Archive for November 3rd, 2008
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Report clears Palin in Troopergate investigation (AP)
AP – Gov. Sarah Palin violated no ethics laws when she fired her public safety commissioner, the state personnel board concluded in a report released Monday. “There is no probable cause to believe that the governor, or any other state official, violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act in connection with these matters,” the report says. -
Palin releases medical records on election eve (Reuters)
Reuters – Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin released a summary of her medical history late on Monday as the 2008 U.S. presidential race drew to a close. -
History and high anxiety as Campaign ‘08 closes (AP)
AP – Every presidential election is for the history books. This one is for the ages. On the Democratic side, the first black nominee of either major party is bidding to become the first black president. In his quest, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has infused the American political experience with enormous rallies, speeches that can captivate and the electric energy of motivated young supporters altogether, a combination not seen in generations. -
Record turnout in early voting favors Obama (AFP)
AFP – A record number of Americans have cast their ballots in pivotal US states ahead of Tuesday’s election, with surveys suggesting many of the early voters backed Democrat Barack Obama. -
NYT: 2008 race causing politics sea change
The 2008 election has upended how presidential campaigns are fought, a fact that has almost been lost amid the final battle. -
Obama Counts on Text Messages to Drive Turnout of Youth, Blacks (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama’s campaign is counting on
a potent new weapon for Election Day: the humble cell-phone text
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McCain-Obama Race May Be Decided Early; Watch Virginia’s Vote (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama and John McCain will be
carefully watching Virginia early tonight. Television viewers
should too. -
Palin Didn’t Violate Ethics Rules, Says Election-Eve Report (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) — Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, running
mate to Republican John McCain in today’s presidential election,
didn’t violate ethics rules when she fired the state’s public
safety commissioner, a state investigation concluded. -
Press Briefing by Dana Perino – 11/4/2008
MS. PERINO: Hi, everybody. I do not have anything to start with today, so I’ll take your questions.
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Palin’s doctor says she is in ‘excellent health’ (AP)
AP – Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is in excellent health, with her only hospitalization related to her five pregnancies, her family physician said in a two-page letter the campaign released hours before Election Day.
