Yahoo! News: Elections

Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:46 AM CDT

AP - Colin Powell, a Republican and retired general who was President Bush's first secretary of state, broke with the party Sunday and endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, calling him a "transformational figure" while criticizing the tone of John McCain's campaign.

Obama ropelines: bouncing babies, controlled chaos (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:24 AM CDT

AP - People passed the pink-clad infant to Barack Obama, hand-over-hand from the fourth row, like a tiny crowd-surfer in a rock concert mosh pit.

McCain's ropelines: more discipline, less chatting (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:19 AM CDT

AP - John McCain hurried along the edge of the crowd, using both hands to reach across metal barriers and make fleeting contact with supporters. He had just finished one rally, and his plane was waiting to ferry him to the next.

Another Ohio businessman questions McCain tax hits (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:36 AM CDT

AP - John McCain and Barack Obama are running close in Ohio, a state President Bush won the last two elections, and Andy Mance may help explain why the Republicans are having trouble pulling away as the 2008 campaign reaches its conclusion.

'Mystery' man lends support to Obama (Politico)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 08:15 PM CDT

Politico - CHICAGO — He's the star of bulletins chronicling Barack Obama's movements, one of only a few nonrelatives to consistently get time with the Democratic candidate for president and a trusted confidant who has shared some of the most pivotal moments of Obama's career with him.

McCain casts himself as middle-class guardian (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 11:15 PM CDT

AP - Evoking "Joe the Plumber" near his hometown in this pivotal state, Republican John McCain on Sunday cast himself as the guardian of middle-class workers and small-business owners who fuel the economy.

Stevens takes stand for closing hours of trial (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:56 AM CDT

AP - Embattled Sen. Ted Stevens is expected to have a lot to say on the last day of his trial on charges he tried to hide free home renovations and other gifts given to him by a crooked Alaska businessman.

Biden defends Obama tax-cut plan in Wash. (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 11:00 PM CDT

AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Sunday that a Barack Obama administration would help the middle class by cutting its taxes, answering Republican claims that Obama's plan represented redistribution of wealth.

VP candidate Palin introduces 'Ed the Dairyman' (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:55 PM CDT

AP - Joe the Plumber, meet Ed the Dairyman.

Investigator to interview Palins this week (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 10:11 PM CDT

AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband will meet this week with an investigator determining whether she violated state ethics law when firing her public safety director.

Dueling crime measures differ on drug treatment (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 03:13 AM CDT

AP - A pair of crime measures on the November ballot offer Oregon voters a choice between mandatory sentencing or increased sentences and expanded drug treatment programs but not both.

Obama basks in Powell endorsement, record cash haul (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:34 AM CDT

AFP - Democrat Barack Obama basked in the coveted endorsement of former secretary of state Colin Powell and amassed a record cash haul in a blow to Republican rival John McCain.

Underdog McCain tars Obama as job-killing socialist (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:30 AM CDT

AFP - John McCain took his campaign to the battleground state of Missouri Monday after the Republican embraced his underdog position in the race for the White House, but warned that rival Barack Obama was a job-killing, free-spending socialist.

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:01 AM CDT

AP - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorses Obama, criticizes tone of McCain's campaign ... Palins set to give depositions to Troopergate investigator this week ... Obama exudes confidence, reaches for decisive victory in Republican states ...

Obama Holds Lead Over McCain in Polls, Gets Boost From Powell (Bloomberg)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 12:30 AM CDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama is maintaining a lead in national and state polls as he and John McCain focus on a handful of states that will be crucial in deciding the Nov. 4 presidential election.

College Football Fans More Likely to Go to the Polls (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 12:30 AM CDT

Time.com - Obama and McCain volunteers should be out in force at Saturday's games; that's where the voters are

Obama opens 6-point lead over McCain (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 12:03 AM CDT

Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has expanded his national lead over Republican John McCain in the presidential race to 6 percentage points, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.

Obama's $150 Million Haul May Overwhelm McCain, Republicans (Bloomberg)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 11:25 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama's record-breaking September fundraising puts him on track to have as much as a half-billion dollars for the general election, or almost double the resources of Republican opponent John McCain.