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Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, campaigning in Nevada Tuesday, said that Barack Obama is likely to create a crisis if he becomes president. Palin was responding to a suggestion made by Obama's running mate, Joe Biden, that someone would create "a generated crisis to test the mettle of this guy," CNN reported. Biden was speaking at a fundraiser Sunday night. "I guess we have to say 'Thanks for the warning, Joe,'" Palin told supporters in Reno. Palin...
U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain, campaigning Tuesday in Bensalem, Pa., pounded on rival Barack Obama's tax policies. McCain took his Democratic opponent to task for voicing support for the Tampa Bay Rays during a Florida campaign appearance Monday and earlier expressing support for the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. "Now, I'm not dumb enough to get mixed up in a World Series between swing states, but I think I may have detected a little pattern with Senator...
For a candidate who's been criticized as being out of touch on technology, Senator John McCain [R-Ariz.] has been refreshingly ahead of the curve when it comes to disruptive innovation in education. While Republican Presidential candidate McCain and the Democratic candidate, Senator Barack Obama [D-Ill.], both see the benefits of using technology in revamping how classrooms run, McCain's campaign early on embraced the benefits of nontraditional online education in some key ways. Whichever...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Hip-Hop Artist Bob Brown urges Joe the Plumber to consider the idea that the more we help each other, the better off everyone is. Bob has a real life case study for "spreading the wealth." His website http://www.bobtherapper.com/ was created to help 1,000 people earn $3,000 this holiday season by marketing a DVD entitled "Can you do THE OBAMA DANCE.""If 3% is stopping Joe the Plumber from working harder and obtaining his dreams," says Bob Brown...
By David Jackson BELTON, Mo. -- Republican John McCain has a $47 million budget for October, but his campaign insists he will have enough to overtake Democrat Barack Obama and his deeper pockets. A day after Obama announced a record $150 million raised last month, McCain's campaign disclosed Monday it spent $37 million in September out of the $84.1 million in taxpayer funds it has accepted for the general election. Obama opted out of public financing and can raise and spend unlimited amounts....
WHO: JoinTheDot(TM) "What's Your Message to the Next President?," sponsored by American Airlines, and in collaboration with Rock the Vote and Ken Kragen, the legendary producer of "Hands Across America" and "We are the World." ABOUT: JoinTheDot(TM) will be traveling around Los Angeles in conjunction with their "What's Your Message to the Next President?" campaign. The day will be dedicated to giving people the opportunity to voice their message for the next President of the United States,...
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of its continuing effort to engage customers and associates in this year's presidential election, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. today launched a video-based voter guide enabling both major candidates, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, to share their views on key issues with Wal-Mart customers and associates. Through the company's Web sites, both major candidates will present their views on issues beginning today through Election...
The medical health of the two major-party U.S. presidential nominees can't be fully judged because of their refusals to release information, a physician says. In a break from past presidential campaigns, neither U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., nor Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is willing to release their medical records, making a true assessment of their health nearly impossible, presidential health expert Dr. Lawrence Altman wrote Monday in The New York Times. "There may be no serious...
By Kathy Kiely and David Jackson Barack Obama scored two campaign coups Sunday: a record-breaking month of fundraising and the backing of former secretary of State Colin Powell. The long-anticipated announcement, which came with praise for Republican John McCain but harsh criticism of his negative attacks, gave Democrat Obama perhaps the campaign's most coveted endorsement. "He is a transformational figure," Powell said of Obama, vying to be the first black president, on NBC's Meet the...
U.S. presidential nominee John McCain said he still respects fellow Republican Colin Powell despite his endorsement Sunday of Democrat Barack Obama. In an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," McCain said the former secretary of state's endorsement of Obama for president did not blindside him. "I've always admired and respected General Powell. We're longtime friends. This doesn't come as a surprise," Obama said. McCain noted he has been endorsed by four other former secretaries of state, all...
