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UPCOMING DEBATE
Wed., Oct. 15
Time: 9-10:30 EDT
Topic: Domestic policy
Moderator: Bob Schieffer of CBS
Where: Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
Topic: Domestic policy
Moderator: Bob Schieffer of CBS
Where: Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
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- Candidates pressured to change debate
- GOP rep says Palin should stop
- Fear of Flyers: Some see risk for Palin
- White House says markets will stay open
- NYT: McCain camp pushed Ayers report
- GOP ad attacks pol McCain praised
- Obama: McCain ‘stoking anger, division’
- Hispanics turn cold shoulder to McCain
(AP)John McCain cut a woman's question short after she called Barack Obama an "Arab."McCain rebukes angry supporters
John McCain defended Barack Obama to a crowd of angry supporters today, calling his rival a "decent person," a comment which spurred boos from the crowd. (Boston Globe)
- McCain losing ground with working-class whites
- McCain missing the mark with Hispanics
- McCain focusing on female voters
- Recent poll results
Obama imitating art?
Barack Obama's speech today seemed to echo themes from a speech in the movie "The American President" (left). (By Foon Rhee, Political Intelligence)
McCain plays underdog card
In Wisconsin today, John McCain reminded voters that pundits had written him off last year, and asked for help in a "tough and hard-fought election" ahead. (By Foon Rhee, Political Intelligence)
Obama: Times too tough for partisanship
Barack Obama said pragmatism, not partisan politics, is needed to address the intensifying global economic crisis. (By Foon Rhee, Political Intelligence)
In shift, Obama lauds Clinton era
Barack Obama likes to draw inspiration from Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr., but his apparent role model of late is someone a bit more contemporary: Bill Clinton. (By Scott Helman, Globe Staff)
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- Bogus donors raise questions
- Republicans try to tie Obama to vote fraud cases
Palin coming to N.H.
Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin will visit Dover high school on Wednesday. (By Foon Rhee, Political Intelligence)
ISSUES
McCain plan would buy bad mortgages
John McCain's proposal to buy up bad home mortgages would use nearly half the $700 billion from the Wall Street bailout package.
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- Candidate advisers debate energy at MIT
- Presidential candidates say bailout not enough
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McCain camp launches
another Ayers ad
John McCain's campaign Thursday put up a hard-hitting Web ad in another attempt to link Barack Obama to 1960s radical William Ayers. (By Foon Rhee, Political Intelligence)
COLUMNS
Reality intrudes, and McCain buckles
Wall Street was a presidential test -- and John McCain flunked it, says Dan Payne.
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POLLS
Obama rising in red states
Barack Obama is leading John McCain in Ohio, and is within striking distance of him in Indiana and North Carolina, according to a new set of polls. (By Foon Rhee, Political Intelligence)
Snapshot: America
Military families see
election as crucial
Soldiers and their spouses are keenly interested to see what the presidential candidates' policies will mean for their future. (By Bryan Bender, Boston Globe)
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