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DAVID FRUM: The Vanishing Republican Voter

Date: 06 September 2008, 17:25

I LIVE IN WASHINGTON, in a neighborhood that is home to lawyers, political consultants, television personalities and the chief executive of the TIAA-CREF pension fund. ...

BILL LAMBRECHT: On to the main event for McCain, Obama

Date: 06 September 2008, 15:29

St. Paul, Minn. — — After nailing down the essentials in Denver and St. Paul, Barack Obama and John McCain have begun a two-month quest ...

CHRIS CHRISTOFF, KATHLEEN GRAY and JUSTIN HYDE: McCain, Palin woo voters

Date: 06 September 2008, 15:13

McCain, Palin woo votersDuo focuses on military resolve, independence.Buoyant and fresh from their party's convention, presidential nominee John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin promised ...

KENNETH P. VOGEL: Press’ Palin frenzy exhausts Alaskans

Date: 06 September 2008, 08:24

PALMER, Alaska—The liberal blogosphere was abuzz Friday with news that a friend of Sarah and Todd Palin had tried to seal his divorce records.Surely, the ...

Medical News Today: Newspapers Examine Reaction To GOP VP Nominee Palin's Announcement Of Daughter's Pregnancy

Date: 05 September 2008, 19:10

Newspapers Examine Reaction To GOP VP Nominee Palin's Announcement Of Daughter's Pregnancy.Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Wednesday accepted the vice presidential nomination for the ...

PATRICK HEALY: The Real ’08 Fight: Clinton v. Palin?

Date: 05 September 2008, 18:05

ST. PAUL — The names at the top of the ballot on Nov. 4 will be McCain and Obama, but the juicier battle this fall ...

DAVID PAUL KUHN: Poll: Democratic bounce gone, race tied

Date: 05 September 2008, 16:50

A poll released today by CBS News reports that Barack Obama's post-Democratic convention bounce has been erased — and that for the first time, John ...

Noam N. Levey and Johanna Neuman: John McCain and Barack Obama focus on job losses, economy

Date: 05 September 2008, 15:23

The presidential candidates travel to battleground states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.DURYEA, Pa. -- The presidential campaign began in earnest today as candidates fanned out ...

Jonathan Weisman: McCain, Obama Vie For 'Reformist' Mantle

Date: 05 September 2008, 14:46

McCain, Obama Vie For 'Reformist' MantleBut What the Two Candidates Mean by That Watchword of American Politics Is Open to InterpretationWhen Sen. John McCain introduced ...

PETER BAKER: The Party in Power, Running as if It Weren’t

Date: 05 September 2008, 14:19

ST. PAUL — The nominee’s friend described him as a “restless reformer who will clean up Washington.” His defeated rival described him going to the ...