2008年9月23日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

McCain campaign on easy street in Arizona (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 02:13 AM CDT

AP - It's possible to argue that Barack Obama's campaign isn't a lost cause in John McCain's home state of Arizona. Convincing anyone is another matter.

All eyes on payday lending struggle in Ohio, Ariz. (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:02 AM CDT

AP - The payday loan industry is bankrolling ballot issue campaigns in Ohio and Arizona to preserve the average 391 percent annual interest rates they charge, as the two states become the focus of industry watchers and consumer advocates.

Mo. gov. candidate stresses political background (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 03:21 AM CDT

Democratic candidate for governor, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon looks around an office as he visits the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County during a campaign stop Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, in St. Peters, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - His mother was the school board president. His father was the mayor.


Biden says ad mocking McCain is 'terrible' (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 01:56 AM CDT

Democratic  vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., right, addresses the National Guard Association of the United States' 130th General Conference in Baltimore, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, as Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, the association's chairman, applauds. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark)AP - Barack Obama's running mate says a campaign ad that mocked Republican presidential candidate John McCain as an out-of-touch, out-of-date computer illiterate was "terrible" and would not have been done had he known about it.


McCain fundraising adapts to Palin's star (Politico)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:55 AM CDT

Politico - John McCain’s campaign is scrapping, rescheduling or offering surrogates for nearly every one of the fundraisers Sarah Palin was to hold this month, instead having her campaign jointly with McCain, prepare for her sole debate next month and get some foreign policy exposure.

Hunt for Palin hacker shaping up to be simple case (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:56 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin will meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai next week in New York.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AP - The hunt for the hacker who broke into Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account is shaping up to be a remarkably simple investigation, by the standards of major cybersecurity whodunits.


Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 12:57 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. greets supporters after a campaign event in Green Bay, Wis., Monday, Sept. 22, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Obama pledges deep cuts in spending to fix economy ... McCain calls for greater oversight of proposed financial bailout plan ... Stars of 'American Chopper' surprise McCain with a motorcycle


Candidates fight it out in must-win Pennsylvania (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 07:08 PM CDT

Linda Graham , right, holds the clipboard as Florence Dziamniski, 82, fills out the voter registration form outside the senior citizen's home in Clairton, Pa. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. Five days a week, Graham trolls southwest Pennsylvania for unregistered voters, working to add to the big gains Democrats have posted this election cycle. Graham, 45, has taken three months unpaid leave from her job at Pittsburgh's Central Blood Bank to volunteer with Service Employees International Union. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - The presidential race in Pennsylvania may well come down to a fight for the hearts and minds of people like Cindy Moran.


Obama vows deep cuts in spending (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 09:24 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks during a campaign event in Green Bay, Wis., Monday, Sept. 22, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama moved to claim the mantle of fiscal responsibility in a roiling economy, vowing Monday to slash federal spending on contractors by 10 percent and saving $40 billion.


McCain says economy in crisis (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 09:20 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. participates in a town hall meeting style campaign event at the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple in Scranton, Pa., Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Republican John McCain called Monday for greater oversight of the Bush administration's proposed bailout of U.S. financial markets, saying the $700 billion plan being crafted by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson needed broader supervision.


Obama, McCain battle over financial crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:21 AM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain is joined by Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Palin's daughter Piper during a rally in Media, Pennsylvania September 22, 2008. (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)Reuters - Barack Obama proposed reforms on Monday to rein in practices that led to the worst U.S. financial crisis since the Depression, while White House rival John McCain touted his own remedies and accused Obama of failing to provide leadership.


US-NEWS Summary (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:39 AM CDT

Reuters - A male student opened fire at a vocational school in the town of Kauhajoki in western Finland on Tuesday and was still in the building, local police said. "The shooter is still free in the building, the shooting continues," a police spokesman said.

Palin lawyer meets with investigator in probe (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 12:13 AM CDT

John McCain and Sarah Palin campaign spokespersons Meghan Stapleton, right, and Edward O'Callaghan, answer questions concerning the Troopergate investigation into the firing of former public safety commissioner Walt Monegan by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - Less than a week after balking at the Alaska Legislature's investigation into her alleged abuse of power, Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday indicated she will cooperate with a separate probe run by people she can fire.


Washington, not just Wall Street, bankrupt: Obama (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 12:11 AM CDT

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama delivers a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Obama warned the Wall Street meltdown was no mere AFP - Democrat Barack Obama warned the Wall Street meltdown was no mere "accident of history" but proved the need for sweeping change to purge the waste and abuse staining US politics.


Anti-McCain ad 'terrible' : Obama's VP pick Biden (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 11:59 PM CDT

US Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during a rally in Michigan, while presidential candidate Barack Obama listens. Biden said in an interview aired Monday that a campaign ad which mocked Republican John McCain's inability to use a computer was AFP - Democratic vice presidential hopeful Joseph Biden said in an interview aired Monday that a campaign ad which mocked Republican John McCain's inability to use a computer was "terrible."


Obama Targets Hispanics in Nevada, Market Crisis `Ground Zero' (Bloomberg)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 11:00 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats are counting on shifting demographics, a surge in voter registrations and a wobbling economy to carry Nevada this year. The Republicans are counting on tradition and a ticket headed by two Westerners.

McCain pledges climate, China push with Australia (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 09:30 PM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) speaks during a rally in Media, Pennsylvania, September 22, 2008. (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Republican White House hopeful John McCain pledged On Tuesday to work with Australia to advance international climate change action and said the two allies should together push for a more open and tolerant China.


McCain leads Obama 51-41 in rural contests: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 09:28 PM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) talks with Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin (R) during a rally in Media, Pennsylvania, September 22, 2008. (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)Reuters - Republican presidential nominee John McCain leads Democratic rival Barack Obama by 10 percentage points, 51 percent to 41 percent, among rural voters in 13 pivotal states, a poll released on Monday shows.


Brazilian woman finds fame as McCain's old flame (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 08:51 PM CDT

Maria Gracinda Teixeira, 77, shows an old photo of herself, in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. A former Brazilian model and ballerina is making headlines across Brazil after being revealed as the alleged lover of U.S. presidential hopeful John McCain 51 years ago. Maria Gracinda Teixeira, 77, says she is the woman McCain fondly described, though never named, in his 1999 book 'Faith of My Fathers.' (AP Photo/Fabio Guimaraes, Agencia O Globo)AP - A former model and ballerina is making headlines across Brazil after being identified as John McCain's lover 51 years ago. Maria Gracinda Teixeira, 77, says she is the woman the Republican presidential candidate fondly described — though never named — in his 1999 book "Faith of My Fathers."


Poll: Americans rate Obama over McCain on economy (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 08:48 PM CDT

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina September 21, 2008. (Chris Keane/Reuters)Reuters - More Americans think Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama would do a better job handling an economic crisis than his Republican opponent John McCain, according to a CNN public opinion poll released on Monday.


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