mccain debate

OXFORD, Miss. – Sen. Barack Obama laced into Sen. John McCain during the first presidential debate on Friday, repeatedly telling McCain “you were wrong” on the key foreign policy issues facing the U.S. Obama blasted McCain for supporting President Bush’s “failed” policies against Iraq and Al Qaeda, tweaked Republicans for failing to catch Osama [...]

That didn’t take long. Within hours of Sen. John McCain’s effort to scuttle Friday’s presidential debate, a group of liberal activists launched a sleek online petition for Americans to “demand the debate” goes on. The site currently shows Sen. Barack Obama behind a lectern — thoughtful, poised, in command — squaring off against a [...]

The Obama campaign is calling out Sen. John McCain on his professed suspension of campaign activities.
On Thursday afternoon, the Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan emailed reporters about the McCain campaign’s suspension — in scare quotes — noting that “despite ’suspension,’” Gov. Sarah Palin was still attending a rally and holding a press availability. He pointed [...]