2008年10月29日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections

McCain links economy and national security (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:42 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets supporters as he arrives at a rally at The Crown Center in Fayetteville, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Republican John McCain, scrambling after one of the biggest battlegrounds of the presidential election, is touting his history on national security and trying to link the issue of the country's safety to the financial meltdown.


Obama starring in infomercial, broader TV blitz (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:44 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Barack Obama will be a one-man television blitz on Wednesday, saturating prime-time with a 30-minute ad and popping up on the buzzy late-night TV scene.


GOP unity yields to dissenters of all stripes (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:22 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during a campaign rally in Fayetteville, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - The Republican Party was the model of unity leaving its national convention barely two months ago. But no more.


Election sure to change face of Senate (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:20 AM CDT

AP - One certainty of next Tuesday's ballot will be the elevation of the first sitting senator to the White House since John F. Kennedy in 1961. It also ensures that the Senate is going to see another new face next year in addition to those who win election next week.

Obama infomercial hailed as smart, risky (Politico)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:47 AM CDT

Politico - Barack Obama will go on national television tonight and air a 30-minute infomercial about himself and his presidential campaign.

Democrat could win House seat once Cheney's (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:19 AM CDT

Democrat Gary Trauner canvasses for votes in heavily Republican Cody, Wyo., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008. Trauner is in a close race with Republican Cynthia Lummis to fill Dick Cheney's former House seat. (AP Photo/Mary Clare Jalonick)AP - In a conservative town in one of the country's most conservative states, the Democrat running for Vice President Dick Cheney's old House seat isn't having a hard time finding supporters.


Palin runs Alaska from the campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:18 AM CDT

U.S. Republican vice-presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (L) and U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) stand onstage together at a campaign rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania October 28, 2008. REUTERS/Brian SnyderAP - Gov. Sarah Palin is accompanied as she campaigns by a trusted staffer from Alaska, traveling at the expense of state residents — probably at a cost of more than $1,000 every day.


Next president faces unknowns on Iraq (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:16 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., arrives at a rally in Norfolk, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - When they talk about Iraq and Afghanistan, Barack Obama and John McCain speak with the certainty of men who know what they believe and what they plan to do. Good luck on that: Reality is sure to tangle and vastly complicate the next president's job no matter who wins.


McCain struggles for upset in Pa.; GOP doubts grow (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 12:27 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during a campaign rally in Fayetteville, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - Doubts about John McCain's chances for the presidency grew louder among fellow Republicans on Tuesday as a White House race largely focused on Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania entered its final week.


McCain shows gritty determination in final week (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2008 06:08 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gestures as he urges his supporters to 'stand up and fight' at the conclusion of his campaign rally in Hershey, Pa, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - John McCain repeatedly implores backers to "stand up and fight" these days, showing gritty determination even as many indicators point to a Barack Obama victory and Republicans engage in fingerpointing typical of losing campaigns. "Nothing is inevitable here. We never give up. And we never quit," McCain declares.


In NJ Senate race, incumbent faces ex-congressman (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:44 AM CDT

AP - New Jersey's U.S. Senate race gives voters a choice between two Washington veterans — one who resurrected his political career and another who hopes to.

Obama's final TV blitz to focus on economy (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:40 AM CDT

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Harrisonburg, Virginia, October 28, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama launches an unprecedented television blitz on Wednesday to push his economic message on U.S. networks ranging from CBS and NBC to Comedy Central.


On guns, McCain misses the mark (Politico)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:38 AM CDT

Politico - When campaigns are over, the winners always look like geniuses and the losers always look like fools.

Wealthy interests alter Calif's initiative process (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:52 AM CDT

AP - When Hiram Johnson championed an initiative system for California nearly a century ago, he sold it as a grassroots way to "arm the people to protect themselves."

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:40 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., center, greets supporters after speaking at a rally in Norfolk, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Obama takes his case to the country with infomercial, broader TV blitz ... In battleground of Florida, McCain links economy, security ... Palin is still in charge with personal assistance from her Anchorage office


Quotes by Republicans questioning McCain campaign (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:23 AM CDT

AP - Recent comments from John McCain's fellow Republicans about his campaign:

Former political prisoner wins watershed Maldives vote (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:02 AM CDT

Maldivian Democratic Party presidential candidate Mohamed 'Anni' Nasheed (C) shakes hands with supporters after an early morning prayer in Male on October 29, as he emerged winner of the presidential election.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)AFP - A former political prisoner swept to victory in the Maldives' first democratic presidential election, officials said Wednesday, unseating Asia's longest-serving leader and sparking scenes of celebration.


Ga. residents wait up to 8 hours to vote early (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 01:46 AM CDT

Early voters brave chilly weather including Mary Grace Allenchey, right, Kelly Wernick, and Katheryn Ericson, left, who all brought their own chairs in anticipation of a long wait outside the polling place at Spruill Oaks library Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, in Johns Creek, Ga. On Monday, big crowds and computer problems slowed voting to a crawl at this location and others in Fulton county. (AP Photo/John Amis)AP - Georgia residents packed polling places as early voting started in earnest this week, braving lines as long as eight hours to cast ballots and forcing some voting sites to stay open deep into the night.


Obama set for prime-time appeal to voters (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 01:30 AM CDT

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally in Norfolk, Virginia. Obama geared up Wednesday to deliver a presidential-style address to the nation on the final stretch of his electrifying White House campaign against John McCain.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)AFP - Democrat Barack Obama geared up Wednesday to deliver a presidential-style address to the nation on the final stretch of his electrifying White House campaign against John McCain.


Effigy of noosed Palin prompts visit from feds (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 12:12 AM CDT

AP - Chad Morrisette never imagined his Halloween yard decorations would prompt interest from the Secret Service.
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