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McCain defends, Obama blames deregulation (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 06:10 PM CDT AP - Sen. John McCain defended deregulation on Wall Street even as he endorsed a $700 billion bailout of financial firms in an interview broadcast Sunday.

Corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens begins Monday (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 03:04 AM CDT AP - Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, in the midst of a tough re-election fight back at home, begins another fight with legal and political implications as his trial on corruption charges begins only steps from the U.S. Capitol.

Palin's first Fla. campaign stop a safe one (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 11:48 PM CDT AP - Sarah Palin played it safe Sunday on her first trip as John McCain's running mate to the battleground state of Florida.

McCain would banish political office (Politico) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 08:03 PM CDT Politico - After holding his tongue for eight years, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is getting his revenge on Karl Rove.

A third of electorate could vote before Nov. 4 (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:50 PM CDT AP - Election Day will be something of an afterthought for tens of millions of Americans — they'll be voting well ahead of time.

McCain criticizes Obama for lack of leadership (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 08:47 PM CDT AP - Republican presidential nominee John McCain told an audience Sunday that Barack Obama behaved more like a politician than a leader, both on matters of national security and on last week's near-meltdown of the U.S. financial system.

USA (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT The Christian Science Monitor - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who acknowledges being short on international experience, will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other foreign dignitaries this week as the UN General Assembly opens in New York, campaign officials for GOP presidential candidate John McCain confirmed over the weekend.

McCain, Obama urge more oversight of bailout plan (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 02:52 AM CDT AFP - White House contenders Barack Obama and John McCain focused on the troubled US economy Monday, expressing doubts about a 700 billion dollar government bailout for crippled Wall Street and calling for more government oversight of financial firms.

Indiana, in Play, Keeps Obama Guessing (Time.com) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 02:50 AM CDT Time.com - Will the Hoosier State opt for the Democratic presidential nominee for the first time in two generations?

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 02:14 AM CDT AP - McCain says Obama acting more like politician than leader on economy, Iraq ... Obama to head to Tampa, Fla., this week to prepare for presidential debates with McCain ... Gwen Ifill hits the jackpot in being selected moderator of highly anticipated VP debate ...

Bush 'failed' to prevent finance crisis: McCain (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 08:37 PM CDT AFP - White House candidate John McCain said his fellow Republican, President George W. Bush had "failed" to prevent conditions which led to the Wall Street meltdown and debt crisis.

Obama calls financial bailout price tag "staggering" (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 08:23 PM CDT Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Sunday called the $700 billion price tag for a financial market bailout "staggering" and said the final product must protect U.S. taxpayers and include a commitment to new regulatory reforms.

McCain urges broad oversight of massive bailout (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 07:47 PM CDT Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Sunday called for broad oversight of the Bush administration's $700 billion plan for rescuing Wall Street.

Ifill hits jackpot in moderating VP debate (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 07:28 PM CDT AP - Being selected the moderator for a vice presidential debate is something like opening a suitcase on "Deal or No Deal" and finding $1,000. Nice prize, but it's no jackpot.

Obama might keep Paulson (Politico) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 06:55 PM CDT Politico - Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said Sunday that if he's elected, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson would be "involved" in the new administration's transition – a very unusual move when the White House changes parties.

McCain ridiculed over 13 car fleet (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 06:51 PM CDT AFP - Barack Obama's backers Sunday branded Republican John McCain as out of touch and guilty of betraying US workers after it was reported his family owns 13 cars, including several foreign models.

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