<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>U.S. Presidential Election: News &amp; Videos about U.S. Presidential Election - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Presidential_Election</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Presidential Election from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:53:31 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>U.S. Presidential Election: News &amp; Videos about U.S. Presidential Election - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Presidential_Election</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Presidential Election from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Romney tries to dislodge Obama from attack</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/18/politics/campaign-wrap/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/18/politics/campaign-wrap/index.html</guid><description>New ads from the presidential campaigns encapsulate where the race stands, with President Barack Obama's camp continuing its assault on his challenger over his business record and refusal to share tax records and Mitt Romney trying to make allegations of cronyism knock the incumbent off the assault.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama, Romney fight for middle class voters</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/politics/campaign-wrap/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/politics/campaign-wrap/index.html</guid><description>President Barack Obama, fresh from his renewed pitch to cut taxes for the middle class, takes his message to Iowa Tuesday -- a trip shadowed by Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as part of a GOP strategy of "bracketing" the president's public appearances in battleground states.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Romney hits 'magic number' for GOP nomination</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/29/politics/romney-delegates/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/29/politics/romney-delegates/index.html</guid><description>Mitt Romney hit his party's "magic number" on Tuesday, unofficially clinching the Republican presidential nomination in a race he entered as the front-runner and has had to himself for weeks.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 09:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GOP says Obama playing politics with bin Laden anniversary</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/29/politics/campaign-wrap/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/29/politics/campaign-wrap/index.html</guid><description>Days before the one-year anniversary of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, top surrogates for President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took to the national stage to argue the politics of the attack.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>What if America's Super Tuesday isn't so super after all?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/politics/super-tuesday-mann/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/politics/super-tuesday-mann/index.html</guid><description>Super Tuesday is traditionally a turning point in the campaign for the U.S. presidency, but it may pass without having the impact its name implies because the Republican Party has a pesky problem -- it can't decide whom it wants in the White House.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jargon-busting U.S. election buzzwords</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/politics/us-election-jargon/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/politics/us-election-jargon/index.html</guid><description>Know your caucuses from your primaries? Your superdelegates from your Super PACs? As Republican presidential hopefuls battle to win the right to take on Barack Obama in November, we've defined the array of words and acronyms that will define this year's election.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>5 things we learned from South Carolina primary</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/22/politics/five-things-south-carolina-primary/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/22/politics/five-things-south-carolina-primary/index.html</guid><description>Newt Gingrich's stunningly strong win in the South Carolina primary capped an incredible week in the Republican presidential nominating cycle., but what did we learn from it?</description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Inside Obama's re-election math</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/01/election/2012/obamas-re-election-math/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/01/election/2012/obamas-re-election-math/index.html</guid><description>As President Barack Obama wraps up his eighth trip this year to Pennsylvania, some political insiders say he can't sell his brand in the Keystone State. The region's white, blue-collar voters, they say, have tuned him out.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Palin will not seek presidential nomination</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/politics/palin-presidency/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/politics/palin-presidency/index.html</guid><description>Sarah Palin, ending months of speculation, said Wednesday she will not run for president, either as a Republican or third-party candidate.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why debates matter: Crowded calendar could alter race for the White House</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/16/debates.matter/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/16/debates.matter/index.html</guid><description>If you think the battle for the Republican presidential nomination has been a wild ride so far, hang on -- it could get even more exciting.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Next two months could shake up GOP race</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/05/gop.two.months/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/05/gop.two.months/index.html</guid><description>A Republican presidential race that has been anything but slow kicks into an even higher gear this week.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GOP presidential candidates debate Wednesday</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/07/republican.debates/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/07/republican.debates/index.html</guid><description>The pace of the 2012 race for the White House kicks into high gear Wednesday night, with the first of three Republican presidential debates scheduled over the next 15 days. And while it's the fourth GOP debate so far this cycle, it's the first to include Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who jumped into the race for the White House less than one month ago.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lesson for Obama and GOP rivals: Don't play politics with jobs issue</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/09/06/bennett.jobs.politics/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/09/06/bennett.jobs.politics/index.html</guid><description>As America returns from Labor Day weekend, not enough Americans are returning to actual labor. With Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate and President Barack Obama preparing to address the nation Thursday with his new economic plan, one thing is on the country's mind: jobs.