2008年10月20日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:46 AM CDT

In this photo provided by NBC, Meet The Press, shows former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell speaking during a taping of 'Meet the Press' at NBC Sunday Oct. 19, 2008, in Washington. Powell, a Republican who was President Bush's first secretary of state, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president Sunday, and criticized the tone of Republican John McCain's campaign. (AP Photo/Meet The Press, Brendan Smialowski)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

In this Oct. 9, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is handed baby as he shakes hands at a rally at Ault Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.  People passed the pink-clad infant to Obama, hand-over-hand from the fourth row, like a tiny crowd-surfer in a rock concert mosh pit. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)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

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is hugged by a veteran after he addressed the Annual Veterans of Foreign War Convention, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, in Orlando, Fla.  Working the 'ropeline' is an old tradition for big-time politicians.  McCain's reaction seems to hinge on whether he's established a connection with the crowd - if he has he's inclined to linger and shake hands. But he always stops for veterans. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)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

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., places his hand over his heart as he acknowledges the cheers of supporters at a campaign rally  in Toledo, Ohio Sunday afternoon, Oct. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)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

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during a rally in Toledo, Ohio Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008   (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)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

Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, sits in a van after leaving federal court in Washington, Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)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

Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks during a campaign rally at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash. Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008. Behind is Sen. Maria Cantwell, left, and Gov. Chris Gregoire, right. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)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

Flanked by Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., right and Hank Williams Jr., left,  Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses the crowd Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 at Great Southwest Aviation in Roswell, New Mexico.  (AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record,  Mark Wilson)AP - Joe the Plumber, meet Ed the Dairyman.


Investigator to interview Palins this week (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 10:11 PM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses the crowd Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 at Great Southwest Aviation in Roswell, New Mexico.  (AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record,  Mark Wilson)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

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks at a forum in September. Barack Obama profited from the coveted backing of former secretary of state Colin Powell and a jaw-dropping cash haul entering into the final fortnight of the epic White House race.(AFP/File/Luis Acosta)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

Supporters hold signs during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee John McCain in Westerville, Ohio. McCain embraced his underdog position in the race for the White House Sunday as he warned voters that rival Barack Obama was a job-killing, free-spending socialist.(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)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

Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs autographs for the crowd at Great Southwest Aviation in Roswell, New Mexico on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008.  (AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record,  Mark Wilson)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

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) attends a campaign rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, October 19, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)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

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama smiles during a rally at the Crown Center Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Barack Obama basked Sunday in the endorsement of former secretary of state Colin Powell and a huge cash haul that left the Democrat set fair for the epic White House campaign's final fortnight.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)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.


Obama Assembles U.S.'s `Largest Law Firm' to Monitor Election (Bloomberg)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama and John McCain have a litigation game plan to accompany their election strategy.

The latest newspaper endorsements in prez race (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:35 PM CDT

AP - Excerpts from recent newspaper endorsements of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.

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