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Yahoo! News: Elections

Palin smiles as 'SNL' mocks her anew (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 03:18 AM CDT

Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin leaves NBC studios Sunday, Oct.  19,  2008 after an appearance on 'Saturday Night Live,' in New York.   (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - After watching "Saturday Night Live" make fun of her from afar, Sarah Palin witnessed it first hand this week as Tina Fey engaged in fiction by depicting her at the news conference the Republican vice presidential nominee has yet to hold.


In swing states, McCain and Obama spar over taxes (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 11:57 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., center, greets supporters after speaking at a rally in St. Louis, Mo., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - In an outbreak of class warfare, John McCain and Barack Obama swapped sharply worded charges over tax cuts on Saturday, each accusing the other of shortchanging middle-income Americans at a time of economic hardship for millions.


Archbishop criticizes Obama, Catholic allies (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 12:07 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., makes a call to a voter, as he tosses an orange, during a stop at the Obama Kansas City campaign office in Kansas City, Mo. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Denver Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput labeled Barack Obama the "most committed" abortion-rights candidate from a major party in 35 years while accusing a Catholic Obama ally and other Democratic-friendly Catholic groups of doing a "disservice to the church."


If Elected ... How would President McCain govern? (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 10:48 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., pauses as he speaks at a rally at The Sean T. Connaughton Community Plaza in Woodbridge, Va., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - A rabble-rouser from his earliest days, John McCain has never been one who likes to be told "no." There's no reason to think a President McCain would be any different.


Biden’s medical history not scrutinized (Politico)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 06:07 PM CDT

Politico - While John McCain’s past battles with skin cancer have received a great deal of scrutiny, Joe Biden’s near-fatal aneurysms in 1988 have yet to come under the spotlight.

If Elected ... How would a President Obama govern? (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 10:49 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Mo. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - For all Barack Obama's talk about change, there are signs that in style — if not substance — a new White House under Democrat Obama would operate much like the current one under President Bush.


McCain aide says he's strong in 'real' Virginia (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 09:28 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reacts to the crowd as he speaks at a rally at The Sean T. Connaughton Community Plaza in Woodbridge, Va.,  Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - A top aide to John McCain said Saturday the Republican presidential nominee still has a strong chance of winning the state because of his support in "real Virginia," the downstate areas far removed in distance and political philosophy from the more liberal northern part of the state.


Alaska's minorities feel ignored by Palin (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 08:26 PM CDT

Rev. Alonzo Patterson pastor of Shiloh Missionary Church, stands outside of the church in Anchorage, Alaska Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, and talks about Gov. Sarah Palin.  Patterson is among Alaska's black ministers and business leaders who have urged Palin to hire more minorities to senior government positions. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - Alaska's black leaders say they're not surprised to see Gov. Sarah Palin at the center of the controversy over injecting the race issue into the presidential campaign.


Biden cautions Democrats: Don't be too confident (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 10:50 PM CDT

Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks during a campaign rally in Henderson, Nev. on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says he's optimistic that Barack Obama will be elected president, but he cautioned supporters on Saturday not to be too confident.


Abortion ban returns to ballot in South Dakota (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 10:00 PM CDT

In this March 9, 2006 file photo, Leslee Unruh, founder of Alpha Health Services, gestures in her office in Sioux Falls, S. D. Two years after South Dakotans rejected a nearly total ban on abortion, voters on Nov. 4, 2008, will decide another sweeping but less restrictive ballot measure that would probably send a legal challenge of Roe v. Wade to the U.S. Supreme Court. Unruh, whose organization councils women contemplating an abortion, supports the proposed anti-abortion measure. (AP Photo/Nati  Harnik, File)AP - Two years after South Dakotans rejected a nearly total ban on abortion, voters on Nov. 4 will decide another sweeping but less restrictive ballot measure that would probably send a legal challenge of Roe v. Wade to the U.S. Supreme Court.


Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 02:32 AM CDT

Rev. Alonzo Patterson pastor of Shiloh Missionary Church, stands outside of the church in Anchorage, Alaska Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, and talks about Gov. Sarah Palin.  Patterson is among Alaska's black ministers and business leaders who have urged Palin to hire more minorities to senior government positions. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - As racism is stirred on campaign trail, Alaska minorities question Palin on diversity ... Democratic, GOP senators criticize McCain for 'robo calls' linking Obama to '60s-era radical ... McCain aide says Republican nominee remains strong in 'real Virginia' away from Washington


Obama strikes deep into McCain's turf as election nears (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 02:24 AM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, pictured making a speech in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, took on a different challenge Saturday appearing with her own television mimic actress Tina Fey in a spoof press conference for hit comedy show Saturday Night Live(AFP/Getty Images/Jeff Fusco)AFP - Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday pursued his audacious hunt for votes in America's conservative heartland after rallying monster crowds in the Republican "red" state of Missouri with a rousing call for change.


Republicans fear bloodbath in Congress (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 01:17 AM CDT

Overview of the first session of the 110th US Congress last year. Republicans always feared a pounding in this year's congressional elections, but the shockwaves of the Wall Street crisis may inflict a bloodbath on President George W. Bush's demoralized party.(AFP/File/Brendan Smialowski)AFP - Republicans always feared a pounding in this year's congressional elections, but the shockwaves of the Wall Street crisis may inflict a bloodbath on President George W. Bush's demoralized party.


China wants stable ties with US after election (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 12:41 AM CDT

Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event on October 18 in Kansas City, Missouri. China is watching the US presidential election closely, and whether the winner is Obama or Republican John McCain, the priority for Beijing is to maintain stable ties with Washington.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)AFP - China is watching the US presidential election closely, and whether the winner is Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain, the priority for Beijing is to maintain stable ties with Washington.


It's Palin v Palin in comedy TV double-take (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 12:30 AM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, pictured making a speech in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, took on a different challenge Saturday appearing with her own television mimic actress Tina Fey in a spoof press conference for hit comedy show Saturday Night Live(AFP/Getty Images/Jeff Fusco)AFP - It was Sarah Palin versus Sarah Palin late Saturday in a bizarre comedy double-take that saw the Republican vice presidential candidate join her own television mimic.


Obama's lead slips to 3 points (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 12:08 AM CDT

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a campaign rally in Kansas City, October 18, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama's lead over Republican John McCain in the presidential race has dropped to 3 points, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.


'Joe the Plumber' strikes back at media (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 11:36 PM CDT

Joe Wurzelbacher, right, or as Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain dubbed him during Wednesday's presidential debate, 'Joe The Pumber', chats with members of the news media outside of his home in Holland, Ohio, Thursday Oct. 16, 2008. Wurzelbacher was cited by the GOP presidential candidate as an example of someone who wants to buy a plumbing business but would be hurt by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's tax plans. In Toledo on Sunday, Wurzelbacher told Obama that he was preparing to buy the plumbing company, which earns more than $250,000 a year, and said: 'Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?' Obama said that under his proposal taxes on any revenue from $250,000 on down would stay the same, but that amounts above that level would be subject to a 39 percent tax, instead of the current 36 percent rate. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)AP - "Joe the Plumber" is lashing out at the media for analyzing his personal life since he suddenly became a focal point of the presidential race last week.


75,000 more for Obama in Kansas City (Politico)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 11:03 PM CDT

Politico - Benefiting from nice weather and venues with unlimited capacity, Obama turned out some of his biggest crowds of the campaign Saturday. After drawing 100,000 people to a St. Louis rally, he addressed an estimated 75,000 people in Kansas City against the city skyline at Liberty Memorial.

Obama Holds Lead on McCain as Candidates Focus on State Battles (Bloomberg)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is maintaining a lead in national polls as he and Republican John McCain focus on a handful of states that will be crucial to deciding the Nov. 4 election.

McCain draws bipartisan criticism for 'robo calls' (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 10:55 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., shakes hands before he speaks at a rally at Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Fla., Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)2AP - Senators in opposing political parties asked Republican presidential candidate John McCain to stop the automated phone calls that link Democratic candidate Barack Obama to a 1960s radical.


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