Archive for November 1st, 2008
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McCain Appears on Saturday Night Live Alongside Palin Lookalike (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) — John McCain appeared on NBC’s
“Saturday Night Live” last night, calling himself “a true
maverick, a Republican without money.” With the help of a Sarah
Palin lookalike, he pretended to hawk memorabilia to raise money
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McCain shows funny side on ‘Saturday Night Live’ (AFP)
AFP – Republican John McCain showed his funny side with an appearance on a US television comedy show, less than three days from historic presidential election. -
Obama leads McCain by 6 points (Reuters)
Reuters – Democrat Barack Obama’s lead over Republican rival John McCain firmed marginally to 6 points with support for both candidates steady before Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday. -
McCain-Fey team pitches goods on SNL (Politico)
Politico – John McCain poked fun at his running mate, Barack Obama and his own campaign’s dwindling assets in an appearance Saturday on the opening sequence of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”
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Real McCain joins fake Palin on “Saturday Night Live” (Reuters)
Reuters – The real John McCain and the fake Sarah Palin traded jokes on Saturday as the Republican presidential candidate took a break from the campaign trail to appear on the comedy TV show “Saturday Night Live.” -
House GOP leader uses expletive to describe Obama (AP)
AP – House Republican leader John Boehner has used a vulgar expression to refer to Democrat Barack Obama and his voting record in the Illinois legislature. -
Inouye predicts Stevens will keep his Senate seat (AP)
AP – Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye provided a campaign boost Saturday to embattled Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, predicting that his colleague from Alaska will win re-election and overturn his conviction on appeal. -
Obama Holds Almost 7-Point Average Lead Over McCain in Polls (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama has an average lead of
6.8 percentage points over John McCain in national polls with
two days left in the presidential campaign. -
Terrorist acts common for new presidents (Politico)
Politico – The next president’s vulnerability to terrorist attacks has become an issue on the campaign trail. But if there’s an attack as a new administration settles in, it won’t be the first time.
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Palin’s prank call from fake French president
Sarah Palin unwittingly took a prank call Saturday from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and telling her she would make a good president someday.
