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Yahoo! News: Elections

McCain at dead end as House rejects bailout plan (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 02:36 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., makes a statement in West Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 on the failure of the financial emergency bill to pass the U.S. House. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Republican John McCain has maneuvered himself into a political dead end and has five weeks to find his way out.


McCain focusing on Iowa despite polls (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 02:12 AM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) talks on the phone in his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Virginia September 27, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)AP - John McCain's second visit to Iowa in less than a month is heartening Republicans who say it is proof their presidential candidate intends to compete for the state, despite polls showing him behind Democrat Barack Obama.


Analysis: House vote against bailout wounds McCain (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 02:32 AM CDT

Republican presidential nominee John McCain speaks at a rally at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. With the House of Representatives rejecting an enormous bailout plan the US economy has become a dramatic real-time test of presidential caliber - and Barack Obama appears to be strengthening his lead over rival McCain.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AP - The house always wins, gamblers are warned, and the U.S. House made John McCain pay Monday for his politically risky, high-profile involvement in a financial rescue plan that came crashing down, mainly at the hands of his fellow Republicans.


Palin: Pakistan remark was a response to a voter (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 01:30 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, participate in a rally in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Gov. Sarah Palin said Monday that her comment about attacking terrorist targets in Pakistan, which appeared to contradict the position of GOP presidential nominee John McCain, was a response to a "gotcha" question from a voter.


McCain says Obama policies will deepen recession (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 08:10 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., makes a statement in West Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 on the failure of the financial emergency bill to pass the U.S. House. (AP Photo/Pool, Rodney White)AP - Lagging in the polls, Republican presidential candidate John McCain unleashed a blistering attack Monday on his Democratic rival, saying the race comes down to a simple question: "Country first or Obama first?"


Analysis: Barack Obama bolsters readiness claim (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 06:24 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., campaigns at a rally at Mountain Range High School in Westminster, Colo., Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - Barack Obama's calmly assured response to the economic crisis and solid debate performance have bolstered the view among voters that he is ready to be chief executive, a crucial threshold he needs to cross to win the presidency.


Ohio election officials brace for early voting (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 03:50 AM CDT

Singer John Legend greets fans after a rally Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, on the campus of Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio.  Legend, a Springfield, Ohio native, encouraged Barack Obama supporters to cast their ballots early and take advantage of the month-long early voting window leading up to Election Day.  (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)AP - For weeks, the Ohio GOP accused the state's Democratic elections chief of interpreting early voting law to benefit her own party in a crucial swing state.


Ill. congressional candidate capitalizing on Obama (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 04:34 AM CDT

AP - As a young black candidate with little political experience, Dan Seals can't avoid the comparisons to the man heading his party's ticket: Barack Obama.

Obama: McCain's deregulation too risky for economy (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 04:00 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., shakes hands at a rally at Mountain Range High School in Westminster, Colo., Monday, Sept. 29, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Democrat Barack Obama said Republican John McCain's long advocacy of deregulation contributed to the current financial crisis and letting his GOP rival continue those policies as president would be a gamble "we can't afford."


Air Force push for more F-22s is a hard sell (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 05:09 AM CDT

A group of Air Force F-22 Raptors are prepared for flight operations, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Va. The next president, John McCain or Barack Obama, is expected to be a penny-pinching commander in chief when it comes to buying new military weapons. And that's bad news for the Air Force's push to buy scores more F-22 Raptors, a supersonic jet fighter built to dominate enemy airspace. At $191 million each, extra Raptors will be a hard fit in a defense budget expected to begin shrinking after eight years of steady growth under President Bush. (AP Photo/Gary C. Knapp)AP - The next president, John McCain or Barack Obama, is expected to be a penny-pinching commander in chief when it comes to buying new military weapons. And that's bad news for the Air Force's push to buy scores more F-22 Raptors, a supersonic jet fighter built to dominate enemy airspace.


Arizona offers military online voting (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 02:23 AM CDT

AP - Starting Thursday, voters who are registered in Arizona but live overseas will be able to vote online through a unique Web-based system.

Obama takes off gloves (Rocky Mountain News)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 01:23 AM CDT

Rocky Mountain News - Sen. Barack Obama took the stage Monday minutes after Congress rejected a $700 billion bailout package and did what some said he should have done days ago - laid blame for the economic shambles at the feet of Sen. John McCain and his colleagues.

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 01:14 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., makes a statement in West Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 on the failure of the financial emergency bill to pass the U.S. House. (AP Photo/Pool, Rodney White)AP - McCain says race for presidency comes down to 'country first or Obama first' ... Obama says McCain-backed deregulation helped create economic mess ... Palin says her comment about Pakistan was in response to a 'gotcha' question from a voter


McCain struggles as crisis boosts Obama (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 09:46 PM CDT

Republican presidential nominee John McCain speaks at a rally at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. With the House of Representatives rejecting an enormous bailout plan the US economy has become a dramatic real-time test of presidential caliber - and Barack Obama appears to be strengthening his lead over rival McCain.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - The financial crisis convulsing Congress, Wall Street and the economy at large is a dramatic real-time test of presidential caliber -- and Barack Obama appears to be besting John McCain.


McCain and Obama debate draws 52.4 million viewers (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 08:16 PM CDT

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (L) and Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R) take part in the first presidential debate at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi ,September 26, 2008. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - The nationally televised sparring session last week between John McCain and Barack Obama drew 52.4 million U.S. viewers, Nielsen Media Research reported on Monday, a substantial but mediocre figure as U.S. presidential debates go.


First debate seen by 52.4 million viewers (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 07:14 PM CDT

Republican presidential nominee John McCain (left) stands with Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama following their debate on September 26, in Oxford, Mississippi. Obama and McCain made bullish victory claims as the dust settled from a feisty first presidential debate clash, in the shadow of the grave Wall Street crisis.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AP - The first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama, seen by an estimated 52.4 million viewers on Friday, was one of the first events of the presidential campaign that was not a huge TV hit.


News groups sue Minnesota for access to polls (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 07:10 PM CDT

AP - Several news organizations sued the state of Minnesota on Monday to block a new law restricting access to polling places, saying it would interfere with exit polls.

McCain-Obama debate draws 52.4 million viewers (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 06:44 PM CDT

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (R) makes a point as U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain listens during the first U.S. presidential debate at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, September 26, 2008. (Jim Bourg/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - The nationally televised debate last week between U.S. presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama drew 52.4 million U.S. viewers, far below 1980's record audience, Nielsen Media Research reported on Monday.


McCain attacks Obama over bailout failure (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 06:37 PM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) walks to the podium to make a statement to reporters in West Des Moines, Iowa about the failure of the Wall Street Bailout bill to pass in the U.S. House of Representatives September 29, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - Republican John McCain accused presidential rival Barack Obama on Monday of helping sink a $700 billion rescue plan for Wall Street, but Democrats said McCain was deflecting attention from his own failures.


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