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Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) Posted: 13 Sep 2008 03:05 AM CDT AP - Moose-hunting Republican from Palin's hometown casts crucial vote to subpoena her husband ... Once a Clinton critic, Palin heaps praise on her and says Obama must regret not choosing her ... Hunter Biden, son of veep candidate, quits work as federal lobbyist ... His backers jittery, Obama steps up attacks on McCain, belittling him as a disco age relic ... McCain supports $8 billion bill to fund roadway projects nationwide

Hometown sees change with Palin's new role (AP) Posted: 13 Sep 2008 02:53 AM CDT AP - Ben Harrell waited for Gov. Sarah Palin to stop by at his Mocha Moose coffee house like she does most days she's back home. But things are different now when she's in town.

Palin says Obama regrets bypassing Clinton (AP) Posted: 13 Sep 2008 03:03 AM CDT AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Friday she thinks Barack Obama regrets not making Hillary Rodham Clinton his running mate.

Whites lift McCain to slim lead over Obama in poll (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 10:31 PM CDT AP - An overwhelming advantage in experience and lopsided support from working-class and suburban whites have lifted Republican John McCain to a slender lead over Barack Obama less than two months from Election Day, a poll on the presidential race said Friday.

For Biden, there's no avoiding Sarah Palin (Politico) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 12:57 PM CDT Politico - CHICAGO — No one is more familiar with the buzz surrounding Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin than Joe Biden.

Alaska lawmakers vote to subpoena Todd Palin (AP) Posted: 13 Sep 2008 02:54 AM CDT AP - The abuse of power investigation against Sarah Palin, Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate, took a potentially ominous turn for her party on Friday when state lawmakers voted to subpoena her husband.

Obama ratchets up counterattacks on McCain (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 05:38 PM CDT AP - Belittling John McCain as a relic of the disco age, Democrat Barack Obama pushed his campaign Friday to a new level of counter-punching "on the issues that matter" and directed his running mate to be tougher on their Republican opponents.

Biden's son quits lobbying work (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 07:53 PM CDT AP - Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden's son Hunter has stopped working as a federal lobbyist, work that had made him a Republican target in the presidential contest.

Analysis: McCain sidekick grabs the limelight (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 02:32 PM CDT AP - If there were any doubts that the sidekick was stealing the show, they were put to rest when Sarah Palin took off for Alaska with a wave from the tarmac by John McCain.

Fact Check: McCain misstates Palin earmarks record (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 05:33 PM CDT AP - John McCain continued to laud his running mate, Sarah Palin, as a budget cutter on Friday, this time erroneously asserting that as governor of Alaska she had not sought congressional earmarks for her state.

Obama tones it down as Hurricane Ike looms (AFP) Posted: 13 Sep 2008 02:45 AM CDT AFP - The White House campaign faced its second storm-forced disruption Saturday as Barack Obama offered to raise funds from his army of donors for victims of the monstrous Hurricane Ike.

Hearing for man in Obama `plot' postponed (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 11:13 PM CDT AP - A man who sparked fears of an assassination plot against Barack Obama missed a federal court hearing on a drug charge Friday because he's in the Denver jail on another case.

Obama's Fundraising Machine Still Rolling as Campaign Stays Coy (Bloomberg) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 11:01 PM CDT Bloomberg - Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama may be playing possum.

Palin picks Democratic wounds over Clinton (AFP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 06:49 PM CDT AFP - Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin Friday picked at the scars of the Democratic primary fight, saying Barack Obama must now be sorry he did not name Hillary Clinton as his running mate.

McCain, Obama Back Where They Started From: Campaign Notebook (Bloomberg) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 06:34 PM CDT Bloomberg - Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The race between John McCain and Barack Obama, for all the talk of a post-convention Republican surge and Democratic jitters, remains pretty much where it was a month ago and mirrors the presidential contest four years ago.

Palin cancels Jeffco pancake breakfast, will speak instead (Rocky Mountain News) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 06:19 PM CDT Rocky Mountain News - No more pancakes.

McCain faces tough questions on abortion (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 06:15 PM CDT Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain courted female voters on Friday with appearances on TV shows popular with women, but prompted boos from a studio audience while stressing opposition to abortion.

McCain gets a grilling on a comfy couch (AFP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 05:09 PM CDT AFP - Republican John McCain got a rough ride on the plush couch of a top daytime talk show Friday, forced to deny his negative attacks on White House foe Barack Obama amounted to "lies."

Palin's husband subpoenaed in 'Troopergate' probe (AFP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 04:11 PM CDT AFP - Alaska lawmakers on Friday subpoenaed the husband of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in a politically explosive abuse-of-power probe.

As Envoy to the Right, Graham Steers McCain on Conservative Path (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 03:55 PM CDT CQPolitics.com - The last time Sen. John McCain turned to colleague Lindsey Graham for help, it was to try to convince conservatives that his 2002 campaign finance proposal didn't make him a sellout.

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