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'Osama' Ballots Spark Probe by NY County

Absentee voters picked up on typo multiple proofreaders missed

(Newser) - "Barack Osama" appears on 300 Rensselaer County absentee ballots, and the upstate New York county’s government wants to know why. Legislators from both parties have ordered an investigation into the board of elections, which prints its own ballots rather than contracting out the work. The board says...

Both Campaigns Walk the Plank
Both Campaigns Walk the Plank
Oct 12, 2008 12:42 PM CDT

Both Campaigns Walk the Plank

McCain, Obama agree on one thing: favorite childhood Halloween costume

(Newser) - Beware, trick or treaters: John McCain and Barack Obama may be hiding behind that bandanna and eyepatch. Asked about their favorite childhood Halloween costumes in separate interviews for Nickelodeon, both candidates answered "pirate," the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Obama called his getup "the best costume of all time....

Obama Grabs 6-Point Lead in Poll
Obama  Grabs
6-Point Lead in Poll
Oct 12, 2008 11:45 AM CDT

Obama Grabs 6-Point Lead in Poll

With economy dominant, Democrat takes 49% among likely voters

(Newser) - Barack Obama has widened his lead to 6 points in a four-day Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby tracking poll, taking 49% to John McCain’s 43% among likely voters, Reuters reports. As economic woes weigh on voters’ minds, Obama is leading by 21 points among independent voters, the poll found. The Illinois senator also...

Mac's Messy Message Worries GOP
Mac's Messy Message Worries GOP
Oct 12, 2008 11:27 AM CDT

Mac's Messy Message Worries GOP

Party leaders worry about inconsistent messages on Obama, economy

(Newser) - Republican leaders are beginning to worry that John McCain will lose the election unless he can be more consistent about both the financial crisis and Barack Obama, reports the New York Times. Strategists are also voicing renewed concerns about Sarah Palin, after the Alaska Legislature released a report last week...

Furor Ignites After Ga. Rep. Blasts McCain

Civil rights icon Lewis backs off Wallace comparison, but not far

(Newser) - A day after igniting tensions in both campaigns, civil rights icon John Lewis sought to soften remarks that seemed to compare John McCain to segregationist George Wallace, Politico reports. “It was not my intention or desire to do so,” Lewis said last night. “My statement was a...

Forget Sticks, Stones; Her Words Are Bullets
Forget Sticks, Stones; Her Words Are Bullets
OPINION
Oct 12, 2008 9:12 AM CDT

Forget Sticks, Stones; Her Words Are Bullets

Palin's Obama rhetoric fans racist flames

(Newser) - The McCain campaign has crossed the line from negative campaigning to “inciting vigilantism” with racist tactics that should raise alarms about Barack Obama’s safety, writes Frank Rich in the New York Times. Particularly troubling is Sarah Palin’s repeated linking of Obama to “terrorists” and her refusal...

Jolie: 'Obama Would Be Great for My Family'

But it's his positions on issues that 'could move' her to vote for him

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie hasn't officially endorsed a candidate, but Barack Obama's positions "could move" her to vote for him, she tells the German edition of Vanity Fair. His determination to "intervene militarily in genocides abroad and close down Guantanamo Bay" are near and dear to her heart—as is...

Obama Thanks McCain for Calming Crowd

But criticizes him for unwillingness to take on the economy

(Newser) - Barack Obama took a moment this morning to thank John McCain for attempting to rein in his angry crowd yesterday. “Senator McCain tried to tone down the rhetoric,” Obama told a rally in Philadelphia today. “I appreciate his reminder that we can disagree while being respectful of...

McCain Booed for Defending Obama
McCain Booed for Defending Obama
Oct 11, 2008 7:51 AM CDT

McCain Booed for Defending Obama

Candidate praises, then slams rival at ugly GOP rally

(Newser) - A raucous Republican rally didn't take kindly to John McCain's defense of Barack Obama yesterday, the New York Times reports. The crowd jeered when McCain said his rival was not someone "to be scared of as president" in response to concerns expressed by a member of his audience. But...

Blue-Collar White Women Shift to Obama

Economic worries overcome key group's reservations about Obama

(Newser) - America's "Jane Sixpacks" are leaning toward the Democratic ticket in growing numbers, the Wall Street Journal reports. White, working-class women voters make up nearly a quarter of the electorate, and polls are finding that the economic crisis is convincing more voters in this vital group to back Barack Obama,...

