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An Emotional Night for McCain As He Returns To Arizona
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From CBS News' John Bentley:
(PRESCOTT, ARIZ.) – Her voice cracking with emotion, the normally calm and collected Cindy McCain had a hard time introducing her husband at their final rally of the day here.
"I am so proud to introduce to you tonight, my husband John McCain," she said, fighting back tears.
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Palin Defends Hank Williams, Jr. After He Says, "Obama's Not Real Crazy About" The National Anthem
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(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) - At a Sarah Palin rally here tonight, country music star Hank Williams, Jr. took the stage to sing the national anthem, as he has done at Palin events across the country for weeks. But this time, the singer decided to share his personal views about Barack Obama with the crowd.
"You know, I'm usually at 'Monday Night Football' tonight, but Colorado, this is a lot more important tonight," Williams, Jr. said. "Join me now in our national—you know, that song that, uh, Mr. Obama's not real crazy about, we're singing it right now."
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Obama Talks About His Grandmother's Passing
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(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) - Barack Obama wiped away tears as he spoke about his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who passed away today on the eve of the election.
Describing the moment as "bittersweet", Obama said tonight, "Some of you heard that my grandmother, who helped raise me, passed away early this morning. Look she is going home. And she died peacefully in her sleep with my sister at her side – and so there is great joy as well as tears."
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McCain Confident As He Pushes Pennsylvania Victory Plan
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(MOON TOWNSHIP, PA.) – Eight hours in to his 20-hour day on the campaign trail, a confident John McCain has already predicted victories in the battleground states of Florida and Pennsylvania, even though the polls in both of those states are leaning towards Barack Obama.
"We're going to win Pennsylvania tomorrow and I'm going to be the President of the United States," McCain said. "Pennsylvania will do it, and Pittsburgh will be the important area."
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Palin Suggests Executive Experience Is Key Presidential Attribute
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(JEFFERSON CITY, MO.) - Here on her second stop of a six-rally final day of the campaign, Sarah Palin briefly went off script to question whether a United States senator has the right kind of experience to be president.
Palin set up her remarks with a familiar attack on Barack Obama's relative newcomer status.
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Obama: "We've Gotta Win Florida"
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(JACKSONVILLE, FLA.) - Barack Obama had two messages for Florida voters today: expect more negative attacks but keep working, the election is not over.
"In these last 36 hours, we can't afford to slow down, or sit back, or let up, not one minute, not one hour, not one second," Obama said, adding, "We've gotta win Florida and win this election."
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Biden: "We Are On The Cusp Of A New Brand Of Leadership"
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(LEE'S SUMMIT, MO.) - "Thirty seven more hours!" shouted Joe Biden to a crowd of a thousand Missourians in Lee's Summit this morning.
"I understand that this town's name comes from the fact that it's the highest point between Kansas City and St. Louis. And from this vantage point, you get a pretty good view. And there's one thing I can see clearly, see very clearly – it is change is on the way!"
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Palin Wonders Whether Democrats Think Terrorists Have Changed Their Minds
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(COLUMBIA, MO.) - A fired-up Sarah Palin began her final campaign push at an outdoor rally on an unseasonably warm weather in the wealthy Cleveland suburb of Lakewood. At various points in her speech, the small crowd of under 1,000 people chanted, "We will win!" and the Alaska governor seemed to feed off their energy.
"I'll tell ya, this is the right place to be for us to kick off this final day of campaigning—this is the right place to be," Palin said. "You can just feel it here, you can just feel it here in Ohio, victory's coming, we can do this—we can win. We can win, Ohio. And we must win for you!"
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Obama Makes Last-Minute Pitch to Voters
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(JACKSONVILLE, FLA.) - Barack Obama will make a last-minute pitch to voters today in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia - battleground states that President Bush won in 2004 and states that the campaign is confident they can win on Tuesday. Aides believe that if they generate a high voter turnout in areas where Obama is already ahead, that will be the key to winning these battlegrounds.
In Jacksonville, Fla., Obama will court the large African-American population that makes up roughly 30% of the city. A large portion of these voters stayed home in 2004, helping George Bush beat John Kerry by 16%. Obama hopes his visit will turnout voters in the area, helping him win Duval County and drive up the overall popular vote in the state.
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No Sleep 'Til Phoenix For Palin
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(CLEVELAND) - Sarah Palin campaigns in six cities in five states on Monday, and that's not even the most grueling part of her final push before Election Day.
After her last campaign rally in Elko, Nev., concludes at about 11:15pm local time, Palin will fly overnight to Anchorage, so that she can vote at around 7am Alaska time in Wasilla. She'll then fly straight to Phoenix to be in place for the Republicans' Election Night party and isn't expected to land there until about 7:30pm ET.
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