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AP - Democrat Barack Obama called Republican rival John McCain's acceptance speech the final piece of an out-of-touch convention that focused on its nominee's biography instead of the struggles of the middle class.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A record 38.9 million U.S. TV viewers watched John McCain accept the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, beating the record set last week by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, Nielsen Media Research reported. Source : Reuters (subscribe)Explore : Politics

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A record 38.9 million U.S. TV viewers watched John McCain accept the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, beating the record set last week by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, Nielsen Media Research reported.

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Finally-official McCain, Obama tickets hit trail, both claiming "change" mantle. Source : ABC News (subscribe)

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The Republican nominee attracts 500,000 more viewers than the Democrat Source : Usmagazine (subscribe)Explore : Celebrity, Politics, Republican Party

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Reuters - A record 38.9 million U.S. TV viewers watched John McCain accept the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, beating the record set last week by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, Nielsen Media Research reported.

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AP - Democrat Barack Obama called Republican rival John McCain's acceptance speech the final piece of an out-of-touch convention that focused on its nominee's biography instead of the struggles of the middle class.

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Early Nielsen numbers say McCain?s acceptance speech was watched by 4.8% of Americans households, compared with 4.3% for Obama?s Denver address. NBC may have been boosted by the NFL opener immediately beforehand.Source : Time (subscribe)

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ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail after their party conventions, clashed over the ailing U.S. economy on Friday as unemployment hit its highest monthly rate in nearly five years.

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Reuters - Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail after their party conventions, clashed over the ailing U.S. economy on Friday as unemployment hit its highest monthly rate in nearly five years.

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AP - Invigorated by back-to-back political conventions, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama grappled for the mantle of change Friday as the fall race for the presidency took off in states teeming with the independent voters they needed to win.

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AP - Republican presidential nominee John McCain, buoyed by a unifying GOP convention and the spark of running mate Sarah Palin, plunged into a competitive, eight-week struggle with Democrat Barack Obama over which party can best bring change to Washington.

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In an unusual move, Mr. Obama appears in a television interview on the night of his opponent's acceptance speech.

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In an unusual move, Mr. Obama appears in a television interview on the night of his opponent's acceptance speech.

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ORLANDO, Fla. - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama received his first intelligence briefing as a candidate Tuesday, and Republican John McCain has not yet requested one, says the government's top intelligence analyst.The analyst denounced past misuse of intelligence by government officials to promote their political agendas and strenuously defended the intelligence agencies against attacks...Source : StarTribune.com (subscribe)

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ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee John McCain has a new attack dog. Her name is Sarah Palin, and she bites hard.

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Reuters - Republican presidential nominee John McCain has a new attack dog. Her name is Sarah Palin, and she bites hard.

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Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, pouncing on a top Republican aide's claim that the campaign is not about issues, said Wednesday that John McCain is trying to run away from his party's bad economic record.Campaigning in eastern Ohio, Obama noted McCain campaign manager Rick Davis' remarks to the Washington Post this week. "This election is not about issues," Davis said, but about "a composite...Source : STLtoday.com (subscribe)

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ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee John McCain has a new attack dog. Her name is Sarah Palin, and she bites hard.

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Reuters - Republican presidential nominee John McCain has a new attack dog. Her name is Sarah Palin, and she bites hard.

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Claiming her historic spot on the Republican ticket, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin mocked Barack Obama's experience and promise of change Wednesday night and pledged to help John McCain upend the Washington establishment.Source : Philadelphia Inquirer (subscribe)

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AP - Claiming her historic spot on the Republican ticket, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin uncorked a slashing attack on Barack Obama Wednesday night and vowed to help John McCain bring real change to Washington.

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McCain praises Palin, says Obama 'doesn't know how world works' Source : Raw Story (subscribe)Explore : Politics

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Fred Thompson praised Sen. McCain's career as a naval officer and a politician in his speech Tuesday night. ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) ? Republicans launched their first night of full-scale conventioneering Tuesday by praising party standard-bearer John McCain's experience and attacking Democratic rival Barack Obama. Republican leaders also strongly defended vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin,...Source : Political Ticker (subscribe)Explore : Politics

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Republicans assailed Barack Obama as the most liberal, least experienced White House nominee in history Tuesday night and enthusiastically extolled their own man John McCain as "ready to lead this nation." Delegates at the GOP National Convention rallied behind running mate Sarah Palin in the face of fresh controversy.Source : Boston Globe (subscribe)Explore : Barack Obama, John McCain, Liberals, Politics, Republican Party

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ST. PAUL (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush saluted Republican John McCain as the man to replace him on Tuesday at a convention featuring assaults on Democrat Barack Obama and a strong defense of McCain's No. 2, Sarah Palin.

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Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush saluted Republican John McCain as the man to replace him on Tuesday at a convention featuring assaults on Democrat Barack Obama and a strong defense of McCain's No. 2, Sarah Palin.

