Obama clinches on Rove map
With 30 days until Nov. 4, Karl Rove projects that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) would get at least 273 electoral votes – three more than are needed to win – if the presidential election were held today.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain Karl Rove Ronald Reagan John Kerry Bill Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Politico)
2008-10-05
Onus on McCain to turn presidential race his way
WASHINGTON - One month before Election Day, Barack Obama sits atop battleground polls in a shrinking playing field, the economic crisis is breaking his way and he has made progress toward winning the White House.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Sarah Palin Joseph Biden John McCain John Kerry Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-10-04
Simpson convicted of robbing memorabilia dealers
LAS VEGAS - Thirteen years to the day after being acquitted of killing his wife and her friend in Los Angeles, O.J. Simpson was found guilty of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 O.J. Robbery Case Source:(AP)
2008-10-04
House plans second vote on bailout
WASHINGTON - Rejected once amid public fury about bailing out reckless financiers, a $700 billion rescue package is getting a second chance in the House as voters anxiously ponder an economic meltdown that could wipe out their ability to borrow, plunder their savings and put them out of work.
Nations:U.S. People:Roy Blunt Barack Obama John McCain Activities:2008 U.S. Financial Rescue Source:(AP)
2008-10-03
Poll: Obama takes a 7-point lead over McCain
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has surged to a seven-point lead over John McCain one month before the presidential election, lifted by voters who think the Democrat is better suited to lead the nation through its sudden financial crisis, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that underscores the mounting concerns of some McCain backers.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Barack Obama John McCain John Kerry Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-10-01
Obama, McCain seek political gain in credit crisis
DES MOINES, Iowa - White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama combined televised attack ads with statesmanlike appeals for bipartisanship on Tuesday as they vied for political gain in the shadow of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Joseph Biden John McCain Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-30
White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal
WASHINGTON - Top congressional and White House officials, stunned when the House rejected a massive rescue plan for the nation's economy, scrambled to structure a new bailout proposal that would attract reluctant lawmakers and still soothe the unnerved financial markets.
Nations:U.S. People:John Boehner Christopher Dodd Henry Paulson Roy Blunt Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Financial Rescue 110th Congress Bush Admin.
2008-09-30
Paul Newman, actor who personified cool, dies
WESTPORT, Conn. - Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning superstar who personified cool as the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money" -- followed by a second act as an activist, race car driver and popcorn impresario -- has died. He was 83.
Nations:U.S. People:Paul Newman Jackie Gleason John Huston Lauren Bacall Sally Field Robert Altman Activities:Cannes Film Festival Sundance Film Festival
2008-09-27
Foreclosure filings increase, but at slower rate
Foreclosure filings in August increased 27 percent compared to the same month a year ago, a significantly slower pace than in previous months, according to data released Thursday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(AP)
2008-09-12
Candidates weigh in on stabilizing Fannie, Freddie
WASHINGTON - The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as Sunday, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday as candidates and congressional leaders seized on the enormous implications for taxpayers and the economy.
Nations:U.S. People:Henry Paulson Sarah Palin Christopher Dodd Ben Bernanke Barack Obama Activities:U.S. Mortgage Giant Bailout US Election 2008 2007 Global Credit Crunch
2008-09-06
White House race a cliffhanger as home stretch looms
WASHINGTON, Sept 6, 2008 (AFP) - The historic, twisting, cliffhanger White House race is swinging into an eight-week sprint to the finish, with John McCain and Barack Obama locked up in the polls and bare knuckle-rhetoric flying.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Activities:US Election 2008 Vietnam War Source:(AFP)
2008-09-06
Government may soon back troubled mortgage giants
WASHINGTON - The government is expected to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as soon as this weekend in a monumental move designed to protect the mortgage market from the failure of the two companies, which together hold or guarantee half of the nation's mortgage debt, a person briefed on the matter said Friday night.
Nations:U.S. People:Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Activities:U.S. Mortgage Giant Bailout 2007 Global Credit Crunch
2008-09-06
| 
