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Friday, Oct. 17, 2008
GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES with excerpts
Gallup poll shock:
Obama 49, McCain 47 among likely voters
Obama had led by as much as 51-44 just four days before...
AP/Yahoo poll:
Obama 44, McCain 42
roast each other at charity event
The roast, which raised $3.9 million to help underprivileged children, is dedicated to the memory of former Democratic New York Gov. Al Smith, the first Catholic to win the presidential nomination of a major political party, who lost to Republican Herbert Hoover in 1928...
"It's going to be a long, long night at MSNBC if I manage to pull this thing off,” McCain said. “I understand that Keith Olbermann has ordered up his very own ‘Mission Accomplished’ banner. They can hang it up in his padded room"
McCain introduced Obama, who at one point joked that he was confused.
"I was originally told the venue would be Yankee Stadium,” he said. “Can somebody tell me what happened to the Greek columns that I requested?"
and the liberal media 'roast' Joe the Plumber
What else is "Joe the Plumber" hiding from the American people?
McCain Planning to Spend Time with ‘Joe the Plumber’
Joe the Plumber may not be Joe, and he may need a
provisional ballot
Plumbing Joe
Campaigns Battle Over "Joe The Plumber"
Fact Check: Plumber Joe's taxes CNN
Who's 'Joe the plumber?': ask Google AFP
Is 'Joe the Plumber' a plumber? That's debatable
The Associated Press
John McCain & Sarah Palin... today's headlines with excerpts
McCain to Letterman: "I screwed up"
McCain ended his feud with David Letterman tonight, finally appearing on his show after he canceled a September appearance to ostensibly deal with the bailout but then sat down instead with Katie Couric.
"I screwed up," McCain told the talk show host in a Thursday afternoon taping.
Letterman immediately asked McCain: "Can you stay?"
"Yes, sir," Mr. McCain said, according to a campaign pool report (by
NY Times television reporter Brian Stelter, adding, "Depends on how
bad it gets."...
Barack Obama & Joe Biden... today's headlines with excerpts'
Obama: "Don't underestimate our ability to screw it up"
After speaking for a bit to the crowd about issues, Obama urged his supporters to get to work for his election.
"Don't underestimate the capacity of Democrats to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory," Obama said. "Don't underestimate our ability to screw it up."
"I want everybody running scared. Over the next 18 days, other than your family and your job, I want you to make a decision that there is nothing more important than bringing about this change that we need."
Obama camp looks for open-air election party site
Barack Obama's White House campaign is considering two big parks in downtown Chicago as it hunts for a potential site for an election night extravaganza, aides said Thursday...
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