Obama accuses McCain of smear campaign

REUTERS

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama counterattacked on Sunday against a new Republican tactic by saying rival John McCain was more interested in a smear campaign than fixing the U.S. economy.

The Obama campaign unveiled an ad hitting McCain as one of the "Keating Five" senators who met federal regulators on behalf of a California savings and loan institution that collapsed in 1989. The ad faults McCain as unwilling to regulate the financial industry.

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Wall Street firms at center of bailout are big political donors

MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON _ The Wall Street financiers and firms whose problems have prompted a $700 billion federal bailout are no strangers to Capitol Hill or to politics.Since 2001, eight of the most troubled firms have donated $64.2 million to congressional... Read more

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McCain Scales Back His Campaign in Michigan

MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON _ Republican presidential nominee John McCain is pulling campaign television advertising out of Democratic-leaning Michigan and diverting staff and other resources to more competitive... Read more

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Palin and Biden spar over taxes, energy and war

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin defended John McCain as a reform-minded maverick while Democratic rival Joe Biden sought to tie his longtime Senate colleague to unpopular Bush... Read more

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All eyes on Palin in VP debate

REUTERS

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden share the same stage in a vice presidential debate on Thursday, but the spotlight will be on the untested Palin as she tries to... Read more

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City limits: On urban issues, candidates split along party lines

MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU

KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ The downtown prosperity here on a Saturday night seems overwhelming. Thousands spill from a gleaming new arena into a bustling entertainment district, where lines snake outside nightclubs selling $7 beer.However, venture a mile... Read more

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Polls show McCain has lead over Obama in suburbs

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

WASHINGTON _ New polling shows John McCain with a narrow 48-42 lead in the suburbs. And that may not be enough to overcome Barack Obama's dominance in urban areas."The suburbs are a major... Read more

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Polls show Obama gaining ground in battleground states

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

When Republican John McCain's campaign yanked down its TV ads in Michigan and ceded the state to the enemy last week, the move was the latest sign of a shift toward Democrat Barack Obama in the... Read more

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Wasilla councilwoman Palin helped derail church-led crackdown on bar hours

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Sarah Palin may be the heroine of the religious right, but the Rev. Gene Straatmeyer vividly recalls a public run-in he once had with the now Republican vice presidential nominee over clergy... Read more

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Now ya know: Palin's accent influenced by descendants of Minnesotans in Alaska

MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE

MINNEAPOLIS _ Sarah Palin is no Minnesotan. But she can sure sound like one.Turns out, there's a darn good reason for it, too.The GOP vice presidential candidate's hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, is... Read more

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McCain `a great kisser,' says his former Brazilian girlfriend

THE MIAMI HERALD

MIAMI _ Sen. John McCain's senior foreign policy adviser cites a steamy romance 50 years ago with a Brazilian babe among the things that illustrate McCain's decades-long interest in Latin... Read more

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McCain Pulls His Ads in Michigan

LOS ANGELES TIMES

With polls showing Barack Obama building a strong lead in Michigan, aides to John McCain's campaign said Thursday that they were pulling their television ads in the Wolverine State and moving their... Read more

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Biden, Palin Trade Jabs in Fight for Middle Class

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Focused sharply on the middle class, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden fought over taxes, military strategy and which party could better rebuild America in a vice presidential debate Thursday that served... Read more