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Obama Passes Off Biden Gaffe as 'Flourish'

'Core point' correct that president will be tested no matter who wins

(Newser) - Barack Obama sought to blunt criticism of Joe Biden today, saying that though his running mate “engages in rhetorical flourishes,” he was right in saying “the next administration is going to be tested, regardless of who it is,” reports the Chicago Tribune. Critics in the McCain...

Amid Questions, Biden Releases Medical Records

Gaps in VP hopeful's history raise some lingering issues

(Newser) - As questions about the medical history of all four national candidates continue to circulate, Joe Biden released a cache of records today that indicate the 65-year-old VP hopeful is in good health, the AP reports. Like many men his age, Biden takes a cholesterol-lowering drug and has an enlarged prostate,...

Candidates' Medical Records Full of Holes

None of the 4 has disclosed all health documents

(Newser) - With just two weeks until the election, none of the four candidates has released full medical documents—and one, Sarah Palin, has released nothing at all. The nominees' refusal to disclose their medical records is a major change from recent practice, when health information about Ronald Reagan, Paul Tsongas, Bill...

Ellen Gives $100K to Stop Prop 8

(Newser) - After being pilloried by gay rights activists, Ellen DeGeneres reportedly gave $100,000 to the No on Prop 8 coalition, which supports gay marriage in California, Access Hollywood notes. Along with the money, DeGeneres released a video on her website pleading with voters to not support the proposition, which would...

In a Campaign of Joes, Jill Biden Stands Out
In a Campaign of Joes,
Jill Biden Stands Out
GLOSSIES
Oct 16, 2008 6:22 PM CDT

In a Campaign of Joes, Jill Biden Stands Out

(Newser) - The McCain-Palin team's affinity for Joe Six-Pack and Joe the Plumber gets the press, but the Democrats have their own champion of the average Joe (and not just because she's married to one) in Jill Biden, writes Jonathan Van Meter in Vogue. The prospective second lady—college professor; political wife...

Desperate Times Call for Jump Starting Next Presidency

Here's how to dump Bush in Nov., not Jan.

(Newser) - In the current economic morass, the US cannot afford to wait 9 weeks to install the new president after he is elected in November, Richard Tedlow and David Ruben write in the Boston Globe. But wait—doesn’t the Constitution dictate the date of the inauguration? “Changing that would...

Clintons Surface for Home Stretch

Powerful pair turn up the campaign heat

(Newser) - The Clintons hit the campaign trail yesterday, stumping with Joe Biden in former Hillary territory in Pennsylvania, reports CNN. Hillary Clinton urged that Democrats "must elect Barack Obama," and warned: “This election is too important to sit on the sidelines of history." It was the couple's...

Biden Speechless? SNL Lampoon Does the Trick

(Newser) - If there’s one thing Joe Biden is famous for, it’s his ability to talk. And talk. And talk some more. But after ABC’s Diane Sawyer showed the Democratic VP nominee a clip of Saturday Night Live lampooning his debate performance, Biden laughed so hard he was rendered...

In Email In-Boxes, Obama Wins in a Spam-Slide

Unwanted emailers 6 times less likely to mention McCain

(Newser) - Spammers love Barack Obama, or at least love writing about him: He beats John McCain  six to one in spam mentions, reports Ars Technica. Obama mentions surged during the Republican National Convention last month, even though media coverage featured McCain more frequently than his opponent. Obama emails highlight religion and...

Biden Suspends Campaign for Family Death

Mother-in-law dies after long illness

(Newser) - Joe Biden has suspended his campaign until Wednesday to attend to funeral arrangements for his mother-in-law. Bonny Jean Jacobs, 78, died yesterday after a long illness, reports the Delaware News Journal. Biden had already canceled weekend campaign stops as her condition deteriorated. She died the same day Biden's son, Beau,...

Fey Flays Palin in SNL Debate
 Fey Flays Palin in SNL Debate 
Oct 5, 2008 6:41 AM CDT

Fey Flays Palin in SNL Debate

Plays flute for the 'talent portion'

(Newser) - Comedian Tina Fey clobbered Sarah Palin in yet another dead-on Saturday Night Live skit yesterday, reports the Chicago Sun-Times, skewering the candidate's stance as a maverick, her relentless folksiness, and repeated feints at last week's debate to dodge questions. Asked what she would do about the economic crisis, Fey/Palin, winking,...

