Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Obama wins historic race for president

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation’s first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. “Change has come,” he told a huge throng of cheering supporters.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Young voters lean heavily toward Obama, polls show

CHICAGO – Rafi Zelikowsky skipped class Tuesday to camp out in downtown Chicago and wait for Barack Obama, the man who captured the hearts of so many young voters. We’re feeding off the energy,” said Zelikowsky, a 19-year-old Northwestern University student from Los Angeles who arrived at 7:30 a.m.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Dream real for many voters backing black to be president

WASHINGTON – Less than five miles from the White House, separated by a river and so much history, people spoke of popping champagne, of winning the lottery. They remembered those who died before witnessing this day, and they stored away “I Voted” stickers as if they were precious heirlooms.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Obama 'unaware' aunt in US illegally

CHICAGO – Democratic presidential nominee Sen. 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. The Associated Press found that Obama's aunt had been instructed to leave the country four years ago by an immigration judge who rejected her request for asylum from her native Kenya.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Obama, McCain make final push

SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) – Warmed by the cheers of thousands, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama plunged through the final weekend of their marathon race for the White House, the Republican digging for an upset while his confident-sounding rival told supporters, "We can change this country."

Saturday, November 1, 2008

As Obama eyes a landslide, McCain keeps firing away

DES MOINES, Iowa – Despite John McCain's prediction of an upset, Barack Obama reached for a landslide Friday, invading his rival's home state with TV ads and building a lead in early voting in key battlegrounds as the presidential race headed into a hectic final weekend.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

GOP's McCain set for 'Saturday Night Live' cameo

My friends, it's John McCain, live from New York, just three days before the election. Aides to the Republican presidential candidate said Friday that McCain will make a detour from battleground states to appear on "Saturday Night Live," the late-night show that has been a must-watch for many during the political season.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Obama campaign uses star power to court volunteers

RALEIGH, N.C. – Edie Falco is fidgeting and looks nervous. The star of “The Sopranos” admits to her North Carolina audience that she’s a product of lower Manhattan who barely understands voters above 14th Street. She talks for just five minutes and never mentions Sen. John McCain or President Bush.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

In 'Doonesbury's' world, Obama wins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – It's not exactly "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN," but some newspaper editors are pondering how to deal with a "Doonesbury" comic strip to be published the day after the election that assumes Barack Obama will win the presidency.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Obama eyes chief of staff; McCain talks money on trail

Vote '08: President

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama's campaign has approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about possibly serving as White House chief of staff, officials said Thursday as the marathon presidential race entered its final, frenzied stretch with a Democratic tilt. The disclosure came as Republican John McCain, in need of a comeback, focused on pocketbook issues amid fresh signs of a recession.

Friday, October 31, 2008

McCain campaign tries to revive Rezko issue

CHICAGO – Trailing as Election Day nears, Republican John McCain and his allies are using "robo-calls" and fliers to revive the issue of Barack Obama's ties to a convicted felon, claiming the Democrat hasn't fully explained the relationship.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Former state school official, a Republican, backs Obama

CONCORD – Former New Hampshire Board of Education Chairman Fred Bramante said Sen. John McCain's insistence to push school vouchers prompted him to endorse Sen. Barack Obama's candidacy Thursday. Bramante, a Durham Republican and four-time candidate for governor, became the first delegate to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., to abandon McCain.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Former presidential candidate pushes Obama and Shaheen

DOVER – New York Sen. Hillary Clinton said Democratic Senate hopeful Jeanne Shaheen is deserving of a "second chance" but urged New Hampshire voters not to give one to Republican presidential hopeful John McCain. Clinton crisscrossed the southern half of the state Tuesday for Democratic nominee Barack Obama and Shaheen atstops in Dover, Manchester and Pelham.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

McCain struggles for Pa. upset in race

Vote '08: President

HERSHEY, Pa. – Doubts about John McCain's chances for the presidency grew louder among fellow Republicans on Tuesday as a White House race largely focused on Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania entered its final week. Even two Republicans once on McCain's short list for vice president sounded skeptical.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Senator asks supporters to unite behind Dems

PELHAM – A week before one of the most anticipated presidential elections in history, hundreds of Barack Obama's supporters flocked to Pelham High School to hear from one of his former opponents.New York Sen. Hillary Clinton drew a crowd that filled about half of the school's gymnasium. It was Clinton's third stop in the state Tuesday, following events in Dover and Manchester.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

McCain gains Joe Plumber backing

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Joe the Plumber endorsed Republican John McCain for president on Tuesday. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher gained national attention when Obama told him during a campaign stop that he wanted to "spread the wealth around."

