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The first stop in Politics -- It's what you need to know

ByABC News
September 9, 2008, 4:28 AM

September 19, 2008— -- 2008: McCain and Obama:

ABC News' Jennifer Parker: "Presidential Race Tightens, Moves to Familiar Battlegrounds"LINK

ABC News' Jennifer Parker: "Bill Clinton: McCain 'A Great Man'; Praises Wife's, Not Obama's Economic Plan"LINK

The Hill's J. Taylor Rushing: "Hagel hints at who has his '08 vote"LINK

The Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "Polls show White House up for grabs"LINK

The Associated Press: "Michelle Obama: Don't vote because 'she's cute'"LINK

The New York Daily News' Kara Rowland: "John Mccain & Barack Obama In (Wall) Street Fight Over Economy" LINK

The Washington Times' Joseph Curl: "Parties Campaign In Enemy Territory" LINK

The New York Times' Larry Rohter: "Obama Attacks McCain in a Bid to Attract Hispanic Voters" LINK

The New York Times' Jackie Calmes and Jeff Zeleny: "For Rivals, Finance Crisis Is Posing on-the-Fly Tests" LINK

The Washington Post's Robert Barnes and Michael D. Shear: "Obama, McCain Trade Shots Over Responses to Financial Meltdown" LINK

The Washington Post's Anne E. Kornblut: "Obama: McCain Flits Between Goldwater and Kucinich" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Gerald F. Seib: "Financial Upheaval Narrows Options of Next U.S. President" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Elizabeth Holmes, Laura Meckler and Nick Timiraos: "McCain, Obama Jockey for Position on Economy - Agenda Is Overtaken by Market Turmoil; Cox in Cross Hairs" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Greg Hitt: "With an Eye to History, McCain Hits Obama on Taxes - Republican Exploits Issue That Worked for Party in the Past" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Elizabeth Williamson: "Industry Lobbyists Go After Candidates" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Stephen Braun and Noam N. Levey: "McCain, Obama seize on Wall Street woes - McCain says he'd fire SEC chief Christopher Cox. Obama mocks that and calls for boosting liquidity, but he offers little detail." LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Nicole Gaouette: "Latinos in the U.S. dour about their situation, survey finds - They are upset about aggressive immigration enforcement policies of the Bush administration, the Pew Hispanic Center poll shows. Most support Obama for president." LINK

USA Today's David Jackson, Kathy Kiely and Richard Wolf: "Advisers give clue to candidates on economy" LINK

USA Today's Jordan Schrader: "Military issues drive vote in N.C." LINK

USA Today's Fredreka Schouten: "Union helps non-profit groups pay for attack ads" LINK

USA Today's Martha T. Moore: "Poll: Wall Street crisis won't affect voters' choices" LINK

Bloomberg's Lorraine Woellert and Julianna Goldman: "Obama Uses 'Rove's Playbook' to Counter McCain Ohio Ground Game" LINK

2008: McCain:

The New York Sun's Julie Satow: "McCain Calls for Cox's Ouster"LINK

The Hill's Sam Youngman: "McCain would 'fire' SEC chairman Cox"LINK

The Washington Times' Joseph Curl: "Mccain Wants SEC Chief Fired For Market Crisis" LINK

The New York Times' Adam Nagourney: "A New McCain on the Campaign Trail" LINK

The Washington Post's Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane: "GOP Sees Rebound in Battle for Congress - Party Hopes Momentum Will Help Limit Losses" LINK