2008年11月1日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Bush staying close to home at campaign's end (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 03:20 AM CDT

In this May 27, 2008 file photo, President Bush and Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wave at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The joint appearance on the tarmac lasted less than one minute and White House aides say the administration and the McCain camp jointly decided months ago that the Arizona senator would do his own politicking. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - The unpopular President Bush is staying off the campaign trail in the race to succeed him.

Obama, McCain visit red states in final stretch (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 02:55 AM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger arrive at a rally Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama looked to pick up three red states on the final Saturday of the campaign, while Republican John McCain defended GOP turf before breaking to appear on "Saturday Night Live."

Does Palin's maverick label still stick? (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 03:07 AM CDT

Republican vice president candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses a crowd of supporters at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pa., Friday, October 31, 2008. (AP Photo/John Heller)AP - A loyal Democrat, Kenny Powers never shared Sarah Palin's conservative politics. But the United Way organizer confesses a fondness for the governor who paired a folksy charm with scorn for Alaska's Republican old guard.

In the 2008 election, time to party like it's 1773 (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 02:59 AM CDT

Charles Jay, the Boston Tea Party presidential candidate, makes a presentation, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, to a Hialeah, Fla. high school class. Jay is on the ballot in three states and a write-in candidate in at least 10 other states. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)AP - When the Boston Tea Party's presidential candidate Charles Jay went to register to vote in Florida this summer the clerk at the elections office wasn't sure what to do.

Olbermann crashes SNL set (Politico)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 05:35 PM CDT

Politico - Ben Affleck, who’s hosting “Saturday Night Live” this week, was rehearsing a skit this afternoon mocking Keith Olbermann when Olbermann himself got past security to watch, according to a source with knowledge of the incident.

Study: Media coverage has favored Obama campaign (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 12:59 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., throws a bottle of water to a supporter in the crowd who had passed out during a rally at Wicker Memorial Park in Highland Ind., Friday, Oct. 31, 2008.(AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - John McCain supporters who believe they haven't gotten a fair shake from the media during the Republican's candidacy against Barack Obama have a new study to point to.

Voter turnout expected to be highest in decades (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 10:02 PM CDT

Early voters wait on line to cast their ballots at the County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) headquarters in Norwalk, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Voter turnout will be the highest in decades, dwarfing recent presidential elections, experts predict.

Civil rights group renews Va. election lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 06:16 PM CDT

AP - A day before voters head to polls in battleground Virginia, the NAACP will go to federal court to demand more voting machines in minority polling places.

Candidate wives a study in contrasts on the trail (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 04:57 PM CDT

In this Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 file photo, Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles as she is cheered during the Annual General Baptist State Convention in Fayetteville, N.C. Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama have carved out very different approaches to the campaign now drawing to a close. (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis)AP - It's long been an unwritten rule of political campaigns: The candidate's spouse is a cheerleader and a surrogate, but not an attacker. Yet there was Cindy McCain this month, introducing her husband at a Pennsylvania rally with an angry reference to Barack Obama and his vote against a bill funding the troops in Iraq.

AP: Obama aunt from Kenya living in US illegally (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 12:58 AM CDT

A police officer sits in his cruiser Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 outside the public housing complex in South Boston where Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's aunt Zeituni Onyango reportedly lives. The Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned.

Oil price fall, crisis may delay US climate, energy policy (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 02:21 AM CDT

A service station attendant refuels a car in Teaneck, New Jersey. The financial crisis and falling oil prices risk setting back attempts by the next US president and Congress to promote renewable energy, analysts have said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - The financial crisis and falling oil prices risk setting back attempts by the next US president and Congress to promote renewable energy and the fight against climate change, analysts say.

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 02:11 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a rally at Wicker Memorial Park in Highland Ind., Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - Obama goes for landslide, even campaigning in rival's state; McCain says foe is too far left ... Not so fast: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin might not be permitted to cash in on fame ... Thousands of Colo. residents purged from voter registration rolls now allowed to cast ballots ...

Rare flash of anger from Obama on Halloween night (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 12:23 AM CDT

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) goes trick-or-treating with his 7-year-old daughter Sasha in his Chicago neighbourhood on Halloween, October 31, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - It wasn't quite a Halloween nightmare on Obama street, but journalists on Friday drew a rare flash of anger from the normally unflappable Democratic presidential nominee.

McCain, Obama battle into last weekend (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 12:09 AM CDT

Reuters - Republican presidential nominee John McCain on Friday seized on California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's star power in Ohio, a state critical to his hopes of clawing back Democrat Barack Obama's lead going into Tuesday's election.

Obama has 5-point lead over McCain (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 12:07 AM CDT

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama walks toward his campaign aircraft in Columbia, Missouri, October 31, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama's lead over Republican rival John McCain dipped slightly to 5 points with three days left in the race for the White House, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.

Murdoch says Obama win could worsen financial crisis: report (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 11:12 PM CDT

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, seen here in early August, addresses a press conference in Mumbai, India. Murdoch has warned that a win by Democratic hopeful Barack Obama in next week's US election could worsen the world financial crisis, a report has said.(AFP/File/Sajjad Hussain)AFP - Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has warned that a win by Democratic hopeful Barack Obama in next week's US election could worsen the world financial crisis, a report said Saturday.

Obama Holds 6-Point Average Lead Over McCain in National Polls (Bloomberg)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 11:02 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama is holding an average lead of 6 percentage points over John McCain in national polls with three days left in the presidential campaign.

Obama-McCain Duel Spurs Charges of Voter Fraud, Suppression (Bloomberg)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 11:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The intensity of the presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain has spurred legal maneuvering and a barrage of charges of fraud and voter suppression in states that may determine the result if the election is close.

Obama says top priority is unclogging capitalism (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 10:49 PM CDT

Chart showing the turnout in US presidential elections from 1968 to 2004. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican rival John McCain take their White House duel deep into the American heartland in a final push for votes ahead of next week's historic election.(AFP/null)AFP - Democrat Barack Obama has vowed to avert a "potential meltdown" in the clogged financial system as he listed his top priorities if he is elected America's first black president next week.

Schwarzenegger mocks Obama as campaign home stretch heats up (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 10:31 PM CDT

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a women's conference in Long Beach, California on October 22. Schwarzenegger has ridiculed Barack Obama as he stumped for Republican John McCain on the home stretch of the historic US presidential election race.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Michael Buckner)AFP - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has ridiculed Barack Obama as he stumped for Republican John McCain on the home stretch of the historic US presidential election race.

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