2008年10月30日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Intensity grows as presidential election looms (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:51 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, shakes hands with former President Bill Clinton after addressing supporters at a rally in Kissimmee, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Fresh off a day defined by flash and cash, Barack Obama is targeting the tight states of Florida, Virginia and Missouri. A resilient John McCain aptly picks up his campaign in the Ohio town of Defiance, battling long odds to victory.


McCain, GOP gain ground on Obama ads in key states (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:52 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. laughs as he his photographed prior to participating in a National Security Roundtable, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, at The University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - After weeks of being out-advertised by Barack Obama, Republican presidential candidate John McCain and the Republican Party are nearly matching the Democratic nominee ad for ad in key battleground markets.


Palin suggests she's a national political figure (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:12 AM CDT

Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio. Palin hinted in an interview with ABC News to be broadcast Thursday that she will remain a key player in US politics regardless of who gets elected president next week, and may even run in the 2012 election.(AFP/Getty Images/Bill Pugliano)AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is looking toward her political future even as her political present has yet to be decided.


Presidential race zeros in on middle class (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:30 AM CDT

Doug Miller and his wife Sharon, from Franklin, Ohio, talk during an interview about the upcoming presidential election while in Middletown, Ohio, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. The Miller's plan to vote for Barack Obama. (AP Photo/David Kohl)AP - Retired steelworker Claude Cunningham strides into the John McCain campaign office on Main Street and asks for yard signs.


McCain camp trying to scapegoat Palin (Politico)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:43 AM CDT

Politico - John McCain's campaign is looking for a scapegoat. It is looking for someone to blame if McCain loses on Tuesday.

Progressive think tank offers new plan for America (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:57 AM CDT

In this June 27, 2007 file photo, John Podesta speaks at the National Press Club in Washington.  Should Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.,  win the 2008 presidential election, one of the first people he will turn to is Podesta, a former White House chief of staff and the man Obama tapped this fall to head his transition planning.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - In a 10th-floor office a few blocks from the White House is a self-described government in waiting, ready to push detailed proposals for the economy, Iraq and scores of other issues if Barack Obama becomes president.


Presidential choice tough for North Dakota voters (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:58 AM CDT

Jewelry store owner Louise Walker, left, talks with employee Autumn Garfield, 21, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, in the store in Bismarck, N.D. Walker says she isn't sure if she can trust Democrat Barack Obama and is voting for Republican John McCain in the upcoming presidential election, Garfield, 21, is undecided. (AP Photo/Mary Clare Jalonick)AP - Heading into the local Wal-Mart at the dinner hour, Janel Forster buries her face in her hands as she talks about the upcoming presidential race.


Bill Clinton hails Obama as America's future (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 11:37 PM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally with former president Bill Clinton at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Portraying harmony like never before, Bill Clinton hailed Barack Obama on Wednesday, a power pairing designed to inspire Democrats already smelling victory.


INSIDE WASHINGTON: Giving can be an investment (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:06 AM CDT

In this June 21, 2007 file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, makes her way to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)AP - Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman has been generous to his Republican colleagues, donating more than a half-million dollars to them from his leadership political action committee over six years. Now that Coleman faces a tough re-election, they are returning the favor, giving his campaign about $350,000 from their own leadership PACs.


NH Senate rematch may hinge on presidential race (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:11 AM CDT

Former Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, waves to supporters with New Hampshire Democratic Senatorial candidate Jeanne Shaheen, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, in Dover, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Given Jeanne Shaheen's aggressive advertising, you'd think Sen. John Sununu is George W. Bush.


Accused skinheads to face magistrate at hearing (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:16 AM CDT

This undated photo obtained from a MySpace webpage shows Daniel Cowart, 20 of Bells, Tenn. holding a weapon. Federal agents have broken up a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. and shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a Tennessee murder spree, the ATF said Monday Oct. 27, 2008. In court records unsealed Monday, federal agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target a predominantly African-American high school by two neo-Nazi skinheads. The men, Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman 18, of West Helena, Ark., are being held without bond.  (AP Photo)AP - A federal magistrate will decide if authorities can continue to hold two white supremacists accused of plotting to kill dozens of black people including Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.


NY political novice hopes to win US House seat (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:03 AM CDT

Alice Kryzan, 26th Congressional District candidate, center, reacts at a rally supporting the Democratic Party in Buffalo, N.Y. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Joe Mesi, left, is seeking a state Senate seat, and Bill Stachowski is running for re-election to the state Senate. In the race to replace retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Reynolds, Democrats have picked Alice Kryzan, an environmental lawyer and political novice, while the GOP has chosen Chris Lee, a businessman. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)AP - In the race to replace retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Reynolds, national Democratic Party leaders backed an Iraq war veteran.


Experts warn of 'bandwagon effect' (Politico)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:45 AM CDT

Politico - If John McCain’s supporters are hoping for a “Bradley effect” bounce on Election Day, some pollsters and strategists say they may have another thing coming.

Undecideds an unlikely ‘life raft’ for McCain (Politico)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:42 AM CDT

Politico - The pool of undecided voters on Election Day could be as large as one in 10, but John McCain can hardly rely on them to overtake Barack Obama. According to past election results, undecided voters are unlikely to break decisively for either candidate and dramatically alter Tuesday’s race.

Michigan's medical pot law prompts airwaves fight (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:11 AM CDT

AP - Both sides in the debate over a Michigan medical marijuana proposal are sparring over TV ads, with backers showing suffering patients and opponents warning that California-style pot shops could open.

Obama's prime-time ad skips over budget realities (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:55 AM CDT

In this image from video provided by the Obama Campaign, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama., speaks during a 30-minute infomercial to be broadcast on prime-time television Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Obama Campaign)AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office.


Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:24 AM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at a rally in front of Ross County Courthouse Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 in Chillicothe, Ohio.  (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)AP - McCain and Obama blanket tight states as election intensity grows ... McCain, GOP nearly matching Obama on ad spending in the most crucial states ... Palin intends to remain a national political figure no matter who wins Tuesday's election


Obama blitzes US airwaves, enlists Bill Clinton (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 01:48 AM CDT

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and former president Bill Clinton shake hands during a campaign rally in Orlando, Florida. Obama hit White House rival John McCain with a prime-time TV onslaught as he vied to clinch victory in battleground states in the climactic run-up to next Tuesday's vote.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)AFP - Democrat Barack Obama hit White House rival John McCain with a prime-time TV onslaught as he vied to clinch victory in battleground states in the climactic run-up to next Tuesday's vote.


Palin hints she's in politics for good, eyeing 2012 (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 12:29 AM CDT

Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio. Palin hinted in an interview with ABC News to be broadcast Thursday that she will remain a key player in US politics regardless of who gets elected president next week, and may even run in the 2012 election.(AFP/Getty Images/Bill Pugliano)AFP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hinted in an interview with ABC News to be broadcast Thursday that she will remain a key player in US politics regardless of who gets elected president next week, and may even run in the 2012 election.


B. Clinton joins Obama on trail for first time in FL (Politico)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 12:25 AM CDT

Politico - KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Hoping to break the GOP’s eight-year hold on the White House, Bill Clinton made his first campaign appearance by Barack Obama’s side Wednesday night in a state that once again could decide who wins the presidency.

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