44 - Politics and Policy in Obama's Washington - September 14, 2008

Palin's U.N. Schedule Adds Visit With Colombian President

The Alaska governor will meet Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday, a campaign aide says.

By Post Editor | September 20, 2008; 10:21 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (102)

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GOP Reaches Out to Ethnic Groups in Northern Va.

Former senator George Allen hails his multicultural audience as "Team America."

By Post Editor | September 20, 2008; 8:16 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (21)

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Bush Defends Rescue and Praises McCain

President Bush waded at least a little way into the presidential campaign today during remarks at the White House, defending his administration's massive financial rescue plan as benefiting Main Street and offering another endorsement for GOP candidate John McCain.

By Web Politics Editor | September 20, 2008; 6:35 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (70)
Categories: John McCain
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McCain Got Palin Fundraising Bounce

McCain brought in more than $47 million last month, his campaign tells the FEC.

By Web Politics Editor | September 20, 2008; 6:17 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (63)
Categories: B_Blog, John McCain, The Green Zone
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Candidate Reaction: Bombing in Islamabad

Reaction to the hotel blast in Pakistan.

By Web Politics Editor | September 20, 2008; 3:38 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (25)
Categories: Barack Obama, John McCain, Primary Source, Security
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Women's Group Condemns NOW Endorsement of Obama

A group of Hillary Clinton supporters condemned the National Organization for Women's endorsement of Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden earlier this week.

By Web Politics Editor | September 20, 2008; 12:12 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (821)
Categories: Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, John McCain
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Obama Attacks McCain on Regulation, Lobby Ties

Barack Obama unloaded on John McCain this morning at a rally in Daytona Beach.

By Web Politics Editor | September 20, 2008; 12:08 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (160)
Categories: Barack Obama, Battlegrounds
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Obama Pushes Domestic Agenda to Boost Economy

The seizure in the financial system that put the markets in turmoil did not begin suddenly, he said: "It grew out of quiet storms you've been feeling in your own lives for years."

By Web Politics Editor | September 20, 2008; 11:06 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (144)
Categories: B_Blog, Barack Obama, Battlegrounds
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Biden Rallies Women in Loudoun County

The Democratic vice presidential candidate criticizes Republicans for the nation's economic troubles and showcases some of his relatives.

By Web Politics Editor | September 19, 2008; 7:45 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (30)
Categories: Video Report
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For Obama, Little Progress with Evangelicals

A new poll shows Obama doing about as well with white evangelicals as Kerry did in 2004, despite a more aggressive outreach push.

By Web Politics Editor | September 19, 2008; 7:25 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (58)
Categories: Barack Obama, Religion
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Palin's Pay Cut as Mayor Followed by a Raise

By Juliet Eilperin On the campaign trail, GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has declared...

By Web Politics Editor | September 19, 2008; 6:12 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (95)
Categories: Sarah Palin
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McCain Invokes Chavez in Latest Spanish Attack Ad

By Ed O'Keefe John McCain's newest Spanish-language television commercial calls out Barack Obama for his...

By Web Politics Editor | September 19, 2008; 4:24 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (18)
Categories: Barack Obama, Channel 08, John McCain
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Obama Calls for Rescue and Stimulus

Obama today endorsed moves in Washington to give the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve broad authority to stabilize the credit markets, but said those actions should be accompanied by a second stimulus package.

By Web Politics Editor | September 19, 2008; 1:29 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (169)
Categories: Barack Obama
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FEC? SEC? McCain Seeks to Emphasize Accountability for Financial Crisis

By Robert Barnes GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain elaborated a bit...

By Web Politics Editor | September 19, 2008; 12:54 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (63)
Categories: John McCain
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McCain Again Hits Obama on Fannie Ties

Adwatch looks at Sen. John McCain's latest attack on rival Barack Obama for having close ties to failed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but also details links between those institutions and the McCain campaign.

By Washington Post Editor | September 19, 2008; 10:23 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (92)
Categories: Ad Watch
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McCain Offers Few Details on Economic Plan

Republican presidential candidate John McCain offered few new details this morning on how he would respond to the crisis in the nation's financial markets, instead renewing his criticism of Democratic rival Barack Obama's ties to former heads of mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

By Washington Post Editor | September 19, 2008; 10:08 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (33)
Categories: John McCain
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Obama and the Economic Rescue Plan

Obama offers a qualified endorsement of the efforts by Bush, the Federal Reserve and Congress to deal with the financial market crisis.

