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Obama Called "Traitor" AGAIN At McCain Rally Friday
huffingtonpost.com — McCain did nothing.More… (Political News)
Market drops 107 points during Bush’s speech on the Economy
thinkprogress.org — Today, President Bush gave an eight-minute speech on the economy, which was meant to reassure the markets. More… (Business & Finance)
MoD computer hard drive missing
news.bbc.co.uk — An investigation is under way into the disappearance of a computer hard drive containing the personal details of about 100,000 of the Armed Forces.More… (World News)
'Economists For McCain' Trash McCain's New Mortgage Plan
huffingtonpost.com — Many of the professional economists who formally endorsed John McCain's economic plan are expressing bewilderment with his most recent proposal to rectify the home mortgage crisis. In interviews with the Huffington Post, roughly a dozen of McCain's economist supporters said they disagreed with the Senator's recent proposal.More… (US Elections 2008)
Canada's banking system kept high & dry by strict regulation
money.canoe.ca — High banking standards have kept Canada's financial institutions afloat and out of the kind of trouble that has sunk many of their international peers, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Wednesday. More… (Business & Finance)
Sorry, Dad, I'm voting for Obama
thedailybeast.com — The son of William F. Buckley publically announces his support for Barack Obama for president.More… (Political News)
Alaska panel:Palin Abused Power In Firing
huffingtonpost.com — ANCHORAGE- A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan but says it likely was a contributing factor.More… (Political News)
Ex-Finnish leader wins Nobel Peace Prize
edition.cnn.com — Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari has won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday. The committee cited Ahtisaari's "significant" part in establishing Namibia's independence and his "central" role in solving the question of the Indonesian province of Aceh in 2005.More… (World News)
McCain Defends His Rabid Crowds
huffingtonpost.com — The McCain campaign is defending crowd members at its recent rallies who have called Obama a terrorist, accused him of treason and even screamed "kill him" when his association with former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers has been broached.More… (US Elections 2008)
Obama: McCain ‘stoking anger and division’
politico.com — by Andy Barr (Politico) “The times are too serious. The challenges are too great. The American people aren’t looking for someone who can divide this country – they’re looking for someone who will lead it. We’re in a serious crisis - now, more than ever, it is time to put country ahead of politics.”More… (Business & Finance)
Bank worker steals $44,458,655.83 and gets away with it
mailonsunday.co.uk — The only man accused of Britain's biggest bank robbery walked free from court yesterday after the collapse of his trial. More… (Business & Finance)
Working Class White Voters Are Ditching McCain
huffingtonpost.com — FinallyMore… (US Elections 2008)
Markets in Europe and Asia Plunge
nytimes.com — lobal stocks plummeted Friday after the rout Thursday on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones industrial average plummeted 7.3 percent, or 678 points, closing below the 9,000-mark for the first time since 2003. More… (World News)
Palin caught on video lying about firing in Troopergate
[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate]dailysource.org — This has not been reported by the mainstream media. DailySource has found a video of Palin lying about her reason for firing the police chief in Troopergate. A clip shows Palin claiming she fired Monegan for his weakness in one area; another shows her saying she offered him a new job right after firing him because he was strong in that same area.More… (US Elections 2008)
Meet Sarah Palin's radical right-wing pals
salon.com — Extremists Mark Chryson and Steve Stoll helped launch Palin's political career in Alaska, and in return had influence over policy. "Her door was open," says Chryson -- and still is.More… (US Elections 2008)
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