McCain losing ground with working-class whites
KITTANNING, Pa. (AP) _ The steel mills and coal mines of western Pennsylvania helped fuel America’s economic engine. Today, old factory shells and boarded-up storefronts …
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McCain agrees to participate in Friday’s debate
WASHINGTON _ Republican presidential nominee John McCain will attend the first presidential debate tonight, even though Congress does not have a bailout deal, according to …
Obama rejects McCain’s call to delay debate
NEW YORK (AP) – The economic crisis and raw politics threatened to derail the first presidential debate as John McCain challenged Barack Obama to delay …
Which Obama will show up for presidential debates?
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ Which Barack Obama will show up for the first presidential debate?
McCain, Palin criticize Obama on earmarks
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — John McCain and Sarah Palin criticized Democrat Barack Obama over the amount of money he has requested for his home …
Obama, McCain vie for suburbanites, white female voters
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Kathy Melkey stands astride some of the fault lines between presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
McCain chooses first female governor of Alaska as running mate
DENVER (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is John McCain’s pick for vice presidential running mate.
Hillary Clinton seeks to unify Democratic Party
DENVER (AP) — For one evening, their political world was perfect. Or so it seemed.
Michelle Obama takes center stage at Democratic National Convention
DENVER _ Declaring that “I love this country,’’ Michelle Obama on Monday assured voters that she and her husband, Barack Obama, share Americans’ key values …
Obama leads McCain nationally in AP-Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Solid margins among women, minorities and young voters have powered Barack Obama to a six percentage point lead over John McCain in …