(KETTERING, OHIO) – While the Obama campaign denies using ageism as part of their campaign strategy, a document obtained by CBS News shows that they planned to use McCain’s last birthday in August to point out McCain’s age. A memo reveals they …

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Last week I made the open-and-shut case for John McCain : In a dangerous world entering an era of uncontrolled nuclear proliferation, the choice between the most prepared foreign policy candidate in memory versus a novice with zero experience and the …

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KETTERING, Ohio – Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden hammered away at John McCain on the economy Friday, accusing him of supporting an economic blueprint of President Bush that has hurt all Americans. “Republicans as well as Democrats …

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Like all good celebrities big and small, Joe the Plumber has hired a publicity team. The Press Office in Nashville already boasts clients like rockers Grand Funk Railroad and Eddie Money. Now they’ll help Joe Wurzelbacher (WUR …

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Brits for Barack The Economist endorses Obama. – Slate

On October 31, 2008, in United States, by Federal Voting

The magazine endorses Barack Obama for president, lamenting that John McCain has “too often seemed the victim of political sorcery.” While worries remain over the thinness of Obama’s résumé and his reported leftism, the magazine finds Obama more …

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The White House is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January. The new rules would be among the …

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In a nod to Ohio’s job losses, McCain promised to “take care of the working people devastated by the excesses and greed of Wall Street and Washington.”"We just had a senior member of the United States Senate convicted,” he said, referring to …

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HANOVERTON, Ohio — John McCain bused through Ohio in search of votes Friday while Barack Obama broadened his quest to win Republican states by buying TV ads in McCain’s Arizona for the first time and returning to the airwaves in Georgia and North …

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I’m not afraid of the fight,” Sen. McCain said at an Ohio rally Friday, part of the second day of a swing-state bus tour. “I’m ready for the fight. We’re a few points down but we’re coming back and we’re coming back strong.” As Sen. McCain focuses on …

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Obama warns against complacency – Financial Times

On October 31, 2008, in United States, by Federal Voting

At the first mention of John McCain, the boisterous Missouri crowd starts booing. ‘Don’t boo,’ Barack Obama shoots back: ‘Vote.’ With three days still to go before election day, Mr Obama’s campaign estimates that more than 40 per cent of …

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