Politics - Bloomberg

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- With 25 days before Election Day, a forecasting model that has called the top vote-getter in the last three presidential races predicts a solid victory for Barack Obama.

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden has been an ally of trial lawyers throughout his tenure in the U.S. Senate, opposing every effort to curb lawsuits against businesses and doctors. The lawyers are returning the favor.

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by letting her husband press for the firing of a state trooper, a legislative probe found, while adding that she acted within her authority when she dismissed the state's public safety commissioner.

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- From where Debbie Birleu sits, on a folding metal chair collecting drop-offs behind a Goodwill Industries store in Jefferson County, Missouri, the economy looks pretty scary. What frightens her more is the thought it might get worse.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Aaron Leair is paying his way through college by serving in the Army National Guard and working at a food store. In between studying, commuting, stocking shelves and drilling before his redeployment to Iraq in January, he also spends a dozen hours a week trying to persuade young voters to turn out for Democrat Barack Obama.

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain is circling the wagons.

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat Barack Obama barnstormed through Philadelphia, hammering at Republican opponent John McCain on economic issues, while McCain vowed in Iowa to address voter anger over the financial crisis.

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain is circling the wagons.

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin abused her authority and violated state ethics rules by letting her husband use her office to press for the firing of a state trooper, a state legislative investigator reported.

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain is circling the wagons.

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- An Alaska legislative panel is meeting in private to consider releasing a report on whether Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, abused her power in firing the state police chief.

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush will address the nation this morning to tell Americans they should remain ``confident'' amid falling stock markets and a worldwide credit crisis, administration spokeswoman Dana Perino said.

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush will address the nation this morning to tell Americans they should remain ``confident'' amid falling stock markets and a worldwide credit crisis, administration spokeswoman Dana Perino said.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama plans to spend what likely will amount to millions of dollars to air a half-hour primetime television advertisement on CBS, NBC and possibly other major networks a week before Election Day.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama plans to spend what likely will amount to millions of dollars to air a half-hour primetime television special on CBS, NBC and possibly other major networks a week before Election Day.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama plans to spend what likely will amount to millions of dollars to air a half-hour primetime television special on CBS, NBC and possibly other major networks a week before Election Day.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama called John McCain's response to the economic crisis ``erratic'' and McCain questioned his rival's honesty as the two campaigns crisscrossed Ohio and Wisconsin.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is in talks to buy a half-hour in prime time on the four biggest TV networks -- CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox -- a week before Election Day.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Political organizers in Columbus, Ohio, said they got some puzzled looks last week when they began approaching people at bus stops and offering them rides to the nearest polling site.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Alaska Supreme Court refused to halt an investigation into Governor Sarah Palin's firing of the state police chief, paving the way for tomorrow's planned release of the findings.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama called John McCain's response to the economic crisis ``erratic'' and McCain questioned his rival's honesty as the two campaigns crisscrossed Ohio and Wisconsin.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is weighing plans for the U.S. government to invest in banks as the next step in trying to resolve the deepening credit crisis.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson signaled the government may invest in banks as the next step in trying to resolve the deepening credit crisis.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's husband spoke numerous times to state officials about firing his ex- brother-in-law, a state trooper he described as ``dangerous'' to the governor's family, according to a sworn statement.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson signaled the government may invest in banks as the next step in trying to resolve the deepening credit crisis.

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Political organizers in Columbus, Ohio, said they got some puzzled looks last week when they began approaching people at bus stops and offering them rides to the nearest polling site.

Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama collided over regulation, taxes and the financial crisis in last night's debate, holding back on the personal attacks that have intensified in the campaign's recent weeks.

Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- A Barack Obama adviser said the U.S. should keep open negotiations with the Russian government on a missile-defense system for Europe and support Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization.