Author: Beth Fouhy
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Islam controversies cast shadow over 9/11 events
NEW YORK — They will read the names, of course, the names of every victim who died in the Sept. 11 attacks. The bells will ring. And then that moment of unity will give way to division as activists hoist signs and march, some for and some against a planned mosque two blocks from ground…
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States face competing priorities for stimulus cash
NEW YORK – It may sound like a nice problem for states – figuring out how to spend the billions in infrastructure funding they’ll receive as part of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan.But the task is more complicated than it seems, as state officials try to set priorities while managing competing pressures from communities,…
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McCain pokes fun at campaign on ‘SNL’
NEW YORK – John McCain was a hit on “Saturday Night Live,” just not as big a hit as his running mate.The Republican, who poked fun at his presidential campaign’s financial shortcomings and his reputation as a political maverick in Saturday’s appearance, led the show to its second-best overnight ratings since a December 1997 holiday…
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Obama, McCain battle across campaign’s closing day
MIAMI – The presidential candidates are capping a history-making campaign with a dash from Florida through a half-dozen other crucial states as John McCain tries for an upset over Barack Obama.With little sleep, McCain was darting through seven swing states Monday, arguing that victory was virtually at hand despite national polls showing otherwise.”My friends, it’s…
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McCain, Obama get personal in final debate
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – John McCain told Barack Obama to his face Thursday night, “You didn’t tell the American people the truth” about a key campaign pledge as the two presidential rivals slung accusations at close quarters in the final debate of their campaign for the White House.”One hundred percent, John, of your ads, 100 percent…
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Palin facing voters who doubt her readiness
NEW YORK – Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin enters her debate tonight with Democratic rival Joe Biden as many voters harbor serious doubts about her readiness for the nation’s highest office.An AP-Gfk poll released Wednesday found that just 25 percent of likely voters believe Palin has the right experience to be president. That’s down…
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Obama, McCain duel over foreign politics, economy
OXFORD, Miss. – 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,”…
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McCain again opposes big payouts for executives
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – Republican presidential nominee John McCain on Tuesday renewed his insistence that the Bush administration’s $700 billion bailout plan for U.S. financial markets ensure that “taxpayers’ dollars don’t line the pockets of executives.”The Arizona senator made his comments as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Securities and Exchange…
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Obama says he’s made his VP choice
EMPORIA, Va. – Barack Obama says he’s decided on a running mate, but he won’t say who.”I’ve made the selection, that’s all you’re gonna get,” Obama said told reporters while campaigning in Virginia today.Obama didn’t say whether he’s informed his pick yet.Obama is planning to announce his choice in a text message to supporters sometime…
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Clinton, Obama talks held without aides present
WASHINGTON – Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton met rival Barack Obama face-to-face with no one else present, hours before her campaign formally announced she would endorse him Saturday at an event in Washington.California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said today that the two Democratic presidential candidates arrived separately at her home for their Thursday night meeting. Feinstein said…