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Obama: Recession could delay rescinding tax cuts - Added 39 minutes ago

Democrat Barack Obama says he would delay rescinding President Bush's tax cuts on wealthy Americans if he becomes the next president and the economy is in a recession, suggesting such an increase would further hurt the...

Biden says he looks forward to debate with Palin - Added 1 hour ago

Democrat Joe Biden says he's debated "an awful lot of tough, smart women" throughout his career and that next month's vice presidential debate with Republican Sarah Palin will be no exception. But he'd like to know...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 4 hours ago

IN THE HEADLINES Obama, McCain suggest changes in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ... Republican vice presidential hopeful's church promotes prayer to make gays straight ... Presidential candidates plan joint appearance at...

Clinton limits Palin criticism while campaigning - Added 5 hours ago

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton marched for labor and stumped with Democrats on Saturday, but sidestepped questions about the woman who has taken her place as the nation's most-talked-about female leader. Clinton brushed...

Democrats post big gains in voter registration - Added 6 hours ago

Five days a week, Linda Graham trolls tattered neighborhoods of this once thriving steel city outside Pittsburgh for unregistered voters she can sign up as Democrats _ one of thousands of unknown volunteers whose work...

McCain-Palin becoming Palin-McCain? - Added 6 hours ago

The banners, buttons and signs say McCain-Palin, but the crowds say something else. "Sa-rah! Pa-lin!" came the chant at a Colorado Springs rally on Saturday moments before Republican nominee John McCain took the stage...

Obama, McCain call for changes in mortgage giants - Added 8 hours ago

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Saturday that any government takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must put the interests of taxpayers and homeowners first. His opponent, GOP...

Clinton limits Palin criticism while campaigning - Added 15 hours ago

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton marched for labor and stumped with Democrats on Saturday, but sidestepped questions about the woman who has taken her place as the nation's most-talked-about female leader. Clinton brushed...

McCain pledges to appoint Democrats to Cabinet - Added 16 hours ago

Republican John McCain pledged if elected president to appoint Democrats to his Cabinet, saying there's nothing partisan about tackling the nation's toughest problems. "I don't know how many, but I can tell you, with...

Lawmaker accused of politicizing Palin probe - Added 17 hours ago

A Republican lawmaker wants the Democrat overseeing an investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's dismissal of her public safety commissioner removed because he seems intent on damaging her vice presidential candidacy. ...

Obama: Secret Service is handy when you have girls - Added 17 hours ago

Who knew Secret Service agents were so handy for parents of elementary school kids? Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, taking questions from an Indiana crowd Saturday, called on a 5th grade teacher. Noting...

Obama rebukes Palin on earmarks - Added 18 hours ago

Barack Obama made his first direct criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she pretends to oppose spending earmarks when she actually has embraced them. Speaking to 800 people...

Palin church promotes converting gays - Added 19 hours ago

Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer. "You'll be encouraged by the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives...

Obama, entourage, switch planes - Added 20 hours ago

For the second time this year, mechanical problems have forced Democrat Barack Obama to change charter airplanes on short notice. The public announcement system on Obama's leased 757 jet malfunctioned Saturday, when...

McCain, Obama plan joint stop at Ground Zero - Added 21 hours ago

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama said Saturday they will put aside partisan politics for a joint appearance at Ground Zero to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Democratic and Republican...

Obama hits McCain on Social Security - Added 21 hours ago

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama criticized Republican John McCain's approach to Social Security on Saturday, saying it would undermine the government program aimed mainly at retirees. McCain said he would...

Historic White House race enters final stretch - Added 22 hours ago

They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama and their respective running...

Subpoenas to be issued for Troopergate probe - Added 22 hours ago

The Alaska Legislature is hastening its ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, making it far more likely it will be completed before November's election. State Sen....

Palin: More and less than she seems - Added 23 hours ago

The mother kneels in the snow, cheerfully posing beside her bundled up daughter, behind the bloody, dead caribou the mom just shot. Maybe not your typical family photo. But that's Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the disarming...

Analysis: Hire me, fire GOP is Obama's pitch - Added 23 hours ago

The challenge for Barack Obama is to make himself acceptable enough to disgruntled voters eager to toss Republicans from the White House if they see a comfortable, competent alternative. A presidential election with...

Questions remain on Palin vetting - Added 1 day ago

John McCain's presidential campaign did not speak with the Alaska House speaker and other leading Republicans before McCain tapped Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. The low-profile vetting allowed McCain to spring...

Obama hits McCain on Social Security - Added 1 day ago

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama criticized Republican John McCain's approach to Social Security on Saturday, saying it would undermine the government program aimed mainly at retirees. Obama said McCain's...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 1 day ago

IN THE HEADLINES Pennsylvania Republicans want Libertarian Party candidate Bob Barr off presidential ballot ... Lawmakers putting Troopergate investigation on fast track, issuing subpoenas ... Obama, still raising...

McCain, Palin get a rousing welcome in Mich., Wis. - Added 1 day ago

John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about the sinking economy. "Tough times all over America,"...

Obama, seeing hope in Ohio, shifts schedule there - Added 1 day ago

So much for the full-on 50-state strategy. Call Barack Obama's implementation of national Democrats' coast-to-coast plan "Fifty-State Lite." Barack Obama's strategists say they will pick and choose where to spend time...

Biden says Obama would cut taxes for nearly all - Added 1 day ago

Vice presidential nominee Joe Biden is promoting the Democrats' economic plan as he visits southeastern Pennsylvania. Speaking Friday at a union hall in Philadelphia, Biden says that presidential candidate Barack...

