Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Politics

McCain Campaign Fumes Over Paterson's Racism Claim

On Monday, Gov. David Paterson angered some state lawmakers by comparing them to vampires, calling them a bunch of Source: AP

On Monday, Gov. David Paterson angered some state lawmakers by comparing them to vampires, calling them a bunch of "blood suckers." On Tuesday, he raised eyebrows again, and tempers, by accusing the John McCain campaign of veiled racism.

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    Obama opens education debate with McCain

  • Analysis: Obama is back on defense against McCain AP - Wed Sep 10, 1:14 AM ET
  • Palin's split with Alaska GOP opened opportunity AP - 51 minutes ago
  • Al Franken wins Senate nod amid 7 state primaries AP - Wed Sep 10, 12:36 AM ET
  • Obama, Dems sharpenObama opens education debate with McCain AP - 26 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Democrat Barack Obama reached for middle ground on education this week, opening a debate with John McCain over who would do more to put good teachers in classrooms and help parents find alternatives to bad schools.

    • Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses supporters at Lebanon High School High School in Lebanon, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)Analysis: Obama is back on defense against McCain AP - Wed Sep 10, 1:14 AM ET

    RIVERSIDE, Ohio - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has found himself in a position he hasn't been in during many long months of campaigning — on defense against Republican rival John McCain.
    • US Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Sarah Palin pauses during her speech at a campaign event in Lebanon, Ohio. The Palin's split with Alaska GOP opened opportunity AP - 51 minutes ago

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sarah Palin thought her star had burned out early, a promising political career dead thanks to the wayward ethics of Alaska's Republican boss.
    • Comedian Al Franken speaks at a Oct. 16, 2004 news conference, in Des Moines, Iowa, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Al Franken wins Senate nod amid 7 state primaries AP - Wed Sep 10, 12:36 AM ET

    ST. PAUL, Minn. - Comedian Al Franken grabbed the Democratic nomination Tuesday for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, setting up a showdown with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
    • US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama speaks to the media regarding the war in Iraq at Stebbins High School in Riverside, Ohio. Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Downing Street Office denied that he backed Barack Obama in the US presidential election in a magazine article.(AFP/Saul Loeb)Obama responds: 'Downright perverse' Politico - Tue Sep 9, 7:25 PM ET

    Obama's camp hits back hard at a new McCain ad criticizing his support, in the Illinois State Legislature, for sex ed beginning in kindergarten personal attacks on Palin

     Politico - Tue Sep 9, 7:40 PM ET

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