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Republican Party of Florida Names Finance Co-Chairman for Florida Victory 2006
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Today on the presidential campaign trail
(AP)
 AP - Obama ad links McCain to Keating scandal as presidential campaigns step up personal attacks ... GOP to file fundraising complaint against Obama, asking for audit of campaign funds ... Bruce Springsteen slams Bush, Cheney, praises Obama at Ohio State voter registration event ...
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McCain, Obama Avoid Spending Limits, Undermine Public Financing
(Bloomberg)
 Bloomberg - Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Before last month's Republican
National Convention, a donor could click a link on John McCain's
Web site and give money to his campaign. Since then,
www.johnmccain.com still has a link for online contributions,
though the money goes to the Republican National Committee.
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McCain, Obama Endorse Different Philosophies on Treasury Choice
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain and Barack Obama are
bringing different criteria to the choice of Treasury secretary,
arguably the next administration's most powerful post, with the
Republican candidate looking for a big name and the Democrat
seeking someone to reassure markets.
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GOP to file fundraising complaint against Obama
(AP)
 AP - The Republican National Committee plans to file a fundraising complaint against Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign Monday, alleging it has accepted donations that exceed federal limits as well as illegal contributions from foreigners.
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Obama doesn't weed out illegal cash, GOP says
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Republican Party on Sunday said Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama had not done enough to screen out illegal campaign contributions and asked U.S. election officials to look into the matter.
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Obama allies warn McCain camp to back off attacks
(AP)
 AP - Barack Obama's allies warn that John McCain's attacks on the Democrat's character will lead to the political equivalent of mutual assured destruction: fire your big weapon at your own peril.
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McCain Backers Expand Attacks on Obama's Character, Patriotism
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain's supporters
escalated attacks on Senator Barack Obama's patriotism and his
acquaintance with a Vietnam-era radical as polls show the
Republican nominee losing ground a month before the election.
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GOP, Democrats battle in Pa. over voter dress code
(AP)
 AP - Sue Nace thought election volunteers were joking when they told her she would have to remove her T-shirt to vote in the presidential primary last spring.
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Todd Palin plans interview in Troopergate probe
(AP)
 AP - Gov. Sarah Palin's husband is planning to speak to an investigator looking into abuse-of-power allegations against the governor, Todd Palin's lawyer said Saturday. He previously refused to testify under subpoena in a separate probe.
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Palin says debate went well as polls favor Biden
(AP)
 AP - Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin on Friday played up her debate performance as polls showed voters judging her Democratic rival, Joe Biden, to be the winner of the only vice presidential face-off of the campaign.
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Bob Benenson's Jigsaw Politics: Uncoordinated Campaign Puts Congressional GOP at Precipice
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - The phrase "a week is a long time in politics" is one of the most oft-repeated cliches among folks who follow elections. If that's true, the past month must seem like an eternity for Republican strategists trying to prevent a second consecutive disaster in elections for the U.S. Senate and House.
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McCain: Bailout just temporary bandage
(AP)
 AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain says the $700 billion government bailout that Congress passed is just a temporary fix and the nation's economy is hurting badly.
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Lobbyists Target House Republicans Over Renewable-Energy Tax Breaks
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - With the renewable-power industry counting for its growth on tax breaks included in the economic rescue package on the House floor Friday, wind and solar energy lobbyists went to work to get recalcitrant Republicans to switch their votes.
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For GOP, a grim week in D.C., elsewhere
(AP)
 AP - A month before Election Day, things are hardly grand for the Grand Old Party.
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House Vote on Bailout Hinges on Whip Count, Leaders Say
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - House Democratic leaders said they are working with their GOP counterparts to line up votes for a revised financial bailout plan, but warned they will not put it on the floor Friday unless they are sure it will pass.
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House Republicans Reconsider `No' Votes on Bailout
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Some House Republicans, who were
instrumental in defeating a financial-market rescue package
earlier this week, are reconsidering their votes amid signs the
crisis on Wall Street is spreading throughout the country.
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McCain's Republican Enemies in His Home State
(Time.com)
 Time.com - In addition to all his other troubles, John McCain is having a problem with the conservative wing of Arizona's Republican Party
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House leaders win key converts on bailout bill
(AP)
 AP - Desperate to avoid another market-crushing defeat, House leaders won key converts Thursday to the $700 billion financial industry bailout on the eve of a make-or-break second vote.
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Some Are Feeling More Heat on Bailout than Others
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Rep. John Shadegg must be feeling the political heat on the economic crisis. After voting against the financial bailout proposal on Monday, the Arizona Republican has come under pressure from the GOP leadership to reconsider his position when the Senate version comes up for a vote in the House Friday.
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Republican Senator says recession coming
(Reuters)
Reuters - A $700-billion financial rescue package won't save the United States from recession but might make it a little less severe, a senior Republican senator said on Wednesday.
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