Election 2008

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GOP Senator Blasts McCain Robo Calls
GOP Senator Blasts McCain Robo Calls
Oct 18, 2008 12:59 PM CDT

GOP Senator Blasts McCain Robo Calls

Collins criticizes the campaign for linking Obama to Ayers

(Newser) - GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, facing a tough re-election fight, urged John McCain yesterday to stop making automated calls into her state that link Democratic nominee Barack Obama to one-time Weather Underground leader Bill Ayers. "These kind of tactics have no place in Maine politics," said Collins...

Economy Trumps Race Even for Some Racists

Voters openly negative on African Americans

(Newser) - It looks like the economic crisis has gained Barack Obama a surprising number of supporters among those who might be considered racists, Politico reports. Even before the events of the past few weeks bolstered the Dem's numbers, a poll showed that a quarter of respondents who expressed negative views of...

Cindy McCain Seeks Return to City That Shunned Her

Candidate's wife fights hard for husband despite distaste for political life

(Newser) - Cindy McCain is giving her all to get her husband into the White House despite the tough time the capital has given her in the past, the New York Times reports. When she moved there early in her marriage, the young political wife found herself ostracized by cliquey congressional wives...

LA Times Endorses Obama
  LA Times Endorses Obama 
Oct 18, 2008 8:53 AM CDT

LA Times Endorses Obama

Democrat's 'character and temperament' are what country needs

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today endorsed Barack Obama for president “without hesitation,” citing his combination of “grace under pressure” and “passion to inspire the best within us.” His campaign was at first lit by the newness of his personal narrative, but “as the presidential...

Voters Say They Were Tricked Into Joining GOP

Party contractor called registrations 'petitions,' they say

(Newser) - California voters who signed what they thought were petitions were surprised when they ended up registered Republicans, they told the Los Angeles Times. The Times called some of the hundreds of people newly re-registered as Republicans by GOP contractor Young Political Majors, and found that 37 of 46, or over...

Obama Set to Smash Spending Records

Unprecedented Democratic ad blitz to break Bush record within days

(Newser) - Barack Obama is outspending John McCain 4-to-1 on advertising nationwide and is on course to break George Bush's 2004 spending record within days, reports the New York Times. Obama has stepped up his spending since the start of October and is blitzing network TV, cable TV, and even video games...

Best Members of Congress
 Best Members of Congress 
opinion
Oct 18, 2008 4:22 AM CDT

Best Members of Congress

There are "public servants." Then there are people who actually serve.

(Newser) - It's easy, and usually fun, to bash members of Congress. But what about those who deserve praise? Esquire picks some favorites, starting with Rep. Henry Waxman of California; the Democrat has long been the sole member not only criticizing the Bush team's missteps but actually investigating them. Then there's principled...

Worst Members of Congress
 Worst Members of Congress 
OPINION
Oct 18, 2008 3:33 AM CDT

Worst Members of Congress

Esquire lists the public servants most wasting your money today

(Newser) - The competition for the worst member of Congress title was more like a marathon, Esquire reports; a wide field of people worked over long periods of time to stake their places in this list. Below, the worst of the worst:
  • Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn: Since being defeated in 2006 (and
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Florida Dem Cops to Affairs, Won't Resign

Tim Mahoney will let voters decide on 'disgraceful behavior'

(Newser) - Tim Mahoney has come clean about having "multiple affairs” reports ABC News. The Florida congressman admits his behavior was "disgraceful" but insists he did not violate any laws. His six-figure payoff to hush one mistress came from personal funds, Mahoney says, and his affair with a county official...

Lobbyist Denies McCain Affair
 Lobbyist Denies McCain Affair 
Oct 17, 2008 5:07 PM CDT

Lobbyist Denies McCain Affair

'I have never even been alone with Sen. McCain,' Vicki Iseman says

(Newser) - Vicki Iseman lashed out at the New York Times and a former John McCain adviser for the February story that implied an affair occurred between her and the Republican candidate, the National Journal reports. “I did not have a sexual relationship with Sen. McCain,” Iseman says. In fact,...

