News For Tuesday Oct 7, 2008 News For Tuesday Oct 7, 2008

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Political Play of the Day: Obama's anniversary - Added 4 days ago

Barack Obama would like one simple thing for his 16th wedding anniversary _ a quiet date with his wife. It's unlikely, given that the Democratic presidential candidate doesn't go anywhere without drawing attention...

Obama adviser suggests Gates as possible holdover - Added 4 days ago

A senior adviser to Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that the Democrat might see Defense Secretary Robert Gates as a candidate to remain at the Pentagon if Obama wins the White House. Without explicitly endorsing Gates...

Palin draws skepticism even in conservative South - Added 4 days ago

John Thomas has lots of reasons to support John McCain for president. Like McCain, Thomas is a former Navy officer. They're about the same age, and Thomas considers himself a political independent with a conservative...

October remains the month for political surprises - Added 4 days ago

Heading into the final weekend of the 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry was feeling good about his chances of winning the White House. The Democratic nominee thought he had bested President Bush in their three...

Alaskans cringe after month of listening to Palin - Added 4 days ago

Alaskans' two-year honeymoon with Gov. Sarah Palin may have ended around the time the Republican vice presidential candidate started saying that she told Congress "thanks but no thanks" on the Bridge to Nowhere. The...

AP poll: Obama takes a 7-point lead over McCain - Added 4 days ago

Barack Obama has surged to a seven-point lead over John McCain one month before the presidential election, lifted by voters who think the Democrat is better suited to lead the nation through its sudden financial crisis,...

At Washington gov. debate, economy is No. 1 issue - Added 4 days ago

!!-- pobj:WAYAK101-1001082000 -->The state's flagging economy was the No. 1 topic at Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire and Republican challenger Dino Rossi's third debate, although the candidates also squared off on...

Judge: Illinois ballot language 'misleading' - Added 5 days ago

A judge has ruled that Illinois must stop mailing election ballots to members of the military and hold off on sending absentee ballots to everyone else because they contain "misleading and "inaccurate" language. Cook...

Estimates show Palin assets top $1 million - Added 5 days ago

Sarah Palin and her husband have pieced together a uniquely Alaskan income that reached comfortably into six figures even before she became governor, capitalizing on valuable fishing rights, a series of land deals and a...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 5 days ago

IN THE HEADLINES For Palin, fighting doubts about her readiness, stakes are high in debate against Biden ... Obama, McCain vote for financial bailout bill; Obama speaks while McCain lays low ... Obama pulls away to...

Quotes from the vice presidential candidates - Added 5 days ago

Recent quotes and missteps from the vice presidential candidates, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin: ___ BIDEN _On leadership in an economic crisis: "Part of what a leader does is to instill...

Fact check: Biden spins a helicopter tale - Added 5 days ago

When Joe Biden tells voters he understands the threat posed by Afghan extremists, he dramatically illustrates one reason why: His helicopter was "forced down" on "the superhighway of terror." Actually, snow, not the...

McCain and Obama on the issues - Added 5 days ago

A look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION McCain: Opposes abortion rights. Has voted for abortion restrictions permissible under Roe v. Wade, and now...

Palin, in interview, casts herself as a federalist - Added 5 days ago

When it comes to the Supreme Court, only one case comes to Sarah Palin's mind: Roe v. Wade. In an interview broadcast Wednesday on the "CBS Evening News," the Republican vice presidential candidate cast herself as a...

Ohio company offers 'Sarah-Cuda' hunting bow - Added 5 days ago

A western Ohio manufacturer is offering a custom-designed hunting bow inspired by Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Lakota Industries Inc. announced its "Sarah-Cuda" bow Wednesday in honor of the...

Obama, McCain vote for bailout bill - Added 5 days ago

The Republican presidential candidate who took the economic bailout so seriously that he suspended many campaign activities last week stayed quiet in the Senate when it came time to vote on it. Sen. John McCain and...

