Supreme Court Hangs On Election
The future direction of the Supreme Court is entirely dependent on whether John McCain or Barack Obama prevails in November, reports the Washington Post.
CBS News Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:53:41 EDT
CNN poll: Obama opens 5-point lead over McCain
A new national poll suggests Barack Obama is widening his lead over John McCain in the race for the White House.
CNN Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:56:00 EDT
McCain and Obama unleash another round of attacks
NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama warmed up on Monday for a potentially crucial debate by unleashing another volley of personal attacks on each other's character in an increasingly ugly White House race.
Reuters Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:26:41 -0400
Quotes from Palin on Obama's ties to Wright, Ayers
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has continued but toned down her criticism Barack Obama's association with 1960s-era radical Bill Ayers and questioned the Democratic presidential candidates' relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, an incendiary former pastor. GOP presidential contender John McCain has previously condemned the North Carolina Republican Party in April for an ad that featured Wright. Here are the Republicans' remarks on the subjects:
cqpolitics.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:41 GMT
Campaign Attacks Intensify in Wake of New Ads
The campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain went after Barack Obama again today over his past association with a 1960s radical leader, and the Democratic contender struck back by highlighting McCain's connection to a corruption scandal surrounding the 1989 failure of a savings and...
The Washington Post Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:39:59 EDT
Second debate comes amid nasty campaigning
With just four weeks left until Election Day, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are preparing to face off in Tuesday night's high-stakes presidential debate.
CNN Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:39:41 EDT
McCain, Obama on the issues
A look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on a selection of issues:
cqpolitics.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:21 GMT
Canberra plans unified privacy principles
SPECIAL Minister of State John Faulkner has proposed a set of unified privacy principles and protections for credit reporting and health information, following a revamp of the Privacy Act.
Australian IT Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT
Reality Check For Britain's Defence
As UK troops risk becoming sidelined in Afghanistan, John Hutton must push for an urgent defence and security review.
modoracle.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:36:00 +0100
Interpreting Obama's Lead In Pennsylvania
Polls are showing Sen. Barack Obama with a narrow lead over Sen. John McCain in Pennsylvania. Political analyst Randall Miller talks about the candidates' standing in the key swing state a month before the election.
NPR Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:00 -0400
Gloves come off on the campaign trail
Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is trying to draw a parallel with Sen. John McCain's involvement in the "Keating Five" scandal and the current economic crisis.
CNN Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:26:58 EDT
McCain, Obama Avoid Spending Limits, Undermine Public Financing (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Before last month's RepublicanNational Convention, a donor could click a link on John McCain'sWeb site and give money to his campaign. Since then,www.johnmccain.com still has a link for online contributions,though the money goes to the Republican National Committee.
yahoo.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:30:00 GMT
US House race in Oklahoma heats up after bailout
TULSA, Okla. -- The political ad begins with classical music playing, then a picture of Republican U.S. Rep. John Sullivan.
Seattlepi.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:32 GMT
NYT: McCain, Obama sharply divided on Iraq
One of the most pressing questions Barack Obama or John McCain would confront if elected president is how to build on the security gains in Iraq at a time when troop levels have begun to drop.
MSNBC.com Mon, 6 Oct 2008 09:37:44 GMT
US House race in Oklahoma heats up after bailout (AP)
AP - The political ad begins with classical music playing, then a picture of Republican U.S. Rep. John Sullivan.
yahoo.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:32:34 GMT
Delaware County casts a cold eye on candidates
When Sen. John McCain beat out more conservative opponents to win his party's nomination for president, the Republican leaders in Delaware County were elated - and relieved.
Philly Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:01:00 GMT
Debate stakes higher for McCain as insults mount
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Running short on time, John McCain has the most riding on the second presidential debate, though Barack Obama will be out of his scripted comfort zone in the town hall-style confrontation. It could be ugly if Monday's tussling is any indication....
The Arizona Republic Mon, 6 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EST
Obama Gaining Ground In Key Swing States
The presidential election is four weeks from tomorrow. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama debate tomorrow in Nashville, Tenn. NPR's Cokie Roberts talks with co-host Ari Shapiro about the latest polls which show Barack Obama has pulled ahead of John McCain in national polls and in key battleground states.
