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  1. Issue of Race Creeps Into Campaign

    7 hours ago

    In the first presidential campaign involving an African American nominee of a major party, both candidates have agreed on this much: They would rather not dwell on the subject of race.

    Tagged: hillary clinton, john mccain, barack obama, los angeles, ohio, of, california, pennsylvania, john kerry, missouri, oklahoma, alabama, georgia, race, birmingham, campaign, sarah palin, philadelphia, creeps, new mexico, issue, naacp, david axelrod, john lewis, into, youngstown, ted strickland, george wallace, robert barnes, bill richardson politician, chillicothe, joseph biden, scranton pennsylvania, michael d shear, bill burton, edmund pettus bridge, selma alabama, rick davis, david plouffe, nicolle wallace, tom bradley, edward rendell, urban league, william ayers, mahoning valley, frank keating, thomas letson

  2. Sentencing Panel Mulls Alternatives to Prison

    7 hours ago

    As the nation's inmate population climbs toward 2.5 million, the U.S. Sentencing Commission is considering alternatives to prison for some offenders, including treatment programs for nonviolent drug users and

    Tagged: michigan, panel, california, united states, texas, tennessee, prison, to, sentencing, santa barbara, alternatives, u s department of justice, u s sentencing commission, mulls, national district attorneys association, doj bureau of justice assistance, doj bureau of justice statistics, pew center on the states, jeffrey l sedgwick, robert holmes bell, tom sneddon, john creuzot, beryl howell, national drug court institute, national association of drug court professionals

  3. Pollsters Debate 'Bradley Effect'

    7 hours ago

    Not long ago, it was considered political gospel: Be wary of polls when an election involves an African American candidate, because many whites will voice support but then vote for the white opponent.

    Tagged: hillary clinton, john mccain, barack obama, los angeles, chicago, massachusetts, virginia, california, new york, debate, colorado, georgia, wisconsin, university of washington, new hampshire, bradley, deval patrick, stanford university, effect, harvard university, harold ford jr, michael dawson, university of chicago, pew research center, u s republican party, jon cohen, the gallup organization, david dinkins, andrew kohut, neil newhouse, l douglas wilder, harold washington, tom bradley, george deukmejian, pollsters, jon krosnick, jeremiah wright, corey ealons, tennessee state senate, anthony greenwald, daniel j hopkins

  4. Probe Finds Palin Abused Power in Case of Trooper

    Oct 11, 2008

    An Alaska state legislative investigator found yesterday that Gov. Sarah Palin abused her executive power when she and her husband engaged in a campaign to oust her former brother-in-law from the state police force.

    Tagged: john mccain, of, in, case, power, alaska, sarah palin, probe, finds, anchorage, yahoo inc, abused, trooper, the washington post company, palin, mike wooten, walt monegan, todd palin, hollis french, john cyr, walter monegan, stephen branchflower, joint legislative council

  5. No Magic From the GOP Version of Penn and Teller

    Oct 11, 2008

    The president is voicing the right sentiments, but nobody seems to care.

    Tagged: john mccain, george w bush, the, of, saddam hussein, florida, miami, south carolina, magic, gop, and, penn, no, air force one, version, cbs corporation, from, dana perino, the associated press, the white house, teller, franklin d roosevelt, u s republican party, dow jones and co inc, rick davis, coral gables, deb riechmann

  6. Palin's New Role: Traditional Running Mate

    Oct 11, 2008

    WILMINGTON, Ohio -- In her initial days as a vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin sought to reach beyond the Republican base to independents and moderate Democrats dissatisfied with Sen. Barack Obama

    Tagged: vietnam, hillary clinton, john mccain, barack obama, north carolina, chicago, new, united states, florida, pittsburgh, running, alaska, tina fey, traditional, role, katie couric, sarah palin, sean hannity, cleveland, cincinnati, national hockey league, mate, center for american progress, greta van susteren, laura ingraham, pensacola, philadelphia flyers, greenville, rich galen, republican national convention, nhl atlantic division, nhl eastern conference, u s republican party, fred thompson politician, phil singer, fox news network llc, joseph biden, william ayers, weather underground organization, palin s, tracey schmitt, jennifer m palmieri

  7. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) Speaks in La Crosse, Wisconsin

    Oct 11, 2008

    SPEAKER: SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, R-ARIZ. [*] (JOINED IN PROGRESS) MCCAIN: And we need your help. (APPLAUSE) And I appreciate you all standing in line on a cold Midwestern morning, and I appreciate this warm welcome to the

    Tagged: la, in, wisconsin, mccain, john, speaks, sen, crosse, r ariz

  8. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) Speaks in Chillicothe, Ohio

    Oct 11, 2008

    SPEAKER: SEN. BARACK OBAMA, D-ILL. [*] OBAMA: We meet at a moment of great uncertainty for America. In recent weeks, we've seen a growing financial crisis that's threatening not only banks and businesses, but your

    Tagged: ohio, in, obama, barack, speaks, sen, chillicothe, d ill

  9. Bush Remarks on the Global Economy

    Oct 11, 2008

    PRESIDENT BUSH DELIVERS REMARKS ON THE ECONOMY OCTOBER 10, 2008 SPEAKER: PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH [*] BUSH: Good morning. Over the past few days we have witnessed a startling drop in the stock market, much of it driven

    Tagged: the, economy, global, bush, on, remarks

  10. Anger Is Crowd's Overarching Emotion at McCain Rally

    Oct 11, 2008

    WAUKESHA, Wis., Oct. 9 -- There were shouts of "Nobama" and "Socialist" at the mention of the Democratic presidential nominee. There were boos, middle fingers turned up and thumbs turned down as a media caravan moved

    Tagged: anger, britney spears, vietnam, las vegas, john mccain, barack obama, massachusetts, paris hilton, united states, rally, wisconsin, at, sarah palin, mccain, is, barney frank, emotion, madison wisconsin, fannie mae, republican national convention, freddie mac holdings, jeremiah wright, william ayers, weather underground organization, mike payne, overarching, republican party of wisconsin, ian eltrich, crowd s, james t harris, joan schmitz

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