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Yahoo! News: Elections

McCain has biggest spending month in August (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 03:35 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen., John McCain, R-Ariz., acknowledges the cheers of supporters after being introduced during a campaign rally in Blaine, Minn., Friday afternoon, Sept. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Republican presidential nominee John McCain doubled his travel expenditures in August and increased his payroll and his media spending from the previous month while enjoying his biggest fundraising stretch of the campaign.


Investigator: Palin probe to end before election (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 03:41 AM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) is pictured alongside her husband Todd during an outdoor campaign rally in Fairfax, Virginia, September 10, 2008. REUTERS/Jason ReedAP - Gov. Sarah Palin's chief of staff authorized ex-Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan to travel to Washington, although the governor has cited that trip as a primary example of the insubordination that led to Monegan's firing.


McCain says Fed should stop government bailouts (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 01:31 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. reaches out to a crowd during a campaign rally, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, at the Anoka County Airport in Blaine, Minn.(AP Photo/Janet Hostetter)AP - Republican John McCain said Friday the Federal Reserve needs to stop bailing out failed financial institutions. The Republican presidential hopeful said the Fed should get back to "its core business of responsibly managing our money supply and inflation" and he laid out several recommendations for stabilizing markets in the financial crisis that has rocked Wall Street and commanded the dialogue in the presidential campaign.


Analysis: Crisis put spotlight on Obama, McCain (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 12:42 PM CDT

REFILE - ADDING IDENTIFICATION   US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) attends a meeting with economic advisors, with former Chairman ot the US Federal Reserve Paul Volker, before a rally at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, September 19, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos Barria  (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008AP - The financial crisis has turned into a tryout of sorts for the next president, an unexpected chance for Barack Obama and John McCain to shine â€" or stumble â€" just as most voters are deciding whom to back.


Who will best 'fix' Wall Street? (Politico)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 06:37 PM CDT

Politico - John McCain and Barack Obama continued to slug it out on Friday over who would best “fix” Wall Street , even as the latest bailout effort from the Bush administration made clear the unprecedented scope of the crisis.

Palin probe has parallels to 2000 recount fight (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 04:23 PM CDT

Hackers broke into the email account of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the John McCain campaign said.(AFP/Getty Images/Bill Pugliano)AP - This time, there are no hanging chads.


McCain, Obama wary of fueling gay-marriage debate (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 10:14 PM CDT

Rick Yorgason, right,a supporter of the proposed California ban on same-sex marriage,constitutional amendment. asks voter Kevin Patel, left, about his thoughts on gay marriage during a poll of voters in Elk Grove, Calif., on  Aug. 23, 2008. Proposed bans on same-sex marriage are on the ballot in three important states this fall, rousing passions on both sides, yet neither John McCain nor Barack Obama seem eager to push the issue high on their campaign agendas. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)AP - Proposed bans on same-sex marriage are on the ballot in three important states this fall, rousing passions on both sides, yet neither John McCain nor Barack Obama seems eager to push the issue high on their campaign agendas.


McCain defends retirement accounts amid stock dive (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 06:46 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen.  John McCain, Ariz., left, and his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, greet the crowds at the Anoka County Airport in Blaine, Minn., Friday, Sept. 19., 2008. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter)AP - Wall Street turmoil left John McCain scrambling to explain why the fundamentals of the U.S. economy remained strong. It also left him defending his support for privately investing Social Security money in the same markets that had tanked earlier in the week.


Palin blames Dems for withdrawn rally invitation (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 10:36 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, introduces her running mate, presidential candidate Sen., John McCain, R-Ariz., before he delivers a policy speech on the country's current economic crisis in Green Bay, Wis., Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin told supporters Friday that "Democrat partisans" had pressured organizers of an anti-Iran rally in New York next week to withdraw an invitation for her to appear. "This should be an issue that unites all Americans.


Obama ponders own recovery plan, rips McCain (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 02:29 AM CDT

Senator Barack Obama (centre) meets with his economic advisors in Coral Gables, Florida. Obama has been pondering his own economic rescue plan, saying his White House rival John McCain was flailing at a time of financial crisis and a government rescue for Wall Street must also shield regular Americans.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - US Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama pondered his own economic rescue plan Saturday, saying his White House rival John McCain was flailing at a time of financial crisis and a government rescue for Wall Street must shield regular Americans too.


Democratic Rep. Rangel calls Palin 'disabled' (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 10:17 PM CDT

Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee Monday, Sept., 15, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)AP - Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., already in trouble for tax problems, called Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin "disabled" on Friday, and then quickly retreated and said he misspoke saying he meant "disadvantaged."


Democratic Rep. Rangel calls Palin 'disabled' (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 09:43 PM CDT

Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee Monday, Sept., 15, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)AP - Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., already in trouble for tax problems, called Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin "disabled" on Friday, and then quickly retreated and said he misspoke saying he meant "disadvantaged."


Wall Street woes benefit Obama candidacy (Politico)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 07:29 PM CDT

Politico - Wall Street’s breakdown and bailout are likely to improve Barack Obama’s odds of reaching the White House — a point not lost on John McCain, whose stumbles this week seemed to lend credence to the view that economics is not his strong suit.

Fannie Mae vet protests McCain ad (Politico)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 06:28 PM CDT

Politico - A former Fannie Mae executive has written to The New York Times in an effort to escalate Democrats' pushback to a McCain campaign ad accusing Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) of guilt by association with former officials of the mortgage giant.

McCain's financial fall guy; foresight or folly? (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 05:42 PM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain speaks at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 18, 2008. (Stephen Mally/Reuters)Reuters - As the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression hit Wall Street and dominated the U.S. presidential campaign this week, White House hopeful John McCain looked for a fall guy.


New CD featuring Kanye and more to benefit Obama (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 04:33 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. answers questions from the media during a news conference following a meeting with his top economic advisers, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, in Coral Gables, Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Barack Obama's presidential campaign, which has inspired a multitude of songs by stars and amateurs alike, is now getting an official soundtrack.


Biden: End "cowboy mentality" of Bush-McCain era (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 04:19 PM CDT

Supporters jostle to shake the hand of Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., after a rally for women, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Friday that "ending the cowboy mentality of the Bush-McCain era" is part of the solution to the country's financial crisis.


McCain Facing Tax vs. Energy Dilemma (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 19 Sep 2008 03:58 PM CDT

CQPolitics.com - Republican presidential nominee John McCain may have to pick between two of his campaign's principles next week when the Senate takes up an energy tax bill that would help subsidize new and existing renewable energy incentives with relatively small tax hikes on oil companies.

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