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Obama calls for hurricane crusade - New York Daily News

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New York Daily News
Obama calls for hurricane crusade
New York Daily News - 3 hours ago
BY MICHAEL McAULIFF BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Menacing Hurricane Gustav loomed heavily over the Democratic presidential ticket's day, forcing Barack Obama and Joe Biden to step on their own economic message tour and focus on the storm.
BC embraces Obama Battle Creek Enquirer


Obama, Biden bring 'change' tour to Michigan KSTP.com
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - MSU State News - MLive.com - ABC News
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Obama calls for hurricane crusade - New York Daily News

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New York Daily News
Obama calls for hurricane crusade
New York Daily News - 1 hour ago
BY MICHAEL McAULIFF BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Menacing Hurricane Gustav loomed heavily over the Democratic presidential ticket's day, forcing Barack Obama and Joe Biden to step on their own economic message tour and focus on the storm.
Does John McCain Have a Tax Problem? Answer: Probably FOXNews


On the Trail, Adjusting to Life as a Couple New York Times
The Associated Press - Reuters - The Swamp - Tribune’s Washington Bureau - Indiana’s NewsCenter
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Biden, Obama a Comfortable Fit on the Campaign Trail - Washington Post

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New York Daily News
Biden, Obama a Comfortable Fit on the Campaign Trail
Washington Post - 6 hours ago
By Shailagh Murray TOLEDO, Aug. 31 — Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. was warming up a crowd at a town hall meeting Sunday morning when a woman shouted, "You are gorgeous!
Obama: I can raise volunteers for hurricane relief Newsday


Obama calls for hurricane crusade New York Daily News
FOXNews - New York Times - The Associated Press - Kansas City Star
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Democratic convention, Barack Obama's speech well received, poll shows - CNN

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Boston Globe
Democratic convention, Barack Obama's speech well received, poll shows
CNN - 1 hour ago
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — On the eve of the Republican convention, a new national poll suggests the race for the White House remains even.
Video: Bush in Arms-length Embrace by GOP AssociatedPress

The Pros and Cons of Palin Wall Street Journal
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Salt Lake Tribune - Kansas City Star - Washington Times
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Republicans alter convention plans as hurricane approaches - San Jose Mercury News

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Voice of America
Republicans alter convention plans as hurricane approaches
San Jose Mercury News - 2 hours ago
By Mary Anne Ostrom MINNEAPOLIS - A stone's throw from the Mississippi River, Republicans gathered at the convention center here Sunday night at a delegate welcome party.
Republican Candidates Tap Local Issues as Convention Begins Bloomberg


GOP Rallies in Support of McCain, Poll Shows New York Times
Gainesville Times - Royal Oak Daily Tribune - FOXBusiness - Washington Post
all 68 news articles

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Democratic control in NH is no fluke - Boston Globe

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Voice of America
Democratic control in NH is no fluke
Boston Globe - 4 hours ago
By Norma Love AP Writer / September 1, 2008 CONCORD, NH—Republicans stunned two years ago by the Democrats' historic takeover of the Legislature vowed it would be a short-lived aberration.
GOP Rallies in Support of McCain, Poll Shows New York Times


Republican Candidates Tap Local Issues as Convention Begins Bloomberg
Voice of America - FOXBusiness - Washington Post - CBS News
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The McCain Paradox - Washington Post

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The McCain Paradox
Washington Post - 5 hours ago
LAST WEEK, the Democrats faced the task of presenting a relative newcomer to politics as their nominee for president. This week, the Republicans face a different challenge, one greatly complicated now by the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Gustav on
Obama Gives McCain a Pass on Gustav Trip FOXNews


Obama to ask his donors to help storm victims The Associated Press
Reuters - CNN Political Ticker - Columbus Dispatch - MyFox Springfield
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Party’s Plans Are Unsettled; McCain Visits Gulf - New York Times

