28 September, 2008

Obama: “No Welfare For Wall Street”
CBS News – New York,NY,USA
(CBS) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said that the looming credit crisis was an urgent situation for which action needs to be taken,…
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/28/ftn/main4483699.shtml

Obama’s ‘Reagan Debate’
Forbes – NY,USA
As John McCain and Barack Obama gathered for their first presidential debate, the outlines of the 2008 race for the White House were fairly clear—a …
www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/09/28/obama
-mccain-debate-oped-cx_mc_0928cohen.html

Delicate embrace by Obama, McCain of $700B bailout
MLive.com – MI,USA
By TOM RAUM AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain on Sunday gingerly embraced a newly negotiated congressional deal for a …
www.mlive.com/elections/national/index.ssf?/base/
politics-18/122262054872960.xml&storylist=electionmi

Obama making strides on electoral map
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Just five weeks from election day, Democrat Barack Obama is making ground in battleground states and slowly tilting the US political map …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jpOjqF_1A-GBwCVHtq_OY22Svo6g

Obama Bested McCain 48%-34% in 1st Election Debate, Poll Shows
Bloomberg – USA
28 (Bloomberg) — Viewers of the first presidential debate said Barack Obama did the better job during the event two nights ago, with 48 percent choosing …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206
01087&sid=arypJ7OHTK4s&refer=home

McCain, Obama willing to back rescue plan
MarketWatch – USA
By Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama both said Sunday morning that they would be …
www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mccain-obama-willing-
back-rescue/story.aspx?guid=%7B22419BB4-13E6-42C1-A
766-91D2C96FFC16%7D&dist=msr_2

Bill Clinton vows to do what he can to elect Obama
Reuters – USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former US President Bill Clinton said Republican John McCain is “a great man,” but he expects Democrat Barack Obama to show…
www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE48R2NO20080928

McCain, Obama Deserve Credit for Bank-Rescue Plan, Advisers Say
Bloomberg – USA
28 (Bloomberg) — US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama each deserve credit for a breakthrough in talks on a $700 billion plan to revive …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206
01087&sid=a4ZB2sZw1lcI&refer=home

Obama: Big winner in debate says new poll
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
The survey released from USA Today and Gallup show that of the 701 people polled 46 percent believe Barack Obama was the victor while 34 percent give the …
features.csmonitor.com/politics/2008/09/28
/obama-big-winner-in-debate-says-new-poll/

McCain, Obama Urge Lawmakers to Support Rescue (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
Democratic nominee Barack Obama said today that he is also leaning toward supporting the proposal. ``My inclination is to support it,’’ Obama said on CBS’ …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206
01087&sid=awoe1U3ySF4Y&refer=home

9/28 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 50, McCain 43
By DemFromCT
Today’s Daily Kos Research 2000 tracking poll has Obama up over McCain 50-43. All trackers are data from three days prior to posting, with R2K from today (yesterday) and the others from yesterday. Trackers will start to reflect Friday’s …
feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/4o6tWVx7ecg/612782

Road Blog: Michelle Obama and Jill Biden in Tallahassee, Florida
By Obama Road Blog
According to Cindy Dick, Fire Chief of the City of Tallahasse, somewhere between eight and ten thousand people gathered on a hot and sunny day at the campus of Florida A&M University to hear Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden speak. …
my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/obamaroadblog/gGxB93

Missouri governor goes nuclear on Obama for using prosecutors on …
By tips@hotair.com (Hot Air Network, LLC)
Oh, now. Would people really refrain from criticizing Obama just because they fear being, er, sent to prison for it? […] Read the rest “
www.hotair.com/archives/2008/09/27/missouri-governor-goe
s-nuclear-on-obama-for-using-prosecutors-on-campaign-truth-squad/

McCain Says Obama Is Not Dealing With Financial Crisis
By By Elisabeth Bumiller
John McCain accused Barack Obama of doing nothing about the Wall Street financial crisis except using it for political gain.
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/mcca
in-says-obama-is-not-dealing-with-financial-crisis/

Veterans For Obama
By Cernig
There’s also one from veterans and military family members in Virginia and another from Bobby Wise, who served in Iraq and is veterans field director for the Obama campaign. All good, powerful stuff and these veterans and military …
www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/27/veterans-for-obama/

27 September, 2008

Obama Continues Debate in North Carolina
ABC News – USA
ABC News’ John Berman, Sunlen Miller and Matthew Jaffe Report: Barack Obama no longer shared the stage with John McCain, but the Illinois senator used a …
blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/obama-continues.html

Sen. Obama, You’re No Muhammad Ali
Newsweek – USA
In his Senate office, on a wall near his desk, Barack Obama has a framed copy of a famous boxing picture. It is of young Muhammad Ali standing in triumph …
www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/racetothefinish/archive/2
008/09/27/sen-obama-you-re-no-muhammad-ali.aspx

Obama Showed Leadership, McCain Proved Experience (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
27 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama proved he was fit to be commander-in-chief and John McCain showed he has a deeper knowledge of international affairs,…
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20
601070&sid=aeNh6bYr0XIg&refer=home

Debate: A draw in conventional terms, a triumph for Obama in the …
San Diego Union Tribune – United States
I thought McCain trounced Obama on Russia. But I thought Obama did better the first half of the debate, handled McCain’s you-hated-the-surge salvos…
weblog.signonsandiego.com/weblogs/afb/archives/027810.html

US presidential debate: Early polls give Barack Obama slender victory
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Barack Obama appears to have won a slender victory over John McCain in the first presidential debate, a vital test for both candidates in America’s…
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/presid
entialdebates/3092194/US-presidential-debate-Early-polls-
give-Barack-Obama-slender-victory.html

Hillary Clinton campaigns for Obama in Michigan
MLive.com – MI,USA
Barack Obama, D-Ill., earlier this month in Tampa, Fla. LANSING — Hillary Rodham Clinton will campaign in Michigan for Democratic presidential candidate …
www.mlive.com/grpress/news/index.ssf/
2008/09/hillary_clinton_campaigns_for.html

2 quick polls give Obama edge in debate
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of one-night polls gave Barack Obama a clear edge over John McCain in their first presidential debate. Fifty-one percent said Obama …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g2RdSmXy
N7p8ryw0sNc0_VXFh1BQD93F6OLG0

US presidential debate: Generations clash as Barack Obama …
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
By Phil Sherwell John McCain, the older man drily referred throughout to the young pretender as “Senator Obama” and ignored the moderator’s efforts to …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/309
2180/US-presidential-debate-Generations-clash-as-Barack-
Obama-confronts-John-McCain.html

McCain and Obama spar in first debate
BBC News – UK
US presidential rivals Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama have attacked each other over foreign policy and the economy, in their first debate. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7638435.stm

Early polls both say Obama won
Atlanta Journal Constitution – GA, USA
Both show a pretty substandial advantage for Obama. In the CBS poll of supposedly uncommitted voters, “Thirty-nine percent … said Obama won the debate. …
www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/bookm
an/entries/2008/09/27/early_polls_both_say_obama_won.html

Focus Groups, Undecideds For Obamaw
By tnr1.com
For what it’s worth: The Frank Luntz and Stanley Greenberg focus groups went overwhelmingly for Obama. And a CBS poll of undecideds went for Obama 40%-22%. —Isaac Chotiner.
blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/09
/26/focus-groups-undecideds-for-obama.aspx

9/27 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 49, McCain 43
By DemFromCT
Today’s Daily Kos Research 2000 tracking poll has Obama up over McCain 49-43. All trackers are data from three days prior to posting, with R2K from today (yesterday) and the others from yesterday (day prior). Trackers will not reflect …
feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/DsxGXfAUzl8/612252

Why Voters Thought Obama Won
By noreply@blogger.com (Nate Silver)
TPM has the internals of the CNN poll of debate-watchers, which had Obama winning overall by a margin of 51-38. The poll suggests that Obama is opening up a gap on connectedness, while closing a gap on readiness. …
www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/09/why-voters-thought-obama-won.html

McCain goes on offense; Obama plays it cool
By media@politico.com (Carrie Budoff Brown,John…
Obama’s imperative: to reassure people about his own poise in foreign affairs and not land too-hard punches on McCain.
www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/14006.html

CBS News / Knowledge Network Undecideds Give Debate To Obama
40% of uncommitted voters who watched the debate tonight thought Barack Obama was the winner. 22% thought John McCain won. 38% saw it as a draw. 68% of these voters think Obama would make the right decision about the economy. …
marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/
09/cbs_news_knowledge_network_und.php