Obama’s Appeal Rises And No Gains For McCain

Obama Appeal Rises in Poll; No Gains for McCain
The New York Times- By MEGAN THEE
Published: October 20, 2008
As voters have gotten to know Senator Barack Obama, they have warmed up to him, with more than half, 53 percent, now saying they have a favorable impression of him and 33 percent saying they have an unfavorable [...]

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McCain Ties To Group Involved In Iran-Contra Affair

McCain linked to group in Iran-Contra affair
Posted on Monday, 10.20.08
By PETE YOST

Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John McCain served on the advisory board to the U.S. chapter of an international group linked to ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America in the 1980s.
The U.S. Council for World Freedom also aided rebels trying to overthrow [...]

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McCain Supporter Spreading Anti-Muslim Smears (VIDEO)

Doing The Right Thing
Daily Kos- by Jed L
Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 01:10:04 PM PDT
The American News Project brings us this video of McCain campaign supporters turning against one of their own because he was spreading vile anti-Muslim smears. They chased him off completely, and it’s a good thing to see. In the end, we’re [...]

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Obama’s Grandmother Sick- He Is Leaving Campaign Trail To Be With Her

Obama Leaving Campaign Trail To Be With His Sick Grandmother
AP |  JENNIFER LOVEN   |   October 20, 2008 at 09:29 PM
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. [...]

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Keith Olbermann: Hatred Re-Packaged As “The Real America”

Nightly (Gulp) Special Comments: Hatred Repackaged As “The Real America”
Daily Kos- by Keith Olbermann
Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 03:39:52 PM PDT

When I wrote the first Special Comment more than two years ago, I had no idea if there’d be a second one, let alone an irregular series. Flatly, I didn’t know if I’d still have [...]

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The Spin, I’m In!

GEF @ 8:06 PM ET

Write Your Own Caption!

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Obama Accused McCain Of “Small” And “Ugly” Politics

Obama chides McCain for ’small,’ ‘ugly’ politics

Published: Monday October 20, 2008
Democratic White House nominee Barack Obama on Monday accused his Republican [...]

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Dead Bear With Obama Signs Around Neck At WCU!!

BREAKING: Dead Bear at WCU with Obama signs around neck
Daily Kos- by mediaprof
Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 02:45:19 PM PDT
I’ve been searching for a source for this all afternoon. The Asheville Citizen-Times finally has details.

A dead bear was found dumped this morning on the Western Carolina University campus, draped with a pair of Obama campaign [...]

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Obama Supporters Received Death Threats Because Of Yard Signs!

Obama supporters receive death threats over yard signs
Daily Kos- by Interceptor7
Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 11:57:07 AM PDT

From the Chicago Tribune’s report last Friday:
Two supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama found handwritten death threats in their mailboxes Thursday and reported them to Villa Park police.
More details on the flip..

Interceptor7’s diary :: ::

Another excerpt [...]

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CBS’ Schieffer: Powell “Saying Aloud What A Lot Of Republicans…Saying Privately”

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Obama Says Colin Powell To Have Role In His Administration

Colin Powell To Have Role In Obama Administration Says Obama
JENNIFER LOVEN | October 20, 2008 03:05 PM EST |
TAMPA, Fla. — Barack Obama promised a Florida audience Monday he would halt foreclosures in their tracks and updated a famous Ronald Reagan line to criticize Republican handling of the nation’s deepening economic distress.
“At this rate, [...]

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New Questions Over McCain’s Health, Times Reports

Nico Pitney | Huffington Post | October 19, 2008
UPDATE: The New York Times piece is now online. Reporter Lawrence Altman, a medical doctor himself, finds that “serious gaps remain in the public’s knowledge about the health of the presidential and vice-presidential nominees,” which is “a striking departure from recent campaigns, in which many candidates and [...]

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Secret Bush Administration Plan to Suspend US Constitution

“Continuity of Government” (COG) Provisions activated in 2001

Tom Burghardt | Global Research | October 6, 2008
Several months before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld approved an updated version of the U.S. Army’s secret operational Continuity of Government (COG) plans.
A draft document published by the whistleblowing website Wikileaks entitled, “Army Regulation [...]

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Alec Baldwin: Palin On SNL

Palin on SNL: What Did You Expect?
Huffington Post- Alec Baldwin
Posted October 20, 2008 | 12:17 PM (EST)
In 1998, I attended the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington. A friend who is a lobbyist there escorted me to a weekend’s worth of events. As we moved around a brunch reception one late morning, I turned and suddenly [...]

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Afternoon Jukebox… Take My Breath Away

Berlin – Take My Breath Away (Top Gun)

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