Palin's role in Arctic claims questioned - Added 5 days ago

Russian attempts to claim part of the Arctic Ocean seabed have given Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin unique foreign policy experience, the McCain-Palin campaign says, but there is no evidence she has ever been involved with or...

Independent groups aim at McCain, Obama in new ads - Added 5 days ago

Their messages run the gamut, but an explosion of outside advertising targeting the presidential candidates has the same goal: to provoke voters on issues from abortion and judges to killing wolves and John McCain's...

Indiana poll shows tight race with McCain, Obama - Added 5 days ago

THE POLL: A South Bend Tribune/WSBT poll of 600 likely voters in the presidential election in Indiana (11 electoral votes). THE NUMBERS: John McCain 46 percent, Barack Obama 45 percent. OF INTEREST: The results mirror...

Poll: Obama widens lead over McCain in Iowa - Added 5 days ago

THE POLL: KCCI-TV Poll of 600 likely Iowa voters. (7 electoral votes) THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama, 55 percent, John McCain, 39 percent. OF INTEREST: Most recent polling has shown Obama with significant leads over...

Polls: Obama gains support in battleground states - Added 5 days ago

THE POLL: CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corp. poll, presidential race in Florida among likely voters. (The state has 27 electoral votes.) THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 51 percent, John McCain 47 percent OF INTEREST: Obama's...

Poll: Obama takes narrow edge in Florida - Added 5 days ago

THE POLL: Suffolk University presidential poll of 600 likely Florida voters. (27 electoral votes) THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama, 46 percent, John McCain, 42 percent. OF INTEREST: Barack Obama has opened a narrow...

Elizabeth Edwards says her health hasn't worsened - Added 5 days ago

!!-- pobj:NJCAM101-0927081654 -->Elizabeth Edwards said Wednesday her health is "no worse" than 18 months ago, when she and her husband made the sobering announcement that her cancer had returned in an incurable form. ...

Clinton says Obama has better answers on economy - Added 5 days ago

Former President Clinton set aside his cool relationship with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday to condemn Republican economic policies as well as endorse his wife's ex-rival. For his first...

Methodology for AP-GfK Poll on presidential race - Added 5 days ago

The Associated Press-GfK Poll on the 2008 presidential race was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Sept. 27-30, 2008. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally...

McCain calls revamped bailout bill an improvement - Added 5 days ago

Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Wednesday the resurrected financial bailout bill isn't perfect but warned that the nation's financial crisis will become a full-fledged disaster if the plan fails. In...

McCain and Obama on the issues - Added 5 days ago

A look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION McCain: Opposes abortion rights. Has voted for abortion restrictions permissible under Roe v. Wade, and now...

Obama tells Vibe readers 'I need you' in letter - Added 5 days ago

Barack Obama has a message for the readers of Vibe: "I need you." In a letter to be published in the November issue, the Democratic presidential candidate is given a page to address the readers of the urban music...

McCain turns irritable, sarcastic in interview - Added 5 days ago

Republican presidential candidate John McCain, once renowned for his jocular sessions with journalists, appeared irritable and at times sarcastic in an interview in which he defended running mate Sarah Palin's...

Obama: Accountability must accompany rescue plan - Added 5 days ago

Democrat Barack Obama promised Wednesday that if he is elected president "American taxpayers will never again have to put their money on the line to pay for the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street." The Illinois...

Campaigns differ on how to help with college costs - Added 5 days ago

!!-- pobj:WX208-0820081221 -->!!-- pobj:WX207-1002071113 -->The price of college continues to surge, and financial aid isn't keeping up. The Wall Street meltdown has hammered the stock market and college savings. And a...

Polls: Obama leads in critical trio of states - Added 5 days ago

Recently trailing or tied, Democrat Barack Obama now leads Republican John McCain in a trio of the most critical, vote-rich states five weeks before the election, according to presidential poll results released...

Palin doesn't specify where she gets her news - Added 5 days ago

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin repeatedly failed to cite a newspaper or magazine when asked what she had read regularly before John McCain picked her as his running mate, saying only that she had...

