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Sunday, October 12, 2008

The look of a prez?

Image | By Adam Tschorn | 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

National | By Bob Drogin and Peter Wallsten, David Zucchino | 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

National | By Maeve Reston and Robin Abcarian | 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

National | By On The Media | 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

National | By Don Frederick And Andrew Malcolm | 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

National | 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

National | By Peter Nicholas | 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

National | By Dan Morain and Doug Smith | 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

National | By Mark Z. Barabak | 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

National | 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

National | By Dan Morain and Bob Drogin | 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

National | By Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta | 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

National | By Peter Nicholas | 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

National | By Ralph Vartabedian and Richard A. Serrano | 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

National | By Peter Wallsten | 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?

National | By Don Frederick And Andrew Malcolm | 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.

National | By Kate Linthicum | 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

National | By Faye Fiore | 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

National | By James Rainey | 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

National | By Noam N. Levey | October 2, 2008
As financial collapse threatened Wall Street and consumed Washington, John McCain appeared to undergo a dramatic transformation. Read more
 
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