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Todd Palin had unusual access to wife's staff (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 03:10 AM CDT AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin remained in the dark while her husband repeatedly asked top state officials to help get his former brother-in-law kicked off the state police force, Palin's husband and top aides said in affidavits provided to The Associated Press.

Obama holds advertising advantage over McCain (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 02:33 AM CDT AP - Barack Obama spent $3.3 million in TV advertising on Monday. At that rate the Democrat will spend more than $90 million on ads through Election Day — more than all the money Republican rival John McCain has to spend on his entire fall campaign.

GOP finds plucking off House Democrats difficult (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 02:04 AM CDT AP - Turns out he is something far more common: a GOP challenger burdened with an assortment of political and personal problems in addition to President Bush's unpopularity and economic hard times.

Economy heats race in Ohio 'barometer' county (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 02:03 AM CDT AP - Waiting to get lunch at the Dari Creme's walk-up window, Denise Leport wore an Ohio State Buckeyes sweat shirt along with a frown as she considered this year's presidential candidates.

Candidates tout economic bona fides (Politico) Posted: 08 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT Politico - INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – John McCain and Barack Obama campaigned Wednesday through four battleground states, exchanging bitter words over the economy as each nominee tried to position himself as the better fiscal steward.

Report: Both candidates increase health coverage (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2008 11:08 PM CDT AP - John McCain's health plan would reduce the ranks of the uninsured by about 21.1 million people if fully put in place by 2010, while Barack Obama's would reduce the number by 26.6 million, an analysis predicts.

Son of Tenn. Democrat indicted in Palin hacking (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2008 11:09 PM CDT AP - The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Report: Voter purges in 6 states may violate law (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 12:07 AM CDT AP - Tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states, and the voters' exclusion appears to violate federal law, according to a published report.

Rivals competing for voters' trust on economy (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2008 07:04 PM CDT AP - With the deepening U.S. economic crisis rippling around the globe, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain seem to agree the question facing anxious voters is: Who do you trust?

McCain housing proposal: Easier said than done (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2008 04:43 PM CDT AP - Ordering the government to buy up bad mortgages to cut homeowners' monthly payments might sound good, but experts are skeptical. They say the plan John McCain is promoting is unlikely to solve the housing crisis that's pushing the economy toward recession.

GOP candidate challenges Sen. Kerry on AIG bailout (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 04:07 AM CDT AP - Sen. John Kerry's GOP challenger called on him to sell any stock he has in insurance giant AIG and donate all campaign contributions from officials at the company to taxpayers.

Washington's only contested US House race revs up (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 03:37 AM CDT AP - For U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, Democratic challenger Darcy Burner is too inexperienced and left-leaning. For Burner, Reichert is ineffective and has sided with President Bush too often.

The Limits of Race (Time.com) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 02:50 AM CDT Time.com - It once seemed potent enough to cost Obama the election. But as the economy falters, race is receding. A battleground report

No clear winner from landmark Maldives election (AFP) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 02:40 AM CDT AFP - The first-ever democratic presidential election in the Maldives looked set to go into a second round after Asia's longest-serving leader apparently failed to deliver a knock-out blow to his rivals.

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 02:25 AM CDT AP - Obama holds commanding advertising advantage as McCain goes all negative on the air ... Obama says McCain campaign's personal attacks are attempt to score 'cheap political points' ... McCain promises balanced budget by end of term; renews criticism of Obama's policies

McCain on defensive in 'Bush states' (AFP) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 12:20 AM CDT AFP - Less than four weeks from election day, John McCain is in trouble on supposedly safe Republican turf in a string of states which President George W. Bush won in 2004.

Obama has 4-point lead on McCain (Reuters) Posted: 09 Oct 2008 12:05 AM CDT Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has built a 4-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in the race for the White House, aided by growing support from women and independent voters, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.

'Better days ahead' despite economic nightmare: Obama (AFP) Posted: 08 Oct 2008 10:19 PM CDT AFP - Barack Obama promised Americans "better days ahead" despite another day of carnage on Wall Street and global markets, rising job losses, and dark clouds of economic doom.

Time running out for McCain to turn election tide: pundits (AFP) Posted: 08 Oct 2008 09:28 PM CDT AFP - After a lackluster debate, John McCain now has less than four weeks to turn the race for the White House around, as observers began to wonder aloud whether the Republican who once dubbed himself the comeback kid can win.

Obama bemoans 'irrational despair' of stock markets (AFP) Posted: 08 Oct 2008 09:19 PM CDT AFP - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama on Wednesday bemoaned the "irrational despair" afflicting tumbling stock markets, and said President George W. Bush was too weak to fix the crisis.

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