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Obama and McCain try a little Western swing (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2008 03:07 AM CDT AP - Scrambling to win the West, Democrat Barack Obama mocked John McCain on Saturday for aggressively trying to distance himself from President Bush. McCain touted his Western ties and warned that Obama is a tax-and-spend threat to the nation.

AP INVESTIGATION: Palin pipeline terms curbed bids (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2008 03:14 AM CDT AP - Gov. Sarah Palin's signature accomplishment — a contract to build a 1,715-mile pipeline to bring natural gas from Alaska to the Lower 48 — emerged from a flawed bidding process that narrowed the field to a company with ties to her administration, an Associated Press investigation shows.

Obama to campaign for first time with Bill Clinton (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 02:39 PM CDT AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will campaign for the first time alongside former President Bill Clinton at a rally next week in Orlando, Fla.

No guarantee gas pipeline will be built (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 11:27 AM CDT AP - Contrary to Gov. Sarah Palin's campaign promises to "build a pipeline quickly," the massive project to send natural gas south is still no sure thing.

The politics of pennies (Politico) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 09:50 PM CDT Politico - Economic trepidation has forced a generation of young voters to scrutinize the economy — and the candidates who discuss it. Click here to see the undecided voter's guide to the economy.

Pennsylvania GOP disavows inflammatory e-mail (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2008 12:25 AM CDT AP - Pennsylvania Republicans are disavowing an e-mail sent to Jewish voters that likens a vote for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to events that led up to the Holocaust.

More questions about voting roil Indiana county (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 12:29 PM CDT AP - An Indiana county still recovering from a primary night black eye is embroiled in a new election-year drama that could determine whether Democrats win Indiana's presidential contest for the first time in more than four decades.

Democrats claim McCain violating fundraising rules (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 11:15 AM CDT AP - The Democratic Party plans to file a complaint with federal regulators that accuses Republican John McCain's presidential campaign of various violations of campaign finance law.

Polls: Obama well ahead nationally, tied in Ohio (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 10:40 AM CDT AP - THE POLL: Newsweek poll, national presidential race among registered voters nationwide.

Obama, McCain fight over Wild West (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2008 03:23 AM CDT AFP - Front-runner Barack Obama and a scrapping John McCain fought a pitched battle over western states Sunday as the Democratic nominee was to woo voters in Colorado and his Republican rival prepared to appear on national television.

Obama Woos Latinos in New Mexico, Attacks McCain on Immigration (Bloomberg) Posted: 26 Oct 2008 02:42 AM CDT Bloomberg - Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat Barack Obama, working to win over Latino voters in New Mexico, attacked Republican John McCain's record and argued that his rival can't be trusted to overhaul the country's immigration laws.

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2008 02:06 AM CDT AP - Obama, campaigning in New Mexico, reaches out to Hispanic voters ... McCain looks for votes in West as he portrays Obama as a tax-and-spend liberal ... Can't stop talking: Nader claims Guinness record for speech making

Obama, back on trail, hits McCain on economy (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2008 12:10 AM CDT Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail on Saturday after an emotional trip to Hawaii, blasted White House rival John McCain for backing the Republican fiscal policies that led to an economic crisis.

Obama lead drops to 5 points (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2008 12:06 AM CDT Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama's lead over Republican rival John McCain has dropped to 5 points, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.

Bitter infighting over 'diva' Palin in McCain campaign: report (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 11:45 PM CDT AFP - Bitter infighting between aides to John McCain and Sarah Palin erupted into public view in a sign of tension gripping the Republican camp with the election 10 days away.

Obama Leads McCain in Most National Polls, Battleground States (Bloomberg) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 11:01 PM CDT Bloomberg - Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat Barack Obama widened his lead over Republican John McCain in most national polls and surveys of battleground states as the Nov. 4 American election approaches.

Could McCain lose his home state? (Politico) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 10:49 PM CDT Politico - Democrats are circulating a poll showing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) losing ground in his own state, an ominous sign for his beleaguered campaign as state after state turns blues.

McCain, hitting Obama on presumptiousness, turns to Truman (Politico) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 07:46 PM CDT Politico - There is no more predictable refuge in American politics than for trailing candidates to cite the come-from-behind example of Harry Truman.

Obama denies having inaugural address (Politico) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 07:37 PM CDT Politico - The Obama campaign, anxious to prevent an image of overconfidence, formally and insistently denied a report — seized on by the McCain campaign — that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) already has a draft of an inaugural address.

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