Saturday, September 20, 2008
Poll: Racial views steer some away from Obama
Poll: Racial views steer some away from Obama
One-third of polled white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks
Chris Carlson - AP September 20, 2008
WASHINGTON - Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles.
Certainly, Republican John McCain has his own obstacles: He's an ally of an unpopular president and would be the nation's oldest first-term president. But Obama faces this: 40 percent of all white Americans hold at least a partly negative view toward blacks, and that includes many Democrats and independents.
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Poll: Racial views steer some away from Obama
One-third of polled white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks
Chris Carlson - AP September 20, 2008
WASHINGTON - Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles.
The poll, conducted with Stanford University, suggests that the percentage of voters who may turn away from Obama because of his race could easily be larger than the final difference between the candidates in 2004 — about two and one-half percentage points.
Certainly, Republican John McCain has his own obstacles: He's an ally of an unpopular president and would be the nation's oldest first-term president. But Obama faces this: 40 percent of all white Americans hold at least a partly negative view toward blacks, and that includes many Democrats and independents.
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Poll: Racial views steer some away from Obama
Huge suicide blast at hotel in Pakistan capital
Huge suicide blast at hotel in Pakistan capital
At least 40 killed at Marriott, which is popular with foreigners
September 20, 2008
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A huge suicide truck bomb devastated the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, killing at least 40 people and engulfing the building in flames in a sickening reminder of the threat in a country vital to the U.S.-led war on terror.
The White House condemned the attack, calling it a "reminder of the threat we all face."
"The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place in Islamabad, Pakistan," said White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe. "The United States will stand with Pakistan's democratically elected government as they confront this challenge."
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Huge suicide blast at hotel in Pakistan capital
At least 40 killed at Marriott, which is popular with foreigners
September 20, 2008
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A huge suicide truck bomb devastated the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, killing at least 40 people and engulfing the building in flames in a sickening reminder of the threat in a country vital to the U.S.-led war on terror.
The White House condemned the attack, calling it a "reminder of the threat we all face."
"The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place in Islamabad, Pakistan," said White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe. "The United States will stand with Pakistan's democratically elected government as they confront this challenge."
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Huge suicide blast at hotel in Pakistan capital
Friday, September 19, 2008
Where Are Sarah Palin's Tax Returns?
Where Are Sarah Palin's Tax Returns?
Vice Presidential Candidate Has Yet to Share Her Filings
By JUSTIN ROOD and MARCUS BARAM- ABC News
As election day comes ever nearer, Democrats and open-government advocates are pressing for the GOP vice presidential candidate to release her tax filings, a campaign tradition that extends at least to the post-Watergate era.
Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has to date declined to share her tax returns, becoming part of an ever-more-select historical group of candidates who waited until this late in a campaign year to release their filings.
Instead, Palin has to date declined to share the documents, becoming part of an ever-more-select historical group of candidates who waited until this late in a campaign year to release their tax filings.
Since 1976, every major-party presidential and vice-presidential candidate has provided that information to the public, according to an analysis by ABC News. Until Palin, only three hopefuls have held onto their tax returns this late:
In 1984, George H.W. Bush, then the Republican presidential candidate, held onto his tax returns until Oct. 3. Bush said he had set up "the biggest blind trust possible" to prevent conflicts of interest, and said he was concerned releasing information on the trust's holdings would violate its terms. He relented under pressure and after receiving assurances from government ethics experts.
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Where Are Sarah Palin's Tax Returns?
Vice Presidential Candidate Has Yet to Share Her Filings
By JUSTIN ROOD and MARCUS BARAM- ABC News
As election day comes ever nearer, Democrats and open-government advocates are pressing for the GOP vice presidential candidate to release her tax filings, a campaign tradition that extends at least to the post-Watergate era.
Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has to date declined to share her tax returns, becoming part of an ever-more-select historical group of candidates who waited until this late in a campaign year to release their filings.
Instead, Palin has to date declined to share the documents, becoming part of an ever-more-select historical group of candidates who waited until this late in a campaign year to release their tax filings.
Since 1976, every major-party presidential and vice-presidential candidate has provided that information to the public, according to an analysis by ABC News. Until Palin, only three hopefuls have held onto their tax returns this late:
In 1984, George H.W. Bush, then the Republican presidential candidate, held onto his tax returns until Oct. 3. Bush said he had set up "the biggest blind trust possible" to prevent conflicts of interest, and said he was concerned releasing information on the trust's holdings would violate its terms. He relented under pressure and after receiving assurances from government ethics experts.
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Where Are Sarah Palin's Tax Returns?
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