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• Politics, Palin good for ‘Saturday Night Live’
NEW YORK - The politics-fueled ratings train of "Saturday Night Live" keeps rolling along this election season with Tina Fey's impersonations of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin luring viewers. "SNL" averaged a 7.4 household rating/18 ...
• McCain's last chance, or a chance to shine?
A week is a year and a month a lifetime in politics. It is an interactive universe; straight-line extrapolations are worse than useless. Still, the clock is winding down on McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin in their race to catch senators Barack Obama and ...
• Ill. gov to convicted fundraiser: Tell the truth
Rezko's trial exposed a corrupt culture of payoffs and campaign finance abuses plaguing Illinois politics. The Democratic governor has not been charged with a crime but has been politically damaged by allegations of wrongdoing within his ...
• Politics scuttles plan to put diplomats in Iran
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki acknowledged Thursday that his nation is closely monitoring the U.S. election, anticipating major changes from whoever occupies the White House next. WASHINGTON - The Bush administration shelved plans to set ...
• McCain pins hopes on high-stakes debate
We can't afford a politics that's all about tearing opponents down instead of lifting the country up." Some Republicans, while defending McCain's recent tactics, feel he needs to engage voters on the issues, not character, to overtake Obama. Scott ...