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'Celebrity' dig reflects US culture, history (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:15 AM CDT AP - When John McCain decided to cast Barack Obama as a feckless upstart, an empty suit, he reached for the dirtiest word he could use: "celebrity."

Candidates halt campaigns for Sept. 11 anniversary (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 02:55 AM CDT AP - The seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is supposed to bring the heated presidential race to a screeching halt. But just for a day.

Campaign shocks! The Outrage Machine is on a roll (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 02:13 AM CDT AP - Oh, the outrage.

Coverage guarantee can hit young the hardest (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 02:11 AM CDT AP - Barack Obama's campaign promise should prove irresistible to the millions of uninsured: guaranteed access to affordable health coverage, regardless of illness or condition.

Politics aside, but not absent, on 9/11 (Politico) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:54 PM CDT Politico - The anniversary is an important campaign moment for John McCain, who has staked much of his candidacy on the strength of his foreign policy credentials and ability to win the war in Iraq, and for Obama, it’s an opportunity to shore up his standing with voters on national security issues and dispel false rumors about his patriotism.

Obama accuses McCain camp of lies, phony outrage (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 12:25 AM CDT AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday accused Republican John McCain's campaign of using "lies and phony outrage and Swift-boat politics" in claiming he used a sexist comment against vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Jubilant Alaskans welcome Gov. Sarah Palin home (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 12:24 AM CDT AP - Gov. Sarah Palin arrived home to a chanting, cheering crowd, a blur of smiling supporters eager to embrace her after a whirlwind of national scrutiny since she was named Republican presidential nominee John McCain's running mate.

SC Dem chief says sorry for Palin-abortion comment (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 10:12 PM CDT AP - South Carolina's Democratic Party chairwoman said Wednesday that Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's top qualification seems to be not having had an abortion. She later apologized.

McCain and Palin castigate the earmarks she seeks (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:35 PM CDT AP - Republican presidential nominee John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, equated lawmakers' requests for funding for special projects with corruption on Wednesday even though Palin herself has requested nearly $200 million in so-called "earmarks" this year.

Paul says he turned down appeal to endorse McCain (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 09:48 PM CDT AP - Republican Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning Texas lawmaker who attracted a devoted following in the GOP primaries, said Wednesday he rejected an appeal to endorse John McCain's presidential bid.

GOP foreign policy experts cool on Palin (Politico) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:50 AM CDT Politico - In state after state, rally after rally, Sarah Palin is generating record levels of enthusiasm among the Republican base. Crowds chant her name, congressional candidates cite her in their ads and there are numerous reports of a surge in grass roots volunteers for the McCain campaign.

Obama says McCain lying over lipstick 'smear' (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:49 AM CDT AFP - Barack Obama sought Thursday to refocus the ill-tempered White House campaign back onto voter anxieties as he castigated the "lies and phony outrage" of his Republican foes over a farmyard taunt.

On 9/11, Obama-McCain (Briefly) Unite (Time.com) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 01:30 AM CDT Time.com - After days of trading insults, the candidates make two joint appearances. Will the suspension of hostilities last?

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 01:11 AM CDT AP - Palin welcomed to Alaska after whirlwind 2 weeks of national exposure as McCain's running mate ... Obama says Bill Clinton will campaign for him with emphasis on the economy ... Ron Paul rejects appeal to endorse McCain, urges vote against 'establishment candidates'

Obama tripped, but wasn't calling Palin a 'pig' (Rocky Mountain News) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 01:05 AM CDT Rocky Mountain News - John McCain and Barack Obama are trading barbs over women's cosmetics, and we in the media will spend a few days parsing sound bites to determine whether someone was being sexist.

Palin's attorney: Investigator 'biased' (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 11:32 PM CDT AP - A lawyer for Gov. Sarah Palin is taking another stab at derailing the Legislature's ethics investigation into the firing of her former public safety commissioner, accusing the retired prosecutor who is conducting it of acting unethically himself.

Obama, McCain Put Politics Aside to Mark Sept. 11 Anniversary (Bloomberg) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 11:01 PM CDT Bloomberg - Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama and John McCain will put their presidential ambitions on hold today to make an unprecedented joint appearance at a commemoration marking the seventh anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.

Lipstick comments color presidential campaign (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 10:28 PM CDT Reuters - A spat over gender politics erupted on the U.S. presidential campaign on Wednesday with John McCain accusing the Democrat of a sexist attack on his running mate and Barack Obama denouncing Republicans for "lies and phony outrage."

White House combatants observe Ground Zero truce (AFP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 10:16 PM CDT AFP - John McCain and Barack Obama were to observe a truce Thursday in their increasingly bitter White House contest with a joint appearance at Ground Zero on the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

GOP House candidate in Alabama runs 1st Palin ad (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 10:11 PM CDT AP - A Republican House candidate from Alabama began running a television ad Wednesday featuring vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, making it the first congressional campaign commercial to include the Alaska governor.

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