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McCain calls comments by Georgia Democrat 'shocking'

Sen. John McCain called a statement by a Georgia congressman Saturday, which compared the feeling at recent Republican rallies to those of segregationist George Wallace, "a brazen and baseless attack."

Rage rising on the McCain campaign trail

With recent polls showing Sen. Barack Obama's lead increasing nationwide and in several GOP-leaning states, some Republicans attending John McCain-Sarah Palin campaign rallies are showing a new emotion: rage.

CNNMoney: McCain: No mandatory retirement fund sales

John McCain proposed Friday that the elderly be allowed to hang on to stocks in their retirement funds and not be forced to sell them in a bad market.

Transcript of second McCain, Obama debate

Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama debated in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday night. NBC's Tom Brokaw moderated the debate. Here is a transcript of that debate.

McCain faces conservative backlash over mortgage plan

John McCain is facing a fresh round of anger from members of his own party deeply opposed to the Arizona senator's proposal for the federal government to purchase troubled mortgage loans.

McCain, Obama and the environment

When it comes to successful electioneering, Bill Clinton's unofficial 1992 campaign mantra for the U.S. presidency, "It's the economy, stupid" often holds true, but what about the environment?

Commentary: Race-baiting wrong, but so is over-reaction

Look everybody, we all know we are in uncharted territory here. Never before has there been an African-American presidential nominee. So without question, race is going to be a part of the conversation.

CNNMoney: McCain mortgage fix burdens taxpayers

Under a mortgage rescue plan announced at the debate Tuesday night by Senator John McCain, much of the burden of paying to keep troubled borrowers in their homes will shift to taxpayers.

Poll: 47 percent concerned McCain wouldn't finish first term

It's one of the largest age gaps between presidential candidates in American history.

Voters divided in Ohio's bellwether town

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are well aware of what's at stake in Ohio.

McCain calls comments by Georgia Democrat 'shocking'

Sen. John McCain called a statement by a Georgia congressman Saturday, which compared the feeling at recent Republican rallies to those of segregationist George Wallace, "a brazen and baseless attack."

Rage rising on the McCain campaign trail

With recent polls showing Sen. Barack Obama's lead increasing nationwide and in several GOP-leaning states, some Republicans attending John McCain-Sarah Palin campaign rallies are showing a new emotion: rage.

CNNMoney: McCain: No mandatory retirement fund sales

John McCain proposed Friday that the elderly be allowed to hang on to stocks in their retirement funds and not be forced to sell them in a bad market.

Transcript of second McCain, Obama debate

Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama debated in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday night. NBC's Tom Brokaw moderated the debate. Here is a transcript of that debate.

McCain faces conservative backlash over mortgage plan

John McCain is facing a fresh round of anger from members of his own party deeply opposed to the Arizona senator's proposal for the federal government to purchase troubled mortgage loans.

McCain, Obama and the environment

When it comes to successful electioneering, Bill Clinton's unofficial 1992 campaign mantra for the U.S. presidency, "It's the economy, stupid" often holds true, but what about the environment?

Commentary: Race-baiting wrong, but so is over-reaction

Look everybody, we all know we are in uncharted territory here. Never before has there been an African-American presidential nominee. So without question, race is going to be a part of the conversation.

CNNMoney: McCain mortgage fix burdens taxpayers

Under a mortgage rescue plan announced at the debate Tuesday night by Senator John McCain, much of the burden of paying to keep troubled borrowers in their homes will shift to taxpayers.

Poll: 47 percent concerned McCain wouldn't finish first term

It's one of the largest age gaps between presidential candidates in American history.

Voters divided in Ohio's bellwether town

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are well aware of what's at stake in Ohio.

CNNMoney: Answers voters deserve

The reset button has been pushed on the global financial system - and that changes everything for the next president.

Time.com: The Keating Five

John McCain's involvement in the 1980s with a group of Senators hoping to save a troubled Savings and Loan comes back to haunt him

McCain to voters: 'Who is the real Sen. Obama?'

