A Fresh Female Face Amid Cable Schoolboys
Date: 24 September 2008
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” is a good-humored counterpoint to the news channel’s more unruly prime-time offerings, but its host lacks a worthy opponent.
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NYT/CBS News Poll: Going Negative
Date: 25 September 2008
By Marjorie Connelly
Marjorie Connelly
In early July, both candidates were thought to be running positive campaigns. Not anymore, according to the latest Times/CBS News poll.
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New Polls: Americans Weigh In on Economic Crises
Date: 24 September 2008
By Megan Thee
Megan Thee
Several recent polls assess American views on the economic crisis and the weight of leadership on the presidential campaigns.
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The Early Word: The Freddie Chronicles
Date: 24 September 2008
By Michael Falcone
Michael Falcone
More questions emerge over Senator McCain’s campaign manager’s ties to the troubled mortgage lender, Freddie Mac.
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Letterman: McCain’s Cancellation Not Funny
Date: 24 September 2008
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
David Letterman was not laughing over Senator John McCain’s decision to cancel his appearance on “Late Night With David Letterman” on Wednesday.
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Bush’s Approval Ratings on the Economy at All-Time Low
Date: 24 September 2008
By Megan Thee
Megan Thee
The president’s job disapproval ratings on the economy near his father’s in 1992.
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You Say Campaign Rally, I Say Pit-Stop
Date: 25 September 2008
By Michael Falcone
Michael Falcone
Questions emerge over whether Senator John McCain has actually shut down his campaign as he pledged to do on Thursday.
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Palin Elaborates on Russia and Security
Date: 25 September 2008
By Sarah Wheaton
Sarah Wheaton
Gov. Sarah Palin complained to Katie Couric that reporters “mocked” her remark about Russia’s proximity to Alaska, in a clip CBS News released before airing the interview tonight.
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Age Is Only a Number
Date: 24 September 2008
By Megan Thee
Megan Thee
While both campaigns have been trying to paint the candidates’ ages as a negative factor, voters do not seem to share their views, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
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Couric to Palin: Great Depression?
Date: 25 September 2008
By Katharine Q. Seelye
Katharine Seelye
CBS pushed both Sarah Palin and John McCain with language invoking the nation’s worst economic crisis.
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