2008年9月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

John McCain campaign tries to quell 'Troopergate' (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 03:50 AM CDT

Edward O'Callaghan, left, and Megan Stapleton, spokespersons with the McCain campaign, answer questions concerning the firing of former public safety commissioner Walt Monegan during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska Monday Sept. 15, 2008. Lawyers for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin have released e-mails detailing what they say is the real reason she dismissed Walt Monegan, the public safety commissioner whose firing prompted the 'Troopergate' controversy. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - The presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain is trying to put to rest the ethical controversy that's come to be known as "Troopergate," releasing e-mails supporting Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's contention that she dismissed her public safety commissioner over budget disagreements, not because he wouldn't fire her ex-brother-in-law.


Barbra Streisand headlines fundraiser for Obama (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:23 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands after a rally at the Colorado State Fair Grounds in Pueblo, Colo., Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - How does Barack Obama lure wealthy donors to a big-money fundraiser in Hollywood? Bring in Barbra Streisand as the headline performer.


Economists take critical view of health plans (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:56 AM CDT

US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to the audience during a rally at Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester, New Hampshire, September 13, 2008. REUTERS/Neal HambergAP - John McCain's health plan won't lower the ranks of the uninsured. Barack Obama's fails to curb the soaring cost of health care, meaning initial gains in helping more people buy health insurance would eventually be undermined.


Independent groups target Obama, McCain (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:24 AM CDT

AP - A sudden surge in advertising by outside groups is rapidly filling the airwaves and cable channels with unflattering portrayals of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain as their presidential contest enters its final seven weeks.

A roiled Wall St. now at mercy of Washington (Politico)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 03:41 AM CDT

Politico - Wall Street is now at the mercy of Washington.

Palin supports $600 million 'other' bridge project (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:22 AM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin greets supporters at a campaign rally in Carson City, Nevada. Palin will not cooperate with a legislative inquiry into her firing of an Alaska official, her campaign said, labeling the probe AP - Gov. Sarah Palin may eventually have said "no thanks" to a federally funded Bridge to Nowhere.


McCain is practically bubble-wrapped these days (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:21 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen., John McCain, R-Ariz.,  listens to a supporter's question during a town hall style meeting in Orlando, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - John McCain isn't mixing it up with the people much these days.


McCain's stump speech more about Palin than self (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:20 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks at a town hall meeting in Orlando, Fla., Monday, Sept. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - Two things jump out from John McCain's standard campaign speech: Sarah Palin and change. Mostly Sarah Palin bringing change.


Obama, McCain blame economic woes on greed, policy (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:34 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a rally at the Colorado State Fair Grounds in Pueblo, Colo., Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - With chaos rocking financial markets, John McCain assailed "greed and corruption" on Wall Street and promised to clean it up, while Barack Obama blamed White House policies and said his opponent would only deliver more of the same.


Palin spells out her role in McCain administration (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 07:24 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during a campaign rally in Golden, Colo., Sunday, Sept. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)AP - Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Monday she would concentrate on energy, government reform and helping families with special needs children if Republicans win the White House this fall, and drew cheers when she said, "too often government is the problem" rather than the solution.


Kerry faces first Dem. foe since 1984 on Tuesday (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 04:32 AM CDT

In this Friday. Sept. 5, 2008 file photo, incumbent Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, listens to his Democratic challenger Edward O'Reilly during a debate, in Boston. Four years after losing his party's bid to unseat President Bush, John Kerry is asking Democratic voters to back him for another term in the Senate. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye)AP - Four years after losing his party's bid to unseat President Bush, John Kerry is asking Democratic voters to back him for another term in the Senate.


Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 03:15 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. arrives for a rally at the Colorado State Fair Grounds in Pueblo, Colo., Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - McCain campaign releases Palin administration e-mails in seeking to quell 'Troopergate' ... Obama taps Barbra Streisand to sing at big-money fundraiser in Beverly Hills ... No gaps in political ads; outside groups add their voices to presidential contest


The Candidates Play the Market Meltdown (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:50 AM CDT

Time.com - Wall Street's crisis played to Obama's strengths, but McCain held his own in the battle to profit on the campaign trail

Palin will not cooperate with 'Troopergate' inquiry (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 12:43 AM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin greets supporters at a campaign rally in Carson City, Nevada. Palin will not cooperate with a legislative inquiry into her firing of an Alaska official, her campaign said, labeling the probe AFP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will not cooperate with a legislative inquiry into her firing of an Alaska official, her campaign said, labeling the probe "partisan."


Obama Calls for Closer Scrutiny of Credit-Ratings Agencies (Bloomberg)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 12:00 AM CDT

US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to the audience during a rally at Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester, New Hampshire, September 13, 2008. REUTERS/Neal HambergBloomberg - Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said investors shouldn't expect taxpayers to bail them out when financial markets are in turmoil and proposed closer scrutiny of credit-ratings services.


Obama, McCain promise to tackle Wall Street reform (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:20 PM CDT

Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (2nd R) are followed by Cindy McCain and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as they descend a ramp into ground zero during the seventh anniversary September 11 Commemoration Ceremony in New York, September 11, 2008. REUTERS/Timoth A. Clary/PoolReuters - White House candidates Barack Obama and John McCain promised on Monday to move quickly to reform Wall Street, with both blaming an antiquated regulatory structure for the financial meltdown.


McCain, Obama Criticize Big Donors' Industry Amid Market Crisis (Bloomberg)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama and John McCain, who criticized and called for more regulation of Wall Street yesterday, count Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. among the biggest donors to their presidential campaigns.

McCain Moves Fast on Financial Crisis, Calls Economy `Strong' (Bloomberg)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain got a jump on rival Barack Obama in addressing the Wall Street crisis yesterday, though the Republican presidential candidate may have caused himself political trouble by saying ``the fundamentals of our economy are strong.''

Obama Says Regulation Must `Catch Up' With Markets (Bloomberg)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 10:29 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a rally at the Colorado State Fair Grounds in Pueblo, Colo., Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)Bloomberg - Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said regulation of Wall Street needs to ``catch up'' with changes in financial markets, and investors can't expect taxpayers to bail them out in bad times.


Is Wall Street meltdown moment of truth in White House race? (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 09:55 PM CDT

Pedestrians walk by the New York Stock Exchange. It took a real-world crisis to wrench the White House race away from lipstick and pigs, with the Wall Street meltdown offering a sudden chance of a breakout moment for Barack Obama or John McCain.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - It took a real-world crisis to wrench the White House race away from lipstick and pigs, with the Wall Street meltdown offering a sudden chance of a breakout moment for Barack Obama or John McCain.


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