| McCain, Obama call for greater bank security (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:42 AM CDT  AP - Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain worked to cool the partisan heat of the financial crisis, with both calling for Congress to regroup and act quickly to prevent a feared financial collapse and foster confidence in the banking system.
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| Wildlife group expands reach of anti-Palin wolf ad (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:18 AM CDT  AP - These are not the typical wolves of political ads not the menaces depicted by George W. Bush in 2004 or John McCain just a couple of weeks ago. These animals are bloodied, gruesome victims.
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| Palin's foreign negotiations limited to Canada (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:17 AM CDT  AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who touts her state's proximity to Russia as part of her foreign policy experience, has not met with Russian leaders or delegations, negotiated any Russian issues or visited the country, according to an Associated Press review of records from the governor's office.
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| Debate offers Palin, Biden high risks, big rewards (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 01:10 AM CDT  AP - For an audition to be second fiddle, Thursday's debate between often ill-informed newcomer Sarah Palin and often gaffe-prone veteran Joe Biden offers unusually large pitfalls and promise.
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| Obama sharpens attacks in radio ads (Politico) Posted: 30 Sep 2008 03:56 PM CDT  Politico - As part of a strategy that has gone mostly unnoticed since it began, Barack Obama is prosecuting an intense, slashing radio campaign against John McCain in some of the nation’s most competitive electoral battlegrounds.
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| Obama, McCain seek political gain in credit crisis (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 01:12 AM CDT  AP - White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama combined televised attack ads with statesmanlike appeals for bipartisanship on Tuesday as they vied for political gain in the shadow of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
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| Campaigns differ on how to help with college costs (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 03:04 AM CDT  AP - The price of college continues to surge, and financial aid isn't keeping up. The Wall Street meltdown has hammered the stock market and college savings. And a college degree is ever more essential for finding a good job.
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| Fight for US House seat turns tight in Illinois (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:57 AM CDT  AP - Republican chances of retaining retiring Rep. Jerry Weller's seat in Congress didn't look good for a while.
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| Voting for president begins in pivotal Ohio (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 01:16 AM CDT  AP - In the state that may again determine the presidency, voters started casting ballots Tuesday as Barack Obama struggles to thwart a John McCain victory in Ohio four years after it tipped the election to President Bush.
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| Bill Clinton in McCain ad leading role (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2008 05:10 PM CDT  AP - Bill Clinton is playing a starring role in a John McCain commercial. And here's the ad's kicker: "You're right Mr. President."
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| The Candidates' Test of Leadership (Time.com) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 01:50 AM CDT Time.com - John McCain and Barack Obama are both selling theories about what kind of leader America needs in the 21st century. But the financial crisis yanked their notions out of the lab and tested them in real time, under a magnifying glass |
| Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 01:34 AM CDT  AP - Obama, McCain use TV attack ads, bipartisan appeals to turn economic crisis to political gain ... Palin says she represents 'Joe Six-pack' while noting $20,000 drop in stocks ... Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel hold their first joint concert to benefit Barack Obama
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| Obama, McCain urge revival of bailout (Reuters) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 12:54 AM CDT  Reuters - White House contenders Barack Obama and John McCain sought to persuade skeptical Americans on Tuesday to back a $700 billion Wall Street bailout package and planned to be in Washington on Wednesday to vote on the measure.
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| Palin says she represents 'Joe Six-pack' (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2008 11:47 PM CDT  AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin portrayed herself Tuesday as a champion of everyday people while noting her family's stock portfolio took a $20,000 hit last week.
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| Obama, McCain May Use `10th Justice' to Influence Supreme Court (Bloomberg) Posted: 30 Sep 2008 11:01 PM CDT Bloomberg - Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The next U.S. president won't have to wait for a vacancy to start influencing the Supreme Court. |
| White House rivals dashing back to DC for crisis vote (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2008 10:08 PM CDT  AFP - White House contenders Barack Obama and John McCain were to hurry back to Washington Wednesday for a Senate vote on an economic bailout package convulsing both Wall Street and Congress.
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| Springfield to bill Obama $50,000 for rally (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2008 09:04 PM CDT  AP - The city of Springfield plans to bill Barack Obama's presidential campaign about $50,000 to cover expenses related to the August rally he held to introduce Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, officials said Tuesday.
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| Early voting begins in Ohio as financial crisis deepens (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2008 08:29 PM CDT  AFP - Early voting began in the key battleground state of Ohio Tuesday as news of the failed Wall Street bailout pushed economic issues to the forefront of the race for the White House.
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| Springsteen, Joel sign on for Obama benefit (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2008 07:58 PM CDT  Reuters - In what is being billed as the first time they've ever played at the same concert, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel have signed on for a benefit for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on October 16 at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.
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| Oregon school says 4 confessed to Obama effigy (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2008 07:56 PM CDT AP - A Christian university in Oregon said Tuesday it has punished four students who confessed to hanging a likeness of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama from a tree on campus. |
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