Current News & Politics

• The low road to the White House As the gloves come off in the presidential race, John McCain seems ever more willing to dispense with past claims to personal honor.
  By Walter Shapiro
• "I find her offensive" John McCain was making a bid for South Florida's Jewish voters, a crucial demographic in a purple state. But then he chose Sarah Palin as a running mate.
  By Tristram Korten
• Obama's grass-roots battalion vs. McCain's ragtag platoon In Wisconsin's blue-collar Paper Valley, the Democrats are banking on an outpouring of volunteers while the Republicans are left with fear itself.
  By Walter Shapiro
• How Palin played in Green Bay Republican debate watchers praised a "tough" and "witty" performance from the Alaskan governor, but on the whole were surprisingly subdued.
  By Walter Shapiro

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