Sen. John McCain on Wednesday attacked his rival as a candidate whose words cannot be trusted, telling voters "what Sen. [Barack] Obama says today and what he has done in the past are often two different things."

Fortune: On housing, McCain takes sharp left turn

Minutes into last night's presidential debate, the already listing ship of free-market Republicanism groaned, keeled over and began a long journey to the bottom of the political seas.

Borger: McCain running out of time, and lines

Here we are, at a time of national crisis, a moment when Americans feel truly besieged, wondering when and whether they will be able to retire or send their kids to college.

McCain faces questions on age, health

Meghan McCain was on the talk-show couch, being grilled by the hosts of "The View." Does it bother her to hear jokes about her father's age? Megan, 23, started chuckling, and allowed, "He IS old!" Tension was replaced by laughter. But that was summer. These days, for Republican Sen. John McCain, age is no laughing matter.

Commentary: Why Ayers case is risky for McCain-Palin

During the Democratic primaries, I wrote a column for CNN.com about how easy it is for any candidate to tar and feather another about their associations with less-than-acceptable figures.

Obama, McCain lay out contrasts before undecided voters

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama hammered away at each other's judgment on the economy, domestic policy and foreign affairs as they faced off in their second presidential debate.

Time.com: Grading the Second Presidential Debate

John McCain went on the offensive and Barack Obama played it safe. But nothing happened to shake up a race that is trending more and more in the Democrat's favor

Independent groups are new power in political ads

Pundits may have spent the year declaring the passing of the 527 era, but the view from primary states this month is beginning to make the reports of that death look just a bit premature.

McCain vs. Obama: Round Two

With just four weeks left until Election Day, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are preparing to face off in Tuesday night's high-stakes presidential debate.

Greene: The voices McCain and Obama won't hear

There's something that Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama won't hear tonight.

Time.com: Can McCain Turn the Tide in Debate No. 2?

It may well be impossible for the Republican presidential nominee to achieve in just 90 minutes all that is expected of him

Candidates go negative but risk alienating voters

With less than 30 days until the election, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are stepping up their negative ads as they try to win over the narrowing margin of undecided voters.

Commentary: Stop the negative campaigning

By now you've probably heard about how ugly things have gotten out there on the campaign trail in the last 48 hours.

Time.com: Poll: Obama Gains in States That Went for Bush

A new TIME/CNN poll shows John McCain still struggling in states won by George W. Bush in 2004

Obama video: McCain didn't learn lessons from 'Keating Five'

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign Monday tried to draw a parallel between Sen. John McCain's involvement in the nearly 2-decade-old "Keating Five" scandal and the current economic crisis.

Commentary: We're waiting for candidates' answers on economy

Whether or not you agree with spending $700 billion on the bailout, plus another $150 billion on what looks like pork-barrel goodies, one thing's for sure: That's $850 billion we won't have to spend on those long lists of promises being made by the presidential candidates.

Commentary: Time for John McCain to turn up the heat

With four weeks to go till Election Day, the road ahead for John McCain is straight up the side of an ice-covered mountain.

Obama accuses McCain of looking for distractions

Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday charged that Sen. John McCain's campaign is launching "Swift boat-style attacks" on him instead of addressing the country's problems.

Election could decide future of the federal courts

Republican Sen. John McCain likes fellow conservative justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito. Democratic Sen. Barack Obama does not think much of Clarence Thomas.

Time.com: Can McCain Map Out a Comeback Strategy?

With polls shifting in Barack Obama's favor and only a month to go before the election, the Republican nominee must find a way to regain ground in states that were once reliable GOP strongholds

Obama blasts McCain's health care plan as 'out of touch'

Sen. Barack Obama, campaigning Saturday in the battleground state of Virginia, lashed out at his presidential rival's plan to tackle health care reform.

Presidential rivals say bailout measure is just the beginning

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama weighed in Friday on the passage of the economic bailout bill, which was signed into law by President Bush.