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ABC News
Party’s Plans Are Unsettled; McCain Visits Gulf
New York Times - 36 minutes ago
President Bush visited the FEMA operations center in Washington on Sunday, where workers were responding to Hurricane Gustav. He announced that he will not attend the Republican National Convention in St.
Video: McCain: 'Suspend RNC Activities Monday' AssociatedPress

Hurricane Blows Networks' Convention Coverage Off Course Washington Post
The Associated Press - San Francisco Chronicle - FOXNews - Austin American-Statesman
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The Pros and Cons of Palin - Wall Street Journal

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Boston Globe
The Pros and Cons of Palin
Wall Street Journal - 40 minutes ago
Paul Gigot: Coming up next on "The Journal Editorial Report," John McCain's VP surprise. What Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin brings to the ticket and the risks of nominating a newcomer.
Poll shows no convention bounce for Obama CNN


Always-reliable Utah won't get the GOP's royal treatment Salt Lake Tribune
Washington Post - FOXNews - Stateline.org - CQPolitics.com
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McCain’s Pick May Foster Bigger Campaign Role for Clinton - New York Times

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Washington Post
McCain’s Pick May Foster Bigger Campaign Role for Clinton
New York Times - 33 minutes ago
By PATRICK HEALY ST. PAUL - Advisers to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Sunday that Senator John McCain’s selection of Gov.
Biden, Obama a Comfortable Fit on the Campaign Trail Washington Post


Obama Says McCain's Pick of Palin Won't Change Campaign Dynamic Bloomberg
Financial Times - Detroit Free Press - New York Daily News - Lawrence Journal World
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McCain pandering in the worst way imaginable - New York Daily News

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TIME
McCain pandering in the worst way imaginable
New York Daily News - 38 minutes ago
But even before the party begins Monday night for the Grand Old Party, whatever kind of party it can be with another storm coming, the people who have hijacked the last couple of presidential campaigns and have now clearly hijacked John McCain as well
McCain talks Palin on Fox News Sunday FOXNews


Team McCain Takes the Lead Washington Post
Los Angeles Times - Financial Times - guardian.co.uk - San Francisco Chronicle
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Storm Politics Present Risks and Rewards - New York Times

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Washington Post
Storm Politics Present Risks and Rewards
New York Times - 48 minutes ago
By PETER BAKER ST. PAUL - On the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall three years ago, President Bush helped Senator John McCain celebrate his birthday with a cake that melted on a blazing hot airport tarmac, just as the president’s approval ratings
Video: McCain: 'Suspend RNC Activities Monday' AssociatedPress

Gustav's Northern Edge Washington Post
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Does John McCain Have a Tax Problem? Answer: Probably - FOXNews

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Boston Globe


by Major Garrett BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Based on the crowd reaction to recent attacks from Barack Obama and Joe Biden about John McCain’s tax policy,
The buzz: McCain helps Web surfers find Biden’s criticism of Obama Kansas City Star
Obama Supporter Questions McCain’s Judgment, Age CBS News
Obama: McCain does not feel your pain Columbus Dispatch
MSNBC - AOL News Newsbloggers
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Does John McCain Have a Tax Problem? Answer: Probably - FOXNews

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments


Seattle Post Intelligencer


by Major Garrett BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Based on the crowd reaction to recent attacks from Barack Obama and Joe Biden about John McCain’s tax policy,
Obama Supporter Questions McCain’s Judgment, Age CBS News
Obama and Biden: A different dynamic The Swamp - Tribune’s Washington Bureau
On the Trail, Adjusting to Life as a Couple New York Times
Toledo Blade - FOXNews
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Does John McCain Have a Tax Problem? Answer: Probably - FOXNews

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments


BBC News


by Major Garrett BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Based on the crowd reaction to recent attacks from Barack Obama and Joe Biden about John McCain’s tax policy,
Video: Kerry Slams 'Candidate McCain' CBS
Obama to end tax benefits to firms that ship jobs overseas Press Trust of India
Woe betide hard luck merchants Daily Mail
National Post - Denver Post
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Does John McCain Have a Tax Problem? Answer: Probably - FOXNews

