Posted on 31 October 2008 | Jennifer Wig
From APDES MOINES, Iowa – Despite John McCain’s prediction of an upset, Barack Obama reached for a landslide Friday, invading his rival’s home state with TV ads and building a lead in early voting in key battlegrounds as the presidential race headed into a hectic final weekend.
McCain charged that Obama, bidding to become the first black [...]
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Posted on 31 October 2008 | Jennifer Wig
From APNEW YORK – If her bid for vice president fails, Gov. Sarah Palin could almost surely use her sudden fame to obtain a lucrative book deal or high fees on the lecture circuit, or even get her own TV talk show. But Alaska law might not allow it.
A provision of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics [...]
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Posted on 31 October 2008 | mhobbs
From NBC17With the election just days negative campaign ads are spiking, but some wonder if they work.
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Posted on 31 October 2008 | Jennifer Wig
From APFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Democrat Beverly Perdue spent Friday talking to those undecided on their choice for governor at early-voting locations, benefiting from a money advantage over
Republican Pat McCrory in the campaign’s final days. With $1.6 million pouring in to her campaign alone during the past 11 days, according to campaign finance reports, Perdue had more [...]
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Posted on 31 October 2008 | Jennifer Wig
From APRALEIGH, N.C. – Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole is back on the airwaves with a new ad that again decries her rival’s ties to an atheist group.
Dole says in the ad airing Friday that the faith of Democratic state Sen. Kay Hagan is not the question. The incumbent says the facts are that Godless Americans held [...]
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Posted on 31 October 2008 | Jennifer Wig
From News & ObserverComedian Chris Rock will host a “Vote for Change” rally for Sen. Barack Obama at Shaw University on Saturday.
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Posted on 31 October 2008 | Jennifer Wig
From NBC17Both supporters and opponents of Durham’s prepared meals tax know there are just four more days to convince people about whether it’s good for county residents or not.
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Posted on 31 October 2008 | mhobbs
From Weekly World NewsThe creators of “Bat Boy” issue a ‘report’ that “The Alien” has changed his presidential endorsement.
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Posted on 31 October 2008 | Jennifer Wig
From PPPPPP takes a look at the numbers both ways.
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