12 October, 2008

McCain set for makeup appearance on Letterman show
Reuters – USA
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – He may be trailing his Democratic rival in the polls, but it looks like Republican US presidential nominee John McCain is headed for …
www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE49B31H20081012

McCain has 3 weeks to reverse Obama lead
MSNBC – USA
AP file Punahoe Schools via AP AP AP file WASHINGTON – Republican John McCain, his presidential hopes battered by chaos in the American economy,…
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27150458/

John McCain abandons Obama character attacks after polls fail to …
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Senator John McCain is jettisoning negative attacks on Senator Barack Obama after they failed to improve his standing in the polls and attracted a welter of …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/johnm
ccain/3185020/John-McCain-abandons-Obama-character-attacks
-after-polls-fail-to-improve.html

McCain to make good on Letterman appearance
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
John McCain announced his run for the US presidency on David Letterman’s show on Feb. 28, 2007. (CBS/Associated Press) It seems it’s time to bury the …
www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2008/10/12/letterman-mccain.html

McCain not going to be “intimidated” on Obama Lindsey Graham says …
Chicago Sun-Times – United States
McCain is still up by a little in the key state of Ohio. No Republican, of course, has won the presidency without Ohio. And McCain is still up in Missouri. …
blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/10/
mccain_not_going_to_be_intimid.html

WRAPUP 1-McCain considering new economic plan
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
By David Wiessler WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate John McCain is considering rolling out a new comprehensive economic …
africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnN12431741.html

Schieffer set to moderate last McCain-Obama debate
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gZKyR
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McCain, Obama Advisers Spar Over Campaign Tactics
FOXNews – USA
The top campaign advisers for presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama argued on FOX News Sunday over which campaign was employing the harshest …
elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/12/mccain
-obama-advisers-spar-campaign-tactics/

McCain to Appear on Letterman this Thursday
ABC News – USA
John McCain, R-Ariz., will appear on “The Late Show with David Letterman” Thursday, three weeks and a day after cancelling an appearance there to suspend …
blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/mccain-to-appea.html

Rep. Lewis clarifies controversial remarks about McCain, Palin
CNN – USA
John McCain traded tough statements Saturday. The civil rights icon issued a statement Saturday evening which said a careful review of his remarks made …
www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/12/mccain.lewis/

John McCain to Return to Letterman
By TheInsider(The Insider)
After canceling a David Letterman interview last month, Republican presidential candidate John McCain will appear on “The Late Show” this week. The Associated Press reports that McCain will sit down with Letterman this Thursday, …
www.theinsider.com/news/1255655_John
_McCain_to_Return_to_Letterman

Are McCain’s Ads Dangerous?
By noreply@blogger.com (Nate Silver)
I am no advertising critic, but the McCain campaign’s ads are routinely
among the most bizarre that I have ever seen, appearing to originate from a sort of parallel universe in which cartoonish Obama heads float disembodied before …
www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/are-mccains-ads-dangerous.html

John McCain and George Wallace
By Frank James
“As one who was a victim of violence and hate during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, I am deeply disturbed by the negative tone of the McCain-Palin campaign. What I am seeing today reminds me too much of another destructive …
www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/
10/john_mccain_and_george_wallace.html

Memo to McCain: Replace Palin with Romney
By Peter Cohan
John McCain has made several unexpected moves during his campaign. For instance, he picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice president. After an initial surge of support, her charming personality has given way to revelations about …
www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/10/12/memo
-to-mccain-replace-palin-with-romney/

Abandoning McCain
By Victor Davis Hanson
McCain is supposedly getting ‘nasty’ and ‘vicious’? Sounds like excuses for jumping ship.
pajamasmedia.com/blog/abandoning-mccain/

11 October, 2008

McCain’s Erratic Health Strategy: Now He’s Slashing Medicare
AlterNet – San Francisco,CA,USA
Those of us who analyze health policy and trends for a living have struggled to follow John McCain’s health plan through its many seemingly-improvised …
www.alternet.org/healthwellness/102546/mccain’s_
erratic_health_strategy:_now_he’s_slashing_medicare/