By Web Politics Editor | September 19, 2008; 9:39 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (60)
Categories: B_Blog, Barack Obama
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Obama's Economic Counterattack

By Howard Kurtz The Ad: John McCain admits he doesn't understand the economy. So...

By Web Politics Editor | September 19, 2008; 9:21 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (33)
Categories: Ad Watch
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McCain Charges Obama with Taking Advice from Raines

By Howard Kurtz The Ad: Obama has no background in economics. Who advises him?...

By Web Politics Editor | September 19, 2008; 9:20 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (250)
Categories: Ad Watch
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Palin Disinvited from Anti-Iran Rally

Organizers of an anti-Iran rally today withdrew an invitation to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, indicating that a political dustup over the Republican vice presidential nominee's participation in the Monday event was distracting from the key goal: protesting the appearance of Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmedinejad at the United Nations.

By Web Politics Editor | September 18, 2008; 7:06 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (135)
Categories: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sarah Palin
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Christian Group Airing Pro-Obama Ad in Ohio

A new radio ad that begins airing in Ohio on Friday employs some key biblical phrases in an attempt to gain support for Barack Obama among the state's Evangelical Christians.

By Web Politics Editor | September 18, 2008; 6:48 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (71)
Categories: Barack Obama, Channel 08
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Obama: McCain Flits Between Goldwater and Kucinich

Obama escalated his criticism of McCain over the economy, saying McCain can't decide what he believes.

By Web Politics Editor | September 18, 2008; 6:31 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (410)
Categories: B_Blog, Barack Obama, Dennis Kucinich, Joe Biden, John McCain, Sarah Palin
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Cox Ignores McCain's Criticism

Sen. John McCain's call for the dismissal of SEC Chairman Chris Cox prompted a direct response from Cox, who said in a statement that he intends to ignore the criticism coming from the campaign trail.

By Lexie Verdon | September 18, 2008; 5:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (40)
Categories: John McCain
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Palin, Biden Clash on Taxes and Media

By Perry Bacon, Jr. AKRON,Ohio -- It's Sarah Palin vs. Joe Biden on the campaign...

By Web Politics Editor | September 18, 2008; 5:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (278)
Categories: Joe Biden, Sarah Palin
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Joe Biden, Enjoying the Campaign Trail

By Perry Bacon, Jr. AKRON, Ohio -- As he might put, Sen. Joe Biden is...

By Web Politics Editor | September 18, 2008; 5:07 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (40)
Categories: Joe Biden
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McCain Camp Decries Obama Spanish Ads

Republicans struck back at Barack Obama's new Spanish-language TV and radio ads, calling them "offensive and dishonest" in their attempt to tie John McCain to comments by conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.

By Web Politics Editor | September 18, 2008; 2:25 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (271)
Categories: Channel 08
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McCain: Time to Fire the SEC Chairman

McCain said today that he would fire the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission because of the meltdown on Wall Street.

By Web Politics Editor | September 18, 2008; 1:45 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (131)
Categories: B_Blog, Battlegrounds, John McCain
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McCain Slights Spanish Prime Minister

McCain suggested he would continue President Bush's policy of having cool relations with the government of Spain, despite having made starkly contrasting statements to the Spanish press earlier this year.

By Web Politics Editor | September 18, 2008; 10:12 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (364)
Categories: B_Blog, John McCain
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McCain, Palin Slip into Easy Camaraderie at First Joint Town Hall

By Robert Barnes GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- "John? John?'' Sarah Palin called to John McCain....

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 9:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (401)
Categories: John McCain, Sarah Palin
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Obama Zings McCain's 'Old Boy Network'

"The old boy network? In the McCain campaign, that's called a staff meeting," said Obama today in Elko, Nev.

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 8:53 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (106)
Categories: Barack Obama, Battlegrounds
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Echoes of Gramm by McCain in Michigan

Gramm and McCain have been hewing to a similar line of late when it comes to talking about the state's economy.

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 8:19 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (58)
Categories: John McCain
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Bishops Use iPods to Lure Faithful Voters

In an effort to get Americans to read their voters' guide, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops announced today that they are giving away a free digital recording device to a randomly-selected person.

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 7:55 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (16)
Categories: Religion
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Obama Ad: McCain Helps Ship Jobs Overseas

New Obama ad airing in Pennsylvania and other battleground states blames McCain for the loss of hundreds of jobs at a Corning plant in State College, Penn.