Time.com: What the Bailout-Bill Crisis Has Wrought

A four-page proposal grew to 400 to achieve passage as Obama won Democratic accolades while Republicans grumbled about McCain

Time.com: Weekly News Wrap-Up

Biden, Joe• McCain's maverickness is challenged by

Time.com: Klein: Palin Was Fine, but This Debate Was No Contest

She did fine, I suppose.

Biden puts McCain, not Palin, in cross hairs

Sen. Joe Biden was debating Gov. Sarah Palin on Thursday night, but the Democratic vice presidential candidate known for attack-dog instincts saved his bites for Sen. John McCain.

McCain: Palin will do 'fine' in VP debate

Sen. John McCain told CNN Thursday his running mate Sarah Palin will perform well in Thursday night's vice presidential debate against Democratic rival Joe Biden.

Commentary: Sitting senators become stand-up guys

Wednesday night's vote on the financial bailout was good for future legislators who plan to run for president. For decades, the conventional wisdom has been that sitting senators make bad presidential candidates.

Obama, McCain stress urgency of bailout vote

Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that if the financial rescue bill fails in Congress again, "the present crisis will turn into a disaster," and Sen. Barack Obama told lawmakers it's time to "step up to the plate."

CNN polls show Obama gaining in battleground states

Polls in five crucial battleground states in the race for the White House released Wednesday suggest that Sen. Barack Obama is making some major gains.

Time.com: What's Behind McCain's Nosedive

The candidate's bold moves may have energized his campaign temporarily, but at the expense of a coherent overall message

Time.com: McCain's Republican Enemies in His Home State

In addition to all his other troubles, John McCain is having a problem with the conservative wing of Arizona's Republican Party

Time.com: McCain, Obama Call for Greater Bank Security

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain worked to cool the partisan heat of the financial crisis, with both calling for Congress to regroup and act quickly to prevent a feared financial collapse and foster confidence in the banking system

Time.com: Poll: Obama Makes Gains with Women, Hits New High

A new TIME poll shows that the Democratic candidate has reached the benchmark 50% threshold, and that women have returned in large numbers

McCain takes hit from bailout collapse

The House's failure to pass a $700 billion bailout package Monday not only held back billions for Wall Street but also was a major blow to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign.

CNNMoney: McCain: Bailout had bad PR

The $700 billion financial plan for Wall Street failed in the House of Representatives because people are not convinced it is a "rescue effort," Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain told CNN's "American Morning."

Time.com: The Candidates' Test of Leadership

John McCain and Barack Obama are both selling theories about what kind of leader America needs in the 21st century. But the financial crisis yanked their notions out of the lab and tested them in real time, under a magnifying glass

Conservatives to McCain camp: Let Palin be Palin

Conservatives are calling on the McCain campaign to stop keeping Gov. Sarah Palin under wraps as the Republican vice presidential nominee continues intense preparations for her debate with Democratic rival Sen. Joe Biden.

Zakaria: McCain's VP decision is 'fundamentally irresponsible'

In a column appearing in Newsweek, world affairs expert and author Fareed Zakaria said he thinks it would be best for Republican presidential hopeful John McCain if Gov. Sarah Palin bowed out as his vice presidential running mate.

Aides, lawmakers weigh in on candidates' bailout roles

Congressional leaders this weekend reached an agreement on the government's $700 billion bailout proposal, but questions remain over what role the presidential candidates played in negotiations.

Time.com: The Bailout Bill That Nobody Likes

No one wants to take credit for the plan that might save the US economy

How helpful were McCain, Obama in bailout talks?

Top lawmakers in Washington disagreed Sunday about the role Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama played in reaching an agreement on the government's $700 billion bailout proposal.

Time.com: The Bailout Deal: Will It Fly in Congress?

In a midnight session, congressional leaders and the Bush Administration came to a tentative agreement on a $700 billion bailout package

Analysis: A few jabs, but no knockout in first debate

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama landed some punches Friday night, but neither delivered a knockout blow in the first presidential debate featuring the two party nominees.