Rocker Bon Jovi hosts Obama fundraiser - Added 1 day ago

Unlike his Republican opponent, Democrat Barack Obama is still raising money for his presidential campaign, and he turned Friday to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi for help. Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea, hosted more than...

Subpoenas to be issued for Palin-trooper probe - Added 1 day ago

The Alaska Legislature is hastening its ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, making it far more likely it will be completed before November's election. State Sen....

Palin church promotes converting gays - Added 1 day ago

Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer. "You'll be encouraged by the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives...

Palin's son's job to guard his commanders in Iraq - Added 1 day ago

The long and divisive war in Iraq is about to resonate with presidential candidates in a way not seen so far in the campaign: The sons of both vice presidential nominees are assigned to go there soon. Alaska Gov. Sarah...

Obama: McCain focused on biography over economy - Added 1 day ago

Democrat Barack Obama called Republican rival John McCain's acceptance speech the final piece of an out-of-touch convention that focused on its nominee's biography instead of the struggles of the middle class. "If you...

Politicians with children in war zones - Added 1 day ago

Other national politicians with children who've served with U.S. military in Iraq or Afghanistan include: Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo. Sam Bond, Marine Corps, Iraq. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D. Brooks Johnson, Army, Iraq and...

Voters in 11 states to choose governors this fall - Added 1 day ago

Although most Americans are focused on the presidential campaign, voters in 11 states are also choosing governors this fall in races that offer an important prelude to 2010, when most of the nation's governors' offices...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 1 day ago

IN THE HEADLINES Obama says McCain and GOP are out of touch with middle-class struggles ... McCain and Palin present themselves as eager reformers ... Poll finds only 4 in 10 say Palin has enough experience to be...

Most Clinton backers say Palin's too far a stretch - Added 1 day ago

Sandy Goodman was deeply disappointed when Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't get the Democratic nomination, then again when she was bypassed for the VP spot. So Goodman, a longtime Florida Democrat, flirted with thoughts of...

Review: McCain can't match week's best speeches - Added 1 day ago

!!-- pobj:TXDAM202-0904080043 -->After back-to-back convention weeks with some soaring oratory and flawless television productions, John McCain's crowning night had neither. His acceptance speech Thursday was marred by...

Analysis: McCain, Obama now focus on swing votes - Added 1 day ago

Now it gets real. After two weeks of political theater _ the Democrats at their national convention in Denver, Republicans in St. Paul _ the contest for the White House is a 61-day surge, no longer played for the...

Poll: Only 4 in 10 say Palin has enough experience - Added 1 day ago

Just four in 10 say Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has enough experience to be president, while nearly two-thirds say so about Joe Biden, her Democratic counterpart, a poll showed Friday. Views of...

Georgia GOP congressman calls Obamas `uppity' - Added 1 day ago

Democrats are calling on a Republican congressman from Georgia to apologize for referring to Barack and Michelle Obama as "uppity," but the lawmaker stood by his comments and said he meant no offense. Speaking to...

Biden says Obama would cut taxes for nearly all - Added 2 days ago

Vice presidential nominee Joe Biden is promoting the Democrats' economic plan as he visits southeastern Pennsylvania. Speaking Friday at a union hall in Philadelphia, Biden says that presidential candidate Barack...

McCain and Obama campaigns grapple for 'change' - Added 2 days ago

Invigorated by back-to-back political conventions, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama grappled for the mantle of change Friday as the fall race for the presidency took off in states teeming with the...

Arrests mark last anti-war march of convention - Added 2 days ago

Percussion grenades, tear gas and nearly 400 arrests marked the final anti-war march during the Republican National Convention. More than 800 arrests were reported during a week of sometimes peaceful, sometimes violent...

Cindy McCain sets tone for GOP fashion - Added 2 days ago

Not since Jacqueline Kennedy first donned her signature pillbox hats have fashionistas paid such close attention to what the women of politics are wearing. Friday may be the start of New York's Fashion Week, but...

Drilling for oil a hot topic at GOP - Added 2 days ago

It may have been in vogue in Alaska forever, but drilling for oil has never been so hot with Republicans as it was on the floor during the final night of the Republican National Convention. Stickers advocating "Drill...

Obama sends supporters to blunt Palin's impact - Added 2 days ago

Barack Obama's campaign plans to employ high-profile female supporters in an effort to blunt GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's potential to persuade women to vote Republican. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of...

NJ's Rep. Rob Andrews planning return to ballot - Added 2 days ago

U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews said Thursday he intends to seek re-election after all, replacing his wife on the ballot for his congressional seat. Andrews had his name removed from the ballot in the spring as he launched an...

Analysis: McCain talks unity while allies attack - Added 2 days ago

John McCain preached bipartisanship and unity from a stage retooled to carry him out to the Republican faithful. He didn't have to be biting: On the previous night, his attack dogs had paved the way. For every McCain...

McCain campaign courts critical Catholic vote - Added 2 days ago

Shortly after a priest's opening prayer and a screening of a short film on John McCain's faith, Sen. Sam Brownback stepped to the microphone and didn't waste words. "Just to get to the whole meat of the matter, the...

It's GOP's world; elitists just live in it - Added 2 days ago

!!-- pobj:TXDAM203-0904080048 -->Snowmobiles are good. NASCAR is very good. Football metaphors about God are better. "Sam's Club Republicans" are the salt of the American earth. Hollywood, the media and academics are...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 2 days ago

IN THE HEADLINES Echoing his Democratic opponent, McCain promises 'change is coming' ... Police arrest anti-war protesters trying to march to GOP convention site in St. Paul, Minn. ... Obama campaign says it raised $10...