McCain, Obama call for greater bank security - Added 5 days ago

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain worked to cool the partisan heat of the financial crisis, with both calling for Congress to regroup and act quickly to prevent a feared financial collapse and foster...

Polls: More see Obama as helpful on economy - Added 5 days ago

THE POLL: Quinnipiac University poll, presidential race in Florida among likely voters. (The state has 27 electoral votes.) THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 51 percent, John McCain 43 percent. OF INTEREST: The post-debate...

Fight for US House seat turns tight in Illinois - Added 6 days ago

Republican chances of retaining retiring Rep. Jerry Weller's seat in Congress didn't look good for a while. Weller had decided not to seek an eighth term amid ethics questions, then the winner of the GOP primary bailed...

Wildlife group expands reach of anti-Palin wolf ad - Added 6 days ago

These are not the typical wolves of political ads _ not the menaces depicted by George W. Bush in 2004 or John McCain just a couple of weeks ago. These animals are bloodied, gruesome victims. As depicted in a Defenders...

Palin's foreign negotiations limited to Canada - Added 6 days ago

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who touts her state's proximity to Russia as part of her foreign policy experience, has not met with Russian leaders or delegations, negotiated any Russian issues or visited the country,...

Debate offers Palin, Biden high risks, big rewards - Added 6 days ago

For an audition to be second fiddle, Thursday's debate between often ill-informed newcomer Sarah Palin and often gaffe-prone veteran Joe Biden offers unusually large pitfalls _ and promise. For once, the whole world...

Palin says she represents 'Joe Six-pack' - Added 6 days ago

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin portrayed herself Tuesday as a champion of everyday people while noting her family's stock portfolio took a $20,000 hit last week. "It's time that normal Joe Six-pack American is finally...

Springfield to bill Obama $50,000 for rally - Added 6 days ago

The city of Springfield plans to bill Barack Obama's presidential campaign about $50,000 to cover expenses related to the August rally he held to introduce Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, officials said...

Bill Clinton in McCain ad leading role - Added 6 days ago

Bill Clinton is playing a starring role in a John McCain commercial. And here's the ad's kicker: "You're right Mr. President." Fancy that. The Republican presidential nominee with a tip of the hat to the last...

The vice presidential nominees' verbal missteps - Added 6 days ago

Verbal missteps from vice presidential candidates Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., and Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska. Each spoke with anchor Katie Couric in separate interviews that aired last week on the "CBS Evening News." ___ ...

Campaign tries to explain Palin's Putin comment - Added 6 days ago

Gov. Sarah Palin cites vigilance against Russian warplanes coming into U.S. airspace over Alaska as one of her foreign policy credentials. But the U.S. military command in charge says that hasn't happened in her 21...

Elizabeth Edwards ties health care to economy - Added 6 days ago

!!-- pobj:NJCAM102-0927081654 -->Elizabeth Edwards tied the nation's lagging economy to its struggling health care system Tuesday as she joined an effort in battleground states to discredit the health care proposals of...

Springsteen, Joel team up for Obama - Added 6 days ago

Rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are teaming up for their first joint concert to benefit Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Obama plans to attend the concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New...

Obama calls on Americans to support rescue plan - Added 6 days ago

!!-- AUDIO:08309197,08309196,08309195,08309194 -->Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday called for Americans to get behind attempts to salvage a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector,...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 6 days ago

IN THE HEADLINES Obama, McCain use TV attack ads, bipartisan appeals to turn economic crisis into political gain ... Warning that crisis could hurt ordinary people, calls for support of economic plan ... Ohio again...

One-in-four chance McCain may not survive 2nd term - Added 6 days ago

If John McCain is elected and goes on to win a second term, there's as much as a one-in-four chance America could see its first woman president _ Sarah Palin. It's actuarial math. The odds highly favor either McCain...

Judge to hear arguments in 'Troopergate' case - Added 6 days ago

A judge in Alaska is set to hear arguments this week on whether he should halt an abuse-of-power investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin by the Alaska Legislature. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Michalski has scheduled...