McCain hits Raines in new ad, “Advice”
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Obama denies Raines ties, accuses McCain of throwing stones from his "seven glass houses"
politico.com 9/18/2008 — The campaign puts out a statement from former Fannie Mae chief Franklin Raines, disowning ties to Obama, after a McCain ad attacked him for the ties. The Washington Post reported -- with the kind of blind sourcing that suggests the source was ...

de Rothschild: I'm a middle-class girl from Jersey
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 9/19/2008 — (CNN) – Lynn Forester de Rothschild, once a prominent supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s bid for president who has switched her allegiance to Sen. John McCain, is pushing back on attempts by some Democrats to “play the class card” against her. De ...

McCain Plays the Race Card
time-blog.com 9/19/2008 — When politicians interject race into a campaign, they seldom do it directly. Consider McCain's new ad, which the campaign says it will be airing nationally: This is hardly subtle: Sinister images of two black men, followed by one of a ...

McCain's Scapegoat
online.wsj.com 9/19/2008 — [McCain's Scapegoat] AP Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Christopher Cox.

McCain Changes Plans, Visits Flood-Damaged Iowa City — FOXNews.com 9/18/2008
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin decided to go the extra five miles after all Thursday when local leaders grew upset that they were flying in and out for an airport rally with no plans to see the flood-damaged city. ...

Bill Clinton: ‘Mistake to Underestimate’ Palin — FOXNews.com 9/18/2008
Bill Clinton said in an interview Thursday that “it would be a mistake to underestimate” Sarah Palin, adding that he’s not surprised by the bounce John McCain saw in the polls after naming the Alaska governor as his running mate.  ...

Podcast: Negative campaign ads- are they facts or all fiction? — CNN Political Ticker 9/19/2008
CNN=Politics Daily is The Best Political Podcast from The Best Political Team. (CNN)— In the latest installment of CNN=Politics Daily, the ailing economy still dominates headlines — and remains front and center on the campaign trail. Senior ...

Obama mocks McCain's call to fire SEC chairman (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 9/19/2008
AP - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promised fresh ideas Thursday to calm America's financial meltdown and help struggling families avoid mortgage foreclosure, saying "this is not a time for fear, it's not a time for panic."

Veteran Boosts McCain Online — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 9/19/2008
A video featuring an Iraq war veteran criticizing Obama, suggests the GOP is catching on to user-generated videos.