2008年10月11日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Report stings Palin over Troopergate flap (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 02:32 AM CDT

A copy of the ethics report on Gov. Sarah Palin's abuse of power investigation sits on the table in the Legislative council room in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday Oct. 10, 2008 as Alaska lawmakers announce the release of the report by Investigator Stephen Branchflower. The chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - The politically charged investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is over, and its conclusions are stinging. But the fallout, if any, might not come until Election Day.


Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 02:47 AM CDT

In this Wednesday, June 4, 2008 file photo, Antoin 'Tony' Rezko returns to the Federal Courthouse where a jury found him guilty on 16 counts of a 24-count indictment in his corruption trail  in Chicago. Federal prosecutors moved Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 to delay indefinitely the sentencing of convicted fundraiser Antoin 'Tony' Rezko, sending their strongest hint yet that he is ready to spill his political secrets. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive.


McCain booed after trying to calm anti-Obama crowd (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:33 AM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin listens as John McCain addresses an event in New York. The Republican presidential campaign has gone on the defensive after investigators found Palin had abused her powers as Alaska governor.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AP - The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is acting to tamp it down. McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama's character, he described the Democrat as a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States."


Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 02:23 AM CDT

AP - Report stings Palin over troopergate flap; Raw anger showing up in McCain crowds; candidate taking steps to minimize it; Leading in polls, Obama seeking to play it safe; Voter fraud accusations mar presidential campaign; McCain, Obama offer contrasting ideas on financial crisis.

Crowd boos after McCain says Obama not 'an Arab' (Politico)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 09:19 PM CDT

Politico - Fearing the raw and at times angry emotions of his supporters may damage his campaign, John McCain on Friday urged them to tone down their increasingly personal denunciations of Barack Obama, including one woman who said she had heard that the Democrat  was "an Arab."

McCain, Obama offer dueling ideas to save economy (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 11:03 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.,  speaks during a rally at the Ross County Courthouse, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, in Chillicothe, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Kohl)AP - John McCain and Barack Obama outlined steps to counter the faltering economy and plummeting stock market on Friday, fresh evidence of the dominant role of pocketbook issues in their race for the White House.


Leading in polls, Obama plays it safe (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 05:49 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves at a rally at the Genoa Park and Amphitheater in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Barack Obama is playing it safe. Leading in polls with 25 days to Election Day, the Democratic nominee is offering careful proposals to address the economic crisis while letting allies respond to John McCain's sharpest charges.


Palin says supporters want tougher attacks on Obama (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 06:15 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives a kiss to Michael George, 5, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, in North Olmsted, Ohio. Palin attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at The Michael T. George Center, a community center for the disabled. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said more than one person has whispered in her ear in Ohio that John McCain needs "to take the gloves off" in his campaign against Democrat Barack Obama. Before a friendly crowd of Republican fundraisers Friday, the Alaska governor did that herself.


Republicans defensive as probe accuses Palin of abuse (AFP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 03:09 AM CDT

Republican vice president candidate Sarah Palin stands behind John McCain as he speaks in Wisconsin. The Republican presidential ticket has gone on the defensive after investigators found vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had abused her powers as Alaska governor.(AFP/Getty Images/Joshua Lott)AFP - The Republican presidential ticket was on the defensive on Saturday after investigators found vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had abused her powers as Alaska governor.


Appeals court sides with Ohio secretary of state (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:25 AM CDT

AP - A federal appeals court sided with Ohio's top elections official Friday in her running battle with Republicans over how to verify the eligibility of newly registered voters.

Obama holds 4-point lead on McCain in race (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:03 AM CDT

US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) makes a surprise visit to an election campaign volunteer training session in Columbus, Ohio, October 10, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama holds a 4-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.


McCain Campaign Rejects Finding That Palin Abused Her Power (Bloomberg)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Republican John McCain's campaign is rejecting as partisan politics an investigator's finding that his running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, abused her power by letting her husband use her office to try to get a state trooper fired.

Palin says report says she acted lawfully (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 10:15 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin waves to supporters as she arrives at the airport of Allentown, Pennsylvania October 8, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)Reuters - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin acted "within proper and lawful authority" in removing the state's public safety commissioner, the McCain-Palin Republican presidential ticket said on Friday in response to a state report.


Republican anger bubbles up at McCain rally (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 10:11 PM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) listens to a question from a supporter during a town hall meeting in Lakeville, Minnesota October 10, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)Reuters - Republican presidential nominee John McCain was booed at his own rally on Friday as he tried to rein in increasingly raw anger among supporters stunned by Democrat Barack Obama's lead in the polls.


Alaska ethics probe says Palin abused her power (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 11:24 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin attends a rally in Cleveland, Ohio in this October 8, 2008 file photo. An Alaska ethics inquiry found that Palin abused the power of her office by dismissing the state's public safety commissioner, a report released on Friday said. (Carlos Barria/Files/Reuters)Reuters - An Alaska ethics inquiry found on Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin, the U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate, abused her authority by pressuring subordinates to fire a state trooper involved in a feud with her family.


Obama welcomes Paulson plan to buy equity in firms (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 08:37 PM CDT

US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) makes a surprise visit to an election campaign volunteer training session in Columbus, Ohio, October 10, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday welcomed a plan by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to buy equity in financial institutions if necessary to halt market turmoil.


Palin abused power Alaska 'Troopergate' probe finds (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 08:23 PM CDT

Sarah Palin behind John McCain as he speaks in Wisconsin. The Republican vice-presidential nominee abused her position as Alaska Governor by pressuring officials to dismiss a state trooper, an investigator's report said(AFP/Getty Images/Joshua Lott)AFP - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her position as Alaska's governor by pressuring officials to sack her former brother-in-law from the state police force, a long-awaited report said.


Obama leads McCain by 11 points: Newsweek poll (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 06:19 PM CDT

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama, seen here campaigning in Ohio, soared 11 points ahead of Republican rival John McCain taking a double digit lead for the first time in a Newsweek poll amid deep concerns about the economy.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Democrat Barack Obama on Friday soared 11 points ahead of Republican rival John McCain taking a double digit lead for the first time in a Newsweek poll amid deep concerns about the economy.


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