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 7:45 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (37)
Categories: Barack Obama, Battlegrounds, Channel 08, John McCain
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Palin's Yahoo! Account Hacked

The McCain campaign condemned the invasion of privacy as some of Palin's private and business e-mails were published online.

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 6:53 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (976)
Categories: B_Blog, Sarah Palin
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Palin Camp Points Fingers After Clinton Cancels Appearance at Iran Protest with Her

Clinton advisers said that the senator did not want to turn the rally, intended to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's appearance at the United Nations, into a political circus by having the two women share the stage.

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 4:46 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (188)
Categories: Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, John McCain, Sarah Palin
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Aristocrat Who Favored Clinton Endorses McCain

By Matthew Mosk John McCain's election strategy has for weeks involved an aggressive push for...

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 4:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (233)
Categories: Barack Obama, Cast of Characters, Hillary Rodham Clinton, John McCain
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White House Avoids Standard Assurance About Economy

Following a shift in message by John McCain, the White House today avoided asserting that the fundamentals of the U.S. economy are strong -- a regular talking point for President Bush and his aides.

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 3:47 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (45)
Categories: B_Blog, John McCain
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Obama Lakes Plan Could Help Woo Michigan

The Obama campaign is hoping his proposal Tuesday for a $5 billion Great Lakes restoration program will help some votes flow his way.

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 2:29 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (19)
Categories: Barack Obama, Battlegrounds, John McCain
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McCain's Fundamentals Problem

The political and economic fundamentals of the nation at this time do not favor McCain's candidacy.

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 1:37 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (655)
Categories: Dan Balz's Take, John McCain
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Obama Invokes Rush Limbaugh in New Spanish-Language Ads

The Obama campaign has released new radio and TV ads in Spanish that seek to tie McCain to anti-immigrant comments made by radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 1:22 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (542)
Categories: Barack Obama, Channel 08
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Obama Aired More Negative Ads Last Week

Despite perceptions that McCain has spent more time on the attack, Obama aired more negative advertising last week, says a new study.

By Washington Post Editor | September 17, 2008; 10:12 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (241)
Categories: B_Blog, Barack Obama, John McCain, Media Notes
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Obama, McCain Pivot to Economy in New Ads

John McCain and Barack Obama moved quickly to try to frame the debate over the country's economic crisis, releasing new commercials in which the candidates speak directly to voters.

By Web Politics Editor | September 17, 2008; 9:05 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (37)
Categories: Ad Watch, Barack Obama, John McCain
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Palin Online: Staggering Numbers

Sarah Palin's late entry into the 2008 campaign, and the highly partisan nature of the race, has made her an Internet phenom of unprecedented proportions.

By Washington Post Editor | September 17, 2008; 7:11 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (149)
Categories: The Clickocracy
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As Palin Joins Planned Protest Against Iran, Clinton Cancels

The Republican vice presidential candidate's scheduled appearance at a rally against the Iranian president means that New York's junior senator will not take part.

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 11:38 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (130)
Categories: B_Blog, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sarah Palin
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New Studies Report Wide Disparity in Health Care Plans

By Perry Bacon Jr. Barack Obama and John McCain are both proposing more than $100...

By Post Editor | September 16, 2008; 10:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (145)
Categories: Health Care
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Biden Back on Track with Amtrak

By Perry Bacon, Jr. MEDIA, Penn. -- Perhaps America's most enthusiastic Amtrak rider missed riding...

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 8:04 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (24)
Categories: Barack Obama, Battlegrounds, Joe Biden
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McCain Mocks Obama's Fundraiser with Streisand

For his part, McCain said, "Let me tell you, friends, there's no place I'd rather be than here with the hard-working men and women of Ohio.''

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 5:51 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (407)
Categories: Battlegrounds, John McCain, Sarah Palin
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McCain Ad Has a Familiar Ring

McCain's latest ad picks up an Obama turn of phrase.

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 5:44 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (69)
Categories: Ad Watch, Barack Obama, John McCain
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Immigration Again Focus of McCain -- in Spanish

John McCain continues to pound Obama in Hispanic media, launching a new radio ad in Nevada that the Obama campaign says is full of "lies."

