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September 2008
- Candidates Get the Economy Wrong: Pundits
  
  American Prospect | Sep 17, 08 1:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With the economy in trouble, John McCain and Barack Obama have been talking economics. How are they doing? Not very well, says the Wall Street Journal , declaring that the candidates “appear to know more about Mars than they do about financial markets.” Obama’s offering a return to “paternalist” policies, while McCain seems off-message and out of touch. McCain’s responses, particularly his call for a financial 9/11 commission, seem awfully slow, writes John Fout of TheStreet.com, and his financial advisors have terrible records. More »
- Dems Again Losing Catholics Over Abortion
  
  New York Times | Sep 17, 08 10:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Though progressive Catholics have worked hard to convince churchgoers that the Democrats share the church's views on the Iraq war, immigration, and health care, abortion is again turning Catholic voters away from the party, the New York Times reports. As conservative bishops have scolded Catholics like Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden for contradicting the church's teachings, liberals are facing a setback. More »
- Star-Studded Wallets Come Out for Obama Fundraiser
  
  Los Angeles Times | Sep 17, 08 8:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama pulled down $11 million between two star-studded Hollywood fundraisers last night, in the biggest single-night take of his campaign, reports the Los Angeles Times. The candidate mixed it up with the likes of Steven Spielberg, Chris Rock, and Barbra Streisand —who capped off the night with a performance —as John McCain took the opportunity to mock the celebrity shindig before a working-class Ohio crowd. More »
- Facing Palin, 6 Women's Groups Endorse Obama
  
  Associated Press | Sep 17, 08 7:49 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Six women's rights groups endorsed Barack Obama for president yesterday, asserting the historic selection of Sarah Palin does not make up for John McCain's lack of support on issues important to women. One of those groups was the National Organization for Women, which has not endorsed a presidential candidate since Walter Mondale ran with Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. More »
- Interest Groups Rejoining the Fray
  
  New York Times | Sep 16, 08 7:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As Barack Obama and John McCain drop niceties for harsh politicking, interest groups are seeing a thumbs-up from the candidates to bombard Americans with millions in provocative TV, mail, and Web ads. Groups including unions, MoveOn, the Minutemen, and pro-life BornAliveTruth are planning ads, the New York Times reports, including ones that link McCain to lobbyists and Obama to a ‘60s radical. More »
- Mac Fathered BlackBerry, Staffer Claims
  
  The Hill | Sep 16, 08 1:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign was quick to mock a staffer’s claim today that John McCain helped create the BlackBerry, the Hill reports. An aide suggested that the Republican’s service on the Senate Commerce Committee, which concerns itself with telecommunications, qualified him as a father of the ubiquitous device—recalling Al Gore’s 2000 paternity claim on the internet, as Dems were quick to note. More »
- Both Campaigns See Risk, Reward in Wobbly Wall Street
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 16, 08 12:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Wall Street’s troubles pose a challenge for both candidates, though because his party hasn’t held the White House for nearly 8 years, Barack Obama has a slight leg up, writes Gerald Seib in the Wall Street Journal . Neither ticket has a strong market background, with John McCain more a “national-security and character candidate” and Obama lacking the experience to be a definite source of reassurance. More »
- McCain Running 'Dishonorable' Campaign: Ad
  
  Washington Post | Sep 16, 08 11:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has launched a new ad accusing John McCain of running a “disgraceful, dishonorable campaign,” part of a wider pushback against Republican attacks, the Washington Post reports. With McCain pulling even in the polls, the campaign held a series of internal strategy meetings, including a rare Sunday get-together in Chicago, and emerged pledging to leave no assault unanswered. More »
- Powell Sticks to Fence in Prez Race
  
  MSNBC | Sep 16, 08 6:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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. More »