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  • Poll: Obama edges ahead of McCain in Montana

    10/23/2008 12:46:39 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 77 replies · 3,161+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 10/23/08 | MATT GOURAS
    A new poll shows that Democrat Barack Obama could be edging ahead of Republican John McCain in Montana. Obama is at 44 percent and John McCain is at 40 percent in the Montana State University-Billings poll released Thursday. The poll reverses others from earlier in the fall that showed McCain with a lead in the state. The poll of 403 Montanans was conducted from Thursday though Monday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. Both Obama and McCain did a pretty good job in the poll of holding their party's base, but Obama held...
  • Landon, 1,293,669; Roosevelt, 972,897 [1936 Poll: Landon Beats FDR in a Landslide]

    10/23/2008 12:03:07 AM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 8 replies · 1,099+ views
    Literary Digest ^ | 31 October 1936 | The Editors
    Well, the great battle of the ballots in the poll of 10 million voters, scattered throughout the forty-eight states of the Union, is now finished, and in the table below we record the figures received up to the hour of going to press. These figures are exactly as received from more than one in every five voters polled in our country—they are neither weighted, adjusted, nor interpreted. Never before in an experience covering more than a quarter of a century in taking polls have we received so many different varieties of criticism—praise from many and condemnation from many others—and yet...
  • Bernanke Endorses Obama

    10/20/2008 8:35:10 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 85 replies · 2,960+ views
    WSJ ^ | 10/21/2008 | Wall Street Journal
    Ben Bernanke apparently wants four more years as Federal Reserve Chairman. At least that's a reasonable conclusion after Mr. Bernanke all but submitted his job application to Barack Obama yesterday by endorsing the Democratic version of fiscal "stimulus." While the Fed chief said any stimulus should be "well targeted," even a general endorsement amounts to a political green light. Mr. Bernanke certainly knows that Mr. Obama and Democrats on Capitol Hill are talking about some $300 billion in new "stimulus" spending, while President Bush and Republicans are resisting. And by saying any help should "limit longer-term effects" on the federal...
  • McCain Pulling Ads in Wisconsin? (Unverified rumor)

    10/15/2008 12:01:20 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 92 replies · 2,046+ views
    PoliticalWire ^ | 10-15-08 | Taegan Goddard
    The Republican National Committee "hasn't booked ads for the next week in Wisconsin TV markets after running a series of spots attacking Barack Obama and congressional Dems," according to WisPolitics.com. "The decision comes amid speculation on whether Republicans may pull back in Wisconsin after several polls in the past week showed Obama up over John McCain by double digits."
  • How McCain Could Pull This One Off

    10/07/2008 11:05:01 AM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 41 replies · 1,487+ views
    politico ^ | October 7, 2008 | Roger Simon
    Can John McCain possibly win this thing? Can he actually win in November? The outlook is bleak: The polls are ugly, the Electoral College map is grim, the economy is getting worse, and McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin may have energized the Republican base, but it has appalled and frightened many outside it. Still, McCain’s campaign has come back from the dead more than once. He survived his early support for immigration reform, he not only survived but has prospered from his support for the Iraq war surge, and he rebuilt a primary campaign that was in a state of...
  • Survey USA: Obama Pulls Away in Virginia (O 53, M 43)

    10/06/2008 10:01:37 AM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 91 replies · 3,496+ views
    Political Wire ^ | 10-6-08 | Survey USA
    A new SurveyUSA poll in Virginia shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain by ten points, 53% to 43%. Since a similar poll conducted just after the Republican convention, McCain has gone from up by 2 to down by 10. Key finding: McCain no longer leads in any region of the state.
  • Obama Over 50 Percent In Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania

    10/01/2008 9:31:23 AM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 39 replies · 2,182+ views
    Quinnipiac ^ | 10-1-08 | Quinnipiac Polling
    Obama Over 50 Percent In Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll Finds; Debate, Palin's Fade, Economy Put Democrat On Top --- FLORIDA: Obama 49 - McCain 43 pre-debate; Obama 51 - McCain 43 post-debate; OHIO: Obama 49 - McCain 42 pre-debate; Obama 50 - McCain 42 post-debate; PENNSYLVANIA: Obama 49 - McCain 43 pre-debate; Obama 54 - McCain 39 post-debate Friday's presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin's sagging favorability and more voter confidence in Sen. Barack Obama's ability to handle the economy are propelling the Democrat to wider likely voter leads over Republican John McCain in Florida, Ohio and...
  • [Peggy] Noonan, [Mike] Murphy trash Palin on hot mic: 'It's over'

