more time trying to assemble the logistics of its exclusive interview with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin than it did negotiating with the McCain campaign itself.


McCain May Privatize Fannie, Freddie; Obama Sees Federal Role (Bloomberg)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain and Barack Obama agree the Treasury needed to step in to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They disagree over how much the U.S. government should be involved in the housing market once the immediate crisis is past.

McCain-Palin Campaign `Chemistry' Energizes Republican Crowds (Bloomberg)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Republican vice-presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin speaks at a campaign rally with Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) in Albuquerque, New Mexico September 6, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Bloomberg - Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A day after Sarah Palin was supposed to head home for Alaska, she was on stage yesterday in Missouri with Republican presidential nominee John McCain, rallying 3,000 supporters in a swing state considered crucial for victory.


Obama objects to severance for ousted CEOs (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 10:14 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a town hall meeting at North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Mich., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Barack Obama objected to reports Monday that the ousted heads of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may receive lucrative severance packages and asked the Bush administration to ensure their "poor leadership" isn't rewarded.


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