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New York Daily News
Does John McCain Have a Tax Problem? Answer: Probably
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
by Major Garrett BATTLE CREEK, Michigan - Based on the crowd reaction to recent attacks from Barack Obama and Joe Biden about John McCain’s tax policy, the Republican nominee may have something to worry about.
The Friend He Just Can't Shake Washington Post


And you thought a top GOP goal was to attack Barack Obama! Dallas Morning News
New York Daily News - CQPolitics.com - New York Times - The Associated Press
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Delegates Supportive of GOP Convention Changes - FOXNews

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Washington Post
Delegates Supportive of GOP Convention Changes
FOXNews - 30 minutes ago
by Cristina Corbin Aug. 31: Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-AZ., announces there will be changes to the Republican National Convention due to Hurricane Gustav during a media availability outside the Mississippi Emergency
Video: McCain: 'Suspend RNC Activities Monday' AssociatedPress

Republicans drop most convention action on Monday International Herald Tribune
Reuters - Washington Post - The Associated Press - USA Today
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How Palin Could Help - Washington Post

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BBC News
How Palin Could Help
Washington Post - 40 minutes ago
By David S. Broder John McCain has flummoxed the leaders of his Republican Party and most of the media by picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
Video: Bush in Arms-length Embrace by GOP AssociatedPress

“Gorgeous” Joe Biden Praises “Good Looking” GOP VP FOXNews
Detroit Free Press - New York Daily News - Chicago Sun-Times - San Jose Mercury News
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Obama deals gently with Palin on equal pay issue - The Associated Press

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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Obama deals gently with Palin on equal pay issue
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Barack Obama seems to have only one problem with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for vice president: She holds the same positions as John McCain, the GOP presidential candidate who tapped her.
Difference between Biden and Palin: “She’s good-looking” Reuters


Obama and Biden: A different dynamic The Swamp - Tribune’s Washington Bureau
WHNT - CNN Political Ticker - CBS News - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
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Don’t Like Palin’s Wikipedia Story? Change It - New York Times

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Don’t Like Palin’s Wikipedia Story? Change It
New York Times - 47 minutes ago
By NOAM COHEN IN the 24 hours before the McCain campaign put the finishing touches on its surprise announcement Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska would be the Republican vice presidential candidate, one Wikipedia user was putting the finishing
Party divided over merits of picking Palin Financial Times


Palin's Sojourn as a Sportscaster Washington Post
Politicker - New York Daily News - Huffington Post - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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Biden, Obama a Comfortable Fit on the Campaign Trail - Washington Post

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The Associated Press
Biden, Obama a Comfortable Fit on the Campaign Trail
Washington Post - 48 minutes ago
By Shailagh Murray TOLEDO, Aug. 31 — Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. was warming up a crowd at a town hall meeting Sunday morning when a woman shouted, "You are gorgeous!
Obama deals gently with Palin on equal pay issue The Associated Press


Difference between Biden and Palin: “She’s good-looking” Reuters
The Swamp - Tribune’s Washington Bureau - CNN Political Ticker - CBS News - CommonConservative.com
all 266 news articles

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Biden heads back to hometown - USA Today

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Boston Globe
Biden heads back to hometown
USA Today - 2 hours ago
By Nicole Gaudiano, Gannett News Service TOLEDO, Ohio - Sen. Joe Biden will head closer to his childhood home Monday with a campaign swing through Pennsylvania, where he'll make his first appearance in his native Scranton as the Democratic vice
Video: Obama on Hurricane Gustav Preparedness AssociatedPress

Obama, Biden speak in Ohio Detroit Free Press
ABC News - FOXNews - Washington Post - Reuters
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Florida GOP Delegates Praise Palin, Keep Eye on Gustav - The Ledger

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Florida GOP Delegates Praise Palin, Keep Eye on Gustav
The Ledger - 1 hour ago
By Joe Follick BLOOMINGTON, Minn. | Florida Republicans arrived at the national convention Sunday and immediately received their uniforms for the event, including red, white and blue visors and festive replicas of the flamingo-adorned shirts worn by
Big chill at big house: Bush, McCain not on speaking terms Los Angeles Times