Time.com: Oh, the Drama! McCain in the Theater of the Absurd

If you missed this week's news, you missed a whole lot -- and a whole lot of nothing

iReporters call debate for Obama

Who "won" the first presidential debate? According to many iReporters, Sen. Barack Obama came out on top.

McCain, Obama fight for title of 'most qualified'

In their first head-to-head debate, Sen. John McCain criticized Sen. Barack Obama as a candidate who "doesn't understand" the key issues the country faces, and Obama linked McCain to President Bush on several issues.

Time.com: Obama, McCain Argue Over War, Taxes in First Debate

John McCain accused Barack Obama of compiling "the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate" Friday night as the two rivals clashed over taxes, spending, the war in Iraq and more in an intense first debate of the White House campaign. "Mostly that's just me opposing George Bush's wrong-headed policies," shot back the Democrat.

Transcript of presidential debate

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama debated on the campus of the University of Mississippi Friday night. The moderator for the debate was Jim Lehrer of the NewsHour on PBS. What follows is the full transcript of the debate:

McCain, Obama debate Iraq strategy

The next president will have to decide when and how to leave Iraq and what the United States will leave behind, Sen. John McCain said Friday.

Time.com: Grading the First Presidential Debate

On a night that the Democratic nominee had to show he could stand toe to toe with John McCain, Barack Obama confidently passed the test. Mark Halperin rates the two candidates' performances.

Time.com: Can Congress Build a Better Bailout?

With the presidential candidates temporarily out of town, negotiators go back to the drawing board

Time.com: Still No Bailout Deal, But McCain Resumes Campaign

The GOP candidate announces he will take part in tonight's debate, as wrangling continues over the financial rescue plan

Commentary: McCain has his priorities straight

Talk about a last-minute reprieve. Tonight's presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi was nearly a casualty of the financial crisis. It's back on schedule.

Time.com: Paul Slansky's Weekly Index of the News

Key events for the week of September 19 - 25, 2008

McCain's move: Putting priorities or politics first?

Sen. John McCain's decision to suspend his campaign is being played by Democrats as a desperate ploy from a campaign in decline and by Republicans as a courageous move to rescue the economy.

McCain record spotlighted by crisis

John McCain was a U.S. military pilot who spent nearly six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He was shot down, beaten and tortured. So by comparison, things aren't going that badly right now. But in a way, it's like he's been shot down all over again.

Time.com: The Debate is On -- And So is the Strategizing

If the candidates actually face-off tonight, each will have to decide: will they play it hot or cold?

Bailout talks implode, leaving economy's fate unresolved

What began as high-stakes negotiations over the proposed $700 billion bailout of the nation's financial system dissolved into bickering, begging and a roiling battle between parties Thursday night.

Time.com: Who's to Blame for the Bailout Deal's Stumble?

Democrats are blaming John McCain; Republicans say it's the Dems who are playing politics. Both may be right

Alaska lawmakers: McCain campaign interfering in Palin probe

Lawmakers investigating Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner accused the McCain-Palin campaign on Thursday of stonewalling the probe by helping witnesses refuse to comply with subpoenas.

'Contentious' White House meeting ends with no deal

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama left a White House meeting, described as at times "contentious," with no apparent financial bailout deal worked out.

iReporters debate the debate

The financial crisis on Wall Street is casting a huge shadow over the presidential race, with the candidates abandoning the campaign trail and rushing to the White House for an emergency meeting.

Commentary: We need a debate now

Despite John McCain's announcement that he is suspending his campaign, chances are there will be a debate Friday night at Ole Miss. And with all the challenges and changes facing the American people, a good partisan debate may be the thing we need most.

People.com: POLL: What Do You Think of David Letterman's Behavior Toward John McCain?

Was the Late Show host right or out of line with his outrage about the GOP candidate?

Time.com: When Presidential Politics Meets a Financial Crisis

The presidential campaign and the financial crisis have collided, with uncertainty raging over the possibility of the first debate not taking place

Was Obama blindsided by McCain announcement?

