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Posted: 18 Sep 2008 02:29 AM CDT

AP - Republican John McCain, an abortion rights opponent with a conservative Senate record on the issue, seems content with the public's perception that he's more moderate on the issue.

Some Iowans grumble about McCain's airport stop (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 02:10 AM CDT

AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain's decision to hold an airport rally while skipping a tour of a city still reeling from summer flooding has some in Cedar Rapids grumbling.

Oklahoma's Inhofe on attack again in Senate race (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 03:33 AM CDT

AP - Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe has a reputation for tough campaign tactics, as his Democratic challenger is finding out the hard way.

Sen. Kerry challenger hits trail looking for upset (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 03:37 AM CDT

AP - The tough road for Jeff Beatty to unseat U.S. Sen. John Kerry began at a press conference attended by a single TV camerawoman and as many campaign staffers as reporters.

Campaigns struggle to craft bailout response (Politico)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:51 PM CDT

Politico - In a testament to the political risk associated with the notion of a federal bailout, both presidential campaigns struggled Wednesday to formulate responses to the announced rescue of American International Group, the ailing insurer.

McCain, Obama scramble to shift economic message (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 11:35 PM CDT

AP - With economic anxiety rising, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama scrambled Wednesday to adjust their messages to connect more directly with financially struggling voters.

Battered Wall Street gives to Obama, McCain (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 02:50 PM CDT

AP - Some of John McCain's and Barack Obama's biggest fundraisers are executives from the stricken financial services industry, which will need all the help it can get from whoever wins the White House.

Obama supporters say get tougher, more passionate (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 11:00 PM CDT

AP - Worried Democrats want Barack Obama to get tougher, show more passion. Why is he so calm, supporters ask, so close to an election that looks so tight?

Hackers break into Sarah Palin's e-mail account (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 11:40 PM CDT

AP - Hackers broke into the Yahoo! e-mail account that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used for official business as Alaska's governor, revealing as evidence a few inconsequential personal messages she has received since John McCain selected her as his running mate.

Troopergate probe appears to be unraveling (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:23 PM CDT

AP - The abuse-of-power investigation of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was unraveling Wednesday, with most key witnesses refusing to testify, new legal maneuvering and heightened Republican pressure to delay the probe until after Election Day.

Campaign-trail reporters sidelined (Politico)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 04:53 AM CDT

Politico - The flocks of campaign reporters who fly around the country with the presidential candidates have been more sidelined in the 2008 campaign than any in generations, sealed off from any meaningful access to either Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) or Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

VP candidate Palin defends McCain's 'verbiage' on US economy (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 02:48 AM CDT

AFP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said in a television interview Wednesday that John McCain had been unfairly criticized for his "verbiage" on the state of the US economy.

White House rivals war over deepening financial crisis (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 02:45 AM CDT

AFP - Democrat Barack Obama ridiculed his White House rival John McCain Wednesday as a lifelong member of the "old boys' network" that the Republican said had driven the US economy into crisis.

"60 Minutes" airing McCain, Obama interviews (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 02:41 AM CDT

Reuters - "60 Minutes" will kick off its 40th anniversary on Sunday with interviews with presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 01:55 AM CDT

AP - As Democrats fret about campaign, Obama toughens rhetoric against McCain ... Taking first questions from the public, Palin stands up for her candidacy ... Biden says it took a crisis in financial sector to convince McCain that economy is in trouble

Maxed-Out Moms (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 01:40 AM CDT

Time.com - A new TIME poll shows John McCain and Sarah Palin are winning over the swing voters that both sides need in November. But will it last?

McCain, Obama seek reform amid U.S. financial turmoil (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 12:56 AM CDT

Reuters - John McCain called for an end to the "casino culture on Wall Street" and Barack Obama demanded protection for ordinary citizens on Wednesday as financial markets stumbled again on news of a government bailout of a giant U.S. insurer.

John McCain and the Lying Game (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 12:40 AM CDT

Time.com - Every politician stretches the truth. But McCain is running a uniquely dishonest campaign

Rep. Don Young wins Alaska House primary race (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 12:22 AM CDT

AP - Rep. Don Young, a 35-year veteran of the U.S. House and currently under federal investigation, narrowly won the Republican primary battle Wednesday to keep his seat, Alaska's only one in the House of Representatives.

Hackers infiltrate Palin's email account (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 12:00 AM CDT

AFP - Hackers broke into the email account of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the John McCain campaign said.