Former secretary of state still undecided
MSNBC Sep 16, 08 6:10 AM CDT
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Colin Powell has yet to make up his mind which way he'll vote in November, MSNBC reports. Speaking at a forum with four other former secretaries of state yesterday, the Republican said he would let neither his quarter-century friendship with John McCain—nor the "electrifying" prospect of the first African-American president—be the sole deciding factor.
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He 'doesn't get it,' Obama responds to McCain's mixed messages
Washington Post Sep 16, 08 4:14 AM CDT
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John McCain yesterday appeared to flip flop in his response to the deepening crisis on Wall Street, reports the Washington Post . "The fundamentals of our economy are strong," McCain declared. But just minutes later he said that the "fundamentals of our economy are at risk." A new ad by the McCain campaign declares: "Our economy is in crisis."
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ANALYSIS
Focus back on Ohio, Fla., Penn., Mich., despite Obama plans
Washington Post Sep 15, 08 1:39 PM CDT
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In the final 50 days, the biggest change in Barack Obama's camp is a return to old political strategy, the Washington Post reports. Partly because Sarah Palin's selection has solidified red/blue divisions of past years, Obama is targeting the same swing states—Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Florida—that determined the past two elections, and have a short list of others that could turn Democrat.
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Lohan, gal pal Ronson attack Republican VP on blog
E! Online Sep 15, 08 10:42 AM CDT
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To the ranks of celebrities unimpressed by John McCain's choice of running mate, add Lindsay Lohan, E! reports. "I really cannot bite my tongue anymore when it comes to Sarah Palin,” she wrote in a joint blog post with girlfriend Samantha Ronson. “Is our country so divided that the Republicans' best hope is a narrow minded, media obsessed homophobe?"
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ANALYSIS
Obama, McCain haven't talked much about US economy—now they'll have to
Politico Sep 15, 08 9:50 AM CDT
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The crisis on Wall Street will change the shape of the presidential campaign in its final weeks, forcing both sides to adjust their messages and strategies. Mike Allen, in Politico, details four major effects: Neither John McCain nor Barack Obama has talked much, or in detail, about economic plans. No saving that for January 2009 now.
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Criticism of Obama not '100%' true, he says
CNN Sep 15, 08 8:08 AM CDT
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The Democrats have found an unusual ally in attacking the veracity of McCain campaign ads: Karl Rove. The GOP mastermind criticized McCain’s advertising, saying he had gone “too far” and that criticism of Barack Obama didn’t pass the “100% truth test,” CNN reports. Speaking of both campaigns on Fox News, Rove said, “There ought to be an adult who says, ‘Do we really need to go that far in this ad?'”
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Alaska guv fails the earmarks-per-day test she applies to Obama
Wall Street Journal Sep 15, 08 8:00 AM CDT
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Sarah Palin called them "un-American" and John McCain denied again Friday that she requested them as governor of Alaska. But the Wall Street Journal , doing the math on earmarks, finds that Palin sought $453 million of them for her state since taking office, including $197 million in the current fiscal year. And using the same calculation she applies to Barack Obama—earmark dollars sought per day in office—her record is worse than his.
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It's 'out of sync' with mainstream America, says aspiring first lady
ABC News Sep 15, 08 2:52 AM CDT
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Newspapers and TV shows like The View are out of sync with the average American’s political beliefs, wannabe first lady Cindy McCain has declared. She blasted the media the day after she and hubby John McCain were grilled on The View about misleading campaign ads and the undisclosed number of homes the McCains own, reports ABC.
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OPINION
He's making every debate, even energy, a 'cultural wedge issue'
New York Times Sep 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT
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Why are Republicans chanting "drill, baby, drill," a call for an outdated, 19th-century technology like fossil fuels? Because they are turning every political debate into a cultural "wedge Issue," Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times —"including even energy policy, no matter how stupid it makes the voters and no matter how much it might weaken America."
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As negative coverage of VP nom grows, Democrats go negative on Sunday shows
Politico Sep 14, 08 2:38 PM CDT
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Smelling blood, Democrats —with help from a surprise Republican —continued to rail on Sarah Palin on the Sunday talk shows, accusing the Republican VP pick of stretching the truth about her experience, Politico reports. The highlights: “She doesn’t know anything, and she is not ready to be vice president,” says Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) on CBS’ Face The Nation. “The interview that Americans saw on Thursday and Friday was similar to when I didn’t read a book in high school and had to read the Cliff’s Notes and phone in my report.”
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Focuses on McCain, avoids fueling Palin fever
Los Angeles Times Sep 14, 08 12:33 PM CDT
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Barack Obama has maintained near-silence on the subject of Sarah Palin, a quiet amplified by his newfound willingness to aggressively attack John McCain, reports the Los Angeles Times . Her name is rarely mentioned outside of references to the McCain-Palin ticket; when asked directly about her, he switches the focus back to McCain; Joe Biden remains equally mum.
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Politico Sep 14, 08 11:53 AM CDT
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Barack Obama's juggernaut rose on a (really) unpopular Republican presidency, an unpopular war, and a lousy economy. So why is John McCain suddenly ahead in the polls? Politico tracks five trends that have thrown the Democrats for a loop: McCain successfully established himself as a change agent, eroding Obama’s central brand Sarah Palin gives disenchanted Republicans someone to fervently cheer for
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