Saturday, October 11, 2008

Obama opens a double-digit lead in new NEWSWEEK poll

Pulling Away
Jonathan Darman
Newsweek Web Exclusive

The global financial meltdown has caused a dramatic shift in the 2008 presidential race, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. With four weeks left in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama now leads John McCain by double digits, 52 percent to 41 percent among registered voters—a marked shift from the last NEWSWEEK poll, conducted one month ago, when the two candidates were tied at 46 percent.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/163339

McCain booed for calling Obama 'decent'

Republican candidate's supporters showing anger at rallies
The Associated Press
updated 1:52 p.m. ET, Sat., Oct. 11, 2008

LAKEVILLE, Minn. - The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is acting to tamp it down. McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama's character, he described the Democrat as a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27130171/

Ethics report concludes improper actions in so-called Troopergate case

GOP's Palin denies abuse of power finding
The Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin says she did not abuse her power as governor, despite a legislative investigation which found she violated state ethics laws by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper.
After the results of the investigation were released, Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, was asked by a reporter if she abused her power as governor. She replied, "No, and if you read the report you'll see that there was nothing unlawful or unethical about replacing a cabinet member. You gotta read the report, sir." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27130436/