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Neo conservative - Francis Fukuyama endorses Obama

I'm voting for Barack Obama this November for a very simple reason. It is hard to imagine a more disastrous presidency than... more

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McCain funds Khalidi, Palin calls Khalidi a terrorist

Do these people talk to each other? In regards to Khalidi, however, the guilt-by-association game burns John McCain as well. ... more

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Palin's 'going rogue,' McCain aide says

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (CNN) -- With 10 days until Election Day, long-brewing tensions between GOP vice presidential candidate... more

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New Questions Over McCain's Health, Times Reports

UPDATE: The New York Times piece is now online. Reporter Lawrence Altman, a medical doctor himself, finds that "serious gaps remain in the public's knowledge about the health of the presidential and vice-presidential nominees," which is "a striking departure from recent campaigns, in which many candidates and their doctors were more forthcoming."

Of McCain, the Times reports:

If elected, Senator John McCain of Arizona, 72, the Republican nominee, would be the oldest man to be sworn in to a first term as president and the first cancer survivor to win the office. The scars on his puffy left cheek are cosmetic reminders of the extensive surgery he underwent in 2000 to remove a malignant melanoma.

Last May, his campaign and his doctors released nearly 1,200 pages of medical information, far more than the three other nominees. But the documents were released in a restricted way that leaves questions, even confusion, about his cancer.

A critical question concerns inconsistencies in medical opinions about the severity of his melanoma; if the classification of his melanoma is more severe, it would increase the statistical likelihood of death from a recurrence of the cancer. [...]

By not allowing reporters to interview him or his doctors extensively about his entire medical history, he has made it impossible to get a complete picture of his diagnoses and treatment.

Both Barack Obama and Joe Biden released recent medical records to the Times showing that they were healthy, though Altman notes that Biden's documents "did not indicate whether he had had a test in recent years to detect any new aneurysm," and Obama's most recent check-up was in January 2007.

Meanwhile, "Nothing is known publicly about Ms. Palin's medical history," Altman reports, "aside from the much-discussed circumstances surrounding the birth of her fifth child last April. Ms. Palin has said that her water broke while she was at a conference in Dallas and that she flew to Anchorage, where she gave birth to her son Trig hours after landing.

"Last week Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Ms. Palin, said the governor declined to be interviewed or provide any health records."

UPDATE: The New York Times piece is now online. Reporter Lawrence Altman, a medical doctor himself, finds that "serious gaps... more

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Man names baby 'Sarah McCain Palin' behind wife's back

A Tennessee man couldn't give much to the McCain/Palin campaign, so he gave his child's nomenclature. "I took... more

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Palin supporters percieved as protesters

And just when I thought that she couldn't get any dumber.... ..... Palin mistakes fans for protesters at Va. rally By... more

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Obama Death Threat Investigation DROPPED

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US Secret Service has investigated an alleged death threat against Democrat Barack Obama shouted... more

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Analysis: Palin's words may backfire on McCain

WASHINGTON (AP) -- By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and doesn't see the... more

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Onus on McCain to turn presidential race his way

WASHINGTON (AP) -- One month before Election Day, Barack Obama sits atop battleground polls in a shrinking playing field, the... more

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Big audience for Joe Biden-Sarah Palin TV debate

Who's running for president, anyway? Far more people watched Thursday's vice presidential debate between Joe Biden... more

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2 months ago

McCain, Obama headed to Washington for bailout talks

(CNN) -- Presidential candidates Sen. John McCain -- who said Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign because of the... more

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Palin: US could face another Great Depression

NEW YORK - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Wednesday that the United States could be headed for another... more

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2 months ago

Obama rebuffs McCain's call to delay debate

Senator John McCain on Wednesday injected another surprise into his presidential campaign, announcing that he would suspend... more

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Obama mocks McCain's call to fire SEC chairman

ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promised new ideas Thursday to calm America's financial... more

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3 months ago

Palin probe appears to be unraveling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The abuse-of-power investigation of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was unraveling Wednesday, with most key... more

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3 months ago

Hackers break into Sarah Palin's email account

Hackers broke into the email account used by Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, revealing inconsequential... more

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3 months ago

Palin linked electoral success to prayer of Kenyan witchhunter

This article speaks for itself http://timesonline.typepad.com/uselections/2008/09/palin-linked-el.html

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Obama and McCain trade jabs over economy

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) -- John McCain and Barack Obama traded increasingly barbed insults along with prescriptions for the ailing economy Tuesday as financial fears shoved aside lipstick on pigs and every other political issue in a blink with just weeks left in the long presidential campaign.

An ad by Democrat Obama sneered: "How can John McCain fix our economy if he doesn't understand it's broken?"

Getting even more personal, Republican McCain retorted: "Sen. Obama saw an economic crisis, and he's found a political opportunity. My friends, this is not a time for political opportunism; this is a time for leadership."

McCain commented as he and running mate Sarah Palin addressed a rally late Tuesday in Vienna, Ohio.

The verbal dueling showed the importance both candidates put on the issue of the economy as the continuing financial meltdown on Wall Street has driven all other issues out of the news. Both campaigns now believe the candidate who manages to wrest control of the issue and gain voters' confidence could well be the next president.

Earlier in the day, McCain called for a crisis commission, while Obama laughed that off as "the oldest Washington stunt in the book."

"This isn't 9/11," Obama told a noisy crowd of more than 2,000 at the Colorado School of Mines, dismissing the idea of a need for study. "We know how we got into this mess. What we need now is leadership that gets us out. I'll provide it. John McCain won't."

McCain, campaigning in Florida, promised reforms, too, to expose and end the "reckless conduct, corruption and unbridled greed" that he said had caused the financial crisis on Wall Street."

The bewildering turmoil has shaken Americans' confidence, erased hundreds of billions of paper wealth for U.S. stockholders and led McCain and Obama to forsake other controversies and scramble back to the economy as the primary concern of voters.

The presidential campaign had taken an odd turn to side issues - Alaska's "Bridge to Nowhere" and moose-hunting, Obama's crack about lipstick on a pig - after McCain's surprise pick of Alaska Gov. Palin as his running mate. There was a fascination with huge crowds attracted by Palin. But the collapse and merger of some of Wall Street's legendary companies forced a return to reality seven weeks before the election.GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) -- John McCain and Barack Obama traded increasingly barbed insults along with prescriptions for the ailing... more