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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama says he didn't know aunt's illegal status — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — CHICAGO - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Saturday he didn't know his aunt was living in the United States illegally and believes that laws covering the situation should be followed.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING THE LAW FOR MCCAIN — You may have noticed that the AP is reporting that Barack Obama's aunt (who he does not seem to have a relationship with) was denied asylum in the US four years ago and is now living illegally in Boston. Convenient timing, ain't it?
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The Trail / Washington Post:
Obama Campaign to Return Aunt's Donations — The campaign of Sen. Barack Obama will refund a small number of contributions made by Obama's aunt, who has been living in the United States illegally, according to a published report. — The woman, Zeituni Onyango, lives in public housing …
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Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
The Anatomy of a Smear — Here's how the right's big eleventh-hour smear on Obama was carried out. — First the Murdoch-owned Times of London reported Thursday that Obama's aunt, Zeituni Onyango, is living in a Boston public-housing complex. It's unclear how the paper learned of the woman's presence in the U.S.
Scott / Power Line:DREAMS FROM HIS AUNT, PART 2
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Kathleen Hennessey / Associated Press:
Ensign: Palin not ready for presidency — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican Sen. John Ensign says Sarah Palin is not experienced enough to be president and John McCain's presidential campaign “completely mishandled” her early days on the ticket. — The Nevada senator made the comments …
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Marc Ambinder:
A McCain Campaign Memo — The last thing the McCain campaign needs on election day is demoralized Republicans. Hence this memo, which recapitulates what Davis and co. said on a conference call with reporters this morning.
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Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
True Believers In McCain Flock to Pa. — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — He hated the helplessness of watching John McCain's efforts from afar, so Joe White, 62, loaded up his trailer in South Carolina and drove here last weekend. He set up camp in a Wal-Mart parking lot, bought a map of State College …
Associated Press:
AP poll shows Obama backers gleeful, McCain's glum — WASHINGTON (AP) — That smiling guy walking down the street? Odds are he's a Barack Obama backer. The grouchy looking one? Don't ask, and don't necessarily count on him to vote on Tuesday, either. — More John McCain supporters feel glum …
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Randy Ludlow / The Columbus Dispatch:
State employee says she was ordered to check out Joe the Plumber — Vanessa Niekamp said that when she was asked to run a child-support check on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher on Oct. 16, she thought it routine. A supervisor told her the man had contacted the state agency about his case.
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Sean Hennessey / WCBS-TV:
Boy Sent Home From School For Dressing As Jesus — Eighth Grader Told His Halloween Costume Was Offensive, Distracting — PARAMUS, N.J. (CBS) ― A Paramus middle school student was sent home Friday after he came to school dressed up as Jesus for Halloween.
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama 52%, McCain 42% Among Likely Voters — Largest lead for Obama among likely voters to date — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama leads John McCain in Gallup Poll Daily tracking interviewing conducted Wednesday through Friday by an identical 52% to 42% margin among …
Michael Powell / New York Times:
Obama Is Up, and Fans Fear That Jinxes It — In the den of his home in New Hope, Pa., a liberal Democrat sits tap-tapping at his computer. — Jon Downs works the electoral vote maps on Yahoo like a spiritualist shaking his Ouija board. He calibrates and recalibrates: Give Senator John McCain Ohio, Missouri, even Florida.
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