Monday, October 27, 2008

Candidates spar from afar with 9 days left

WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. John McCain declared "I'm going to win it," dismissing polls showing him behind with little more than a week to go in the presidential race. A confident Democratic Sen. Barack Obama drew a jaw-dropping 100,000 people to a single rally and rolled out a new TV ad asserting his rival is "running out of time."

Monday, October 27, 2008

Alaska newspaper endorses Obama

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The Anchorage Daily News, Alaska's largest newspaper, has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Schilling pitches for McCain

Who says politics and sports don't mix?

Monday, October 27, 2008

Clinton will make 3 NH stops Tuesday

MANCHESTER (AP) – Sen. Hillary Clinton campaigns in three New Hampshire communities Tuesday, as Democrats call in big names for the last week of the campaign.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Bidding process for Palin pipeline had gaping cracks

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Gov. Sarah Palin's signature accomplishment – a contract to build a 1,715-mile pipeline to bring natural gas from Alaska to the Lower 48 – emerged from a flawed bidding process that narrowed the field to a company with ties to her administration, an Associated Press investigation shows.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

With just 10 days to go, Obama, McCain try a little Western swing

RENO, Nev. – Scrambling to win the West, Democrat Barack Obama mocked John McCain on Saturday for aggressively trying to distance himself from President Bush. McCain touted his Western ties and warned that Obama is a tax-and-spend threat to the nation.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

GOP ex-Mass. governor backing Obama

CONCORD – Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, a Republican, endorsed Democrat Sen. Barack Obama for president on Friday, citing the senator's good judgment and "first-class political temperament." Weld said he's never endorsed a Democrat for president before, but in the last six weeks or so, it became "close to a no-brainer."

Saturday, October 25, 2008

McCain seeks political comeback

DENVER – Frustrated Republicans voiced concern with their own presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, on Friday as he sought one more comeback in a career full of them. He warned that the middle class will "get put through the wringer" if Barack Obama wins the White House. Obama, ahead in the polls, took a day off from campaigning to visit his critically ill grandmother in Hawaii.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

President Clinton to campaign in NH

CONCORD (AP) – Democrats are calling in one of their biggest names in the final days of the campaign in New Hampshire. Former President Bill Clinton will campaign for former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen and presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama on Nov. 2, two days before the election, according to Shaheen's campaign. Details on the visit are not firm.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Palin testifies in ethics dispute

ST. LOUIS – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin testified before an independent investigator Friday about allegations she abused her powers during a long-running personnel controversy that has now distracted from her Republican vice presidential campaign.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

McCain talks taxes, comebacks

MANCHESTER – A defiant John McCain said Wednesday he's confident that he would confound the pollsters and pundits and win New Hampshire's four electoral votes Nov. 4. "I've learned a lot over the years from the people of this state and I know one thing for certain.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Nashuan featured in new Obama ad

CONCORD – Democrat Barack Obama's latest TV campaign ad unveiled Wednesday features four former supporters of Republican John McCain – one a prominent Nashua resident – who've become converts. Barbara Pressly had hosted one of McCain's first campaign events during his first run for President in 1999.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Obama ignores GOP criticism of tax plan

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday brushed aside Republican charges that his tax plan amounts to socialism, but he acknowledged it involves "spreading around opportunity" so that wealthier Americans – like himself – pay a little more to help lower-rung workers.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Ex-NJ governor in town for McCain

Both presidential candidates have people on the ground today in Merrimack stumping on specific issues. Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman will campaign in Merrimack today on behalf of Republican presidential candidate John McCain.