NPR Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0400
Headlines for October 6, 2008
Bush Signs Wall St. Bailout After House Passage, Kucinich: Bailout ?Largest Single Act of Class Warfare? in US History, Ex-Goldman Sachs Exec to Steer Bailout, Bailout Spending to Begin in November, Countrywide Reaches $8.7B Mortgage Settlement, US Loses 159,000 Jobs in September, McCain Campaign Touts Obama Ties to ?60s Activist, Dems See Gains as Voter Registration Deadline Arrives, 11 Iraqis Die in US Raid, State Dept. Outsources Investigations of Contractor Crimes, UK Commander: NATO Can?t Defeat Taliban, 24 Killed in US Strike in Pakistan, Palestinian Olive Harvest Begins Amidst Settler Harassment, Half-Million Gallons of Spilled Crude Oil Among Ike?s Environmental Damage, Catonsville 9 Member John Hogan Dies at 73
MyAntiwar.org Mon, 6 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EST
Targeting White Ethnic Voters in Pennsylvania
Oktoberfest weekend in Wilkes Barre, Penn., is a time for pierogies, polka and politics. It's a town that's home to a population that consists largely of white, ethnic, Catholic swing voters. That's a demographic that Republican presidential nominee John McCain has been courting eagerly. However, a lot of voters are still undecided.
NPR Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0400
McCain And The Keating Five
Politico reports that Barack Obama is launching an online attack against John McCain at noon. The negative campaign is based on an almost 20 year old scandal known as...
About Mon, 6 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EST
McCain, Obama Endorse Different Philosophies on Treasury Choice (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain and Barack Obama arebringing different criteria to the choice of Treasury secretary,arguably the next administration's most powerful post, with theRepublican candidate looking for a big name and the Democratseeking someone to reassure markets.
yahoo.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT
Obama accuses McCain of smear campaign
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama counterattacked on Sunday against a new Republican tactic by saying rival John McCain was more interested in a smear campaign than fixing the U.S. economy.
Reuters Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:16:51 -0400
Analysis: Palin's words may backfire on McCain (AP)
AP - And though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a racially tinged subtext that John McCain himself may come to regret.
yahoo.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:55:14 GMT
Gay Marriage Opponents ''Thank'' Obama
Those campaigning in California for Proposition 8, which would reinstate the ban on gay marriage, believe they'll get a lot of unintended help from Barack Obama on Election Day, reports CBS News correspondent John Blackstone.
CBS News Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:00:01 EDT
Candidates Prepare for Tuesday's Town Hall Debate
SEDONA, Ariz., Oct. 5 -- In one of the most beautiful spots on the globe, Sen. John McCain spent much of Saturday holed up in a dark hotel conference room, engaged in intense debate preparation. At the end of it, the GOP nominee told his aides that was crazy, and so Sunday's first round of debate...
The Washington Post Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT
Candidates Prepare for Tuesday's Town Hall Debate
SEDONA, Ariz., Oct. 5 -- In one of the most beautiful spots on the globe, Sen. John McCain spent much of Saturday holed up in a dark hotel conference room, engaged in intense debate preparation. At the end of it, the GOP nominee told his aides that was crazy, and so Sunday's first round of debate...
The Washington Post Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT
30 days out, McCain still taking weekends off (Politico)
Politico - SEDONA, Ariz.— Just a month out from election day, neither Barack Obama nor John McCain has undertaken the sort of grinding public schedule that until now had been the standard for the homestretch of a presidential campaign — and the Republican's routine has been especially lax.
cqpolitics.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:11:00 GMT
By-election winner takes seat
New SNP MP John Mason will take his seat in Parliament for the first time today.
yahoo.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:01:25 +0000
Obama allies warn McCain camp to back off attacks (AP)
AP - Barack Obama's allies warn that John McCain's attacks on the Democrat's character will lead to the political equivalent of mutual assured destruction: fire your big weapon at your own peril.
yahoo.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:51:56 GMT
McCain's brother says N. Va. 'Communist country' (AP)
AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain's brother made an apparent joke at a campaign rally this weekend that might not play well in parts of newly competitive Virginia.
cqpolitics.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:21:46 GMT
McCain Backers Expand Attacks on Obama's Character, Patriotism (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain's supportersescalated attacks on Senator Barack Obama's patriotism and hisacquaintance with a Vietnam-era radical as polls show theRepublican nominee losing ground a month before the election.
yahoo.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:58:15 GMT
McCain's brother says N. Va. 'Communist country'
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain's brother made an apparent joke at a campaign rally this weekend that might not play well in parts of newly competitive Virginia.
cqpolitics.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:21 GMT
Obama accuses McCain of looking for distractions
Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday charged that Sen. John McCain's campaign is launching "Swift boat-style attacks" on him instead of addressing the country's problems.
