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Obama camp says McCain's mortgage plan unworkable
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INDIANAPOLIS - Democrat Barack Obama's campaign criticized John McCain's mortgage bailout plan Wednesday, saying it would cause the government to lose money by paying too much for bad loans.
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McCain rally speaker refers to Obama's middle name
AP - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Study: Nearly all recent McCain ads were negative
AP - Wed Oct 8, 1:08 PM ET
Once firmly in GOP column, NC now a battleground
AP - Wed Oct 8, 1:48 PM ET
McCain's mortgage plan has pundits 'scratching' heads
Politico - 55 minutes ago
Obama camp says McCain's mortgage plan unworkable
AP - 13 minutes ago
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INDIANAPOLIS - Democrat Barack Obama's campaign criticized John McCain's mortgage bailout plan Wednesday, saying it would cause the government to lose money by paying too much for bad loans.
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McCain rally speaker refers to Obama's middle name
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - For the second time in three days, a rally for the Republican presidential ticket invoked Democrat Barack Obama's middle name, Hussein, in an attempt to add to doubts about his background, faith and campaign.
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Study: Nearly all recent McCain ads were negative
AP - Wed Oct 8, 1:08 PM ET
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MADISON, Wis. - Nearly every TV ad Republican John McCain ran last week was negative, compared to just 34 percent of those by Democrat Barack Obama, according to an analysis released Wednesday.
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White House News
Bush signs landmark US-India nuclear legislation
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WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday signed legislation that reverses three decades of U.S. policy and allows American businesses to enter India's multibillion-dollar nuclear market.
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White House: AIG execs' retreat `despicable'
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WASHINGTON - The White House said on Wednesday it was "despicable" that American International Group Inc. executives spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on a posh California retreat just days after getting a federal bailout.
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Bush to America: Hang in there
AP - Tue Oct 7, 6:25 PM ET
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WASHINGTON - President Bush on Tuesday told a country engulfed by dire economic news that it should not expect a sudden recovery, but rather a gradual rebound that will test people's patience.
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U.S. Congress News
Judge refuses to end Stevens trial
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WASHINGTON - A federal judge has refused to declare a mistrial in the corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens.
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Pelosi says $150B economic stimulus plan needed
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DENVER - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that a $150 billion economic stimulus plan is needed now because of the faltering economy and she may call the House into session after the election to pass it.
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Obama has slim 2-point lead on McCain
Reuters - Wed Oct 8, 12:41 PM ET
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has a slim 2-point lead on Republican rival John McCain in a tight White House race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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U.S. Government News
Muslim Chinese ask court not to halt their release
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WASHINGTON - Lawyers for 17 Chinese Muslims are urging a federal appeals court not to interfere in their release from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the United States this week.
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US sets ship speed limit to protect right whales
AP - Wed Oct 8, 12:27 PM ET
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WASHINGTON - To save a slow-moving species of whale that lives along the Atlantic coast, the government is telling ships to slow down.
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Meltdown advances despite efforts to limit damage
AP - Wed Oct 8, 3:12 AM ET
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WASHINGTON - With financial markets still tumbling, the Federal Reserve is signaling that it might cut interest rates after a series of bold steps by federal regulators failed to stem the slide. Neither presidential candidate offered a solution.
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World Politics News
NATO to meet as Afghan war effort founders
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LONDON - When NATO defense ministers meet in Budapest on Thursday, they will face a worsening situation in Afghanistan and vexing questions about whether the war can be won.
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Austrian Social Democrats asked to form government
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VIENNA, Austria - The biggest winner in Austria's elections got the president's approval Wednesday to begin forming a coalition government that they have promised will exclude the country's powerful far-right parties.
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Gates seeks long-term NATO effort in Afghanistan
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BUDAPEST, Hungary - NATO allies must send either more forces or more money for the fight in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates will argue this week as he meets with NATO defense ministers.
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Supreme Court News
Court wrestles with case on Navy sonar, whales
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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over how to resolve a long-running dispute over whether environmental laws may be used to limit the Navy's use of sonar to protect whales.
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US Supreme Court weighs national security, whale welfare
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court began hearing arguments Wednesday into whether national security trumps the well-being of whales off the coast of California.
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Court sympathetic to worker's retaliation claims
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WASHINGTON - Supreme Court justices indicated Wednesday they would side with a longtime government worker who claims she was fired in retaliation after she cooperated with a sexual harassment investigation.
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Most Popular Politics News
Biden calls McCain a sidekick, not a maverick
AP - 52 minutes ago
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TAMPA, Fla. - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden called Republican John McCain an angry man making ugly attacks against the Democratic ticket to cover up his support for President Bush.
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Son of Tenn. Democrat indicted in Palin hacking
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
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