Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at a rally at the American Legion Mall in Indianapolis, Ind., Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
By JIM KUHNHENN
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON  –  Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama reports raising $36 million for his campaign during the first two weeks of October.
Obama’s fundraising pace showed a [...]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics says some voters who requested an absentee ballot may have received the wrong one.
  
Board spokesman Dan Murphy told WTOP that one Ward 2 voter complained about receiving a ballot for Ward 6, but the problem could extend beyond one incident.
  
He says the problem occurred because [...]

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By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK  –  Scott McClellan, President Bush’s former press secretary who angered old colleagues with a tell-all book earlier this year, said Thursday he is backing Barack Obama for president.
McClellan is the second former administration official to back the Democratic candidate this week. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell came out [...]

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A 6th grade class entered a political scarecrow into a contest at the Arizona State Fair, only to have their creation deemed too controversial and then pulled from the display. (MyFoxPhoenix)
From MyFoxPhoenix Reports
A 6th grade class in Arizona entered a half John McCain/half Barack Obama scarecrow into a contest at the Arizona State Fair.
The students [...]

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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., standing with his wife Cindy, encourages his supporters to stand up and fight for America at the close of his address during a campaign rally in Bensalem, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK  –  John McCain may long for the days [...]

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LOS ANGELES  –  With all the talk about Barack Obama’s and John McCain’s tax plans these days, a study based on unpublished Internal Revenue Service data looked at who cheats the most on their taxes.
The findings probably won’t surprise many — the rich hide more of their income.
The previously unreported study estimates that taxpayers whose [...]

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BALTIMORE (AP) — A Washington Post poll suggests a majority of Maryland voters support a referendum that would legalize slot machines in the state.
  
The poll to be published in Wednesday’s paper found that 62 percent of likely voters expressed support for the measure on the Nov. 4 ballot, but 36 percent said they would vote [...]

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Helen Simms has diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure—you name it. After a series of knee surgeries, she gets around in a wheelchair—but she’s certainly not dead.
BOWIE, Md. – A Maryland woman is alive and well, but it took months for her to convince the Social Security Administration that was true after the agency declared her [...]

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From MyFox National
LOS ANGELES  –  How does a person tell someone they have slept with that they may have exposed that person to a sexually transmitted disease? It’s likely not an easy thing to tell someone, but a Web site is changing that for some.
A San Francisco group says more than 50,000 people have sent [...]

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By JEANNINE AVERSA
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON  –  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Monday a fresh round of government stimulus is a good idea because there’s a risk the country’s economic weakness could last for some time.
Bernanke’s remarks before the House Budget Committee marked his first endorsement of another round of energizing stimulus, something that [...]

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