Meghan McCain: I'll Get NH Tattoo If Dad Wins

A loss in the state would be 'very depressing' for her

(Newser) - If John McCain takes the White House and wins New Hampshire, Meghan McCain says she'll get a tattoo of the state’s motto, the Union Leader reports. "New Hampshire is so important to me and my family," the younger McCain told supporters in the state where her dad...

Obama Is First Democrat to Land Tribune Endorsement

GOP-leaning hometown paper cites senator as unifying force in time of trouble

(Newser) - In its first-ever endorsement of a Democrat in a US presidential election, the Chicago Tribune touts Barack Obama as the candidate “to lead us through a perilous time and restore in us a common sense of national purpose.” It cites its backing of independents against Republicans as precedent,...

Alaskans Weigh Impact of New High Profile

Palin's southern exposure may drive increased tourism

(Newser) - Will America’s favorite moose-field-dressing expert draw more visitors to her wintry home state? Alaska’s sudden burst of Palin-centric publicity has some travel agents salivating, the Anchorage Daily News reports; every misty mountain vista that shows up on CNN is a win. But others worry that the increasingly controversial...

This Election Isn't Change, It's More of the Same: Didion

(Newser) - The striking thing about this election season isn’t how different it’s been from years past, “but precisely how similar,” Joan Didion writes for Salon. "Time got wasted in the familiar ways," she laments. The country is in the grip of a startling transformation, but...

Joe the Journo Attacked at Palin Event

Reporter kicked after angering supporter by talking to the opposition

(Newser) - The fiery rhetoric at a Republican rally turned physical yesterday when one supporter kicked a journalist in the leg, the News & Record reports. Joe Killian, who works for the paper, was covering a clash between supporters of Barack Obama and John McCain after a Sarah Palin rally in North...

Justices Won't Force Ohio to Check Voter Registrations

Ruling is blow to state Republican party

(Newser) - The Supreme Court ruled today that Ohio does not have to verify hundreds of thousands of new voter registrations, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The court did not assess the Ohio Republic Party’s claim that registration needs cross-checks to prevent fraud, but rather ruled that the party did not...

Sure, You Can See Palin Email ... for $15M
Sure, You Can See Palin Email ... for $15M
ANALYSIS
Oct 17, 2008 1:20 PM CDT

Sure, You Can See Palin Email ... for $15M

And after Alaska fees for search, they won't be ready until mid-Nov.

(Newser) - Sarah Palin ran on a platform of transparent government, but it seems that Alaskan transparency has a price: $15 million. That’s how much the governor’s office wants from news organizations for copies of official email, MSNBC reports. Even if organizations are willing to pay up, the email will...

Obama Forces Battle for Va.
 Obama Forces Battle for Va. 
ANALYSIS
Oct 17, 2008 1:09 PM CDT

Obama Forces Battle for Va.

McCain forced to defend GOP stronghold

(Newser) - Virginia hasn’t swung Democrats’ way since Lyndon Johnson, but suddenly it’s a battleground, the Washington Post reports, and Obama appears to have all the tactical advantages. The Dem has three times as many campaign offices, and his army of volunteers has registered almost a half-million new voters.

Mac Advisers Fear Powell Will Endorse Obama Sunday

National-security heavyweight's camp mum on surprise Meet the Press appearance

(Newser) - Colin Powell could endorse Barack Obama when he appears on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Republican sources tell Politico. No one is exactly sure what Powell will say, but McCain advisers seem convinced that the retired general will throw his considerable national-security heft behind Democrat.

Dave's 10 Best Digs at McCain
 Dave's 10 Best Digs at McCain
OPINION
Oct 17, 2008 12:25 PM CDT

Dave's 10 Best Digs at McCain

Truce between GOP candidate and late-night host can't erase these swipes

(Newser) - David Letterman has landed some pretty harsh zingers aimed since John McCain skipped out on the Late Show in September. Los Angeles Times reporter Matea Gold put together a Top 10 list of her own; a sampling:
  • "I gave up drinking a while ago, but I started again. And
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