McCain and Palin team up as Gustav looms Reuters
The Associated Press - KDBC - National Post - Washington Post
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On the Scene: RNC Convention - FOXBusiness

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Voice of America
On the Scene: RNC Convention
FOXBusiness - 2 hours ago
By FOXBusiness.com John McCain may not be president, but he sounds like one. “This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics and we have to act as Americans,” the presumptive Republican Party presidential candidate told reporters during
GOP scales back convention Bemidji Pioneer


McCain: RNC will suspend most activities to focus on Gustav NECN
Wall Street Journal - Chicago Sun-Times - Boston Globe - KOLO
all 130 news articles

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Gustav: Blessing or bane for John McCain? - Dallas Morning News

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ABC News
Gustav: Blessing or bane for John McCain?
Dallas Morning News, TX - 11 hours ago


Republican media consultant Alex Castellanos said Gustav has eliminated 3 problems for John McCain — what role the unpopular President Bush would play at
Video: Kerry Slams 'Candidate McCain' CBS
McCain needs to get serious - and warn about a global tempest Telegraph.co.uk
Scaring them off is a turnoff Indianapolis Star
NDTV.com - Naples Daily News
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Gustav: Blessing or bane for John McCain? - Dallas Morning News

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USA Today
Gustav: Blessing or bane for John McCain?
Dallas Morning News, TX - 10 hours ago


Republican media consultant Alex Castellanos said Gustav has eliminated 3 problems for John McCain — what role the unpopular President Bush would play at
Video: Kerry Slams 'Candidate McCain' CBS
McCain needs to get serious - and warn about a global tempest Telegraph.co.uk
Scaring them off is a turnoff Indianapolis Star
NDTV.com - Naples Daily News
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Gustav: Blessing or bane for John McCain? - Dallas Morning News

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Telegraph.co.uk
Gustav: Blessing or bane for John McCain?
Dallas Morning News, TX - 39 minutes ago


Republican media consultant Alex Castellanos said Gustav has eliminated 3 problems for John McCain — what role the unpopular President Bush would play at
McCain needs to get serious - and warn about a global tempest Telegraph.co.uk
Brent Batten: GOP must define who John McCain really is Naples Daily News
Will Obama's star power dazzle America? NDTV.com
Melbourne Herald Sun - The Australian
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Obama: I can raise volunteers for hurricane relief - Newsday

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Boston Globe
Obama: I can raise volunteers for hurricane relief
Newsday - 2 hours ago
BY NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON | nia.henderson@newsday.com TOLEDO, Ohio - Campaigning here Sunday alongside Joe Biden, Barack Obama said he was ready to mobilize an army of volunteers to assist with hurricane relief in the Gulf states and could go there,
Video: Obama on Hurricane Gustav Preparedness AssociatedPress

One Thousand Miles Away, Obama Deals with Hurricane Gustav ABC News
FOXNews - Washington Post - Reuters - CNN Political Ticker
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McCain needs to get serious - and warn about a global tempest - Telegraph.co.uk

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments


ABC News
McCain needs to get serious - and warn about a global tempest
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago


John McCain, when asked whether the arrival of the hurricane would affect his convention, said that it might well be inappropriate to hold a "festive event"
Will Obama's star power dazzle America? NDTV.com
One Voice on Georgia Washington Post
Age and youth a mixed bunch Melbourne Herald Sun
Independent - The Australian
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McCain needs to get serious - and warn about a global tempest - Telegraph.co.uk

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Telegraph.co.uk
McCain needs to get serious - and warn about a global tempest
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 43 minutes ago


John McCain, when asked whether the arrival of the hurricane would affect his convention, said that it might well be inappropriate to hold a "festive event"
Video: Kerry Slams 'Candidate McCain' CBS
Republicans Want to Hammer Home McCain’s Defense Credentials CQPolitics.com
Party tickets bring American experiences to fore The Associated Press
The Australian - Democracy Now
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