IndyStar.com: Election 2008
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Hoosiers file suit challenging Obama's birth status
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Tonight's debate key for McCain, Obama
Watch the debate on TV and go to IndyStar.com/live chat to comment on the candidates.TOLEDO, Ohio — Falling behind in the polls, Republican candidate John McCain hopes to shake up the presidential race in his final debate with Democrat Barack...
Obama ads link to video games
WASHINGTON — Too busy playing video games to watch presidential ads on television? Barack Obama has found you, too, by becoming the first presidential candidate to buy ad space inside a game.Eighteen video games, including the extremely popular...
WHERE THEY STAND: Reviving our economy
In provisions intended to help retirees, Sen. John McCain’s plan would let senior Americans withdraw up to $50,000 from their IRA and 401(k) retirement accounts at the lowest tax rate of 10 percent in 2008 and 2009. Such withdrawals now are...
State's top court enters early vote fray
GARY, Ind. -- The Indiana Supreme Court stepped into a court fight over satellite voting sites in Lake County on Tuesday night, saying the dispute should be settled in the county's Superior Court.The high court also ruled that an injunction...
Thousands in metro area go for early voting
Voters in Marion County and elsewhere in the region appear to be casting early ballots at a much higher rate than in past presidential elections.In Marion County, 3,797 voters had cast early ballots as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to Angie...
Indiana's economy fuels last debate
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — There were no questions on job creation in Tuesday’s third and final debate in the race for governor — but plenty of disputes over the state’s economic record.In fact, former U.S. Rep. Jill Long Thompson,...
Quayle warns against counting out McCain
Former Vice President Dan Quayle said today that John McCain and Sarah Palin have enough time to rebound from a dip in the polls.Quayle, in town to headline a fundraiser last night for the Republican candidate for attorney general, Greg Zoeller,...
Treasurer defends Toll Road investments
State Treasurer Richard Mourdock today defended the state's investment of proceeds from the lease of the Indiana Toll Road after gubernatorial challenger Jill Long Thompson criticized the handling of the money in Tuesday's candidate debate.Long...
Democrats brush off vote fraud claims
State Democratic officials said today that the growing fervor over allegations of voter fraud and remote polling sites in Lake County is a smoke screen aimed at shoring up Republican John McCain's chances to win Indiana.Dan Parker, chairman of the...
Ex-VP doesn't mind comparisons to Palin
Dan Quayle's name has been on a lot of lips lately since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin emerged as a vice presidential candidate. Back home in Indiana on Wednesday, the former vice president said he didn't mind the comparisons with Republican Sen. John...
Major Moves investments draw flak
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson on Wednesday criticized the state's investment of nearly $1 billion in funds from the Indiana Toll Road lease in what she called a "risky" manner.State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, a Republican,...
New voters inspired, but also undecided
Sen. Barack Obama’s demeanor and optimism during Wednesday night’s final presidential debate inspired some members of a panel of first-time voters, but others said they remained confused about how they will vote.The group gathered at The...
Daniels leads money race
Odds are the race to be Indiana's next governor won't break fundraising records, but not for want of trying by Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels.Campaign finance reports filed Wednesday showed Daniels has more than four times as much cash as his...
Michelle Obama makes pitch for her husband
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Michelle Obama, the wife of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, told an Indiana crowd Wednesday that his election would put in the White House someone who understands the struggles of average Americans.She told...
Ex-VP Quayle doesn't mind comparisons to Palin
Dan Quayle's name has been on a lot of lips lately since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin emerged as a vice presidential candidate. Back home in Indiana on Wednesday, the former vice president said he didn't mind the comparisons with Republican Sen. John...
House Dems spend more than $150,000 to unseat Souder
WASHINGTON » House Democrats think they have a chance to knock off Rep. Mark Souder, R-Fort Wayne, and are spending more than $150,000 in ads to defeat him, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.Democratic challenger Mike...
Lugar offers his perspective on foreign policy debate
WASHINGTON » Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, one of Congress' leading voices on foreign policy, weighed in Wednesday on a foreign policy issue dividing the presidential candidates: whether the U.S. should talk to hostile or uncooperative...
Meet debate's 'Joe the plumber'
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Who is Joe the Plumber?He is Joe Wurzelbacher, an Ohio man looking to buy a plumbing business who came to symbolize the notion of “spreading the wealth” in Wednesday night’s third and final presidential debate between Democrat Barack...
McCain tries to make peace with Letterman
NEW YORK — John McCain told David Letterman that “I screwed up” by canceling a “Late Show” appearance three weeks ago, then faced a sharp round of questioning about Sarah Palin and his campaign tactics.Not willing to risk the wrath of Letterman...
Friday's Palin visit could draw 25,000
An estimated 25,000 people are expected to pack the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville Friday to hear and cheer Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.Palin, the governor of Alaska, is making her first trip to Indiana to try to...
Judge will hear suit over voting centers
HAMMOND, Ind. -- A Lake County judge appointed by then-Gov. Frank O'Bannon was chosen Thursday to hear a politically charged lawsuit over the opening of satellite absentee voting centers in Gary, Hammond and East Chicago.Indiana Supreme Court...
Nov. 3 is cutoff for casting early ballots
All Indiana voters can cast early ballots in person at county election offices until noon Nov. 3, the day before Election Day. Some counties offer additional early voting sites where people can cast in-person absentee ballots.Absentee voting by...
Early vote total: 60,000 in 1st week
More than 60,000 Indiana residents cast absentee ballots in the first week of early voting, but anyone looking for an early indication of whether Indiana will go red or blue this year will have to turn elsewhere for clues.The presidential race is...
Few challengers raising much money
WASHINGTON -- Three of the four House members representing Central Indiana are leaving their opponents in the dust when it comes to fundraising, according to their most recent reports.Reps. Andre Carson, Dan Burton and Mike Pence have raised more...
The latest campaign trail comedy
LOS ANGELES -- Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential campaign. A sampling from Thursday night:------"If you watched the debate last night, you know John McCain kept talking about this guy Sen. Obama met on the campaign trail...
Concert-size traffic expected for rally
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department will take to the streets today to ensure traffic keeps moving as some 25,000 people flock to cheer on vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin in Noblesville.Lt. Kevin Fessel said the department will treat the...
Seating snafu is a rare glitch
The crowd at Friday's Sarah Palin rally might have been asked to wear crimson by John McCain's campaign, but up to 200 party volunteers were seeing red when they were refused admission into the VIP section at the Verizon Wireless Music...
Calls tying Obama to 'terrorist' criticized
Indiana Democrats are accusing Republicans of a "smear" campaign after Hoosier voters have begun receiving telephone calls accusing Sen. Barack Obama of "working closely" with a terrorist.The calls -- which the caller says are paid for by the...
ACORN followed law on suspect registrations
ACORN, the liberal-leaning community activist group, followed the law when it notified authorities that some of the voter registration applications it submitted in Lake County apparently were fraudulent.What's not clear is whether canvassers acted...