Limbaugh Lashes Out at Anti-Palin Pundit
Limbaugh Lashes Out at Anti-Palin Pundit
OPINION
Oct 10, 2008 5:16 PM CDT

Limbaugh Lashes Out at Anti-Palin Pundit

'Wimp' columnist climbs into the mud with 'pig' radio host

(Newser) - Going so far as to call him a “pig,” Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell has launched a full-on war of words with Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh called Mitchell a "racist nutball" and ridiculed her and other “drive-by journalists” for saying Sarah Palin and John McCain should...

Neither Candidate Is Ready to Live Here: Noonan

Obama, McCain fail to inspire stressed American public

(Newser) - We did have an October surprise, after all, in the form of an economic collapse, and it "all but certainly decided the race," writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. But as she watches Democrats' 'smug triumphalism" and angry Republicans' finger-pointing, Noonan can't help but think that...

The Maverick Will Rise Again
 The Maverick Will Rise Again 
OPINION
Oct 10, 2008 2:01 PM CDT

The Maverick Will Rise Again

Conservatives may have turned against him, but the National Review hasn't

(Newser) - Wall Street is reeling, but the real depression has set in among Republicans who seem resigned to losing the White House. "Yet for all the gloom, there are several reasons why this race is by no means over," Victor David Hanson writes for the National Review. The neocon...

Hispanic Voters Turn Against McCain
Hispanic Voters Turn Against McCain
Oct 10, 2008 1:42 PM CDT

Hispanic Voters Turn Against McCain

Obama appears likely to capture important bloc in a landslide

(Newser) - With a record of immigration reform, John McCain once appeared a near-lock for the Hispanic vote—but the bloc is instead turning to Barack Obama, Politico reports. McCain is hovering around 26%, nowhere near Bush's historic 40% in the last election. Not only is McCain not getting credit for his...

Krauthammer: Why Ayers, Rezko Matter
 Krauthammer: 
 Why Ayers, Rezko Matter 
OPINION
Oct 10, 2008 12:56 PM CDT

Krauthammer: Why Ayers, Rezko Matter

Obama's links reveal his character, despite what media say

(Newser) - Raising the specter of Barack Obama’s ties with the likes of Bill Ayers is perfectly legitimate, and John McCain's only fault is that he didn't start sooner, writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post. These associations “provide a significant insight into character” and “are particularly relevant” for...

Obama Got $40K From Fake People
Obama Got
$40K From
Fake People
Oct 10, 2008 10:00 AM CDT

Obama Got $40K From Fake People

McCain benefited from fewer fictitious donors, Times discovers

(Newser) - Barack Obama received some $40,000 from obviously fictitious donors, the New York Times reports. After poring over both candidates’ records, the Times found some 3,000 donations to Obama from more than a dozen people with obviously falsified names —like “Test Person” from “Some Place, UT....

In Race About Crisis, Obama, McCain Mirror Hoover, FDR

We know their styles, but economy is changing too fast for policy specifics

(Newser) - We should quit trying to pin the candidates down on policy specifics, writes EJ Dionne in the Washington Post. They’ve given us a “clear sense of who they are and how they would lead,” and that’s all we can ask. The economic crisis is moving so...

McCain Drops Ayers Bomb for First Time

Candidate rips Obama's 'truthfulness' at angry rally

(Newser) - John McCain has attacked Barack Obama for his links to political radical  Bill Ayers for the first time, Politico reports. McCain, who had previously left the assault to Sarah Palin, told a raucous Wisconsin rally that booed every mention of Obama's name that the issue went to the heart of...

Mac's Health an Issue in Poll
 Mac's Health an Issue in Poll 
Oct 9, 2008 10:16 PM CDT

Mac's Health an Issue in Poll

(Newser) - Nearly half (47%) of Americans are worried that John McCain, if elected, would not finish his first term in good health, a CNN poll shows. Nearly 20% percent of respondents thought the same about rival Barack Obama. Only 7% of those questioned said that the health of a candidate would...

Pro-Obama Media Let Him Slide on Specifics
Pro-Obama Media Let Him Slide on Specifics
OPINION
Oct 9, 2008 8:00 PM CDT

Pro-Obama Media Let Him Slide on Specifics

Media have played softball with Democratic nominee

(Newser) - The mainstream media is quick to pounce on Sarah Palin for being short on specifics, but it's happy to give Barack Obama a free ride for the same shortcoming, writes Carrie Lukas in the National Review. Obama’s stands on issues such as trade (what exactly will he do with...

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