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P.J. Gladnick / NewsBusters.org:
Hidden Audio: Obama Tells SF Chronicle He Will Bankrupt Coal Industry — (Please read update about the San Francisco Chronicle neglecting to mention Obama's willingness to bankrupt the coal industry at bottom of this blog.) — Imagine if John McCain had whispered somewhere that he was willing to bankrupt a major industry?
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Scott Conroy / CBS News:
Palin Unleashes New Attack Against Obama On Coal — From CBS News' Scott Conroy: — (MARIETTA, OHIO) - Seizing on a newly released audio tape picked up by the Drudge Report, Sarah Palin took the opportunity here in coal country to accuse Barack Obama of “talking about bankrupting the coal industry.”
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama: I'll make energy prices “skyrocket” — In another clip from the same January 2008 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle in which Barack Obama promised to bankrupt anyone foolish enough to build coal-burning power plants, he also made an interesting admission about his entire energy plan.
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Obama McCain Race Gets Uglier By The Hour — As the clock winds down to election day, with each passing hour the 2008 Presidential campaign seemingly gets more frenzied, angrier and uglier. See this earlier post about the likely outcome after the votes are counted.
Michael James / Political Punch:Republicans to Try Burning Obama on Coal
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Pew Research Center:
Obama Leads McCain 52% to 46% in Campaign's Final Days — McCain Narrows Gap — Barack Obama holds a significant lead over John McCain in the final days of Campaign 2008. The Pew Research Center's final pre-election poll of 2,587 likely voters, conducted Oct. 29-Nov. 1 …
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Final USA TODAY/Gallup estimate: Obama, 53%; McCain, 42% — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by 11 percentage points in the last USA TODAY/Gallup national poll of likely voters before Election Day. — With less than two days to go before polls open, the contenders' support is estimated to be:
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
JOE THE SKINHEAD — When he was just the topic du jour because of his question to Barack Obama back in the neighborhood in Ohio, that was one thing. But “Joe the Plumber” is now actively campaigning with and for John McCain, appearing on stage with him at multiple events, etc.
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Ali Frick / Think Progress:
McCain surrogate Joe the Plumber questions Obama's loyalty to the U.S.» — Recently, Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher has been hitting the campaign trail for and with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Last week, he was sharply rebuked by Fox News's Shep Smith for agreeing that a vote for Sen. Barack Obama …
Hillary Clinton / NY Daily News:
The man for the moment: Hillary Clinton makes the case for Barack Obama — On Tuesday, New Yorkers and Americans have a big decision to make. Do we continue to pursue the policies of the past eight years or do we chart a new course? I believe we can and we must chart a new course led by President Barack Obama.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
How soon will we know on election night? — Answer: Pretty soon, potentially. Via CNN, a rundown of when the polls in various battleground states close (all times ET): … I didn't include Iowa because it's not a battleground anymore, assuming it ever was, but that's also a 10 p.m. close for what it's worth.
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The Huffington Post:
McCain Did Not Disclose Keating Business Deal To Investigators — The New Republic published an explosive story Saturday evening detailing how John McCain, in all likelihood, leaked information to investigators of the Keating Five scandal that was designed to help his image at the expense of the other four Senators involved.
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Kathleen Koch / CNN:
Bush absent from campaign trail — WASHINGTON (CNN) — In the waning days of the election season, as both parties campaign fervently for their candidates, one man has been notably absent — President George W. Bush. — Reporters began asking questions immediately after the White House schedule …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama will answer questions ... Wednesday — ABC's Jake Tapper managed to get Sen. Barack Obama's attention on the tarmac in Springfield, Mo., this morning. — “What would you tell your Treasury secretary to do differently with the $700 billion?” he asked, according to the pool report.
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Jay Newton-Small / Time:
A Long Campaign, And a Changed Barack Obama — Left to Right: Barack Obama announces his run for the presidency in February of 2007 ; Barack Obama at a campaign rally this week.. — Almost two years ago, in the first months of Barack Obama's campaign for the presidency …
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Keith Thomson / The Huffington Post:
The Most Accurate Election Forecast? Hardcore Gamblers — Recently I was in Kentucky, reporting on horseracing for Garden & Gun. A “whale” (bettor of thousands of dollars per day) I interviewed, Mike Maloney, successfully traded securities, options and futures, but chose to go to the track every …
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Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
Morning Status Update for Sunday 11/02 — The most important thing to keep in mind about pre-election polls is that they come with random variability built-in. That mostly predictable variation — known to most of us as “the margin of error' — comes from interviewing what we hope amounts …
Jonathan Curley / Christian Science Monitor:
My wife made me canvas for Obama; here's what I learned — This election is not about major policies. It's about hope. … There has been a lot of speculation that Barack Obama might win the election due to his better “ground game” and superior campaign organization.
John / Power Line:
CHAVEZ'S NEW FRIEND — Hugo Chavez, Communist dictator of Venezuela, has good reason to look forward to an Obama presidency. Obama's friend Bill Ayers came to Venezuela a couple of years ago, addressed Chavez and his colleagues as “comrades,” and said that he wanted American education …
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