Topic: presidential race

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Today's quote of the day comes from the unexcelled Peggy Noonan, talking about how the country is starting to pay attention to the presidential race, and specifically about Barack Obama's abortion answer at Rick Warren's church last weekend: As to the question when human life begins, the answer to which is above Mr. Obama's pay grade, oh, let's go on a little tear. You know why they call it birth...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy,...

In the presidential race, will Oregon be a swing state? Or will Barack Obama soar to victory? In 2004, John Kerry won by 4% (about 76,000 votes). In 2000, Al Gore won by less than 1% (about 7000 votes). On a conference call with media and bloggers yesterday, Senator Ron Wyden and Obama's Oregon campaign manager Rob Hill outlined the strategy for victory. These are my notes - all...