VP Debate Draws Record 69.9M
 VP Debate Draws 
 Record 69.9M 
UPDATED
Oct 3, 2008 4:35 PM CDT

VP Debate Draws Record 69.9M

Shatters the 56.9M for Ferraro-Bush in 1984, and well above McCain-Obama I

(Newser) - Last night’s vice presidential debate drew 69.9 million viewers, shattering the record for such an event, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The 1984 encounter between VP candidates Geraldine Ferraro and George H.W. Bush drew 56.9 million; the record for a campaign debate is 80.6 million for...

Biden Sees Off Iraq-Bound Son
 Biden Sees Off Iraq-Bound Son 
Oct 3, 2008 1:30 PM CDT

Biden Sees Off Iraq-Bound Son

39-year-old Beau Biden, Delaware's AG, is captain in National Guard

(Newser) - Joe Biden bid farewell today to the Iraq-bound soldiers of the 261st Signal Brigade Mission of the Delaware National Guard, including his eldest son, 39-year-old Beau, a captain. Biden said his son gave him some sage advice for the occasion: “Dad, keep it short, we’re in formation.”...

Wolverine? Weathergirl? Pundits Reach for Words
Wolverine? Weathergirl? Pundits Reach for Words

OPINION
Oct 3, 2008 11:25 AM CDT

Wolverine? Weathergirl? Pundits Reach for Words

Palin didn't lose, didn't win

(Newser) - Think Sarah Palin's performance was folksy and colorful last night? Pundits reached to do it justice:
  • "I always wondered what a wolverine would sound like chewing through plywood," writes Howard Fineman of Newsweek. "Now I know: like Sarah Palin 'debating'  Joe Biden."
  • “Somewhere in heaven,
...

Palin's Winning Strategy: Ignore the Question
Palin's Winning Strategy: Ignore the Question
opinion
Oct 3, 2008 10:27 AM CDT

Palin's Winning Strategy: Ignore the Question

She succeeded by discussing whichever topic suited her

(Newser) - Sarah Palin made last night's debate work for her by answering whichever questions she wanted, not the questions she was asked, writes Christopher Beam in Slate. The Republican seemed to barely notice her opponent and the moderator, at one point telling Joe Biden, "I may not answer the questions...

Perky, Populist Palin Saves McCain Again
Perky, Populist Palin Saves McCain Again
OPINION
Oct 3, 2008 10:05 AM CDT

Perky, Populist Palin Saves McCain Again

Noonan: She's a little transparent but still very effective

(Newser) - Sarah Palin starred in her own political "infomercial" last night and once again revived John McCain's flagging campaign, writes Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal. Palin looked "not petrified but peppy," her style far more suited to a debate than a cerebral interview. Biden seemed to...

Biggest Loser in VP Debate Was Gwen Ifill
Biggest Loser in VP Debate Was Gwen Ifill
OPINION
Oct 3, 2008 8:55 AM CDT

Biggest Loser in VP Debate Was Gwen Ifill

Moderator did nothing to keep debate from being an infomercial

(Newser) - Last night's debate will provide "no fundamental change" in the race, writes James Fallows in the Atlantic, which is much better news for Obama than McCain. Here are some other quick takes from Fallows:
  • Moderator Gwen Ifill was "terrible." She seemed not to care at all about
...

Debate Polls: Biden Wins, Palin Gets a Boost

Viewers say Biden better-prepared, Palin more likeable

(Newser) - Joe Biden won last night’s debate, polls from CNN and CBS show, but Sarah Palin held her own, improving her image with many responders. Some 51% of viewers polled told CNN that Biden did “the best job,” compared to 36% who preferred Palin. In the CBS poll,...

Palin Survives, But the Ticket Still Struggles
Palin Survives,
But the Ticket
Still Struggles
ANALYSIS
Oct 3, 2008 6:37 AM CDT

Palin Survives, But the Ticket Still Struggles

Proving herself hampered her ability to attack Obama

(Newser) - Sarah Palin acquitted herself at last night's debate with her charm and a show of basic coherency, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times. Her face-off with Joe Biden didn't prove to be a point of no return for the faltering McCain campaign, but neither was it the decisive...

Sarah 6-Pack All But 'Popped Open a Cold One'
Sarah 6-Pack All But
'Popped Open a Cold One'
OPINION
Oct 3, 2008 2:40 AM CDT

Sarah 6-Pack All But 'Popped Open a Cold One'

Ready to lead with 'unnerving mix of cutesy platitudes'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin worked her perky just-plain-folks act to the nauseating end in yesterday's debate, Dana Milbank grumbles in the Washington Post. It promised to be "long night" when Palin, "wearing a glittery flag pin, blew a kiss to the audience." But Palin "had no problem meeting...

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