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Obama, McCain combine for record $94M spending (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:39 AM CDT AP - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain together spent $94 million in August, a record spree mostly aimed at about a dozen states that will probably decide their historic presidential contest.

Poll: Racial misgivings of whites an Obama issue (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:37 AM CDT AP - Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles.

Ike evacuees jump gun, sneak back onto island (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:42 AM CDT AP - Rats, raw sewage and a no-excuses curfew await exiled residents who try to return to storm-wrecked Galveston Island when it reopens next week, officials warned Saturday, a week after Hurricane Ike came thundering ashore.

Obama hits McCain on lobbyists, Social Security (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 07:56 PM CDT AP - Democrat Barack Obama criticized Republican presidential rival John McCain on Saturday for his past advocacy of deregulation, ties to lobbyists and support for partial privatization of the Social Security system many of Florida's elderly residents depend on.

Campaign advisers helped create mess (Politico) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 08:32 PM CDT Politico - The presidential campaigns went after each other’s economic advisers this week — and they’re both right in claiming that the other camp deserves a share of the blame.

Stalled Troopergate probe leaves many questions (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 01:17 PM CDT AP - Until three weeks ago, only Alaskans and a few hard-core political junkies in the rest of the country cared about the obscure scandal known here as Troopergate.

Alaska town opens 'road to nowhere' (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 09:14 PM CDT AP - Alaska now has a Road to Nowhere going to what would have been the Bridge to Nowhere.

McCain attends 50th class reunion at Naval Academy (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 04:11 PM CDT AP - Republican presidential nominee John McCain took an afternoon away from the campaign trail Saturday, traveling to the U.S. Naval Academy for his 50th class reunion.

Biden: McCain helped cripple labor movement (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 06:11 PM CDT AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Saturday that Republican John McCain has helped President Bush destroy regulatory safeguards for the middle class in general and the labor movement in particular.

Johnny Hayes, fundraiser for Al Gore, dies at 67 (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 09:04 PM CDT AP - Johnny Hayes, a prominent Democratic fundraiser who managed finances for the two presidential campaigns of former Vice President Al Gore, died Saturday. He was 67.

Obama, McCain square off over financial bailout plans (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:29 AM CDT AFP - The White House hopefuls have stressed their rival plans to bring relief to both troubled financiers and "Main Street" after the government proposed a huge Wall Street bailout.

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:21 AM CDT AP - Presidential candidates raise personal records and jointly spend more than $90 million in August ... Still without a bridge, Alaska town gets its 'road to nowhere,' thanks to US taxpayers ... Obama criticizes McCain on lobbyists, Social Security; McCain says Obama using scare tactics ...

Indiana Keeps Obama Guessing (Time.com) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 12:05 AM CDT Time.com - Will the Hoosier State opt for the Democratic presidential nominee for the first time in two generations?

Republican VP candidate Palin to meet Afghanistan's Karzai (AFP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 08:52 PM CDT AFP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin will meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai next week in New York, a McCain campaign spokesman said Saturday.

Palin to meet with Afghan president next week (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 08:32 PM CDT AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is scheduled to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai this coming week in New York, campaign officials for GOP nominee John McCain confirmed Saturday.

McCain and Obama mostly mum on bailout (Politico) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 08:30 PM CDT Politico - If you think Henry Paulson’s three-page rewrite of the nation’s financial and governmental systems was vague and open-ended, you might want to check out the responses to his plan from John McCain and Barack Obama.

Pilot flies airborne protest against Obama (AFP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 04:53 PM CDT AFP - A pilot flew a lone message of dissent against Barack Obama's tax plans as a sea of people turned out to support the Democratic presidential hopeful at an open-air rally here Saturday.

Poll: Presidential race in Michigan about even (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 04:41 PM CDT AP - THE POLL: EPIC-MRA poll, presidential race among likely voters in Michigan.

Obama says McCain would gamble with retirement funds (Reuters) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 03:27 PM CDT Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama accused Republican presidential rival John McCain on Saturday of wanting to gamble with the retirement savings and health care of Americans by subjecting them to the uncertainty of open markets.

Robbins likens McCain spin to Manson (Politico) Posted: 20 Sep 2008 03:04 PM CDT Politico - “Distractions.” Actor-activist Tim Robbins uses the term frequently these days to describe the sideshows that are drowning out more important reporting and information. Watching this year’s election coverage with both anger and amusement, Robbins seems mystified as to why the media treats stories like the recent lipstick-on-a-pig “controversy” as legitimate news.

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