    09/03/2008 1:45:52 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 279 replies · 1,498+ views
    Politico ^ | Sep 3, 2008 | Ben Smith
    After a segment with NBC's Chuck Todd ended today, Republican consultant Mike Murphy and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan were caught on a live mic ridiculing the choice of Sarah Palin. "It's over," said Noonan, and then responded to a question of whether Palin is the most qualified Republican woman McCain could have chosen. "The most qualified? No. I think they wen tfor this-- excuse me -- political bullshit about narratives," she said. "Everytime Republicans do that -- because that's not where they live and it's not what they're good at and they blow it." Murphy chimed in: "The...
  • Putin Clinches Deal for Uzbek Pipeline

    09/03/2008 12:58:57 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 9 replies · 143+ views
    Moscow Times ^ | September 3 2008 | Anatoly Medetsky
    Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday secured agreement from Uzbekistan to start building a new gas pipeline to Russia in a deal that bolsters Moscow's sway over Central Asian energy supplies. In the wake of Russia's war with Georgia, it also strengthens Moscow's hand with the European Union, which has been looking to secure energy supplies that bypass Russia. Uzbek President Islam Karimov, after meeting with Putin in Tashkent on Tuesday, announced that the new pipeline would carry up to 30 billion cubic meters of gas from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, boosting Russian imports by 50 percent. Gazprom will set up...
  • McCain and the politics of mortality (McCain Deathwatch MEGABARF)

    09/03/2008 8:00:56 AM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 32 replies · 144+ views
    Politico ^ | September 3, 2008 | Andrew Burns
    ST. PAUL, Minn. — Since John McCain announced Friday that first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be his running mate, Democrats have been quick to point out that the 44-year-old governor could soon be just “a heartbeat away from the presidency.” The veiled reference to McCain’s advanced age is hard to miss. It’s a macabre point to raise on the night when Palin will speak to the convention here — but a look at the actuarial tables insurance companies use to evaluate customers shows that it’s not an irrelevant one. According to these statistics, there is a roughly 1 in...
  • Two St. Louis Hospitals Locked Down For Hazardous Material Incident

    08/30/2008 4:17:42 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 35 replies · 555+ views
    MyFox ^ | August 30, 2008 | MYFox
    Hazmat crews are investigating separate incidents at two area hospitals. Sources say several people came into contact with a chemical and drove themselves to DePaul and St. Anthony’s hospitals. Both emergency rooms were placed on lockdown and ER patients were quarantined. There is no word yet on the origin of the chemical or the incident that sent the victims to the hospital. FOX 2 has crews at St. Anthony’s and at DePaul and will have more information as it develops.
  • FEMA Chief: Gustav now a Category 5

    08/30/2008 12:53:10 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 25 replies · 121+ views
    WSPA ^ | August 30, 2008 | WSPA
    Breaking: Video at link.
  • Pope decries rise of racism in some countries, calls for tolerance of foreigners

    08/17/2008 1:37:14 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 12 replies · 164+ views
    Canadian Press ^ | 8/17/08 | Canadian Press
    CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Benedict on Sunday decried the rise of racism in some countries and urged Christians to help society combat intolerance toward foreigners."One of humanity's greatest conquests has been, precisely, the overcoming of racism," Benedict told pilgrims and tourists at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome."Unfortunately, however, in several countries new, worrisome displays" of racism are manifesting themselves, the pontiff said.Benedict said that while racism is "often tied to social and economic problems," those factors "can never justify contempt or racial discrimination."The Pope didn't cite any country by name. Instead, he urged Christians to help...
  • Left Behind Authors Speak Out on McCain Ad 'The One' [LaHaye: Obama not anti-Christ]

    08/15/2008 9:20:38 AM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 58 replies · 508+ views
    Christian Newswire ^ | 8/15/08 | Beverly Rykerd
    Contact: Beverly Rykerd, 719-481-0537, Beverly@rykerd.comCAROL STREAM, Ill., Aug. 15 /Christian Newswire/ -- John McCain's campaign ad "The One" has generated a lot of buzz regarding the "Left Behind Series." Political commentators are comparing McCain's portrayal of competitor Barack Obama with the blockbuster apocalyptic series' depiction of the antichrist. But even the series authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins don't think Obama is the antichrist. What may have been created as a farce has generated a firestorm of controversy on the internet. LaHaye and Jenkins take a literal interpretation of prophecies found in the Book of Revelation. They believe the antichrist...
  • McCain alarms base with abortion comment

