Is 2008 Really The 'Year Of The Woman'?
Some observers have christened 2008 that way, but if you look beyond Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, you'll find a landscape that is at best mixed for women. The outlook is not so great for Senate and gubernatorial hopefuls, although better for women competing in House races.
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Obama Campaign Ad Blitz Unprecedented
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama bought a half-hour of advertising time Wednesday to sell his candidacy to voters. The prime-time ad will air on most major broadcast networks.
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McCain, Obama Campaigns Full Speed Ahead
After 21 months of campaigning, John McCain and Barack Obama are traveling nonstop through battleground states — making their last best case to be the next occupant of the White House.
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Florida, Ohio Accommodate Voters
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has declared a voting emergency in the state. To combat long lines, he ordered early-voting polls to remain open for 12 hours on weekdays and for 12 hours total over the weekend. In Ohio, a federal judge ruled that homeless people who want to vote may legally use the address of any place they've spent the night.
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GOP Ticket In Hershey, Pa.
In the past four presidential elections, Pennsylvania has gone Democratic. The Republican ticket campaigned in the swing state Tuesday. John McCain and Sarah Palin were in Hershey, hoping voters will give the GOP ticket a sweet victory next week.
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Obama Ventures Into Va.'s Really Red Area
Earlier this year, it was widely assumed that Virginia would be a safe bet for Republican presidential nominee John McCain. After all, no Democratic candidate for president has won there in 44 years. But the latest polls put Barack Obama ahead. Tuesday, Obama was looking for votes in an area of the state where Republicans dominate.
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We Compile Election Sound So You Don't Have To
After nearly two years of campaign ads, gaffes and laughs, the 2008 presidential election is less than one week away. Some of the campaign's greatest hits have been put together in a compilation not available in stores. Here's a very special offer for all you news junkies and political flunkies.
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US-NEWS Summary
(Reuters)
Reuters - President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he was confident that a bipartisan bill would emerge from Congress for a massive $700 billion financial rescue plan despite concerns from Republicans and Democrats. "There are good ideas that need to be listened to in order to get a good bill out that will address the situation," Bush said as he met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
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Obama 'confident' Americans will overcome crisis
(AFP)
AFP - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said Monday the United States will overcome the financial crisis that has sent shockwaves through Wall Street but acknowledged that Americans are "anxious."
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Today on the presidential campaign trail
(AP)
AP - Obama says massive financial bailout probably would delay his spending initiatives ... Poll: Obama's support from former Clinton supporters stuck at same levels as in June ... Clinton says Democratic win in 2008 should be obvious, given GOP policies ... For Palin, meet-and-greet time with world leaders at UN session in NY
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McCain says Australia, US share challenge of China
(AFP)
AFP - US Republican presidential candidate John McCain Tuesday called on Australia to help encourage greater openness in China, a nation he said had not met all the responsibilities of a global power.
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Obama: Bailout likely to delay spending programs
(AP)
AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he probably would have to delay the spending programs he has called for during his campaign in light of the massive government bailout being proposed for the nation's financial industry.
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Obama: Wild Financial Markets Need Taming
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama campaigned Monday in the battleground state of Wisconsin. The Illinois senator chastised the Republican administration for its push to deregulate the financial markets. Obama said Republicans wanted to let the market run free, but instead they let it run wild.
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Bailout Plan Makes McCain 'Deeply Uncomfortable'
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain called Monday for bipartisan oversight of the Bush Administration's proposed bailout of the U.S. financial markets. Campaigning in Scranton, Pa., McCain said the current plan makes him "deeply uncomfortable" because one man, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, would have control over all that money.
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Obama Scales Back His 50 State Strategy
(Time.com)
Time.com - As election day draws closer, the Democratic nominee is giving up some of his bold ambitions to reshape the political landscape of a country deeply divided between red and blue
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