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Yahoo! News: Elections

McCain, Obama call for greater bank security (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:42 AM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) makes a statement about the U.S. financial crisis at a small business economic roundtable discussion at EFCO Forms in Des Moines, Iowa September 30, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)AP - Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain worked to cool the partisan heat of the financial crisis, with both calling for Congress to regroup and act quickly to prevent a feared financial collapse and foster confidence in the banking system.


Wildlife group expands reach of anti-Palin wolf ad (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:18 AM CDT

Vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, arrives at a rally with Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., not shown, in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - These are not the typical wolves of political ads — not the menaces depicted by George W. Bush in 2004 or John McCain just a couple of weeks ago. These animals are bloodied, gruesome victims.


Palin's foreign negotiations limited to Canada (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:17 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, campaign at a Capital University rally in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who touts her state's proximity to Russia as part of her foreign policy experience, has not met with Russian leaders or delegations, negotiated any Russian issues or visited the country, according to an Associated Press review of records from the governor's office.


Debate offers Palin, Biden high risks, big rewards (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 01:10 AM CDT

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, running mate of Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain, speaks during a campaign rally at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio. McCain on Monday defended his running mate Sarah Palin amid growing criticism of the vice presidential nominee, telling supporters AP - For an audition to be second fiddle, Thursday's debate between often ill-informed newcomer Sarah Palin and often gaffe-prone veteran Joe Biden offers unusually large pitfalls — and promise.


Obama sharpens attacks in radio ads (Politico)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 03:56 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks at a rally in front of Morrill Hall at the University of Nevada at Reno in Reno, Nev. Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Obama called for Americans to get behind attempts to salvage a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector and told the crowd that if Wall Street fails, ordinary people will be hurt, too.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Politico - As part of a strategy that has gone mostly unnoticed since it began, Barack Obama is prosecuting an intense, slashing radio campaign against John McCain in some of the nation’s most competitive electoral battlegrounds.


Obama, McCain seek political gain in credit crisis (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 01:12 AM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (L) and Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) are shown in this combination photograph from images taken during the first U.S. presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi September 26, 2008.   REUTERS/Jim Bourg     (UNITED STATES)   US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)AP - White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama combined televised attack ads with statesmanlike appeals for bipartisanship on Tuesday as they vied for political gain in the shadow of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.


Campaigns differ on how to help with college costs (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 03:04 AM CDT

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama arrives September 30, 2008 at the airport in La Crosse, Wisconson. Early voting began in the key battleground state of Ohio Tuesday as news of the failed Wall Street bailout pushed economic issues to the forefront of the race for the White House.(AFP/Stan Honda)AP - The price of college continues to surge, and financial aid isn't keeping up. The Wall Street meltdown has hammered the stock market and college savings. And a college degree is ever more essential for finding a good job.


Fight for US House seat turns tight in Illinois (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:57 AM CDT

Undated campaign photos provided by the candidates show Illinois Senate Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson, D-Crete, and Republican businessman Marty Ozinga, who are running for the seat vacated by state Republican Rep. Jerry Weller in Illinois' 11th Congressional District. GOP leaders reinvigorated the race in April by turning to wealthy suburban concrete company owner Marty Ozinga to defend the seat against Democrat Debbie Halvorson, a high-ranking Illinois state senator, and Green Party newcomer Jason Wallace. (AP Photo/Campaign photos)AP - Republican chances of retaining retiring Rep. Jerry Weller's seat in Congress didn't look good for a while.


Voting for president begins in pivotal Ohio (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 01:16 AM CDT

Poll worker Tony Dedeschi helps voter Richard Adams with his absentee ballot at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial polling place in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Voters in this crucial swing state began casting absentee ballots Tuesday, a day after the Ohio Supreme Court and two separate federal judges cleared the way for a disputed early voting law. (AP Photo/David Smith)AP - In the state that may again determine the presidency, voters started casting ballots Tuesday as Barack Obama struggles to thwart a John McCain victory in Ohio four years after it tipped the election to President Bush.


Bill Clinton in McCain ad leading role (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 05:10 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., waves to supporters after speaking at a small business roundtable discussion, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Bill Clinton is playing a starring role in a John McCain commercial. And here's the ad's kicker: "You're right Mr. President."


The Candidates' Test of Leadership (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 01:50 AM CDT

Time.com - John McCain and Barack Obama are both selling theories about what kind of leader America needs in the 21st century. But the financial crisis yanked their notions out of the lab and tested them in real time, under a magnifying glass

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 01:34 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally at the University of Nevada in Reno, Nev., Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008.  (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - Obama, McCain use TV attack ads, bipartisan appeals to turn economic crisis to political gain ... Palin says she represents 'Joe Six-pack' while noting $20,000 drop in stocks ... Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel hold their first joint concert to benefit Barack Obama


Obama, McCain urge revival of bailout (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 12:54 AM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (C) participates in a small business economic roundtable discussion at EFCO Forms in Des Moines, Iowa September 30,2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - White House contenders Barack Obama and John McCain sought to persuade skeptical Americans on Tuesday to back a $700 billion Wall Street bailout package and planned to be in Washington on Wednesday to vote on the measure.


Palin says she represents 'Joe Six-pack' (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 11:47 PM CDT

U.S. Republican vice-presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin attends a campaign rally with U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) in Columbus, Ohio September 29, 2008. REUTERS/Brian Snyder  (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin portrayed herself Tuesday as a champion of everyday people while noting her family's stock portfolio took a $20,000 hit last week.


Obama, McCain May Use `10th Justice' to Influence Supreme Court (Bloomberg)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The next U.S. president won't have to wait for a vacancy to start influencing the Supreme Court.

White House rivals dashing back to DC for crisis vote (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 10:08 PM CDT

US Republican presidential candidate John McCain on September 30, 2008 in Des Moines, Iowa. White House contenders Barack Obama and John McCain were to hurry back to Washington Wednesday for a Senate vote on an economic bailout package convulsing both Wall Street and Congress.(AFP/Getty Images/Steve Pope)AFP - White House contenders Barack Obama and John McCain were to hurry back to Washington Wednesday for a Senate vote on an economic bailout package convulsing both Wall Street and Congress.


Springfield to bill Obama $50,000 for rally (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 09:04 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., gestures while speaking at a rally at the University of Nevada, Reno, Nev., Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008.  Obama called for Americans to support the rescue plan for the financial sector and told them that if Wall Street fails, ordinary people will be hurt, too. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - The city of Springfield plans to bill Barack Obama's presidential campaign about $50,000 to cover expenses related to the August rally he held to introduce Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, officials said Tuesday.


Early voting begins in Ohio as financial crisis deepens (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 08:29 PM CDT

Republican presidential nominee John McCain speaks during a campaign rally at Capital University September 29 in Bexley, Ohio. Early voting began in the key battleground state of Ohio Tuesday as news of the failed Wall Street bailout pushed economic issues to the forefront of the race for the White House.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Lyons)AFP - Early voting began in the key battleground state of Ohio Tuesday as news of the failed Wall Street bailout pushed economic issues to the forefront of the race for the White House.


Springsteen, Joel sign on for Obama benefit (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 07:58 PM CDT

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform at Veterans Park in celebration of the 105th anniversary of Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 30, 2008. (Allen Fredrickson/Reuters)Reuters - In what is being billed as the first time they've ever played at the same concert, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel have signed on for a benefit for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on October 16 at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.


Oregon school says 4 confessed to Obama effigy (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 07:56 PM CDT

AP - A Christian university in Oregon said Tuesday it has punished four students who confessed to hanging a likeness of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama from a tree on campus.

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