Friday, October 31, 2008

SPB News for Friday.


Growing Doubts on Palin Take a Toll, Poll Finds — A growing number of voters have concluded that Senator John McCain's running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, is not qualified to be vice president, weighing down the Republican ticket in the last days of the campaign, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.


Kay Hagan Files Suit — 103008 KRH Lawsuit - Upload a Document to Scribd — GREENSBORO, NC- Kay Hagan filed a lawsuit against Elizabeth Dole and the Elizabeth Dole Committee, Inc., after Dole declined to remove her new television ad, described by North Carolina newspapers as “indecent,” …

Qaeda wants Republicans, Bush “humiliated”: Web video — DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda leader has called for President George W. Bush and the Republicans to be “humiliated,” without endorsing any party in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, according to a video posted on the Internet.

McCain-Palin Campaign Snubs Penn State Prez — Unwelcome at Palin Campus Event Because He's a “Big Democrat” — A McCain-Palin campaign official snubbed the president of Penn State University who inquired about attending a campus speech Tuesday by Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin …

Obama Recruiting Volunteers For Arizona; “Real Chance” — An Arizonan forwarded this e-mail to Barack Obama's supporters in Arizona:

Exclusive: U.S. Expects Bin Laden Message Near Election — Analysts: OBL Could Speak Out in an Effort to Prove His Relevance — Multiple senior government officials tell ABC News the intelligence community is anticipating a message from Osama bin Laden before or just after the presidential election.

CIA officers could face trial in Britain over torture allegations Senior CIA officers could be put on trial in Britain after it emerged last night that the Attorney General is to investigate allegations that a British resident held in Guantanamo Bay was brutally tortured, after being arrested and questioned by American forces following the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington in 2001. The development follows criticism of US prosecutors by British judges who have seen secret evidence of torture committed against Binyam Mohamed, including allegations his torturers used a razor blade to repeatedly cut his penis.
UN urges end to US Cuba embargo The United Nations General Assembly has voted to urge the US to lift its 46-year-old economic embargo on Cuba in a resolution adopted for the 17th consecutive year. The non-binding resolution was passed by assembly on Wednesday by 185 votes to three -- US, Israel and Palau.
Campaign trail for Friday:
Obama-Biden team
10/31 Barack in Des Moines, IA @ 12:30pm EST
10/31 Barack in Highland, IN @ 7:30pm EST
10/31 Joe in Newark, DE @ 10:30am EST
10/31 Joe and Jill in Kettering, OH @ 2pm EST
10/31 Joe and Jill in Lima, OH @ 6pm EST
McCain-Palin team

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