If Obama lived in number-obsessed China, he'd try to have 95 in his phone number or live at an address with 95 in it. ...more

October 25, 2008

An ACORN community organizer received a death threat and the liberal-leaning voter registration group's Boston and Seattle offices were vandalized Thursday, reflecting mounting tensions over its role in registering 1.3 million mostly poor and minority Americans to vote next month. ...more

October 18, 2008

After watching the presidential debate, I feel compelled to express my opinion one more time on the upcoming election. I am not sending this to the other large newspaper in the area because they did not publish my two previous letters because, and this I can only surmise, I disagreed with their liberal views and that of the presidential candidate who they endorse. Enough said about their unbiased reporting! ...more

October 17, 2008

Small business owners, the kind Joe the plumber says he hopes to become, will need an expert from another profession - a good accountant or perhaps someone with a crystal ball - to know whether Barack Obama's tax plans will help them or send money swirling down with the Drano. ...more

October 17, 2008

Joe the Plumber's story sprang a few leaks Thursday. Turns out that the man who was held up by John McCain as the typical, hard-working American taxpayer isn't really a licensed plumber. And court documents show he owes nearly $1,200 in back taxes. ...more

October 17, 2008

HOLLAND, Ohio - Joe the Plumber said Thursday he doesn't have a license and doesn't need one. Joe Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber, the nickname Republican John McCain bestowed on him during Wednesday's presidential debate, said he works for a small plumbing company that does residential work. Because he works for someone else, he doesn't need a license, he said. ...more

October 16, 2008

John McCain, a senior member of the Senate committee that oversees the telecom industry, now has cell phone coverage at the family's ranch near Sedona, Ariz., following a request from his wife, Cindy, early in 2007. ...more

October 16, 2008

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — John McCain sought to change the course of a campaign moving decidedly in Barack Obama's direction Wednesday night in the third and final presidential debate. ...more

October 15, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Who is Joe the Plumber? ...more

October 15, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facts went astray once again before a large national audience when Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain engaged Wednesday in their third and final presidential debate. ...more

October 15, 2008