Oct 31

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama addresses a rally at Western Gateway Park in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday.Iowa is where Barack Obama’s path to the presidency began. So it was fitting that on the Friday before the American people cast their ballots, Iowa was the spot for one of the Democrat's final campaign rallies.


Oct 30
A University of Kentucky student and another man were arrested Thursday, accused of hanging a life-sized likeness of Barack Obama from a tree on the campus.
Oct 30
Barack Obama's campaign has approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about possibly serving as White House chief of staff, officials said Thursday.
Oct 30

Oct. 30: Barack Obama tells NBC’s Brian Williams he supports loan guarantees for the U.S. automobile industry, but only if it produces energy-efficient cars.  (Nightly News)In an interview airing on “NBC Nightly News,” Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that economic conditions would get worse before they got better no matter who was elected president.


Oct 30

NBC Deputy Director Mark Murray offers his first read on the impact of Barack Obama's 30-minute infomercial and the latest NBC electoral map snapshot. (MSNBC)Barack Obama's campaign "infomercial" drew 26.4 million viewers to three major networks, proving modestly more popular than typical prime-time programming, preliminary figures showed Thursday.


Oct 30
The Obamamercial was (above all else) effective. Why? Because it had a very simple objective--making undecided voters comfortable with the experience of a President Obama--and was very savvy about accomplishing it.
Oct 30

Oct. 30: Following Barack Obama’s half-hour prime-time ad, former President Bill Clinton offered a ringing endorsement at a late-night rally in Florida. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports.  (Today Show)Barack Obama, bidding to be the first black president, told Jon Stewart he doesn't believe that white voters will bail on him in the privacy of the voting booth, but could face that conundrum himself during an appearance on "The Daily Show" on Wednesday.


Oct 30

Oct. 30: Late night comics take aim at Obama's primetime address, Palin supporters and Joe the plumber. Msnbc.com's Courtney Hazlett has the Wednesday night wrap up.Oct. 30: Late night comics take aim at Obama's primetime address, Palin supporters and Joe the plumber. Msnbc.com's Courtney Hazlett has the Wednesday night wrap up.


Oct 30
The suburbs and towns that ring central Pennsylvania's Harrisburg have been deeply Republican since Lincoln was alive. But Howard Fineman reports strange things are happening there now.
Oct 30

Oct. 28: Academy Award nominee Spike Lee thinks there has been a seismic shift in race relations in the U.S., eliminating the Bradley Effect as an obstacle to an Obama presidency.  (Other)There's little empirical evidence to suggest the so-called "Bradley effect", observed 20 years ago, might reappear next week's national election.


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