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Yahoo! News: Elections

Onus on McCain to turn presidential race his way (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 02:26 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks about the House passage of the economic rescue bill after landing in Flagstaff, Ariz. Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - One month before Election Day, Barack Obama sits atop battleground polls in a shrinking playing field, the economic crisis is breaking his way and he has made progress toward winning the White House.


Scandal-plagued Jefferson heads to November runoff (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 02:37 AM CDT

U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., his wife Andrea Jefferson acknowledge the crowd at election night headquarters in New Orleans, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.  Jefferson is seeking reelection to Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - U.S. Rep. William Jefferson overcame the stigma of a federal bribery indictment in Louisiana's Democratic primary on Saturday, garnering enough votes in his New Orleans-based congressional district to secure a spot in a Nov. 4 runoff.


Obama assails McCain over health care proposal (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 08:28 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally at Victory Landing Park in Newport News, Va., Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.  (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - Democrat Barack Obama sharply criticized Republican John McCain's health care proposals Saturday, saying they could force millions of Americans to struggle to buy medical insurance.


Palin says Obama 'palling around' with terrorists (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 10:38 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, arrives for a rally in Carson, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday accused Democrat Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists" because of an association with a former '60s radical, a harsh attack on his character that she repeated at three separate campaign events without substantiation.


Exclusive: Obama to preempt McCain assault (Politico)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 10:07 PM CDT

Politico - Branding his opponent as “erratic in a crisis,” Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is preempting plans by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to portray him as having sinister connections to controversial Chicagoans. 

Sen. Clinton calls McCain 'mimic' of Bush (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 10:38 PM CDT

Former presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, D.-N.Y., speaks to the media Friday Oct. 3, 2008 flanked by Jose Villareal after attending a private fundraiser at the Villareal's Monte Vista home in San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, William Luther)AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday called Republican presidential candidate John McCain not a maverick but a "mimic" of President Bush.


Lawsuit seeks to preserve Palin e-mails (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 10:09 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, speaks during a rally in Carson, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - A critic of Gov. Sarah Palin is suing to try to force preservation of any government-related e-mails that Palin sent from private accounts.


Todd Palin plans interview in Troopergate probe (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 10:10 PM CDT

This Oct. 21, 2006 file photo shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin standing beside her husband, Todd Palin, in Anchorage, Alaska.  To people in this hard-scrabble region tucked between two soaring mountain ranges, Gov. Sarah Palin is a working-class heroine. As the Republican vice presidential candidate's star rises nationally, she's increasingly held up as the model for life in the Last Frontier.  (AP Photo/Al Grillo, file)AP - Gov. Sarah Palin's husband is planning to speak to an investigator looking into abuse-of-power allegations against the governor, Todd Palin's lawyer said Saturday. He previously refused to testify under subpoena in a separate probe.


Back home, Palin lives model life in Last Frontier (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 09:12 PM CDT

In this Feb. 11, 2007 file photo, Todd Palin, left, drives his wife, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, to the staring line of the Iron Dog snowmobile race before he starts the race in Big Lake, Alaska. To people in this hard-scrabble region tucked between two soaring mountain ranges, Gov. Sarah Palin is a working-class heroine. As the Republican vice presidential candidate's star rises nationally, she's increasingly held up as the model for life in the Last Frontier. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)AP - To people in this hard-scrabble region tucked between two soaring mountain ranges, Gov. Sarah Palin is a working-class heroine. As the Republican vice presidential candidate's star rises nationally, she's increasingly held up as the model for life in the Last Frontier.


Newspaper poll shows Obama up 7 points in Ohio (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 03:22 AM CDT

AP - A new poll suggests Barack Obama has a seven-point lead over John McCain in Ohio.

Republicans step up fundraising in White House race (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 03:08 AM CDT

Republican presidential nominee John McCain listens to a question during a town hall meeting in Pueblo, Colorado. Republicans are stepping up their fundraising efforts Sunday amid an escalating war of words between the rival political camps one month ahead of Election Day(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Republicans are stepping up their fundraising efforts Sunday amid an escalating war of words between the rival political camps one month ahead of Election Day.


Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 02:24 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands at the democratic party of North Carolina's annual Vance-Aycock Dinner at The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - `Saturday Night Live' parodies VP debate with guest appearances from Tina Fey, Queen Latifah ... Obama says McCain's health care plan would force millions to struggle with buying insurance ... Newspaper: Barack Obama leads John McCain among Ohio likely voters, 49 percent to 42 percent ...


Obama has huge lead over McCain -- in cyberspace (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 01:56 AM CDT

If the US presidential election was being held in cyberspace, Barack Obama would win in a landslide. The Democratic candidate has raised tens of millions of dollars more than Republican John McCain online and proven much more savvy overall at harnessing the power of the Internet, according to political and Web analysts.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - If the US presidential election was being held in cyberspace, Barack Obama would win in a landslide.


Racism: the elephant in the US polling booth (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 01:02 AM CDT

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama (pictured here on August 17) has consistently portrayed himself as the candidate of all Americans, not a champion of the African-American minority, even as he plays up how proud he is of his heritage as the son of a white woman from Kansas and a black father from Kenya.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Voters may not say it out loud but pollsters back it up: racism is a lingering, significant factor in the 2008 presidential race that could elect the first black American to the White House.


Obama takes big lead in new Minn. poll (Politico)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 12:54 AM CDT

Politico - A new Minneapolis Star Tribune poll shows an expansive lead for Barack Obama in Minnesota, a result that appears to shrink the electoral map even smaller still for John McCain.

Colombian singer Shakira lends support to Obama (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 11:05 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves to supporters as he arrives at The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Colombian superstar Shakira says Democrat Barack Obama is the best candidate for president, citing his leadership skills.


Palin Ties Obama to Terrorist; Obama Hits McCain's Health Plan (Bloomberg)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, in some of her sharpest attacks on Barack Obama, linked the Democratic presidential candidate to a domestic terrorist group from the 1970s, telling supporters Obama is someone who used to ``pal around with terrorists who targeted their own country.''

Palin says Obama friendly with terrorists (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 09:56 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin speaks during the U.S. vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, October 2, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin accused Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday of "palling around with terrorists," marking a shift to a nastier tone in the White House race.


Palin Links Obama to Terrorist; Obama Lashes McCain (Bloomberg)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 08:27 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, in some of her sharpest attacks on Barack Obama, linked the Democratic presidential candidate to a domestic terrorist group from the 1970s, telling supporters Obama is someone who used to ``pal around with terrorists who targeted their own country.''

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