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Fred Thompson, the actor turned politician, recounted the harrowing story of John McCain's captivity as a Vietnam prisoner of war to tout the presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention and criticized Democrat Barack Obama's support for abortion rights.Source : Examiner (subscribe)Explore : Politics

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AP - Republicans assailed Barack Obama as the most liberal, least experienced White House nominee in history Tuesday night as President Bush led a convention chorus of praise for GOP candidate John McCain. Delegates rallied behind vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin in the face of fresh controversy.

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ST. PAUL (Reuters) - John McCain and his fellow Republicans rallied behind vice presidential pick Sarah Palin on Tuesday and attacked Democrat Barack Obama at a convention featuring a reduced role for President George W. Bush.

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Reuters - John McCain and his fellow Republicans rallied behind vice presidential pick Sarah Palin on Tuesday and attacked Democrat Barack Obama at a convention featuring a reduced role for President George W. Bush.

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AP - Republicans assailed Barack Obama as the most liberal, least experienced White House nominee in history Tuesday night as President Bush led a convention chorus of praise for GOP candidate John McCain. Delegates rallied behind vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin in the face of fresh controversy.

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Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential pick eight years ago, on Tuesday criticized Barack Obama's national security record and hailed Republican candidate John McCain's, a clear boost to the GOP.Source : kansascity.com (subscribe)Explore : Barack Obama, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Politics, Senate

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AP - Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential pick eight years ago, on Tuesday criticized Barack Obama's national security record and hailed Republican candidate John McCain's, a clear boost to the GOP.

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AP - John McCain's campaign said Tuesday that rival Barack Obama's campaign was spreading "smears" about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's past political affiliations. Yet, some of Palin's previous political activities are a matter of dispute.

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In ads going on the air today, the Republicans predict an era of high government spending in an Obama administration, while the Democrats are seeking to associate John McCain with President Bush.

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THE UPS AND DOWNS of Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin and her ever-stunning push to become vice president could've been a great episode of TV's wacky "Northern Exposure" - except the script might have been rejected as unbelievable.Source : Philadelphia Inquirer (subscribe)Explore : Alaska, Bristol, Politics, Republican Party, South West England

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DAVENPORT, Iowa — As the Democratic convention opened, Barack Obama campaigned in the swing state of Iowa, intensifying his criticism of John McCain while the Illinois senator's campaign sought to use convention week to strengthen contrasts with his Republican opponent.

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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) _ Barack Obama seems to have only one problem with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for vice president: She holds the same positions as John McCain, the GOP presidential candidate who tapped her. Source : New York Newsday (subscribe)Explore : John McCain, Politics, Republican Party, The McCain campaign, World

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"We're going to make sure that equal pay for equal work is a reality in this country," Obama said at an economic forum in Toledo, Ohio, a battleground state this fall. Alluding to Palin without saying her name, he told about 200 people sitting on a sun-drenched office rooftop that she "seems like a very engaging person, nice person. But I've got to say, she's opposed, like John McCain is, to equal...Source : Star Tribune (subscribe)Explore : Politics

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Both presidential candidates are giving major interviews Sunday. Sen. John McCain tells "Fox News Sunday" that Hurricane Gustav could delay the Republican National Convention, which starts Monday in St. Paul, Minn. McCain, who will accept his party's nomination Thursday, says... Source : Orlando Sentinel (subscribe)Explore : TV

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ST. PAUL (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama begins airing an ad Saturday that responds to rival John McCain's selection of a running mate, carefully avoiding any direct criticism of Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor whom McCain chose for the GOP ticket....Source : Arizona Republic (subscribe)

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AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama begins airing an ad Saturday that responds to rival John McCain's selection of a running mate, carefully avoiding any direct criticism of Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor whom McCain chose for the GOP ticket.

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama begins airing an ad Saturday that responds to rival John McCain's selection of a running mate, carefully avoiding any direct criticism of Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor whom McCain chose for the GOP ticket.Source : Boston Globe (subscribe)Explore : Alaska, Barack Obama, John McCain, Politics, Republican Party

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AP - Kathy Melkey stands astride some of the fault lines between Barack Obama and John McCain.

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DENVER (Reuters) - Barack Obama launched a sharp assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday with a promise to reverse the economic failures of the past eight years and restore America's global reputation. Source : Reuters (subscribe)Explore : Politics

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Reuters - Barack Obama launched a sharp assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday with a promise to reverse the economic failures of the past eight years and restore America's global reputation.

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AP - Republican John McCain shook up the presidential race with his surprise choice of little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday. Democrat Barack Obama, entering a crucial stage of the campaign fresh off his historic nominating convention, began a tour of battleground states.

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AP - Fresh off his historic nominating convention, Democrat Barack Obama embarked on a crucial stage of his campaign for the White House on Friday as Republican John McCain sought to upstage his rival by tapping little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.

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