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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama, McCain combine for record $94M spending (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:39 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen., John McCain, R-Ariz., greets supporters at the conclusion of a campaign rally in Blaine, Minn., Friday afternoon, Sept. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain together spent $94 million in August, a record spree mostly aimed at about a dozen states that will probably decide their historic presidential contest.


Poll: Racial misgivings of whites an Obama issue (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:37 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. greets supporter after a rally in Coral Gables, Fla., Friday, Sept. 19, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles.


Ike evacuees jump gun, sneak back onto island (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:42 AM CDT

Adrienne and Michael Culpepper clear trash from their flood damaged home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Rats, raw sewage and a no-excuses curfew await exiled residents who try to return to storm-wrecked Galveston Island when it reopens next week, officials warned Saturday, a week after Hurricane Ike came thundering ashore.


Obama hits McCain on lobbyists, Social Security (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 07:56 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)AP - Democrat Barack Obama criticized Republican presidential rival John McCain on Saturday for his past advocacy of deregulation, ties to lobbyists and support for partial privatization of the Social Security system many of Florida's elderly residents depend on.


Campaign advisers helped create mess (Politico)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 08:32 PM CDT

Politico - The presidential campaigns went after each other’s economic advisers this week — and they’re both right in claiming that the other camp deserves a share of the blame.

Stalled Troopergate probe leaves many questions (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 01:17 PM CDT

In this Sept. 9, 2008, photo, Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten answers questions about the Troopergate investigation during an interview in Anchorage, Alaska. Until three weeks ago, only Alaskans and a few hard-core political junkies in the rest of the country cared about the obscure scandal known here as Troopergate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - Until three weeks ago, only Alaskans and a few hard-core political junkies in the rest of the country cared about the obscure scandal known here as Troopergate.


Alaska town opens 'road to nowhere' (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 09:14 PM CDT

AP - Alaska now has a Road to Nowhere going to what would have been the Bridge to Nowhere.

McCain attends 50th class reunion at Naval Academy (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 04:11 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen., John McCain, R-Ariz., greets supporters at the conclusion of a campaign rally in Blaine, Minn., Friday afternoon, Sept. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Republican presidential nominee John McCain took an afternoon away from the campaign trail Saturday, traveling to the U.S. Naval Academy for his 50th class reunion.


Biden: McCain helped cripple labor movement (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 06:11 PM CDT

Democratic  vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D- Del., rallies supporters at the United Mine Workers of America, District 17, 13th Annual Fish Fry at the Russell County Fairgrounds, in Castlewood, Va. Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Saturday that Republican John McCain has helped President Bush destroy regulatory safeguards for the middle class in general and the labor movement in particular.


Johnny Hayes, fundraiser for Al Gore, dies at 67 (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 09:04 PM CDT

In this June 17, 2004 file photo, Johnny Hayes shakes hands with 'The Titular Head,' a Styrofoam effigy of former Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist which is just one of thousands of pieces of campaign memorabilia that he has collected and displayed in his office next door to his home in Gallatin, Tenn.  Hayes, a Democratic fundraiser for the presidential campaigns of former Vice President Al Gore, has died.  A family statement said Hayes died Saturday Sept. 20, 2008 in Tennessee after a battle with stomach cancer. He was 67. (AP Photo/John Russell)AP - Johnny Hayes, a prominent Democratic fundraiser who managed finances for the two presidential campaigns of former Vice President Al Gore, died Saturday. He was 67.


Obama, McCain square off over financial bailout plans (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:29 AM CDT

US Republican presidential nominee John McCain (right) and his vice-presidential running mate Sarah Palin at an election rally in Michigan on September 17. White House hopefuls McCain and his opponent Barak Obama have stressed rival plans to bring relief to both troubled financiers and AFP - The White House hopefuls have stressed their rival plans to bring relief to both troubled financiers and "Main Street" after the government proposed a huge Wall Street bailout.


Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:21 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., laughs as he is applauded by supporters at a rally in Jacksonville, Saturday, Sept., 20,2008, (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)AP - Presidential candidates raise personal records and jointly spend more than $90 million in August ... Still without a bridge, Alaska town gets its 'road to nowhere,' thanks to US taxpayers ... Obama criticizes McCain on lobbyists, Social Security; McCain says Obama using scare tactics ...


Indiana Keeps Obama Guessing (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 12:05 AM CDT

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute, Indiana, September 6. Barack Obama and John McCain feuded and laid claim to being the authentic candidate of change and reform on Sunday as their White House showdown roared into a frenetic eight-week final stretch.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)Time.com - Will the Hoosier State opt for the Democratic presidential nominee for the first time in two generations?


Republican VP candidate Palin to meet Afghanistan's Karzai (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 08:52 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin (seen here on September 17) will meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai next week in New York, a McCain campaign spokesman said Saturday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)AFP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin will meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai next week in New York, a McCain campaign spokesman said Saturday.


Palin to meet with Afghan president next week (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 08:32 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov., Sarah Palin, listens as her running mate, presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivers a policy speech on the countries current economic crisis, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is scheduled to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai this coming week in New York, campaign officials for GOP nominee John McCain confirmed Saturday.


McCain and Obama mostly mum on bailout (Politico)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 08:30 PM CDT

Politico - If you think Henry Paulson’s three-page rewrite of the nation’s financial and governmental systems was vague and open-ended, you might want to check out the responses to his plan from John McCain and Barack Obama.

Pilot flies airborne protest against Obama (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 04:53 PM CDT

Democratic US presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (L) jokes with his running mate Senator Joe Biden as they campaign together in August 2008. A pilot flew a lone message of dissent against Obama's tax plans as a sea of people turned out here to support the Democratic presidential hopeful at an open-air rally Saturday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/J.D. Pooley)AFP - A pilot flew a lone message of dissent against Barack Obama's tax plans as a sea of people turned out to support the Democratic presidential hopeful at an open-air rally here Saturday.


Poll: Presidential race in Michigan about even (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 04:41 PM CDT

AP - THE POLL: EPIC-MRA poll, presidential race among likely voters in Michigan.

Obama says McCain would gamble with retirement funds (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 03:27 PM CDT

Supporters listen to Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama during a rally at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida September 19, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama accused Republican presidential rival John McCain on Saturday of wanting to gamble with the retirement savings and health care of Americans by subjecting them to the uncertainty of open markets.


Robbins likens McCain spin to Manson (Politico)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 03:04 PM CDT

Politico - “Distractions.” Actor-activist Tim Robbins uses the term frequently these days to describe the sideshows that are drowning out more important reporting and information. Watching this year’s election coverage with both anger and amusement, Robbins seems mystified as to why the media treats stories like the recent lipstick-on-a-pig “controversy” as legitimate news.

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