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    <title><![CDATA[   Pro-Obama video riles former Israeli security officials ]]></title>
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        JERUSALEM | Three Israeli security figures said Monday they were duped into taking part in a video supporting Barack Obama.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Getting to the bottom of the Bond-Graves feud ]]></title>
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        Spinning the dial on a political world that&amp;rsquo;s been very, very generous to reporters: &amp;bull;&amp;bull;&amp;bull;      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   McCain, Obama compete to cast the other as the riskier bet ]]></title>
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        NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Who does America want at the helm in a time of crisis: an erratic gambler or a dangerous radical?      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   The buzz: Palin and pallin' ]]></title>
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        GOP strategist Mike Murphy on Sarah Palin&amp;rsquo;s comment about Barack Obama &amp;ldquo;palling around with terrorists&amp;rdquo;:      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Former engineer chosen to oversee financial bailout ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:20 CDT</pubDate>
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        WASHINGTON | Turns out that rescuing the economy will take a rocket scientist. That is what the man picked Monday to engineer the largest financial bailout in U.S. history did before shifting to the world of finance.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Koster's ex-wife backs rival for attorney general ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:36 CDT</pubDate>
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        JEFFERSON CITY | Mike Gibbons&#39; Republican attorney general campaign is getting financial help from the ex-wife of his Democratic opponent.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Energy initiative in Missouri enjoys powerful support ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:10 CDT</pubDate>
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        Proposition C, the renewable energy initiative on Missouri&#39;s November ballot, appears to have lots of support and little organized opposition.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Palin stands by her &lsquo;terrorist' friends comment about Obama ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:54 CDT</pubDate>
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        BURLINGAME, Calif. | Sarah Palin defended her claim that Barack Obama &amp;ldquo;pals around with terrorists,&amp;rdquo; saying the Democratic presidential nominee&amp;rsquo;s association with a 1960s radical is &amp;ldquo;fair to talk about.&amp;rdquo;      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Obama responds to &lsquo;Swift Boat-style' attacks with TV ad on McCain, economy ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:54 CDT</pubDate>
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        ASHEVILLE, N.C. | Barack Obama&amp;rsquo;s allies warn that John McCain&amp;rsquo;s attacks on the Democrat&amp;rsquo;s character will lead to the political equivalent of mutual assured destruction: Fire your big weapon at your own peril.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Federal funds for light rail aren't assured ]]></title>
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        Kansas City hopes that the federal government will cover half of the cost of a light-rail system, but competition for limited federal funds is stiff.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   The buzz: Go long! Go long! ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:53 CDT</pubDate>
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        &amp;ldquo;Krauthammer&amp;rsquo;s Hail Mary Rule,&amp;rdquo; columnist Charles Krauthammer says, is that &amp;ldquo;you get only two per game.&amp;rdquo;      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   How important is race to Missouri voters in the presidential election? ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:57 CDT</pubDate>
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        Missouri &#151; a swing state, a bellwether &#151;looks as if it will be a jump ball once again in the 2008 presidential election. But could Barack Obama &#151; who is positioning himself as a post-racial candidate &#151; be pulled down by racism there? No one knows, but many are wondering.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Donor's gift to Hulshof at issue ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:33 CDT</pubDate>
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        Kenny Hulshof&#39;s campaign for governor received $100,000 from school-choice advocate Rex Sinquefield the same day Hulshof announced an urban-school reform plan that included taxpayer subsidies for private-school tuition.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   A brief history of financial woe ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:38 CDT</pubDate>
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        It&amp;rsquo;s a recurring theme of capitalism. Speculative manias, loose money and sharp operators combine to inflate asset bubbles that eventually burst. Every time, though, the market recovers &amp;mdash; eventually.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   October finds Obama with the edge ]]></title>
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        WASHINGTON | One month before Election Day, Barack Obama sits atop battleground polls in a shrinking playing field.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Pennsylvania polls could have clothing restrictions on Election Day ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:03 CDT</pubDate>
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        HARRISBURG, Pa. | Sue Nace thought election volunteers were joking when they told her she would have to remove her T-shirt to vote in the presidential primary last spring.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Roundtable discussion on race in politics in Missouri ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:58 CDT</pubDate>
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        On Sept. 22 I gathered a local panel to discuss race and politics in Missouri. The discussion will be aired on KCUR&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Up To Date&amp;rdquo; at 11 a.m. Monday (89.3 FM).      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   The buzz: McCain's brother on the challenge ahead ]]></title>
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        John McCain&amp;rsquo;s younger brother, Joe, recently was on the McCain bus. Also a Navy vet, he used a very unseamanlike image to describe the challenge before John:      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   The Meter: What's happening on the campaign trail ]]></title>
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        A weekly roundup of what&amp;rsquo;s happening on the campaign trail. We&amp;rsquo;re going to point out good moments, bad moments and moments that make you shake your head. We&amp;rsquo;ll probably tick off both sides, but so what?      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Next president will leave his mark on federal judiciary ]]></title>
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        WASHINGTON | The next president will tip the courts, one way or another. Supreme Court openings are all but guaranteed, and that&amp;rsquo;s just the start. Forty-four trial and appellate vacancies already await filling in federal courts. There will be more.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Guests on today's TV news shows ]]></title>
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        Guests on today&amp;rsquo;s TV news shows: &amp;bull;ABC&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;This Week,&amp;rdquo; 9:30 a.m. on Channel 9, 9 a.m. on Channel 49 &amp;mdash; Guests: Gov. Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania Democrat; Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota Republican; Sen. Mel Martinez, Florida Republican; Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio Democrat.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Polls: Obama leads in Ohio and Wis., tied in Ind. ]]></title>
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        THE POLL: Washington Post-ABC News poll of 772 likely Ohio voters (20 electoral votes).      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Campaign Comedy: Monday's late-night TV wrap-up ]]></title>
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        You&#39;d hardly know the Democrats have even chosen a presidential candidate, judging from late-night comedy monologues. It was Republican John McCain and - oh, by the way - his vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, who claimed most of the jokesters&#39; attention.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Officials find, fix glitch in NM voting machine ]]></title>
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        A glitch that would have kept votes from being counted in the presidential and other top-of-the-ticket races was discovered during a pre-election check of a voting machine in Santa Fe County, officials said.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Prosecutors move to delay Rezko sentencing ]]></title>
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        Federal prosecutors moved Monday to delay indefinitely the sentencing of convicted fundraiser Antoin &quot;Tony&quot; Rezko, sending their strongest hint yet that he is ready to spill his political secrets.      
    
  

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