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Obama mocks McCain as computer illiterate (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 04:10 AM CDT AP - John McCain is mocked as an out-of-touch, out-of-date computer illiterate in a television commercial out Friday from Barack Obama as the Democrat begins his sharpest barrage yet on McCain's long Washington career.

GOP campaign downplays Palin book-banning inquiry (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 04:21 AM CDT AP - The McCain campaign is defending Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's much-criticized inquiry into banning books at her hometown library, saying her questions were only hypothetical.

Palin tries to defend qualifications in interview (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 04:13 AM CDT AP - In her first televised interview since being named to the GOP ticket, Sarah Palin says she's ready to be president if called upon. However, she sidestepped questions on whether she had the national security credentials needed to be commander in chief.

McCain, Obama discuss views on public service (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 03:24 AM CDT AP - Republican John McCain declined to disavow Thursday the tough criticism by his campaign of his Democratic opponent's experience as a community organizer, saying politics is "tough business" even as he praised Barack Obama's service.

Obama plans to 'make government cool again' (Politico) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 09:47 PM CDT Politico - Barack Obama addressed the wide distaste for government -- and the fact that he and John McCain are running against Washington -- at the forum on national service at Columbia University.

Voting success: NY, other states keep old machines (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 03:21 AM CDT AP - Sometimes, it pays to be pokey. Going slow has paid the state of New York about $27 million and counting. New Hampshire and Oklahoma, too, are sitting on a pile of federal money.

Lawsuit could frustrate Nov. 4 voters in Wisconsin (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 04:19 AM CDT AP - A lawsuit demanding Wisconsin election officials verify voters' identity before the November election could lead to frustration at the polls and exhausted clerks in a hotly contested state in the presidential race.

Film shows McCain's release from Vietnamese prison (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:42 PM CDT AP - Previously unseen footage emerged Thursday showing Republican presidential candidate John McCain as a proud, stoic prisoner of war in Hanoi on the day his Vietnamese captors released him to the U.S. military.

Mass. lawmakers, unopposed, spend cash freely (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 02:42 AM CDT AP - Car leases, holiday parties, new office furniture and meals at high-end restaurants are just some of the ways top Massachusetts lawmakers, unopposed at the ballot box, are choosing to spend their campaign donations.

Analysis: McCain's claims skirt facts, test voters (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 07:29 PM CDT AP - The "Straight Talk Express" has detoured into doublespeak.

Obama deploys Clintons as race tightens (AFP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 04:17 AM CDT AFP - Barack Obama is unleashing both of the Democratic Party's heaviest hitters -- Bill and Hillary Clinton -- as he battles to fend off a revitalized Republican ticket in the White House election.

Palin will not 'blink' in America's 'righteous' cause (AFP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 04:02 AM CDT AFP - Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin vowed Thursday not to "blink" in pursuit of America's "righteous" war in Iraq and insisted she was ready to step in as president if needed.

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 02:14 AM CDT AP - Analysis: McCain's campaign claims skirt facts as strategists watch voters' reactions ... McCain, Obama discuss views on public service during nationally televised forum ... Palin administration threatens court action to block Troopergate subpoenas ...

Palin sends son to fight 'righteous cause' in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 12:58 AM CDT AFP - Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin sent her son off to fight for a "righteous cause" as his Army unit prepared to deploy to Iraq.

Obama, McCain Agree on Volunteerism as Campaigns Observe Truce (Bloomberg) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 11:22 PM CDT Bloomberg - Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain and Barack Obama found common ground on the virtues of volunteering at a forum on national service last night that ended a day largely free of the partisan broadsides that will define the presidential campaign over the next 53 days.

Palin Choice Lets McCain Bypass Evangelicals in Shift to Center (Bloomberg) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 11:01 PM CDT Bloomberg - Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain won't attend a gathering of religious conservatives this weekend -- and the Republican presidential nominee won't have to ask forgiveness.

Obama returns to cult comedy show (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:55 PM CDT AFP - Barack Obama, after a bruising week of lipstick on pigs and other taunts on the White House campaign trail, returns to the cult TV show "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, aides said.

Ohio Dems select tab mayor to replace late Rep. (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:38 PM CDT AP - Democratic leaders on Thursday selected the mayor of a suburban Cleveland town to replace the late Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Palin switches roles to send a son to Iraq (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:28 PM CDT AP - Gov. Sarah Palin switched roles Thursday, shifting from Republican candidate for vice president to anxious mom sending her son off to war in Iraq.

Pentagon to campaigns: Troops, bases aren't props (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:16 PM CDT AP - Before Sarah Palin spoke at a ceremony Thursday for her son's Army brigade, bound for Iraq, the Pentagon sent a message of its own to the Republican vice presidential candidate: Watch your language.

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