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Sunday, October 12, 2008
The look of a prez?
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12:00AM, October 12
AT FIRST glance, there wasn’t much to the way Sens. Read more
Barack Obama rides a wave of bad economic news
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12:00AM, October 12
For months, Mark Wagner stuck by John McCain, even as the economy stalled and other Americans came to blame Republican leadership. Read more
GOP ticket tries new tactics
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12:00AM, October 12
After a week of increasingly nasty rallies in which John McCain and Sarah Palin hammered Democratic rival Barack Obama over his “association” with a 1960s-era radical, the Republican candidates changed tactics Saturday during campaign swings through two presidential battleground states. Read more
If only partisans would let foresight prevail
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12:00AM, October 12
Extremists on the right make threats about the dangerous “other” who might take the White House. Read more
Obama camp keeps eye on ball
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12:00AM, October 12
While everyone’s attention was focused on Tuesday night’s debate, the well-organized ground game of the well-financed Barack Obama campaign kept on grinding away at its voter registration drives. Read more
Thursday, October 9, 2008
For many, debate was must-see TV
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October 9, 2008
The second matchup between John McCain and Barack Obama proved a strong draw with television viewers Tuesday night. Read more
McCain campaign ratchets up the rhetoric
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October 9, 2008
Egged on by a surly crowd, John McCain and Sarah Palin delivered a stark condemnation of Barack Obama’s policies and character Wednesday, casting him as an unreliable choice for president. Read more
Obama’s fundraising prowess exposes flaws in law
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October 9, 2008
Barack Obama’s money machine is fueled by the likes of Martha Murphy, a grandmother who has donated 104 times for a total of $2,475.34. Read more
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
McCain’s playing field narrows
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October 7, 2008
With just four weeks until the election, John McCain is facing an increasingly steep path to the presidency, as the economic crisis and Barack Obama’s financial edge tilt the political landscape to the Democrat’s advantage. Read more
Debate coverage
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October 7, 2008
Debate coverage
Tonight’s town-hall-style presidential debate between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain will be broadcast live at 6 p.m. Read more
Monday, October 6, 2008
He’s the driving force behind McCain
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October 6, 2008
In the wild ride that is the McCain presidential campaign, Steve Schmidt has been at the wheel, steering – some say careering – from Paris Hilton to Sarah Palin, from abrupt “suspension” to abrupt restart. Read more
Barack Obama accuses Republicans of distracting voters from the economy
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October 6, 2008
One day after John McCain’s running mate escalated the vitriol of the presidential campaign by invoking a 1960s radical, Barack Obama accused Republicans of trying to distract voters from the sagging economy with “smears.” Read more
New registrations favor Democrats
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October 6, 2008
For months, Barack Obama’s presidential campaign said it would capture traditionally Republican states this fall by registering more African Americans, younger Americans and other voters, in essence reshaping the electorate. Read more
Mishaps mark John McCain’s record as naval aviator
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October 6, 2008
John McCain was training in his AD-6 Skyraider on an overcast Texas morning in 1960 when he slammed into Corpus Christi Bay and sheared the skin off his plane’s wings. Read more
Sunday, October 5, 2008
For Obama, an uphill climb in Appalachia
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October 5, 2008
The isolated towns of Virginia’s Appalachian coal region are home to strong labor unions and Democratic political machines that date back generations. Read more
McCain stumps in Iowa – but why?
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October 5, 2008
A mere five weeks from now, as night sweeps across the continent on Nov. Read more
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Clinton rallies the faithful in downtown L.A.
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October 4, 2008
Hillary Rodham Clinton met Friday with some of her most devoted supporters in Los Angeles to urge them to back former rival Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Read more
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Clinton comes through
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October 2, 2008
Jeffrey Platt wasn’t sure what he was going to hear when he took the afternoon off from his struggling architectural firm to see Bill Clinton make his first campaign stop for Barack Obama. Read more
Why the vice presidential candidates should rein in their inner Chatty Cathy
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October 2, 2008
While loads of commentary on tonight’s big vice presidential debate has focused on what the candidates should say, just as important will be what they don’t say. Read more
He opposes regulation – until he supports it
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October 2, 2008
As financial collapse threatened Wall Street and consumed Washington, John McCain appeared to undergo a dramatic transformation. Read more