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Same man, different strategy, for Romney's second White House bid</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/02/romney.announcement/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/02/romney.announcement/index.html</guid><description>It was all about the economy and about New Hampshire when Mitt Romney made it official Thursday. The former Massachusetts governor and 2008 Republican presidential candidate formally announced his second bid for the White House, declaring his candidacy at an event in New Hampshire, the state that holds the first primary in the presidential caucus and primary calendar.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>5 reasons why Sarah Palin may be ready to shake up 'uninspired' race</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/26/palin.preston/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/26/palin.preston/index.html</guid><description>Alaska's "mama grizzly" is coming to the big screen and quite possibly back to the campaign trail, a move that would shake up a GOP presidential primary field that some Republicans complain is "uninspiring."</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Iowa Republicans eager for 2012 race to kick into gear</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/26/iowa.republicans/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/26/iowa.republicans/index.html</guid><description>In a northeast suburb of this capital city, more than 250 politically active Iowans gathered Saturday to talk about hunters' rights and wildlife conservation.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poll: GOP candidates top Obama in hypothetical 2012 race</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/11/04/poll.2012.candidates/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/11/04/poll.2012.candidates/index.html</guid><description>His party got its clock cleaned in Tuesday's midterm elections, but President Barack Obama still remains competitive in some hypothetical 2012 presidential election matchups, especially against Sarah Palin, a new poll shows.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysis: Palin's high-risk, high-reward strategy</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/sarah.palin/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/sarah.palin/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>When Sarah Palin weighed in last week on the contentious special congressional election in New York, she did so in her trademark way: unconventionally.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>From Obama-mania to Palin power: 2008's top political stories</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/2008.lookback/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/2008.lookback/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>From an historic presidential election to a wealth of political scandals, 2008 has been nothing short of extraordinary.</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>CNN Student News: Talking Democracy Answers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/21/talking.democracy.answers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/21/talking.democracy.answers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Each month in 2008, CNN Student News will be "Talking Democracy" by introducing an election-related topic on the show and online. From caucuses to conventions and primaries to polls, CNN Student News will be breaking down these election-year concepts for students and teachers. Use this page to check your results after answering questions about the presidential election process.</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>CNN Student News: Talking Democracy Questions</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/14/talking.democracy.questions/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/14/talking.democracy.questions/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Each month in 2008, CNN Student News will be "Talking Democracy" by introducing an election-related topic on the show and online. From caucuses to conventions and primaries to polls, CNN Student News will be breaking down these election-year concepts for students and teachers. Use the questions on this page to test your knowledge of the presidential election process, then check the answers to see how you did.</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysis: Organization, strategy keys to Obama victory</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/obama.anatomy.win/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/obama.anatomy.win/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Barack Obama's victory Tuesday over John McCain capped an unprecedented rise in American politics.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>CNN Student News: Talking Democracy - Teaching Tools</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/01/02/talking.democracy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/01/02/talking.democracy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Each month in 2008, CNN Student News will be "Talking Democracy" by introducing an election-year topic on the show and online. From caucuses to conventions and primaries to polls, CNN Student News will be breaking down these election-year concepts for students and teachers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>McCain: America has 'spoken clearly'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/mccain/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/mccain/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. John McCain conceded the 2008 presidential election to Democratic rival Barack Obama late Tuesday, congratulating him on a historic victory and pledging to work with him in the months ahead.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Barack Obama Elected President with Mandate for Change</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856560,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856560,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Votes are still being counted but projections put Obama over the top</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pigs, pastors, Paris: Top 10 election moments</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/election.memorable.moments/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/election.memorable.moments/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>When the stirring speeches, heavyweight debates and fevered campaigning of the U.S. elections are long forgotten, a handful of far less noble incidents are  likely to be our enduring memories of the 2008 White House race.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:53:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>McCain tries to turn must-win states; Obama stays on offense</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/campaign.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/campaign.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As they enter their final day of campaigning before Election Day, Sen. John McCain is trying to swing undecided voters in key battleground states, while Sen. Barack Obama is staying on the offensive by campaigning in territory that is usually safely Republican.