    08/14/2008 8:54:39 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 248 replies · 937+ views
    Politico ^ | 8/14/2008 | Jonathan Martin
    Top social conservative leaders in key battleground states are urging John McCain not to pick a running mate who supports abortion rights, warning of dire consequences from a Republican base already unenthused about their nominee. McCain’s comments Wednesday to the Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes that former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge’s pro-abortion rights views wouldn’t necessarily rule him out quickly found their way into the in-boxes of Christian conservatives. For those who have been anxiously awaiting McCain’s pick as a signal of his ideological intentions, there was deep concern that their worst fears about the Arizona senator may be realized. “It...
  • Mark Warner keynotes Dem convention

    08/13/2008 6:05:45 AM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 27 replies · 203+ views
    Politico ^ | 8/13/08 | MIKE ALLEN
    Reflecting new Democratic optimism about the South, former Virginia governor Mark R. Warner will keynote the party’s national convention in Denver two weeks from now.Warner appealed successfully to NASCAR Democrats in his election as governor, running strongly in rural areas and with working-class social conservatives. Warner, 53, briefly sought the Democratic presidential nomination but dropped out to pursue a U.S. Senate race against another former governor, Republican Jim Gilmore. Warner is far ahead in polls and fund-raising. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is targeting Virginia as a traditionally Republican state that he could turn blue this year. The resources his campaign...
  • 'Republicans for Obama' [RINO Congressman Jim Leach turns Democrat]

    08/12/2008 7:33:19 AM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 36 replies · 211+ views
    Politico / Radio Iowa ^ | August 12, 2008 | Ben Smith
    One of the challenges of the week for Chicago is finding a way to control the news cycle without the candidate. Today's answer: "Republicans for Obama." The most surprising name out there so far is probably that of former Iowa Rep. Jim Leach, a prominent figure in a battleground state. Also, former Sen. Linc Chafee, and Douglas Kmiec. There's still room for some higher-profile, more current figures -- an apostate of the profile of Joe Lieberman. The leading candidate for that slot still seems to be Chuck Hagel.
  • SOVIETS CRUSH GEORGIA, JOIN WITH TURKS

    08/10/2008 2:05:10 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 14 replies · 160+ views
    New York Times ^ | 2/19/1921 | New York Times
    Red Army Effects Junction With Kemal's Troops After Overrunning the Republic.SOVIET SET UP IN TIFLIS Capital May Be Used as Base for Invasion of Persia-Americans Safe So Far.CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 10 (Associated Press).-Bolshevist troops appear to have overrun the Republic of Georgia, completing the junction of the forces of the Moscow Government with the Turks. The Georgian Government, which fled from Tiflis before the Soviet advance, is reported to have halted at Kutais, on the railroad between Tiflis and Batum.Skirmishes which are reported to have occurred between Sochi and Gagri, on the Black Sea, are taken to indicate a general...
  • McCain Offers Prizes for Spam Comments

    08/07/2008 8:13:51 AM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 85 replies · 270+ views
    Political Wire ^ | 8/7/08 | Taegan Goddard
    Sen. John McCain's campaign is urging supporters to spam blogs and forums with official talking points, according to the Washington Post. If you do a good job, you can even win prizes. "That, in essence, is the McCain campaign's pitch to supporters to join its new online effort, one that combines the features of 'AstroTurf' campaigning with the sort of customer-loyalty programs offered by airlines, hotel chains, restaurants and the occasional daily newspaper." "People who sign up for McCain's program receive reward points each time they place a favorable comment on one of the listed Web sites (subject to verification...
  • Book says White House ordered forgery

    08/05/2008 11:33:10 AM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 37 replies · 568+ views
    Politico ^ | 7/5/08 | Mike Allen
    A new book by the author Ron Suskind claims that the White House ordered the CIA to forge a back-dated, handwritten letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam Hussein. Suskind writes in “The Way of the World,” to be published Tuesday, that the alleged forgery – adamantly denied by the White House – was designed to portray a false link between Hussein’s regime and al Qaeda as a justification for the Iraq war. The author also claims that the Bush administration had information from a top Iraqi intelligence official “that there were no weapons of mass destruction in...