USA Today Editoweb 31 october 2008

Obama ads in GOP turf; McCain says he's leftist

In a bold move brimming with confidence, Democrat Barack Obama broadened his advertising campaign on Friday into two once reliably Republican states and further bedeviled rival John McCain by placing a commercial in the Republican presidential nominee's home state of Arizona.

Ailing auto industry a concern for both candidates

With thousands of auto workers in Rust Belt states, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain offer plans to develop advanced vehicles key to rebuilding U.S. automakers. Yet the next president may face decisions that run to the industry's very survival.

Obama says McCain abandons high road

Barack Obama says John McCain has abandoned the integrity of his 2000 presidential run to engage in "slash-and-burn, say-anything, do-anything politics" in a last-ditch effort to get elected.

White House defends money for banks

Under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike, the White House on Thursday defended giving billions of bailout dollars to banks that plan to reward shareholders and executives — or even buy other banks.

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