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>In Obama's Kenyan Village, an Election Day 'Bloodbath'</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856188,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856188,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Livestock pay the ultimate price for Kenyan excitement over the prospect of a kinsman's election to the White House</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>McCain, Obama on blitz through battleground states on final day</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain worked into the early morning in their last efforts to sway voters before they go to the polls hours later on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dixville Notch has spoken: It's Obama in a landslide</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/dixville.notch/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/dixville.notch/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Think you know your election trivia?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/election.trivia/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/election.trivia/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As millions head to the polls Tuesday, history will be made. Either Barack Obama will become the first African-American president, or Sarah Palin will become the first female vice president.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Even reliably red Montana in play as Election Day looms</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/02/cnn.electoral.map/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/02/cnn.electoral.map/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Call it the battle for Big Sky country.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Palin costing McCain, poll suggests</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/02/poll.one.party/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/02/poll.one.party/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A new national poll suggests Sarah Palin may be hurting Republican presidential nominee John McCain more than she's helping him.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>John McCain Pokes Fun at 'Maverick' Status on SNL</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20237412,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20237412,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The Republican candidate is joined by wife Cindy McCain on NBC's comedy show</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>McCain pokes fun at campaign in 'SNL' visit</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/02/mccain.snl/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/02/mccain.snl/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>With three days to go before the elections and polls showing him trailing, Republican presidential candidate John McCain appeared on NBC's late night comedy show "Saturday Night Live," poking good-natured fun at his campaign.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>CNN Student News Learning  Activity: Predict Electoral College Votes</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/10/27/activity.electoral.college.vote/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/10/27/activity.electoral.college.vote/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Students will make educated predictions about how many electoral votes each presidential candidate will capture in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A Long Campaign, And a Changed Barack Obama</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1855677,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1855677,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>After tamping down his crowd appeal for much of the campaign, Obama has lately let his oratory soar once again</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pennsylvania Republicans highlight Wright in last-minute ad</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/02/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/02/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Republican Party of Pennsylvania launched a last-minute television ad that calls attention to Barack Obama's relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Indiana in the Spotlight: A Toss-up State for Once</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1855817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1855817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Driving the Democrats' improbable momentum in this state, as it is across the nation, is angst about the economy</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>McCain: I won't quit election fight</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/02/mccain.virginia/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/02/mccain.virginia/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>John McCain returned to Virginia this weekend for what was expected to be his final visit to the crucial battleground state before Tuesday's election and insisted the race for the White House was far from over.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama, McCain campaign through swing states</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/01/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/01/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Just three days before Election Day, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain spent Saturday campaigning across battleground states.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>McCain looks to turn Obama's Ohio advantage</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/31/obama.mccain.polls.election/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/31/obama.mccain.polls.election/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. John McCain is campaigning with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Ohio as he attempts to overturn Barack Obama's poll lead in the state.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Schwarzenegger pumps up support for McCain</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/31/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/31/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a raucous crowd in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday night that Sen. John McCain's opponent needs to beef up his policy plans.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>John McCain To Appear on Saturday Night Live</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20237160,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20237160,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Barack Obama did it, Sarah Palin did it, now it's his turn (again)</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Biden says GOP ticket has economic priorities 'upside down'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/30/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/30/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. Joe Biden said Thursday that the Republican ticket has its economic priorities "upside down," pointing to news of a shrinking GDP and record quarterly profits for Exxon Mobil Corp.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Palin accuses Obama of ties to second 'radical professor'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday said Sen. Barack Obama has ties to a Columbia University professor who she said is "a former spokesperson for the Palestinian Liberation Organization."</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>John McCain: Obama lied about public financing</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/lkl.mccain.excerpts/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/lkl.mccain.excerpts/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain sat down for an interview with CNN's Larry King on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>McCain: Race won't determine outcome of election</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/lkl.mccain/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/lkl.mccain/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Presidential candidate John McCain denied Wednesday that race will determine the outcome of next week's election against Barack Obama, who hopes to become the country's first black president.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poll: Obama doubles lead in Colorado, gains in electoral map</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/poll.wednesday/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/poll.wednesday/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Call it the Rocky Mountain road to the White House.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama's ahead, polls say, but will the lead last?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/polling.lookback/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/polling.lookback/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>With a week to go before Election Day, most recent national polls show Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama with an advantage. But how much are they to be believed?</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama takes top billing on U.S. television</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/campaign.wrap.spending/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/campaign.wrap.spending/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Presidential hopeful Barack Obama turned up the heat on rival John McCain Wednesday, when it was announced that a 30-minute long campaign ad will go out on prime time television in the United States.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hidin' Biden: Reining In a Voluble No. 2</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1854640,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1854640,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Though Obama's campaign struggles to keep his voluble running mate in check, Biden has been valuable in connecting with swing-state voters</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Startups get a lift from election '08</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/27/technology/Political_tech.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/27/technology/Political_tech.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>When 100,000 people turned out in St. Louis recently to hear Barack Obama speak, his campaign's ability to organize such a massive rally in a red state owed much to the deft use of digital technology from a company called Distributive Networks.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Anger over Halloween display of Palin with noose</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/palin.noose/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/palin.noose/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The mayor of West Hollywood has condemned a Halloween display resembling Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hanging by a noose.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama to voters: Our future depends on this week</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. Barack Obama told voters on Monday that "we are one week away from changing America."</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama takes swipe at McCain adviser's health care comment</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. Barack Obama blasted his opponent's health care plan Tuesday, seizing on comments made by Sen. John McCain's senior economic adviser.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Gov. Ridge: McCain will win Pennsylvania</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/ridge.qanda/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/ridge.qanda/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The McCain campaign focused on Pennsylvania on Tuesday, working to overcome a double-digit deficit in a state with 21 electoral votes.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>CNN Student News Learning Activity: Predicting the Popular Vote</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/07/22/activity.predicting.popular.vote/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/07/22/activity.predicting.popular.vote/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Students will make educated predictions about how many electoral votes each presidential candidate will capture in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Palin's 'going rogue,' McCain aide says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/25/palin.tension/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/25/palin.tension/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>With 10 days until Election Day, long-brewing tensions between GOP vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin and key aides to Sen. John McCain have become so intense, they are spilling out in public, sources say.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bill Clinton to campaign with Obama in Florida</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/25/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/25/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former President Clinton will campaign with Sen. Barack Obama for the first time Wednesday in Florida, according to Matt McKenna of the Clinton Foundation.</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Palin details plan for special-needs kids</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin elaborated Friday on how a McCain administration would help children with special needs and took aim at Sen. Barack Obama's tax policies on families.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Campaigns fight for North Carolina in surprisingly close race</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/king.north.carolina/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/king.north.carolina/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It is a methodical routine: House by house, Mary Boyd walks to the door and carefully affixes an election guide to the doorknob.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Liberals let loose on Palin and Joe the Plumber</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/navarrette.liberals/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/navarrette.liberals/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>I thought liberals were supposed to be good-hearted, open-minded and non-judgmental.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Robocalls flood phone lines in battleground states</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/robo.calls/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/robo.calls/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Some residents in battleground states are receiving more than a dozen daily robocalls, recorded messages often used to attack a candidate's opponent.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Excerpts from Palin interview with CNN</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/palin.sitroom.