2008年9月10日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama opens education debate with McCain (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:53 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks about his policy to reform America's education system, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, during a speech at Stebbins High School in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)AP - Democrat Barack Obama reached for middle ground on education this week, opening a debate with John McCain over who would do more to put good teachers in classrooms and help parents find alternatives to bad schools.


Analysis: Obama is back on defense against McCain (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 12:14 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses supporters at Lebanon High School High School in Lebanon, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)AP - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has found himself in a position he hasn't been in during many long months of campaigning — on defense against Republican rival John McCain.


Palin's split with Alaska GOP opened opportunity (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:28 AM CDT

US Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Sarah Palin pauses during her speech at a campaign event in Lebanon, Ohio. The AP - Sarah Palin thought her star had burned out early, a promising political career dead thanks to the wayward ethics of Alaska's Republican boss.


Franken, Coleman look to Nov. after primary wins (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 03:30 AM CDT

Comedian Al Franken speaks at a Oct. 16, 2004 news conference, in Des Moines, Iowa, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - With a pair of easy primary victories behind them, comedian-turned-politician Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman wasted no time diving into the homestretch of their already long-running Minnesota Senate battle.


C-SPAN to channel 'Extra' this fall? (Politico)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 03:33 AM CDT

Politico - Over the next two months, as the presidential candidates hurtle toward Election Day, it’s going to be harder to differentiate between “Entertainment Tonight” and C-SPAN.

No questions, please; Palin sticks to her script (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 10:07 PM CDT

US Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (L) introduces Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) during a rally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, September 9, 2008. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer  (UNITED STATES)  US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)AP - John McCain took a risk in picking little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate, but now the campaign's playing it safer. She's sticking to a greatest hits version of her convention speech on the campaign trail and steering clear of questions until she's comfortable enough for a hand-picked interviewer later this week.


Alaska trooper not contacted by investigator (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 11:08 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks at a campaign event in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Democrat Barack Obama hurled an acidic attack at his Republican White House rivals' reformist credentials, likening their promise of change to putting AP - The Alaska state trooper at the heart of a legislative investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power said Tuesday he has not been contacted by the man overseeing the inquiry.


McCain criticizes Obama vote on sex ed legislation (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 10:19 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen., John McCain, R-Ariz., greets supporters on his way into a campaign rally in Lancaster, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Republican John McCain's presidential campaign released a new television ad Tuesday that says Democratic rival Barack Obama is bad for families because he supports sex education for kindergarteners. Obama's campaign called the ad a "shameful" distortion.


Obama: Bush plan for Afghanistan not enough (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 07:01 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. arrives  for a news conference at Stebbins High School in Riverside, Ohio, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Barack Obama said President Bush isn't acting quickly or forcefully enough to get more U.S. forces into Afghanistan and out of Iraq.


McCain camp: Obama's 'lipstick' remark disgraceful (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 08:30 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses supporters at Lebanon High School High School in Lebanon, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)AP - What's the difference between the presidential campaign before and after the national political conventions? Lipstick. The colorful cosmetic has become a political buzzword, thanks to Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's joke in her acceptance speech that lipstick is the only thing that separates a hockey mom like her from a pit bull.


Britain's Brown praises Obama before U.S. election (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 04:40 AM CDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) shows US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama the terrace at 10 Downing Street in London, July 26, 2008. (Jim Young/POOL/Reuters)Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown voiced support on Wednesday for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying he would help Americans struggling with an economic downturn.


Obama says rivals' message is like 'lipstick on a pig' (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 04:12 AM CDT

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks in Riverside, Ohio. Obama hurled an acidic attack at his Republican White House rivals' reformist credentials, likening their promise of change to putting AFP - Democrat Barack Obama late Tuesday launched a vitriolic attack on his Republican White House rivals' reformist credentials, likening their promise of change to putting "lipstick on a pig."


McCain, Obama see different futures for Fannie, Freddie (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The US government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac means that one of the first tasks of the next president may be an overhaul of housing finance in America.

Obama and McCain on schools (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:34 AM CDT

AP - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama spoke about education at their party conventions:

Democrats pushing 2nd stimulus, GOP resisting (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:40 AM CDT

AP - With the economy the No. 1 issue just eight weeks from Election Day, majority-party Democrats are trying to push a second stimulus package through Congress to follow the tax rebate checks sent out earlier this year.

Obama tells U.S. farmers he backs ethanol mandate (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:10 AM CDT

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama speaks to supports during a campaign stop in Dayton, Ohio, September 9, 2008. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters)Reuters - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told farmers on Tuesday that he backs the federal requirement to use ethanol as a way to reduce reliance on oil imports.


Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:00 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., prepares to hug Lebanon schoolteacher Prudence Holliday Dillon, right, after she introduced Obama as Rep. Boucher, D-Va., watches at Lebanon High School High School in Lebanon, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)AP - Obama's 'lipstick on a pig' remark draws fire from Republicans ... McCain ad criticizes Obama vote on sex ed in Illinois, Obama camp calls claim 'shameful' ... Palin sticks with same lines, still taking no questions, but she's breaking free this week


Hungarian site holds 'global' vote in US presidential race (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 12:08 AM CDT

Hungarian communication specialist Gabor Rosta poses behind a laptop featuring his internet site iwanttovotetoo.com, in Budapest, on September 2. Rosta has created an internet site that allows people from all over the world to take part in this year's US presidential elections, no matter what their nationality.(AFP/File/Attila Kisbenedek)AFP - Why should nationality block anyone from voting for US president, thought Gabor Rosta, back in Hungary but nostalgic for his stint as a campaigner for Al Gore in the tense, 2000 White House battle.


Obama Banks on the Ground Game (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 11:55 PM CDT

Time.com - Despite a bad week in the polls, the campaign is still confident it has the edge in getting out the vote

McCain Poll Surge, Fundraising Give Democrats Election Jitters (Bloomberg)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats are beginning to worry about losing the presidential election.

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