Recent for 10/27/08
- Hiring Delays Hinder Treasury Bailout · The U.S. Treasury's plan to buy troubled assets from financial institutions has reportedly hit a roadblock as officials dispute fees the government should to pay to potential asset managers such as bond titan Pacific Investment Management. (WSJ)
- Malone: Media's Presidential Bias and Decline [OPINION] · Technology writer Michael Malone attacks the U.S. media for a lack of hardball coverage of the Obama-Biden ticket. (ABC)
- Hagel: Palin Is Unqualified To Be V.P. · Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, who was co-chair of John McCain's 2000 Presidential bid, says of Gov. Sarah Palin: "I don’t believe she’s qualified to be President of the United States. ... this candidate is arguably the thinnest-résumé candidate for Vice-President in the history of America." (New Yorker)
- McCain Adviser Charles Fried Now Supports Obama · Sen. Barack Obama has received the vote of Charles Fried, a noted conservative legal scholar, professor at Harvard Law School, senior Reagan appointee and -- until recently -- an adviser to Sen. John McCain. (New Republic)
- GOP PAC Pays $2.5M To Air Rev. Wright Ad In OH, PA, FL [VIDEO] · The National Republican Trust PAC says it will spend $2.5 million to air an attack ad in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, that says Sen. Barack Obama is "too radical" given his ties to a "preacher of hate," Rev. Jeremiah Wright. (Politico)
- McCain Ad: Bush Years 'Haven't Worked Well' · Sen. John McCain has a new ad that begins: "The last eight years haven't worked very well, have they?" (Chicago Tribune - Swamp) The ad also attacks Obama for saying we should 'spread the wealth around.'
- Obama Gives Penultimate 'Closing Argument Speech' · Sen. Barack Obama gave what his campaign described as his 'closing argument speech' in Canton, Ohio. (Chicago Sun-Times) He has also booked a 30-minute slot at 8 p.m. this Wednesday on all four major networks.
- Senate Race In Kentucky Puts McConnell On Defense · Polls show Democrat Bruce Lunsford trailing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell by only a few points, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee pushed TV ads attacking McConnell earlier this month. (Washington Post)
- Fair Weather Is Democrats' Friend · A study conducted by political scientists last year confirmed an old American political adage that Republicans should pray for rain on Election Day. (USA Today) The researchers found that for every one inch increase in rain or snow above its Election Day normal, the Republican presidential candidate received approximately an extra 2.5% of the vote. 10-day forecasts: Florida Missouri New Hampshire North Carolina Ohio
- Heavyweights Opine On 'Fateful Election' · The New York Review of Books publishes a series of short essays on the stakes of the 2008 presidential election by such luminaries as Paul Krugman, Joseph Lelyveld, Russell Baker, Joan Didion, Ronald Dworkin, Timothy Garton Ash, Michael Tomasky and Garry Wills. (The New York Review of Books)
- Obama Has 8-Point Lead In Virginia, Poll Shows · Sen. Barack Obama has opened up a eight-point lead over his rival in Virginia, according to a new Washington Post poll. Obama leads McCain 52% to 44% in the state not carried by a Democrat since 1964. (Washington Post)
- Congress Mulls Special Panel For Financial Regulations · Congressional leaders are considering setting up a special bipartisan panel to overhaul the financial-services regulations next year. They hope that a single panel will cut through the turf wars that often come with industry overhauls. (WSJ)
- With Eight Days To Go, Campaigning Centers On States Bush Won · Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama are set to spend the final week of the presidential campaign in states won by President Bush in 2004, a sign of an increasingly dire position for the McCain camp as Election Day approaches. (NYT)
- Republicans Excoriate Obama On 'Wealth Redistribution' [VIDEO] · Excerpts from a radio interview of Sen. Barack Obama in 2001 are being pushed by Republicans as proof that Obama believes in a radical, government-forced redistribution of wealth "that should profoundly shock any American." (NRO)