CINCINNATI, Oct. 25, 2008 (Reuters) Americans used to wait for problems on election day before crying vote fraud, but both sides have already launched charges of disenfranchisement and cheating ahead of the November 4 U.S. presidential election. ... > full story
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 24, 2008 (Reuters) With just days to go until the U.S. presidential election, financial gloom hangs like a pall over visitors to Las Vegas. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. President George W. Bush signed NATO agreements on Friday that put Albania and Croatia a step closer to joining the western security alliance, calling it a historic step for the Balkans. ... > full story
CARACAS, Oct. 24, 2008 (Reuters) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, renowned for colorful insults of world leaders, called U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin a confused "beauty queen" on Friday after she said he was a dictator. ... > full story
HONOLULU, Oct. 24, 2008 (Reuters) Democrat Barack Obama made a detour from the presidential campaign trail to see his ailing grandmother in Hawaii on Friday, taking a somber trip to make perhaps his last visit to the woman who helped raise him. ... > full story
DENVER, Oct. 24, 2008 (Reuters) Republican John McCain's campaign defended vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin on Friday over a flap involving $150,000 in clothes purchased by the Republican Party for her and her family's use. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2008 (Reuters) Democrats across the United States are calling for trade reforms to keep jobs from moving overseas as they campaign to put Barack Obama in the White House and expand their majority in Congress. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) As campaign managers for Sarah Palin plot last-minute tactics to get her elected, Hollywood bigwigs are convening strategy sessions of their own. Their goal: finding the ideal on-air vehicle for the vp candidate if and when she exits politics. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2008 (Reuters) The New York Times endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for U.S. president on Thursday, saying he had "met challenge after challenge, growing as a leader and putting real flesh on his early promises of hope and change." ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2008 (Reuters) After trailing by 10 points in U.S. rural areas, Democrat Barack Obama is neck-and-neck with Republican John McCain among rural voters in 13 swing states, a potentially key group for winning the White House, according to a poll released on Thursday. ... > full story
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New poll: McCain up 16 points in Ky. Oct. 24, 2008 (Cincinnati Enquirer) Republican John McCain continues to hold a double-digit lead over Barack Obama among Kentucky voters in the presidential race.. . McCain is leading ...
Obama Strong With Bush Backers: Poll Oct. 23, 2008 (Huffington Post) Senator Barack Obama is showing surprising strength among portions of the political coalition that returned George W. Bush to the White House four ...
Obama Plans Brief Stop In Sacramento Oct. 23, 2008 (WB 58 Sacramento (KQCA)) Barack Obama's jet is set to stop in Sacramento this afternoon to refuel as the Democratic presidential candidate heads to Hawaii to visit his ...
More Voters View McCain on the Attack Oct. 23, 2008 (New York Times) With the presidential campaign in its final and critical phase, nearly two-thirds of voters now say Senator John McCain is spending more time ...