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The Weekend Report, Oct. 25-26, 2008
GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES with excerpts
...while
the polls are reflecting Obama's steady hand, the
markets haven't. In fact, they're getting worse by the
day as Obama's lead widens.
Most investors know the devil is in the details - and the details of Obama's economic plans are anything but reassuring.
...Just how low can the markets and economy go?
It could be a lot lower - it all depends on the policies of the next president.
And, as it looks increasingly likely that Obama will be that man, the markets are casting a vote of "no confidence."
see also:
Obama hindered by sudden drop in fundraising
McCain warns middle class will 'get put through the wringer' if Obama wins
Could polls be wrong about support for Obama?
The
question — or concern, for anxious Democrats — comes down to this: Are
significant numbers of white voters lying to pollsters about their
intention to vote for Obama?
The issue has been debated for decades in elections featuring black candidates. In the political lexicon, it's become known as the "Bradley effect" after Tom Bradley, the former African-American mayor of Los Angeles who narrowly lost the 1982 California governor's race to Republican George Deukmejian despite pre-election polls showing him ahead by large margins...
30% of ACORN's voter registrations were faulty
On
Oct. 6, the community organizing group Acorn and an affiliated charity
called Project Vote announced with jubilation that they had registered
1.3 million new voters. But it turns out the claim was a wild
exaggeration, and the real number of newly registered voters
nationwide is closer to 450,000...
... “We were wondering how many were Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse,” said Danny Diaz, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee. “The group is really tainted, and any work they do is suspect.”
see also:
Joe The Plumber 'scared for
America'
if Obama elected President
“When I was face to face with him, my honest first impression was that
I expected something more. I had heard so much about ‘his presence’ in
the media that I was surprised to find that he seemed very average,”
Mr. Wurzelbacher wrote in a live online chat on The Washington Times
Web site. “My gut feeling as he answered my questions? I was scared
for America,” he wrote in response to a reader who asked “When you
were face to face with Obama, what were you thinking and how did it
feel?”
see also:
Joe the Plumber mulls run for Congress
Government computers used to find information
on Joe the Plumber
"State and local officials are investigating if state and law-enforcement computer systems were illegally accessed when they were tapped for personal information about "Joe the Plumber."
... Information on Wurzelbacher was accessed by accounts assigned to the office of Ohio Attorney General Nancy H. Rogers, the Cuyahoga County Child Support Enforcement Agency and the Toledo Police Department...
Wassup Budweiser parody ad
goes viral for Obama on YouTube
Its been eight long years since the boys said wassup to each other. Even with the effects of a down economy and imminent change in the White House, the boys are still able to come together and stay... WASSUP??
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John McCain & Sarah Palin... today's headlines with excerpts
McCain uses Biden to attack Obama on security
"Listen
to Joe Biden, talking about what electing Barack Obama
will mean," the ad begins before introducing Biden's
words from Sunday: "Mark my words. It will not be six
months before the world tests Barack Obama. ... The
world is looking. ... We're going to have an
international crisis ... to test the mettle of this guy.
... I guarantee you it's going to happen."
The ad concludes, "It doesn't have to happen. Vote McCain."
Palin called the disabilities issues 'a joyful
challenge.' Todd Palin showed off photos of people with
Down syndrome who have come to campaign events, and the
candidate said one advocacy group sent her a bumper
sticker that said 'My kid has more chromosomes than your
kid.'
"'These children are not a problem, they are a priority,' Palin said...
Palin allies report rising campaign tension
"She's lost confidence in most of the people on the plane," said a senior Republican who speaks to Palin, referring to her campaign jet. He said Palin had begun to "go rogue" in some of her public pronouncements and decisions.
... "A number of Governor Palin's staff have not had her best interests at heart and they have not had the campaign's best interests at heart," fumed the McCain insider...
Palin gives deposition in trooper case
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin finished giving three hours of depositions Friday night to the state Personnel Board, which is looking into whether she unfairly fired Alaska's public safety director this summer, her attorney told CNN...
Barack Obama & Joe Biden... today's headlines with excerpts'
Obama's victory plan: economic focus, TV ad finale
Obama's overflowing war chest will be a key factor in the final campaign push.
Since launching his campaign in early 2007 through September, Obama had taken in $605 million. His fundraising will soon surpass the $650 million total spent by President Bush and Democrat John Kerry combined in 2004.
The haul in contributions has enabled the Obama campaign to do "everything we wanted to do," says chief strategist David Axelrod.
Obama visits ailing grandmother in Hawaii
Barack
Obama spent Friday in Honolulu tending to his ailing grandmother, a
"cornerstone" of his life who he fears may not live to see him
potentially make history.
"She's gravely ill," Obama told ABC News. "We weren't sure, and I'm still not sure whether she makes it to Election Day. Now we're all praying, and we hopes she does."
Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham is set to turn 86 Sunday.
Michelle Obama revs up in the home stretch
On
Friday, she drew overflow crowds of 2,000 people in Columbus and here
while standing in for her husband as he visited his ailing grandmother
in Hawaii. Speaking without notes, she traded her favored fireside
voice for a more fiery one, calling out to people to vote early, if
not often.
"Races are lost on thousands of votes, and there are hundreds of thousands of people who are registered who will not vote," Obama said. "Don't wait until Election Day when it's snowing. Don't wait until Election Day when you might be sick. Don't wait until Election Day when your tire might be flat. You might not have gas then. Vote now."
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