Archive for October 25th, 2008
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Pennsylvania GOP disavows inflammatory e-mail (AP)
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. -
Obama, back on trail, hits McCain on economy (Reuters)
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. -
Bitter infighting over ‘diva’ Palin in McCain campaign: report (AFP)
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, McCain roll through West
Barack Obama and John McCain ventured into the next-to-last weekend of their testy presidential campaign with the same target — winning states in the western U.S. -
Obama Leads McCain in Most National Polls, Battleground States (Bloomberg)
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
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Could McCain lose his home state? (Politico)
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.
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The politics of pennies (Politico)
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.
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Average Joes have mixed feelings on wealth
The war of words waged by the presidential candidates for the votes of plumbers and other average Joes is a reminder of the nation’s long-standing doubts about concentrated wealth.
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Bill Clinton to campaign with Obama in Florida
Former President Clinton will campaign with Sen. Barack Obama for the first time Wednesday in Florida, according to Matt McKenna of the Clinton Foundation.
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McCain, hitting Obama on presumptiousness, turns to Truman (Politico)
Politico – There is no more predictable refuge in American politics than for trailing candidates to cite the come-from-behind example of Harry Truman.
