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Obama: McCain's mortgage plan shows 'erratic' leadership

Oct. 9, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday slammed Sen. John McCain's new mortgage plan as "the latest in a series of shifting positions" and evidence of "erratic and uncertain leadership."
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McCain makes quiet return to Senate

McCain makes quiet return to Senate

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., returned to the U.S. Senate seen by some as a potential ally of the man who defeated him in the presidential campaign.
Obama meets with McCain in Chicago

Obama meets with McCain in Chicago

CHICAGO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and former Republican rival John McCain pledged Monday to work together to reform the federal government

Obama, McCain to meet in Chicago

CHICAGO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his Republican opponent Sen. John McCain meet Monday for the first time since Nov. 4, Obama's transition Web site said.
Barack Obama: U.S. president-elect

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.

Poll: Obama has 5-point lead in Ohio

CINCINNATI, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is 5 points ahead of his opponent in Ohio, a poll released Monday indicates.

McCain, Obama not guaranteed easy road

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. voters, for the first time in nearly 50 years, will elect a member of Congress as president, choosing either Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain.

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.

Gallup: One-third plan to vote early

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- At least one in five of the U.S. citizens who plan to vote in this year's presidential race have already done so, the Gallup Poll said Friday.
Analyses favor Obama tax plan

Analyses favor Obama tax plan

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama's tax plan would mean a better break for those making less than $100,000 than Sen. John McCain's proposal, independent analyses indicate.

Poll: 1 in 4 Texans say Obama is Muslim

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Nearly 1 in 4 Texans mistakenly believe Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama is a Muslim, more than twice the U.S. rate, a poll indicated.

Poll: Candidates in virtual tie in Arizona

TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain is in a neck-and-neck battle with Sen. Barack Obama in the Republican presidential candidate's home state of Arizona, a poll indicates.
Harris Poll: Obama ahead by 6 percent

Harris Poll: Obama ahead by 6 percent

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The latest Harris Poll of U.S. voters has Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain by 6 percentage points in the presidential race.

McCain, Obama tell tale of 2 health plans

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Both John McCain and Barack Obama advocate changes for the U.S. healthcare system, but differ on how they would achieve change dramatically.

Poll: Obama has 8-point lead in Iowa

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has an 8-point lead over Republican John McCain among registered voters in Iowa, a poll indicates.
Obama widens lead in Virginia, poll shows

Obama widens lead in Virginia, poll shows

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama has opened an 8-percentage point lead in Virginia, a key battleground state in the U.S. president race, a Washington Post poll indicates.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler