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McCain, Obama agree to four fall debates
The Swampby John McCormick RICHMOND, Va. -- John McCain and Barack Obama will face each other in three debates this fall, with an additional one scheduled for their still unannounced running mates. Their campaigns released a joint statement this morning that......Tags: Tom Brokaw, Mississippi, Education, Barack Obama, Elections
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Obama, McCain debate: Closing a deal
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 11 pm It's entirely possible that we may have seen a draw tonight, in the first of the presidential election debates of the season. John McCain started tonight with a skaky voice on economic......Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Prisons, Hempstead (Nassau, New York), Ronald Reagan, Culture
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Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning. Here are a few Washington events of note for Monday, September 29. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is discussing the 2008 National Defense Strategy. The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University is revealing the results of......Tags: Robert Gates, Politics, Defense
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Debate mystery: What will McCain do?
The Swampby Frank James We've got the last presidential debate coming up on Wednesday from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY and aren't we all hoping it won't be any more of a snore than the second debate? That debate last week......Tags: Saturday Night Live (tv program), Hempstead (Nassau, New York), Barack Obama, John McCain
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LI debate: Last chance for Obama-McCain 'illegals' clash
Spin CycleImmigration policy has drawn remarkably little mention in this huge general-election campaign ??? and some want to see the presidential candidates confront the issue in their final debate Wednesday at Hofstra University. One year ago, nothing in...Tags: Long Island, Eliot Spitzer, Demographics, Manhattan (New York City), George W. Bush
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Hanging at Hofstra
Walt HandelsmanI spent the day cruising around Hofstra University talking to students to get a feel for what it's like for them to be a part of the next biggest story in politics...Wednesday's Presidential Debate!!! There's an energy on campus. You...... -
Gov., majority leader to attend Hofstra debate
Spin CycleThe presidential debate on Wednesday will be the first in New York State since Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy met in a television studio in 1960. That setting 48 years ago didn???t allow for many people, beside journalists,......Tags: David A. Paterson, Politics, Multi-Sport Events, Government, Sports
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McCain unveils economic proposals
The Swampby Jill Zuckman Blue Bell, Pa. - Fighting to stay competitive with Barack Obama, John McCain unveiled Tuesday a $52.5 billion economic plan to eliminate taxes on unemployment benefits, cut the capital gains tax rate in half for the next......Tags: Minnesota, Local Government, Joe Biden, Mortgages, Career and Workplace
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McCain vs Obama -- debate 3 preview
The SwampStand-ins for Barack Obama and John McCain during final preparations for the presidential debate at Hofstra University, October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) by Frank James If there's anything to be thankful for today,......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Barack Obama, John McCain, Polls, Sarah Palin
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Paterson: Striking out on Hardball (Updated)
Spin CycleRekindling memories of Texas legislator Kirk Watson, who froze like a deer in the headlights last spring when Hardball's Chris Matthews challenged him to come up with some of Obama's accomplishments, Gov. Paterson had similar problems tonight with the.......Tags: David A. Paterson, Politics, Government, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama
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McCain: Joe the plumber "the winner"
The Swampby Jill Zuckman Downingtown, Penn. - Sen. John McCain told voters here that the real winner of Wednesday night's debate was Joe the Plumber. "Joe's the man," said McCain. "He won and small businesses won across America. The American people......Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, State Budgets, John McCain, Ohio
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Picture: McCain in rictus?
Spin CycleAn odd shot from Reuters, which says in the caption that McCain "reacts to almost heading the wrong way off the stage after shaking hands with Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) at the conclusion of the final presidential......Tags: Barack Obama
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