AP - Unlike his Republican opponent, Democrat Barack Obama is still raising money for his presidential campaign, and he turned Friday to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi for help.
AP - So much for the full-on 50-state strategy. Call Barack Obama’s implementation of national Democrats’ coast-to-coast plan “Fifty-State Lite.” Barack Obama’s strategists say they will pick and choose where to spend time and money.
AP - John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about the sinking economy. “Tough times all over America,” McCain said.
AP - Gov. Sarah Palin’s church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer.
AP - The long and divisive war in Iraq is about to resonate with presidential candidates in a way not seen so far in the campaign: The sons of both vice presidential nominees are assigned to go there soon.
AP - As a television draw, John McCain was every bit the equal of Barack Obama.
AP - The Alaska Legislature is hastening its ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin’s firing of her public safety commissioner, making it far more likely it will be completed before November’s election.
AP - Democrat Barack Obama called Republican rival John McCain’s acceptance speech the final piece of an out-of-touch convention that focused on its nominee’s biography instead of the struggles of the middle class.
AFP - The US presidential election campaign went into full swing Friday under the shadows of a struggling economy, with unemployment figures soaring to a five-year high and triggering recession fears.
Bloomberg - Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — Republican presidential candidate
John McCain attracted a record 38.9 million television viewers
to his acceptance speech last night, surpassing Democratic rival
Barack Obama and McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin.