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McCain takes 5-point lead over Obama-Reuters poll

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:16:03 GMT

The reversal follows a month of attacks by McCain, who has questioned Obama's experience, criticized his opposition to most new offshore oil drilling and mocked his overseas trip. "There is no doubt the campaign to discredit Obama is paying off for McCain right now," pollster John Zogby said. McCain ...

Sen. Lieberman to speak at GOP convention

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:11:14 GMT

A Republican official tells The Associated Press that Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman will be speaking at the Republican National Convention.

Resolved: Barack Obama Is Not a Radical

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:30 GMT

Last night on one of the talking head shows Dick Morris casually stated that Obama is not a radical. Perhaps not. But consider that according to recent polling, Obama's positions on the following issues are opposed by a median of 76% of respondents: ...

Obama and McCain in a statistical tie

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:07:13 GMT

Obama arrives at the Sheraton hotel today in Raleigh North Carolina. McCain and his allies have portrayed Obama in recent weeks as a naive celebrity who is unprepared to lead the nation in dangerous times. Obama arrives at the Sheraton hotel today in Raleigh North Carolina. Obama arrives at the Sheraton ...

'Heart attack' halts Glitter trip

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:12:47 GMT

Paedophile Gary Glitter's return to the UK from Vietnam is delayed after he says he is having a heart attack at Bangkok airport.

Mom, Can My Voting Machine Spend the Night

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:51:12 GMT

Ohio is an election battleground state with perennial problems at the polls. So what have election officials in some precincts of the state been doing to keep their voting machines safe from tampering? Taking the machines home with them and stashing them in their garages in the days before a big election.

Danny Schechter: I Won't Be Politically High In the Mile High City

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:56:13 GMT

A News Dissector Decides Not To Dissect At the Dems' Meet-up in Denver New York: The first convention I remember was way back in l952. I was at a summer colony, and I watched it on a black and white TV in the company of fellow day camper, Jeff Greenfield. ...

Rep. Tubbs Jones Unconscious in Cleveland Hospital

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:21:42 GMT

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, one of Hillary Clinton's biggest supporters during the primaries, remained unconscious Wednesday in a Cleveland area hospital.

Area prepares for Obama

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:36:36 GMT

Barack Obama's town hall meeting here were in high demand Monday, but the best local Democratic volunteers could offer were spots on a waiting list. Obama, the presumed presidential nominee for the Democratic Party, will hold the meeting late Wednesday morning. Kevin Griffis, a spokesman for Obama's ...

Apple admits to iPod nano smoking and sparks, will replace faulty devices

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:07:38 GMT

Filed under: Portable Audio It's only taken a number of years and some seriously ruined pants -- but Apple has finally come clean on the flammable nature of the first-generation iPod nano, and is now offering to replace the faulty devices . ...