CNN: McCain calls Lewis remarks 'outrageous'
Sen. John McCain said Monday that Rep. John Lewis' controversial remarks were "so disturbing" that they "stopped me in my tracks." (…)"That's not from some, quote, party official, that's from one of the most respected people in America. It's unfair. It's unfair and it's outrageous," he said in an exclusive interview with CNN's Dana Bash.
CNN: Democrats target voters who think race is an issue
There are phone calls from Democratic and labor union phone banks.
Union households get glossy mailings with white working families offering testimonials to Barack Obama.
CNN: House to investigate lawmaker for alleged affair, ethics lapse
Florida Democratic Rep. Tim Mahoney called on the House ethics committee to investigate his own behavior after ABC News reported that he paid a former staffer who was also his mistress $121,000 to avoid a sexual harassment lawsuit.
CNN: Biden says some reactions at McCain events 'scary'
Joe Biden said Monday some of the reactions he has seen at recent McCain campaign rallies are downright “scary,” and said the Republican presidential ticket should be careful not to encourage "fringe people."
CNN: Palin: We can't let 'leftist groups…steal this election'
The McCain campaign is fundraising off embattled community group ACORN.
“The truth is that far-left groups in this country will do anything to help the Obama-Biden Democrats win the White House and maintain their majorities in Congress,” Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin writes in a fund-raising e-mail sent out Monday afternoon. “And last week, we found out they're going even further to win.”
CNN: Poll Update: McCain faces wide gap
As John McCain and Sarah Palin scramble to defend states President Bush easily carried four years ago, a new CNN poll of polls Monday shows Barack Obama with an 8-point lead over the Arizona senator nationwide.
CNN Radio: McCain has them just where he wants them
John McCain tries to turn negative into positive, Barack Obama highlights the average guy and what would Paula, Randy and Simon say? Lisa Desjardins has today's CNN Radio political ticker.
CNN: Palin: Election will run through southeast Virginia
With several recent polls showing Barack Obama gaining ground in southeastern Virginia, Sarah Palin boldly told a crowd of supporters Monday that the entire presidential election may hinge on this diverse but Republican-leaning part of the commonwealth.
NYT: G.O.P. Opens Wallet for Ads
Flush with cash, the Republican National Committee is beginning to open its wallet to broadcast new advertisements against Senator Barack Obama.
In a single day, the committee paid for a $5 million advertising purchase by OnMessage, a media firm in Alexandria, Va., that represents Republican candidates.
Washington Post: Obama Adds $60 Billion to Economic Plan; McCain Expected to Unveil Proposals Today Democrat Barack Obama advocated an immediate and expensive economic assistance package Monday, while Republican John McCain readied a set of specific new proposals of his own, as the candidates entered a three-week sprint toward a presidential election that appears certain to turn on fixing the nation's faltering economy.
USA TODAY: Congresswoman hit by car, breaks ribs, vertebrae
U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt of Ohio suffered broken ribs and vertebrae when she was struck by a car while jogging last week, but the damage wasn't discovered until after she fainted from pain on an overseas trip, her spokesman said Monday.
NYT: Quiet Political Shifts as More Blacks Are Elected
Melanie Levesque grabbed the campaign signs from her Mercedes S.U.V. and plunged into the white crowd at the fairgrounds here. The cows were lowing, the cider presses churning and Mrs. Levesque, a black state legislator, was hunting for votes and a place in history.
Denver Post: Undecided Colo. voters hard-prezzed to pick
After three debates, a global economic crisis and a slew of negative ads and personal attacks, some undecided Colorado voters are almost ready to throw up their hands and vote for none of the above.
Bangor Daily News: Palin to hold rally at BIA on Thursday
It seems her husband was simply the warm-up act. Five days after Todd Palin spent the weekend campaigning in Maine, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will hold a rally Thursday at Bangor International Airport.
Washington Times: Obama gaining in pivotal Midwest
If Sen. Barack Obama wins the presidency on Election Day, he will probably have the heartland to thank. Mr. Obama today holds a solid lead in Iowa, a slim lead in Missouri and barely trails Republican Sen. John McCain in Indiana - three states that backed President Bush in 2004 and represent 29 electoral votes, more than enough to make up Republicans' margin of victory last time.
AP: McCain offers tougher criticism of Bush economics
Republican John McCain delivered his toughest criticism so far of President Bush's economic policies as he unveiled a new campaign stump speech that promised an energetic fight to reverse his slide in the polls.
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