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Obama, McCain hit economy in the push to Tuesday (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2008 03:18 AM CDT AP - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain head into the final weekend of the presidential campaign focused tightly on the economy. Obama is looking to expand his base while McCain is fighting to hold GOP-leaning bastions.

Promises, Promises: Chasing an elusive pledge (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2008 03:32 AM CDT AP - It will be 35 years next week since President Richard Nixon, responding to an Arab oil embargo, vowed to make the United States energy independent — and do it in seven years. America is still waiting.

Wary of voter overconfidence, Obama not letting up (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2008 03:29 AM CDT AP - "Here I am, signed, sealed, delivered." That's what the giddy crowds at Barack Obama's campaign rallies hear when he walks off the stage, the booming sound of Stevie Wonder singing about the promise of a sure thing.

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Senate sticks with paper (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2008 03:28 AM CDT AP - Senate candidates are plodding through another election with paper campaign finance reports, possibly depriving voters of discovering last-minute details about fundraising and spending that could prove embarrassing.

Rahm? (Politico) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 07:37 PM CDT Politico - All sides deny, but AP has the buzz:

Palin says Obama infomercial short on specifics (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2008 01:26 AM CDT AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Thursday that Democrat Barack Obama offered few national security specifics in the infomercial he broadcast the night before, accusing him of trying to "soften the focus" in the campaign's final days.

Palin looks past Tuesday to her political future (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 10:47 PM CDT AP - With days still to go in the White House race, backers of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin are talking her up as a possible contender in 2012, speculation that irritates other Republicans who contend she's a drag on the ticket and that her lightweight image — unfair or not — will be hard to shed.

'Blue Dog' Democrats ready to bark louder on Hill (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:22 PM CDT AP - Conservative Democrats who've been a thorn in the side of liberal party leaders could grow into a major obstacle to Barack Obama's agenda if he is elected president.

Stevens says he hasn't yet been convicted (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 11:46 PM CDT AP - Sen. Ted Stevens says he is not a convicted felon, at least until the appeal process is over.

Fact Check: Palin's Alaska spreads its wealth (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 11:34 PM CDT AP - Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin summon antidemocratic images of a communist state to attack Democrat Barack Obama's tax plan and his comment about spreading the wealth around. But in her home state, Palin embraces Alaska's own version of doing just that.

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2008 02:02 AM CDT AP - Palin, looking to political future, works to rebuild her reputation ... Poll: Obama-Biden up by 13 points over McCain-Palin in CBS-NY Times poll ... Joe the Plumber picks Nashville PR agency to handle flood of interview and appearance requests ...

McCain, Obama step up battleground blitz (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2008 01:20 AM CDT AFP - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican rival John McCain take their White House duel deep into the American heartland Friday in a final push for votes ahead of next week's historic election.

Palin: Obama incapable of handling security tests (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2008 12:24 AM CDT Reuters - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Thursday said Democratic nominee Barack Obama would be incapable of meeting U.S. national security challenges.

Obama retains seven-point lead on McCain (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2008 12:04 AM CDT Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama's lead over Republican rival John McCain held steady at seven points as the race for the White House entered its final four days, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.

Thursday's late-night wrap-up of election jokes (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 11:51 PM CDT AP - As the presidential campaign enters the home stretch, late-night TV hosts aren't letting up — and had plenty to say about Barack Obama's infomercial. A selection of jokes from Thursday:

Good looks help women candidates, men not so much (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 11:48 PM CDT AP - Women running for top offices need to appear competent and attractive, according to a new study. For male candidates, seeming competent may be enough.

Genealogical firm finds Palin ties to Hawaii (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 11:45 PM CDT AP - A Big Island couple who founded a genealogy service company has tracked GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's family ties to Hawaii and to actor Alec Baldwin.

McCain struggles to gain ground on Obama in Ohio (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 10:42 PM CDT AP - With the presidential race in its final days, Republican John McCain campaigned across Ohio, struggling to gain ground against Democrat Barack Obama in a state that the Republican must win to have a chance of capturing the White House.

Two charged in latest Obama effigy incident (AFP) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 10:39 PM CDT AFP - Two men faced criminal charges Thursday for hanging an effigy of Barack Obama from a tree with a noose, the latest in a string of racially tinged incidents targeting the man who hopes to be the first black president.

Obama responds to chief-of-staff report (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 30 Oct 2008 09:53 PM CDT McClatchy Newspapers - Barack Obama and his aides were downplaying but not outright denying the substance of an Associated Press report Thursday that the Democratic presidential nominee's team had approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about potentially serving as his chief of staff if he were elected.

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