National Rifle Association endorses McCain

Oct. 9, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain....

Poll: Palin shouldn't be national figure

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The majority of Americans say they would not like to see Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin become a national political figure, a poll indicates.

Barack Obama: U.S. president-elect

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Barack Obama, with projected wins in West Coast states, became the first African-American president-elect of the United States Tuesday.

McCain asks for Va. ballot extension

RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Campaigners for Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain say they have filed suit to extend the Virginia deadline for U.S. military absentee ballots.

Sen. McCain casts vote in Phoenix

PHOENIX, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., voted Tuesday morning in Phoenix, quickly slipping in and out of the polling place at Albright United Methodist Church.

Poll: Obama leads nationally

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain nationally, an Ipsos/McClatchy Poll indicated Monday.

Poll: Presidential race close in Florida

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Voters interviewed in Indiana, Florida and North Carolina suggest the U.S. presidential race in those states is too close to call, said Public Policy Polling.

Final Pew poll: Obama 52, McCain 46

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama holds a significant lead over his opponent, but the Republican is narrowing the gap, a poll indicates.

USA Today: Obama 53, McCain 42

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by 11 percentage points among likely voters, a USA TODAY/Gallup poll indicated.

McCain spoofs McCain on 'SNL'

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain spoofed his own campaign in a "Saturday Night Live" sketch featuring Tina Fey as Sarah Palin.

McCain rallies supporters in Va.

SPRINGFIELD, Va., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain hunted for votes Saturday in Northern Virginia, an area that has become increasingly friendly to Democrats.

Palin stumps for McCain in Florida

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin campaigned Saturday in Florida with a pitch aimed at the state's many retirees.

GOP tries to raise $5 million in 72 hours

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Republicans need to raise $5 million in the next three days to compete with Democrats' get-out-the-vote efforts, the GOP's U.S. vice presidential nominee said.

McCain hopes for Pennsylvania upset

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Supporters of Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain are focusing their hopes on an upset win in Pennsylvania, political analysts say.

Poll: McCain has wide lead in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama in Kentucky in the days before the November election, a poll indicates.

John McCain to appear on 'SNL'

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. presidential hopeful John McCain has agreed to appear on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, a source told Usmagazine.com.