Shortly after Sen. John McCain announced on Wednesday the suspension of his campaign to tackle the economic recovery plan in Congress, his opponent questioned the timing of his decision.

Dems call McCain's move a 'stunt'; GOP welcomes return

Congressional Democrats accused Sen. John McCain on Wednesday of potentially upsetting negotiations over a $700 billion bailout package by injecting presidential politics into the process, while Republicans welcomed his decision to return to Washington to participate in the talks.

Analysis: Changing the electoral map

Sen. Barack Obama is setting his sights on some traditionally red states, hoping to rout Sen. John McCain by redrawing the Electoral College map.

Campaign teams hammer out rules for debates

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama began to formally prepare for their first debate only this week, but their campaigns began negotiations months ago with the Commission on Presidential Debates.

McCain lays out 5 fixes to financial recovery plan

In his first press conference in nearly six weeks, Sen. John McCain urged lawmakers Tuesday to adopt five of his proposed improvements to the government's proposed financial rescue plan.

McCain drifts away from a legacy of deregulation

Sen. John McCain has spent much of his two decades in Congress pushing deregulation, but the Republican presidential nominee is continuing his election year migration toward more government control of the economy as the nation faces one of its greatest financial crises since the Great Depression.

CNN poll: GOP takes brunt of blame for economy; Obama gains

By a 2-to-1 ratio, Americans blame Republicans over Democrats for the financial crisis that has swept across the country the past few weeks, a new national poll suggests.

Obama: McCain wants to 'gamble' with Social Security

As the stock market goes through stomach-turning ups and downs, Sen. Barack Obama is accusing Sen. John McCain of wanting to "gamble with Social Security," a charge the Republican presidential nominee rejects as fear mongering.

McCain, Obama in tight race as debates loom

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are virtually tied in some of the key battleground states that could decide the presidential election.

Will candidates' financial plans work?

In the wake of the country's financial meltdown, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain have been telling voters they'll fix the economy while their opponent would only make it worse.

Obama hammers McCain over Social Security

Sen. Barack Obama told voters in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Saturday that if Sen. John McCain became president, he would privatize their Social Security.

Time.com: McCain and Palin: Polishing Their Buddy Act

They are learning to play off each other, and their teaming has brought energy and focus not present when McCain campaigns alone

Time.com: Paul Slansky's Weekly Index of the News

Key events for the week of September 12 - 18, 2008

Economy takes center stage in bruising political ads

As the nation's financial crisis tops headlines and dominates campaign trail discussion, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama released a flurry of television ads within a few hours that play off a rising sense of economic anxiety.

Commentary: McCain's Latino ad hits target, Obama's misses

The new offensive in the presidential election is a Spanish-language air war in which each party is trying to convince Latino voters that the other is no amigo to the nation's largest minority and that it did them wrong during the immigration debacle in Congress.

Obama makes gains in national polls

Sen. Barack Obama has widened his lead over Sen. John McCain, according to CNN's latest "poll of polls."

Palin excitement levels off as Democrats regain lead

Is America's honeymoon with Sarah Palin over? Polls suggest that might be so.

CNNMoney: McCain: I'd fire SEC Chair Chris Cox

Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday he would fire Securities and Exchange Chairman Christopher Cox if he were president, accusing the former GOP congressman of betraying the public's trust.

Are the biggest celebrities running for office?

In this election, the biggest celebrities are running for office.

Polls: McCain, Obama tied in 5 battleground states

New polls in five battleground states that could decide the presidency suggest the fight for the White House between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama remains a dead heat.

Palin takes questions at Michigan town-hall meeting

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took questions with her running mate Wednesday night, offering at one point to play "stump the candidate" with a mostly friendly Michigan crowd.

Time.com: The Pain in Spain Falls Mainly on McCain

Much of the Spanish press has decided that the Republican candidate confused their nation with one of the Latin American states

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