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 5:13 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (25)
Categories: Barack Obama, John McCain
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Unions Protest Outside McCain's Va. Condo

A protestor demonstrates outside one of the homes owned by Republican presidential nominee John McCain...

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 4:50 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (24)
Categories: John McCain
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Faced with Palin, Women's Groups to Turn to Obama

Today in Washington, a number of high profile unions and groups representing millions of women joined together to throw their support to Obama.

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 4:12 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (287)
Categories: Sarah Palin
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Obama Ridicules McCain's Economic Response

Sen. Barack Obama aves to supporters at a campaign rally at the Colorado School of...

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 3:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (397)
Categories: Barack Obama, John McCain
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Obama Looks to Regain Momentum

Obama presses McCain on the economy and deregulation while painting him as out of touch.

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 2:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (476)
Categories: B_Blog, Barack Obama, Dan Balz's Take, John McCain
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Fiorina: Palin Lacks Experience to Run a Company

Top McCain adviser says Palin lacks experience to run a major company.

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 1:55 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (331)
Categories: B_Blog, Cast of Characters, Sarah Palin
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McCain Blasts Wall Street's 'Reckless Conduct, Corruption, and Unbridled Greed'

McCain responded to the crisis on Wall Street today with a fiery populist speech.

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 1:49 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (42)
Categories: B_Blog, Barack Obama, John McCain
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MoveOn Calls Out McCain's 'Friends'

A new 30-second message by the liberal group MoveOn.org targets some of McCain's closest associates.

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 1:37 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (26)
Categories: Cast of Characters, Channel 08, John McCain
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McCain Didn't Create BlackBerry, Despite Adviser's Claim

John McCain did not invent the BlackBerry, regardless of a top economic adviser's claim early this morning that he did.

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 12:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (218)
Categories: B_Blog, John McCain
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McCain Proposes Commission to Study Economy

Sen. John McCain on Tuesday proposed a commission to study the economic crisis along the lines of the one that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks.

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 10:25 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (44)
Categories: B_Blog, Barack Obama, John McCain
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Strong Economic Fundamentals? Not in New Obama Ad

By Howard Kurtz The Ad: (Graphics:) Sept. 15, 2008. Lehman Bros. Collapses. Markets in...

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 10:20 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (492)
Categories: Ad Watch, Barack Obama, John McCain
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McCain Seeks to Recast Commerce Committee Duties

McCain says the Senate Commerce Committee he sits on oversights the economy, but that is the function of the Senate Banking Committee.

By Web Politics Editor | September 16, 2008; 9:50 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (20)
Categories: John McCain
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Palin 'Unlikely' to Meet With Prosecutor

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is unlikely to meet with a special prosecutor looking into whether she or other state officials improperly pushed to punish a trooper, a spokesman for John McCain's presidential campaign announced Monday.

By Web Politics Editor | September 15, 2008; 10:42 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (302)
Categories: DEPT. OF JURISPRUDENCE, Sarah Palin
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Palin Talks Up "Ohio-Alaskan Connection" in Swing State

Campaign reports event raised close to $1 million

By Post Editor | September 15, 2008; 7:47 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (136)
Categories: A_Blog, B_Blog, Sarah Palin
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For Obamas, It's Life Behind Barricades

Since late August, concrete and steel barricades have cordoned off Obama's block and a sizable stretch of the perpendicular streets on either side of it.

By Web Politics Editor | September 15, 2008; 7:16 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (34)
Categories: Barack Obama
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Another Swift Boat Vet Bows Out of Obama Attacks

By Matthew Mosk Another veteran of the Swift Boat campaign against John Kerry has indicated...

By Web Politics Editor | September 15, 2008; 5:37 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (74)
Categories: Barack Obama, John McCain, The Green Zone
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Palin Impersonators Strip for Their Supper

A Denver-area strip club is holding a "Sarah Palin Strip Off."

By Web Politics Editor | September 15, 2008; 4:16 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (53)
Categories: Sarah Palin
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McCain Revives Immigration Debate -- in Spanish Only

The McCain campaign has started airing a new Spanish-language television commercial in the battleground states of Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico that lays the failure of comprehensive immigration reform at the feet of Barack Obama and his Democratic colleagues -- despite the fact that Obama supported the bipartisan John McCain-Edward Kennedy efforts to enact such reforms and voted for their final proposal last year.

By Web Politics Editor | September 15, 2008; 4:07 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (60)
Categories: Barack Obama, Channel 08, John McCain
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