McCain Chides Protestor, Asks For Bipartisanship
CBS News – New York,NY,USA
(DAVENPORT, IOWA) – A protestor at a rally here today gave John McCain a chance to ask for more bipartisan cooperation in Washington. …
www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/10/11/pol
itics/fromtheroad/entry4515145.shtml

In Philadelphia, Obama paints McCain as out of touch
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
The candidate also praised McCain’s call Friday to tone down the vitriol at recent Republican rallies. “Sen. McCain tried to tone down the rhetoric at a …
www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-n
a-obama12-2008oct12,0,2470805.story

Turmoil rocks McCain campaign after double blow
AFP
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AFP) — Turmoil rocked John McCain’s White House bid Saturday after a probe accused his running-mate Sarah Palin of abuse of power and he …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQjSGQVOy5FcXVixqU43QZZr9ldA

McCain reverses aggressive strategy against Obama
Irish Times – Dublin,Ireland
Republican presidential candidate John McCain appears to have reined in his campaign’s aggressive strategy against Barack Obama after it failed to cut into …
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1011/breaking33.htm

Obama establishes double digit lead over Mccain
Hindu – Chennai,India
Obama now leads McCain by double digits, 52 per cent to 41 per cent among registered voters. It’s a marked shift from the last poll, conducted one month ago …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200810112212.htm

Barack Obama would offer John McCain a job is he wins the US election
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Barack Obama would like to offer John McCain a job if he becomes president, in what his allies says is an attempt to end the bitter partisan rancour that …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/
barackobama/3179575/Barack-Obama-would-offer-John
-McCain-a-job-is-he-wins-the-US-election.html

‘Minnesota Nice’: McCain Calls for Calm
ABC News – USA
John McCain’s arrival for a town hall meeting in a hot high school gymnasium. The senator’s supporters jeer after he calls Obama “a decent person. …
www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=6011330&page=1

Obama, McCain trade respect, barbs
Chicago Tribune – United States
PHILADELPHIA – Barnstorming to get out the vote across this pivotal Pennsylvania city, Barack Obama paused Saturday to thank John McCain for restraining his …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/
chi-campaign-oct12,0,27872.story

Obama thanks McCain for remarks, presses attack
Reuters – USA
By Caren Bohan PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Democrat Barack Obama praised his rival John McCain for trying to tone down the vitriol of the US presidential race …
www.reuters.com/article/sarahPalin/idUSTRE49A2HN20081011

John McCain: Davenport Liveblog
By John Deeth
Why is John McCain in Iowa when polls show him trailing? Will he again defend his opponent Barack Obama from personal attacks as he did Friday? What is his response to an Alaska legislative report chanrging his running mate Sarah Palin …
iowaindependent.com/6901/john-mccain-davenport-liveblog

Obama thanks McCain for toning down
By Jill Zuckman
“I want to acknowledge that Senator McCain tried to tone down the rhetoric at his town hall meeting yesterday,” Obama said, referring to a raucous gathering where voters urged McCain to get tough on Obama. “I appreciated his reminder …
www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2
008/10/barack_obama_john_mccain_3.html

Obama Thanks McCain for Admonishing Supporters
By By Julie Bosman
At a rally this morning, the Democratic nominee gives a nod to his opponent’s request that supporters be respectful after angry outbursts and accusations at McCain-Palin rallies this week.
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/obama
-thanks-mccain-for-toning-down-supporters/

Crowd boos after McCain says Obama not ‘an Arab’
By media@politico.com (Amie Parnes,Jonathan Martin)
At Minnesota town hall, McCain even yanked a microphone out of an audience member’s hand after she called Obama an “Arab.”
www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14479.html

McCain: Obama ‘decent’ but ‘lied’
McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, down in the polls in the closing
weeks of the presidential contest, aired a new TV ad today focusing on
William Ayers, the education professor at the University of Illinois at
Chicago and onetime …
www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/
10/mccain_obama_decent_but_lied.html