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/palin.sitroom.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin spoke Tuesday to CNN's Drew Griffin. It was her first interview with the network. Here are excerpts:</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pennsylvania governor: 'We want to nail this thing down'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/rendell.qanda/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/rendell.qanda/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, Ed Rendell, is leading a final push to win votes in his state for his party's presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Could 'Palin factor' save McCain?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/palin.factor/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/palin.factor/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As the presidential campaigns enter their final days, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is getting the rock star treatment, drawing much bigger crowds than her running mate, Sen. John McCain.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Palin discusses potential plans for America</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/palin.sitroom/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/palin.sitroom/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin vowed on Tuesday to use her executive experience to tackle government reform and energy independence if she and Sen. John McCain win this year's presidential election.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Palin: Obama's policies would spark international crisis</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin suggested Tuesday that it would be Sen. Barack Obama's policies that would spark the international crisis that Sen. Joe Biden has said would be likely within months of Obama taking office.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama to leave campaign trail to visit ailing grandmother</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/20/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/20/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. Barack Obama will take a break from campaigning Thursday so he can visit his ailing grandmother in Hawaii, an Obama spokesman said Monday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysts: Powell endorsement more a rejection of GOP, McCain</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/20/powell.endorsement/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/20/powell.endorsement/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Colin Powell's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama was as much a rejection of the Republican Party and Sen. John McCain's campaign as an embrace of the Democratic presidential nominee, political analysts said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poll shows presidential race may be tightening</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/20/cnn.poll/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/20/cnn.poll/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>With two weeks and one day until Election Day, a new national poll of likely voters suggests the race for the White House may be tightening up.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama raises record $150 million in September</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/19/obama.fundraising/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/19/obama.fundraising/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Barack Obama's campaign announced Sunday the Democratic presidential candidate raised $150 million in donations in September, setting a new high-water mark in campaign fundraising.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Catholics Are Judging Obama and the Democrats</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1851777,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1851777,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>For decades, Roe v. Wade divided Catholics from their Democratic leanings. But that may all be changing</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>McCain, Palin hint that Obama's policies are 'socialist'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/18/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/18/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. John McCain stepped up his rhetoric against his Democratic rival on taxes in his weekly radio address Saturday, comparing his plan to "socialist" programs.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Live From New York, It's Sarah Palin</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1851482,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1851482,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is set to appear on this week's broadcast of "Saturday Night Live," the entertainment show that has featured a popular parody of the Alaska governor by former cast member Tina Fey</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>McCain-Palin on defense in must-win red states</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/red.states/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/red.states/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. John McCain and his running mate Gov. Sarah Palin are on a mad dash to blunt Sen. Barack Obama's surging momentum and hold the states that have traditionally voted for Republicans.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Front-runner Obama cautions against overconfidence</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. Barack Obama cautioned supporters Thursday against becoming complacent during the final days leading up to the election, noting he lost the New Hampshire primary despite a lead in the polls.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GOP launches calls attacking Obama on Ayers, national security</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/mccain.robocalls/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/mccain.robocalls/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Republicans launched an enormous wave of phone calls Thursday blasting Sen. Barack Obama for "having worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers," party sources said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Battleground roundup: Can Obama win in the South?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/battlegrounds.update/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/battlegrounds.update/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, has a chance of doing something this year that neither of his predecessors could during the past two elections. The Illinois senator has a shot at winning a state in the South.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Joe the Plumber' happy to help candidates make point</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/joe.plumber/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/joe.plumber/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A week ago he was a little-known plumber quietly practicing his trade in northwestern Ohio. Now Joe Wurzelbacher is a talking point in the race for the White House.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strong start but no win for McCain, iReporters say</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/debate.reax.