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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama attacks McCain on health care (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 04:30 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands with owner Ricky Pannepacker as he buys flowers for his wife for their anniversary at Penny's Flowers in Glenside, Pa. Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Barack Obama launched a multifaceted attack on presidential rival John McCain's health care proposal Saturday, elevating an issue that has been on the back burner in the White House race but remains a top concern for voters.


Alaska Supreme Court takes up 'Troopergate' case (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 04:14 AM CDT

Spokespersons for the Republican presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Meghan Stapleton right, and Edward O'Callaghan introduce the Palin Truth Squad's web site during a news conference on the Troopergate investigation into the firing of former public safety commissioner Walt Monegan by Palin in Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - The Alaska Supreme Court will decide whether to block the findings of an abuse-of-power investigation due to be released next week that could be potentially damaging to Gov. Sarah Palin's vice presidential candidacy.


GOP, Democrats battle in Pa. over voter dress code (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 03:42 AM CDT

Sue Nace is photographed at her home in Red Lion, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. What to wear on Election Day could become a serious question for Pennsylvania voters as a state court considers whether to ban campaign buttons, T-shirts and other apparel from polling places. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Sue Nace thought election volunteers were joking when they told her she would have to remove her T-shirt to vote in the presidential primary last spring.


Palin questions McCain's concession of Michigan (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 11:35 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, gets out of a SUV to board her campaign plane to leave Dallas, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.  (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - Sarah Palin questioned Republican presidential candidate John McCain's decision to abandon efforts to win Michigan, a campaign move she only learned about Friday morning when she read it in the newspapers.


Dems praise Obama on bailout, GOP says little (Politico)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 07:54 PM CDT

Politico - GLENSIDE, Pa. – John McCain and Barack Obama appeared relieved Friday to move beyond the dramatic two-week scramble to rescue the American financial system – but not before they sought to take some credit for ushering the $700 billion bailout into law.

Obama, McCain joust over economy as jobs plunge (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 10:53 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a rally at Schwarzman Stadium at Abington High School in Abington, Pa., Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Democrat Barack Obama used word of the nation's worst monthly job loss in over five years Friday to argue the policies of his Republican opponents "are killing jobs in America every single day." Republican John McCain retorted that Obama's tax and spending plans won't solve the problem.


6 seek to unseat scandal-plagued La. congressman (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 02:06 AM CDT

In this Oct. 16, 2007 file photo, Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. In spite of a looming federal corruption trial, more campaign debt than cash and relatives who have tarnished the family name, Jefferson is seeking a 10th term. (AP Photos/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Voters heading to the polls Saturday in Louisiana will decide whether a corruption scandal has done irreparable harm to the reputation of indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson.


Biden sends son, Delaware troops off for Iraq (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 07:17 PM CDT

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. salutes the crowd after addressing a deployment ceremony for a unit of the Delaware Army National Guard,  Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, in Dover, Del. Biden's son, Beau, is a member of the unit that will be going to Iraq.  (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden told his son and other Delaware National Guard troops on Friday that his heart was "full of love and pride" as they prepared to leave for an assignment in Iraq.


Palin tax returns for 2006 and 2007 released (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 10:55 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, center, talks with her daughter Piper and her husband, Todd Palin before boarding the campaign plane to leave Dallas, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.  (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - Sarah Palin is the breadwinner and husband Todd is, well — he takes a lot of deductions for his fishing and snowmachine racing careers, according to 2007 and 2006 federal tax returns released Friday.


Palin won't be able to donate tainted money (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 11:09 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a few autographs as she leaves Landmark Aviation at San Antonio International Airport. Oct. 3, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Tom Reel)AP - Gov. Sarah Palin promised last week to give $2,100 in tainted donations to charity, but that will only happen this year if she and John McCain win the Nov. 4 election.


Palin-Biden debate sets TV ratings record (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 03:12 AM CDT

Democratic vice presidential nominee Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) gestures during a response to Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin during the vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri October 2, 2008. (Rick Wilking/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - Sarah Palin's televised showdown with Joe Biden drew nearly 70 million U.S. viewers, far surpassing last week's John McCain-Barack Obama face-off and ranking as the most watched vice presidential debate ever.


Struggling in polls, McCain regroups in Arizona (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 03:12 AM CDT

Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, speaks on the passage of the financial bailout bill upon arrival in Flagstaff, Arizona, 3 October. With poll numbers slipping, McCain has struggled to inject fresh energy into his White House campaign a little over four weeks before the US presidential elections.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - With poll numbers slipping, Republican John McCain on Saturday struggled to inject fresh energy into his White House campaign a little over four weeks before the US presidential elections.


Record audience tunes in for Palin-Biden debate (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 12:51 AM CDT

Republican Sarah Palin (L) and Democrat Joseph Biden (R) walk on stage following their vice presidential debate on October 2, 2008 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. A record US television audience tuned in for the one-off vice-presidential debate between Republican pick Sarah Palin and Democratic foe Joseph Biden, final figures showed Friday.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - A record US television audience tuned in for the one-off vice-presidential debate between Republican pick Sarah Palin and Democratic foe Joseph Biden, final figures showed Friday.


Illinois must notify voters of misleading ballot (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 11:22 PM CDT

AP - Every Illinois voter must be notified at the polls next month of misleading language on the ballot, a judge ruled Friday.

McCain: Bailout just temporary bandage (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 10:59 PM CDT

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reach out to shake his hand at the conclusion of a town hall style campaign stop in Pueblo, Colo. Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain says the $700 billion government bailout that Congress passed is just a temporary fix and the nation's economy is hurting badly.


What a pirouette - 58 House members flip to 'yes' (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 10:31 PM CDT

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md. adress the media explaining why they will be changing their votes on the stimulus package bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)AP - The bill got better — for some lawmakers. And back home, folks got scared after Monday's stock market plunge. Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain stepped up the pressure, as did Capitol Hill bosses like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.


Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 02:05 AM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, walks ahead of her husband, Todd Palin, before boarding her campaign plane at Love Field in Dallas, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.  (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - Republican lawmakers appeal to Alaska Supreme Court to block Palin Troopergate investigation ... Bush pivots quickly from bailout to fundraising for GOP candidates ... TV audience for Biden-Palin debate bests ratings for all but Carter-Reagan showdown


What the Bailout-Bill Crisis Has Wrought (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 08:00 PM CDT

Time.com - A four-page proposal grew to 400 to achieve passage as Obama won Democratic accolades while Republicans grumbled about McCain

Bush pivots quickly from bailout to fundraising (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 06:23 PM CDT

President George W. Bush (L) shakes hands with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as he walks from the White House to the Treasury Building, after the House passed the $700 billion financial rescue legislation in Washington, October 3, 2008. (Mike Theiler/Reuters)AP - It took President Bush just 28 minutes to pivot from the nation's economic mess to making up for lost time on the political fundraising circuit.


Palin has plenty in the bank: financial records (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 06:12 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin responds to cheers at a rally at St. Louis University's Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri on October 02, 2008. Palin, who regularly tells voters she knows what it is like to struggle to pay the bills, earns nearly 200,000 and has substantial savings, according to records released by the Republican vice presidential hopeful's campaign Friday.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - Sarah Palin, who regularly tells voters she knows what it is like to struggle to pay the bills, earns nearly 200,000 and has substantial savings, according to records released by the Republican vice presidential hopeful's campaign Friday.


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