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Palin says Ayers is relevant campaign issue

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:32:35 +0000

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says Barack Obama’s association with a 1960s radical is a relevant issue because he hasn’t been forthright about what he knew about William Ayers’ background and when he knew...

UAW launches advertising campaign against McCain

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:18:28 +0000

United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Tuesday the union would run $3 million worth of advertising criticizing Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his economic policies in four key...

Palin stretches truth in campaign speeches

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:53:14 +0000

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tells audiences the election is about the “truthfulness and judgment” needed to be president. But the Alaska governor often stretches the truth...

Record Pa. voter registration pads Democrats' edge

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:46:35 +0000

Democratic registration has surged by 13 percent and Republican ranks have shrunk by 1 percent as a record 8.6 million people registered to vote in battleground Pennsylvania in the 2008 presidential...

McCain's stance against pork a balancing act

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:13:28 +0000

It’s one of Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s most surefire applause lines, a vow to veto pork barrel spending like the road and bridge projects that lawmakers hold...

Frank says GOP housing attacks racially motivated

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:12:57 +0000

Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that Republican criticism of Democrats over the nation’s housing crisis is a veiled attack on the poor that’s racially...

Palin ethics probes beset by secrecy and lawsuit

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:03:03 +0000

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she’s an open book regarding an abuse-of-power investigation. Apparently her staff doesn’t feel the same...

Obama: McCain tries to turn attention from economy

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:35:11 +0000

Barack Obama said Monday that John McCain is trying to shift attention from the troubled economy because the issue is bad for the Republican presidential nominee’s...

Quotes from Palin on Obama's ties to Wright, Ayers

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:41:07 +0000

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has continued but toned down her criticism Barack Obama’s association with 1960s-era radical Bill Ayers and questioned the Democratic presidential candidates’ relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, an incendiary former pastor. GOP presidential contender John McCain has previously condemned the North Carolina Republican Party in April for an ad that featured Wright. Here are the Republicans’ remarks on the subjects:

Palin criticizes Obama's ties to Wright, Ayers

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:28:25 +0000

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is criticizing Barack Obama’s ties to his incendiary former pastor and a 1960s-era radical.