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/debate.reax.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. John McCain came out strong in Wednesday's final presidental debate, but Sen. Barack Obama ultimately came out ahead, according to several iReporters.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>CNN Electoral Map: Obama would win if election held today</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/15/electoral.change/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/15/electoral.change/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>If the presidential election were held today, the latest update of the CNN Electoral College Map estimates Democratic candidate Barack Obama would win enough electoral votes to capture the White House.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clinton: I'd like woman in White House I agree with</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/clinton.qa/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/clinton.qa/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. Hillary Clinton appeared Tuesday on "American Morning" with CNN's John Roberts to discuss the presidential campaign, the financial crisis and her views on electing a woman to the White House.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Candidates dial back campaign rhetoric</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/blackwell.jackson.qa/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/blackwell.jackson.qa/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has been criticizing Democratic standard-bearer Barack Obama for "palling around with terrorists," citing Obama's past associations with Bill Ayers, a founder of the radical Weather Underground, which was involved in several bombings in the early 1970s.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>McCain calls Lewis remarks 'outrageous'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/mccain.interview/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/mccain.interview/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. John McCain said Monday that Rep. John Lewis' controversial remarks were "so disturbing" that they "stopped me in my tracks."</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Biden, Clintons team up for Obama</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/12/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/12/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. Joe Biden teamed up with the Clintons on Sunday for a rally in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clintons Rally For Obama in Pennsylvania</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1849434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1849434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Palin: Obama put 'ambition above country'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Friday said Sen. Barack Obama put "ambition above country" after a newspaper reported that Obama may have tried to influence Iraqi politicians negotiating with the United States.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama: McCain's mortgage plan shows 'erratic' leadership</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>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."</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>McCain to voters: 'Who is the real Sen. Obama?'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. John McCain on Wednesday attacked his rival as a candidate whose words cannot be trusted, telling voters "what Sen. [Barack] Obama says today and what he has done in the past are often two different things."</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Palin takes campaign to Florida, GOP strongholds</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was on the campaign trail Tuesday, making the case to voters in the swing state of Florida that Sen. John McCain is the only one in the presidential race who will "solve our economic crisis and not exploit it."</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Independent groups are new power in political ads</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pundits may have spent the year declaring the passing of the 527 era, but the view from primary states this month is beginning to make the reports of that death look just a bit premature.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama widens lead in national poll</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/poll.of.polls/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/poll.of.polls/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A new national poll suggests Barack Obama is widening his lead over John McCain in the race for the White House.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama gaining in 5 battleground states, polls say</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/battleground.poll/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/battleground.poll/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Polls in five key battleground states in the race for the White House released Tuesday suggest that Sen. Barack Obama is making major gains.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama video: McCain didn't learn lessons from 'Keating Five'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. Barack Obama's campaign Monday tried to draw a parallel between Sen. John McCain's involvement in the nearly 2-decade-old "Keating Five" scandal and the current economic crisis.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: We're waiting for candidates' answers on economy</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/03/campbell.brown.debate/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/03/campbell.brown.debate/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Whether or not you agree with spending $700 billion on the bailout, plus another $150 billion on what looks like pork-barrel goodies, one thing's for sure: That's $850 billion we won't have to spend on those long lists of promises being made by the presidential candidates.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama accuses McCain of looking for distractions</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/05/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/05/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday charged that Sen. John McCain's campaign is launching "Swift boat-style attacks" on him instead of addressing the country's problems.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Palin hits Obama for 'terrorist' connection</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/04/palin.obama/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/04/palin.obama/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday slammed Sen. Barack Obama's political relationship with a former anti-war radical, accusing him of associating "with terrorists who targeted their own country."</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama campaign rejects Palin 'terrorist' gibe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/05/palin.obama.terrorist.claim/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/05/palin.obama.terrorist.claim/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Barack Obama's campaign has quickly rejected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that he associated "with terrorists who targeted our own country."</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>