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Report stings Palin over Troopergate flap (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 02:32 AM CDT AP - The politically charged investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is over, and its conclusions are stinging. But the fallout, if any, might not come until Election Day.

Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 02:47 AM CDT AP - Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive.

McCain booed after trying to calm anti-Obama crowd (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:33 AM CDT AP - The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is acting to tamp it down. McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama's character, he described the Democrat as a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States."

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 02:23 AM CDT AP - Report stings Palin over troopergate flap; Raw anger showing up in McCain crowds; candidate taking steps to minimize it; Leading in polls, Obama seeking to play it safe; Voter fraud accusations mar presidential campaign; McCain, Obama offer contrasting ideas on financial crisis.

Crowd boos after McCain says Obama not 'an Arab' (Politico) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 09:19 PM CDT Politico - Fearing the raw and at times angry emotions of his supporters may damage his campaign, John McCain on Friday urged them to tone down their increasingly personal denunciations of Barack Obama, including one woman who said she had heard that the Democrat  was "an Arab."

McCain, Obama offer dueling ideas to save economy (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 11:03 PM CDT AP - John McCain and Barack Obama outlined steps to counter the faltering economy and plummeting stock market on Friday, fresh evidence of the dominant role of pocketbook issues in their race for the White House.

Leading in polls, Obama plays it safe (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 05:49 PM CDT AP - Barack Obama is playing it safe. Leading in polls with 25 days to Election Day, the Democratic nominee is offering careful proposals to address the economic crisis while letting allies respond to John McCain's sharpest charges.

Palin says supporters want tougher attacks on Obama (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 06:15 PM CDT AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said more than one person has whispered in her ear in Ohio that John McCain needs "to take the gloves off" in his campaign against Democrat Barack Obama. Before a friendly crowd of Republican fundraisers Friday, the Alaska governor did that herself.

Republicans defensive as probe accuses Palin of abuse (AFP) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 03:09 AM CDT AFP - The Republican presidential ticket was on the defensive on Saturday after investigators found vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had abused her powers as Alaska governor.

Appeals court sides with Ohio secretary of state (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:25 AM CDT AP - A federal appeals court sided with Ohio's top elections official Friday in her running battle with Republicans over how to verify the eligibility of newly registered voters.

Obama holds 4-point lead on McCain in race (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:03 AM CDT Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama holds a 4-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.

McCain Campaign Rejects Finding That Palin Abused Her Power (Bloomberg) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 11:01 PM CDT Bloomberg - Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Republican John McCain's campaign is rejecting as partisan politics an investigator's finding that his running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, abused her power by letting her husband use her office to try to get a state trooper fired.

Palin says report says she acted lawfully (Reuters) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 10:15 PM CDT Reuters - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin acted "within proper and lawful authority" in removing the state's public safety commissioner, the McCain-Palin Republican presidential ticket said on Friday in response to a state report.

Republican anger bubbles up at McCain rally (Reuters) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 10:11 PM CDT Reuters - Republican presidential nominee John McCain was booed at his own rally on Friday as he tried to rein in increasingly raw anger among supporters stunned by Democrat Barack Obama's lead in the polls.

Alaska ethics probe says Palin abused her power (Reuters) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 11:24 PM CDT Reuters - An Alaska ethics inquiry found on Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin, the U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate, abused her authority by pressuring subordinates to fire a state trooper involved in a feud with her family.

Obama welcomes Paulson plan to buy equity in firms (Reuters) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 08:37 PM CDT Reuters - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday welcomed a plan by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to buy equity in financial institutions if necessary to halt market turmoil.

Palin abused power Alaska 'Troopergate' probe finds (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 08:23 PM CDT AFP - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her position as Alaska's governor by pressuring officials to sack her former brother-in-law from the state police force, a long-awaited report said.

Obama leads McCain by 11 points: Newsweek poll (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 06:19 PM CDT AFP - Democrat Barack Obama on Friday soared 11 points ahead of Republican rival John McCain taking a double digit lead for the first time in a Newsweek poll amid deep concerns about the economy.

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