19 October, 2008

Obama ‘beyond honored’ for Powell’s support
MSNBC – USA
FAYETTEVILLE, NC – Hours after winning the endorsement of Colin Powell, Barack Obama thanked the general for his support at a North Carolina rally,…
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Obama Raises More Than $150 Million in September
New York Times – United States
Senator Barack Obama at a campaign rally at the Crown Center Coliseum in Fayettville, NC, on Sunday. By MICHAEL LUO Senator Barack Obama’s campaign …
www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/us/politics/20donate.html?em

Analysis: Obama money dooms current public finance
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — It wasn’t Barack Obama’s most critically acclaimed moment. When the Democratic presidential candidate reneged on his pledge to take public …
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Obama wins Powell endorsement and record cash haul
AFP
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (AFP) — Barack Obama basked Sunday in the endorsement of former secretary of state Colin Powell and a huge cash haul that left …
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Obama Dismisses Accusations of Socialism
FOXNews – USA
by Bonney Kapp FAYETTEVILLE, NC – It seems every time the McCain camp launches an attack Barack Obama’s way, the frontrunner dismisses it like a tennis …
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Obama Raises $150 Million In September
NPR – USA
by Peter Overby NPR.org, October 19, 2008 · Barack Obama’s campaign says it raised more than $150 million in September, an average of more than $5 million …
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Barack Obama’s contest to lose
Irish Times – Dublin,Ireland
WITH 17 days to go before voting in the US presidential elections it is increasingly Senator Barack Obama’s contest to lose. Mr Obama not only leads in the …
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion
/2008/1018/1224233214750.html?via=mr

Obama Holds Lead as Candidates Focus on State Battles (Update2)
Bloomberg – USA
By Demian McLean and Nadine Elsibai Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is maintaining a lead in national polls as he and …
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601103&sid=a_0C8z3yaYIs&refer=us

Powell announces backing for Obama
RTE.ie – Ireland
US Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama received a major boost to his campaign today when he won the support of former Secretary of State Colin …
www.rte.ie/news/2008/1019/uselection1.html

Powell, Former Bush Cabinet Official, Supports Obama (Update4)
Bloomberg – USA
``He is a new generation coming onto the world stage, onto the American stage, and for that reason I’ll be voting for Senator Barack Obama. …
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1087&sid=aNjvlpEpAmkg&refer=home

Colin Powell endorses Obama
By Steve Benen
COLIN POWELL ENDORSES OBAMA… On “Meet the Press” this morning, ret. Gen. and former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama. Powell continued to refer to the Republican Party as “my party,” and added that he doesn’t …
www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/
individual/2008_10/015259.php

Powell Endorses Obama
By By The New York Times
The former Secretary of State said he was supporting Senator Barack Obama over Senator John McCain.
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/powell-endorses-obama/

Obama Raised Record $150 Million in September
By By Kate Phillips
The Democratic nominee’s campaign shatters all previous records.
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/
obama-raised-record-150-million-in-september/

More, From Powell’s Endorsement Of Obama:
Obama “displayed a steadiness”…calls him a transformational figure…doesn’t think Gov. Palin is ready to be president…says he’s disappointed with how McCain is running his campaign and worried about the direction of the …
marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/
2008/10/more_from_powells_endorsement.php

Powell endorses Obama
By Blake Hounshell
Chris Wallace of Fox News just reported that former Secretary of State Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama. Not a very comfortable moment for John McCain, his guest this morning.
blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/10078

18 October, 2008

an ordinary Joe could still sink Obama
Times Online – UK
This is all a consequence of the final presidential debate between Senators Obama and McCain where a chap referred to as Joe the Plumber, whom Obama had met …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/colu
mnists/rod_liddle/article4968907.ece

Gallup daily poll: Obama 50, McCain 42
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
Gallup’s latest daily presidential tracking poll of registered voters has Barack Obama at 50 percent and John McCain at 42 percent. Obama’s eight-point lead …
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/seattlepol
itics/archives/151867.asp?source=mypi

Obama, McCain campaign in conservative states
WELT ONLINE – Germany
In an outbreak of class warfare, US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain clashed Saturday over their tax cut plans to help middle-class …
www.welt.de/english-news/article2595608/Obama-
McCain-campaign-in-conservative-states.html

McCain edging toward labeling Obama a “socialist”
FOXNews – USA
McCain invoked the word twice during his weekly radio address this morning and is repeatedly referring to Barack Obama’s tax plan as “welfare” and a …
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Barack Obama’s team is briefed by Bush staff on after warnings …
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Senior aides to Barack Obama have been meeting George W.Bush’s staff to begin planning a smooth transfer of power. By Tim Shipman in Washington Officials …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/
barackobama/3224481/Barack-Obamas-team-is-briefed-
by-Bush-staff-on-after-warnings-about-a-terrorist-attack.html

Obama Draws Record Crowd in St. Louis
CBS News – New York,NY,USA
LOUIS) Barack Obama’s rally in St. Louis today drew a record crowd with the local police estimating 100000 people in attendance. Obama spoke on a small …
www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/10/18/
politics/fromtheroad/entry4530828.shtml

Palin Re-Counts Obama Story That Sounds Like Her Own
FOXNews – USA
Yesterday, Palin praised Joe for pointing out that Barack Obama’s mortgage plan “sounded a littl bit like socialism.” She repeated the praise today, …
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Obama the Unruffled
Newsweek – USA
This effect explains how Barack Obama has captured the attention and the approval of even those who, a year ago, would have been skeptical or hostile. …
www.newsweek.com/id/164491

Palin praises ‘Joe the Plumber’ for ruining Obama’s ‘photo-op
CNN – USA
Barack Obama for having a “staged photo-op” interrupted by a voter asking him a question about taxes. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin campaigns in Lancaster,…
www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/18/campaign.wrap/

Palin Knocks Obama Over “Staged Photo-Op” Gone Awry
CBS News – New York,NY,USA
Though she’s said that she has begged her staff not to make her talk any more about “Joe the plumber,” Sarah Palin again cited Barack Obama’s infamous …
www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/10/18/
politics/fromtheroad/entry4530774.shtml

Bachmann: Obama ‘May Have Anti-American Views’
By By Sarah Wheaton
A Republican congresswoman from Minnesota said Friday that some of Senator Barack Obama’s associations raise the possibility that he has“anti-American views.”
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/
bachmann-obama-may-have-anti-american-views/

Obama draws record crowd in St. Louis
By John McCormick
The ability of Obama to give attention to Missouri so just more than two weeks before Election Day stands in stark contrast to Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic nominee who had virtually conceded Missouri at this point in his …
www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/
2008/10/obama_draws_record_crowd_in_st.html

10/18 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 50, McCain 43
By DemFromCT
Today’s Daily Kos Research 2000 tracking poll has Obama leading McCain 50-43. All trackers are data from three days prior to posting, with the R2K numbers from today (yesterday’s numbers in parentheses) and the other trackers from …
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Hating Obama
By media@politico.com (Ben Smith)
Blog: The base, at least as sampled exchanging insults with Obama supporters outside a McCain event in Youngstown, PA earlier this month, really, really h.
www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Hating_Obama.html

Obama Supporter Assaults Female McCain Volunteer in New York
By Oleg Atbashian
As the media fumes over nonexistent hate at Palin speeches, it ignores leftists who go berserk on city streets.
pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama-supporter-assaults
-female-mccain-volunteer-in-new-york/