CNN Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:53:21 EDT
How captivity shaped McCain
A review of tens of thousands of documents and interviews with several dozen Vietnamese and former POWs yields fresh insights into Republican presidential candidate John McCain's experience.
MSNBC.com Sun, 5 Oct 2008 15:17:53 GMT
'No precedent set' over Blair row
London Mayor Boris Johnson denies a precedent has been set by the resignation of Met commissioner Sir Ian Blair.
BBC.co.uk Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:36:41 GMT
`Saturday Night Live' parodies VP debate with guest appearances from Tina Fey, Queen Latifah
The "SNL" take on the week's political events has become a dependable part of the news cycle this fall, offering near-immediate parodies of the presidential candidates, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, and their running mates.
Startribune.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:47:53 GMT
Songs Along The Campaign Trail
Classical music historian Robert Greenberg speaks with host Liane Hansen about historic campaign songs. Music and politics have been intertwined in the United States since the 1800s when President Thomas Jefferson and President John Quincy Adams were in office.
NPR Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:46:00 -0400
Newspaper poll shows Obama up 7 points in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new poll suggests Barack Obama has a seven-point lead over John McCain in Ohio.
cqpolitics.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:22 GMT
McCain-Obama tie possible in presidential race
A handful of battleground states are likely to determine the November 4 U.S. presidential election and it's possible that Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama could split them in a manner that leaves each just short of victory.
Reuters Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:53:21 -0400
Obama To Preempt McCain Assault
Branding his opponent as "erratic in a crisis," Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is preempting plans by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to portray him as having sinister connections to controversial Chicagoans, reports Politico.
CBS News Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:49:03 EDT
Pa. ranks first in campaign TV revenue
With Pennsylvania a key battleground state and the election just weeks away, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are dropping major dollars on campaign ads in the Philadelphia TV market.
Philly Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:01:00 GMT
TV and Politics : Historical TV Ratings For Presidential Debates
Ever since the 1960 campaign, between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon, television has played an important part in the presidential campaign. This chart illustrates that viewership, as a percentage of the number of US households, has generally declined since 1960. The notable exception: 1976, when Ronald Reagan challenged President Jimmy Carter.
cqpolitics.com Sun, 5 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EST
Conservative Dominance May Be in Its Final Days
Some Congressional Republicans have begun viewing Senator John McCain's potential defeat as a step toward political renewal.
nytimes.com Sun, 5 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EST
Yes, there are deals in London, Paris
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bignewsnetwork.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:47:58 -0400
Sen. Clinton calls McCain 'mimic' of Bush (AP)
AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday called Republican presidential candidate John McCain not a maverick but a "mimic" of President Bush.
cqpolitics.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:38:08 GMT
Sen. Clinton calls McCain 'mimic' of Bush
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday called Republican presidential candidate John McCain not a maverick but a "mimic" of President Bush.
Seattlepi.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:38 GMT
Exclusive: Obama to preempt McCain assault (Politico)
Politico - Branding his opponent as “erratic in a crisis,” Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is preempting plans by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to portray him as having sinister connections to controversial Chicagoans.
cqpolitics.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:07:00 GMT
John Galliano at Paris fashion week
Models present creations by British designer John Galliano as part of his Spring/Summer 2009 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection show in Paris October 4, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
bignewsnetwork.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:53:06 -0400
U.S. Fiscal Crisis Seems to Have Altered Political Map
The faltering economy has left Sen. John McCain on the political defensive, altering the landscape in many of the most important battleground states and providing a series of avenues for Sen. Barack Obama to claim the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House in November, according to pol...
The Washington Post Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT
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