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Excerpt - The McCain and Obama campaigns will issue a joint statement this afternoon on the financial crisis, according to an Obama spokesman ~ snip ~

McCain ad sends Daley into a gear-grinding frenzy John Kass September 24, 2008 All it took was one TV ad by Republican Sen. John McCain daring to mention the Chicago Democratic Machine—the machine we're told does not exist—to unleash Mayor Chucky. "If people start throwing dirt and mud—remember it comes back and hits you right in the face," said Mayor Richard Daley, snarling, pointing his finger on Tuesday, positively chuckified. "I think, to put my brother Bill in there—they want to put me in there, fine, they put me in there all the time anyway," he said. The McCain ad...

ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos and Rick Klein report: Sen. John McCain on Wednesday said he would “suspend” his presidential campaign to come to Washington to help negotiate a financial bailout bill, a dramatic move designed to seize a powerful issue. However a senior Obama campaign official said Obama "intends to debate." "The debate is on," a senior Obama campaign official told ABC News. McCain said he called on the Commission on Presidential Debates to postpone the debate scheduled for Friday in Mississippi, to ensure quick congressional action. “I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and...

Do you agree with John McCain's proposal to delay Friday's debate? Yes (165 responses) 15.0% No (936 responses) 85.0

White House noncommittal on McCain’s proposal By Sam Youngman Posted: 09/24/08 03:43 PM [ET] The White House said Wednesday it welcomes GOP presidential candidate John McCain’s call for a bipartisan solution to the ongoing financial crisis, but a spokeswoman stopped short of endorsing McCain's call for the president to convene a bipartisan summit to find a solution. White House press secretary Dana Perino stated shortly after Sen. McCain (Ariz.) said he was suspending his campaign and wants to postpone Friday's debate that the White House is making "progress" in the negotiations with Capitol Hill on the administration's proposed $700 billion...

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An organic wine from Chile has oenophiles in San Francisco turning up their noses. But there’s nothing wrong with the wine. It’s the name that bothers them: Palin Syrah. The wine from a boutique vineyard in Chile was once a strong seller, but now it’s an outcast in the City by the Bay because its name comes way too close to a certain governor from the state of Alaska, says Celine Guillou, co-owner of the Yield Wine Bar.

In a shrewd move, Senator McCain has just proposed delaying Friday’s first presidential debate–in order to convene a meeting with Obama, President Bush and other decision-makers from both parties to sort out the financial mess. It makes McCain look engaged in solving the number one issue on the minds of Americans, right now. It also presents a strategic problem for Obama....

Here's a sneak peek of the pending Katie Couric interview with Sarah Palin:

Click here. The copy is compliments of the Heritage Foundation.

The Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday gave a Palestinian man two life sentences and a further 17 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 9-year-old Israeli girl and the murder of an Israeli man in 2006. Anwar Ahdush, 37, was illegally residing in Israel when he bludgeoned David Ben-Hamo to death with an ax and set fire to the body, claiming he had been selling drugs to children. Two days later, Ahdush met Lipaz Himi, the girl, who asked him for NIS 10 at a market in Beit Shemesh. Ahdush, a resident of the West Bank village...

JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli police announced on Wednesday the smashing of a "terrorist cell" from east Jerusalem believed responsible for the killing of two border policemen and of preparing other attacks. Alleged cell leader Mohammed Halal Abu Sneineh, 21, from the Anata neighbourhood, and two other unnamed suspects were arrested around 10 days ago on charges of murder and attempted murder, a police source said. Four other suspected members of the ring are already in jail. The Jerusalem district court initially ordered a blackout on news of their detentions at the request of the domestic security agency, Shin Beth. The...

How We Can Clean Up A Lot of the Economic Problems Remember Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, and other companies had artificially put assets on the books? They'd say something was worth $10M when they bought it, but eventually it decreased in value, and they never updated the value in the books. That was part of the fraud. Under current laws at that time, they were all convicted and put in jail for fraud.Then we got all mad and made all these new laws that are coming out the wazoo called sarbanes oxley. It's a huge, massive law but the idea is...

MCCAIN: America this week faces an historic crisis in our financial system. We must pass legislation to address this crisis. If we do not, credit will dry up, with devastating consequences for our economy. People will no longer be able to buy homes and their life savings will be at stake. Businesses will not have enough money to pay their employees. If we do not act, ever corner of our country will be impacted. We cannot allow this to happen. Last Friday, I laid out my proposal and I have since discussed my priorities and concerns with the bill the...

John McCain wants to postpone Friday’s debate in order to go back to Washington and act on legislation to fix economic conditions in the U.S.

Palestinian Arab terrorists driving two cars and a bulldozer burst through an Israeli army checkpoint in Samaria on Wednesday and attempted to run down the Israeli soldiers manning the position. The Israelis fired their weapons in the air, quickly convincing the Palestinian to halt the attack before anyone was injured. The four terrorists were all taken into custody and their vehicles confiscated. The incident comes less than 48 hours after an Arab teenager rammed his car into a group of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem, wounding 17 people. Also on Wednesday, an Israeli soldier subdued and arrested a 16-year-old Palestinian after...

Conventional wisdom holds that when Iran's supreme leader says, "Jump," millions of Shiites, from the Beirut slums to the Saudi oilfields, ask, "How high?" But a recent meeting in Baghdad between a wealthy Lebanese Sunni politician and an ascetic Shiite theologian twice his age suggests that there is a move afoot to empower Shiite voters throughout the Middle East to cast ballots according to their conscience, not according to the marching orders from Tehran. If that trend gains traction, it could fundamentally alter the political landscape of the region. In July, a representative of the preeminent Iraqi Shiite religious figure...

Chicago, IL (HNN) -- On Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, the Obama-Biden campaign announced a Clean Coal Jobs Task Force, aimed at furthering Senator Obama and Senator Biden's commitment to creating jobs and energy independence through clean coal.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette plans to buy out workers or lay them off in a broad cost-cutting move, barely two years after its Ohio parent threatened to sell the struggling newspaper if it didn't get concessions. Management needs to "cut staff throughout the company," Executive Editor David Shribman said in a memo to employees. It blamed the newspaper's "revenue situation." Shribman declined to comment. He referred questions to marketing director Tracey DeAngelo, who did not return phone calls. Between 10 and 20 Teamsters will lose their jobs in circulation, transportation and the stock room by year's end, said Joseph Molinero, president...