2008年10月15日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Stakes high as Obama, McCain head for final debate (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:08 AM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (L) and Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) stand together onstage after the first U.S. presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi, September 26, 2008, file photo.  REUTERS/Jim BourgAP - Falling behind in the polls, Republican candidate John McCain hopes to shake up the presidential race in his final debate with Democrat Barack Obama, who will be looking to close the deal with voters unhappy with the country's direction.


Last debate set for America's first suburb (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:31 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, shakes hands with workers at the Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg, Ohio, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - New York's Nassau County once was such a bedrock Republican stronghold that nearly 16,000 admirers of President Nixon gathered in 1972 at the newly opened Nassau County Coliseum for a GOP rally.


Federal court: Ohio must check voter registrations (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:10 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 - A federal appeals court ordered Ohio's top elections official to set up a system by Friday to verify the eligibility of newly registered voters and make the information available to the state's 88 county election boards.


Gun control a gray area between McCain, Obama (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:19 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate John McCain addresses a rally at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. McCain has a third and final chance to debate his way back into contention when he faces his hard-charging White House rival Barack Obama in New York on Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)AP - John McCain supports background checks for buyers at gun shows and has his name on a law restricting special-interest group advertising, two positions strongly opposed by the National Rifle Association.


Bailout action moving at brisk pace (Politico)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 06:27 PM CDT

Politico - As Treasury’s financial rescue plan accelerates, the chances are increasing that Congress could face another vote this year on releasing the second half of the $700 billion authorized by lawmakers earlier this month. 

Obama, McCain seek leader's image in final debate (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:08 AM CDT

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) smile after their presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.  REUTERS/Jason Reed   (UNITED STATES)   US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)AP - Barack Obama and John McCain will both pursue the image of a strong leader in troublesome economic times as they meet Wednesday night for their third and final presidential debate.


Biden says McCain short on new ideas for economy (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks at the annual Delaware Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson dinner at Dover Downs Hotel and Conference Center in Dover, Del., Monday, Oct. 13, 2008.  (AP Photo/Pat Crowe II)AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday that Republican John McCain is offering no new ideas for a financially distressed nation, only the same negativity toward rival Barack Obama.


Fla. Congressman said to be involved in 2nd affair (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 02:29 AM CDT

In this Oct. 26, 2006 file photo,  Democrat Tim Mahoney waits for  the start of a debate, at a West Palm Beach, Fla. TV station. Mahoney on Monday Oct. 13, 2008 called for an ethics investigation of himself amid reports that he had an affair and then paid the woman to keep her quiet. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter, File)AP - Hours after a married congressman addressed a report that he had an affair with a former aide and paid her to keep quiet about, details of a purported tryst with a second woman surfaced.


Palin has checkered history on ethics issues (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:13 PM CDT

U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her husband Todd attend a rally in Virginia Beach, Virginia October 13, 2008.  REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES)  US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose reformer image took a hit in a report concluding she abused her powers to settle a family score, has skirted state ethics rules before for personal benefit and used her office to help friends and supporters, according to an Associated Press review of records.


McCain talks tough ahead of final debate with Obama (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:30 AM CDT

US Republican presidential candidate John McCain signs an autograph as he greets supporters after speaking at a rally in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. McCain has a third and final chance to debate his way back into contention when he faces his hard-charging White House rival Barack Obama in New York on Wednesday.(AFP/Jim Watson)AFP - Republican John McCain has a third and final chance to debate his way back into contention when he faces his hard-charging White House rival Barack Obama in New York later Wednesday.


Ohio Dems pick nominee for late lawmaker's term (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:59 AM CDT

AP - A suburban Cleveland mayor took a step closer to finishing the term of the late U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Now her attention turns to succeeding her former mentor.

Disaster aid is key in US House race from Iowa (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:16 AM CDT

This undated campaign handout photo shows incumbent U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, who will face Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the Nov. 4, 2008, general election. (AP Photo/Campaign Photo)AP - The race in Iowa's flood-ravaged 2nd Congressional District is largely shaping up as a referendum on freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack's ability to deliver aid to the region.


Democrat surge helps set Ore. registration record (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:00 AM CDT

AP - Led by a surge in Democratic voter signups, Oregon voter registration has set a record for the Nov. 4 election.

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 01:50 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife Cindy McCain, right, greet the crowd as they arrive at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Final debate offers McCain another chance to shake up presidential race ... Biden says McCain offers same negativity but no new ideas ... It's in the game: Obama buys ad space in video games to reach younger voters


McCain and Obama meet in final White House debate (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 01:07 AM CDT

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy aboard a plane at Regan airport in Arlington, Virginia October 13, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)Reuters - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama face off in their final debate on Wednesday, with McCain hoping a strong performance can begin to turn around a White House race that could be slipping away.


Obama has 4-point lead on McCain (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 12:05 AM CDT

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) waves to potential voters as he arrives back at his hotel at the Maumee Bay Resort in Oregon, Ohio, October 14, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has a 4-point national lead over Republican John McCain as the White House rivals head into their final debate, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


Obama opens up new campaign front: videogames (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 11:58 PM CDT

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama walks towards the press to make a statement on the economy at Maumee Bay Resort in Oregon, Ohio. Obama has made a play for online videogamers, placing campaign advertisements in a series of popular titles from videogame giant Electronic Arts.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has opened up a new front in his battle with Republican John McCain for the White House: videogames.


Debate Moderator Bob Schieffer (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 11:15 PM CDT

Time.com - The Texas native has a country band, has won six Emmys for his work on CBS and drove Lee Harvey Oswald's mother to Dallas after JFK's assassination. He'll also moderate the third and final Presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama

Washington Bars Toast Debate With Obama Bahamas, McCain Mojitos (Bloomberg)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- For his third date with a waitress, Richard Fitzwell, a Washington chiropractor, wanted to do something low-key, fun and completely apolitical. He chose Stetson's, a Tex-Mex bar that hosts Tuesday trivia nights.

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