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Long Day for McCain in Final 24 Hours
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From CBS News' John Bentley:
(MIAMI) – Seven rallies in seven states. That's the plan for John McCain today as he tries to cover as much ground as possible in the final 24 hours before Election Day, kicking it off with a Florida rally in Tampa. That's followed by trips to Blountville, Tennessee (conveniently sandwiched between the two battleground states of North Carolina and Virginia), Moon Township, Pennsylvania (outside Pittsburgh), Indianapolis, Roswell, New Mexico, Henderson, Nevada, and a final stop in the place where he has traditionally held his last political event of his campaigns, Prescott, Arizona.
McCain got a very early start on the day with a rally last night here in Miami just after midnight. "We've got one day left, one day left until we take America in a new direction. And we need your support on November the 4th and I need you out there. With your help we will win," McCain told a very enthusiastic crowd of 8,000, one of the best he has had on the trail. "We gotta have all of our rallies at this time of night, I'm telling you."
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Cub Scouts Get A Campaign Plane Tour From Biden
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(TALLAHASSEE, FLA.) - Joe Biden delayed his campaign plane's takeoff time this afternoon to spend some time with a group of Cub Scouts showed up at the airport to see him off.
Like a grandfather on Thanksgiving, Biden rounded up the children for some photographs outside a private airport in Tallahassee where his plane and the press were waiting to fly to Gainesville.
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McCain on Election Day Fraud, and The Voting Preferences of Mickey Mouse
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From CBS News' John Bentley:
(PETERBOROUGH, N.H.) – John McCain has held over a hundred town halls during this election season, and he widely credits them for keeping his campaign afloat during the primaries. Tonight he held his final town hall meeting of the campaign, where the first question was about the integrity of Election Day on Tuesday.
"I'm concerned about many of the allegations that we are hearing through the media, particularly in some of the battleground states. And the activities, quite frankly, of ACORN and other organizations," McCain said. "It is disturbing, and one thing we want is to not have a repeat of the year 2000, the election in 2000. We want the American people to have confidence in the results, confidence in government is directly related to the confidence in the process that they pursued. So I am concerned about it, I do know that the FBI is conducting an investigation, and we will obviously have people who are observing the elections. I just hope that it all comes out so that there is no question about the election."
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Despite Rain, Obama and Springsteen Rally Ohio Crowd
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(CLEVELAND) - Bruce Springsteen and a crowd of thousands is a formula for a successful event, but Barack Obama's rally tonight did not go off without a hitch.
Pouring rain came down about 10 minutes into the speech, just as Obama began to ridicule John McCain for being on the receiving end of Vice President Cheney's praise.
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Palin: Tina Fey Better Hold Onto Her Sarah Palin Outfit
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(COLUMBUS, OHIO) - Projecting confidence of a come-from-behind win on Election Day, Sarah Palin had some advice for a certain NBC actress who's been a thorn in the Republican VP nominee's side for almost two months.
"Now speaking of great performances, did anyone catch John McCain last night on SNL — 'Saturday Night Live?'" Palin asked the crowd at an airport hangar rally here.
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Palin Unleashes New Attack Against Obama On Coal
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(MARIETTA, OHIO) - Seizing on a newly released audio tape picked up by the Drudge Report, Sarah Palin took the opportunity here in coal country to accuse Barack Obama of "talking about bankrupting the coal industry."
"He said that, sure, if the industry wants to build coal-fired power plants, then they can go ahead and try, he says, but they can do it only in a way that will bankrupt the coal industry, and he's comfortable letting that happen," Palin said. "And you got to listen to the tape."
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Obama: "McCain Was Funny" on "SNL"
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(COLUMBUS, OHIO) - Despite his hectic schedule in the final two days of the campaign, Barack Obama couldn't resist catching a glimpse of his opponent on "Saturday Night Live."
"I missed it yesterday, but I saw him on Youtube. John McCain was funny yesterday on 'Saturday Night Live,'" Obama told the thousands who gathered for rally at the Ohio State House today.
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Biden Jabs Anti-Obama Protesters At Fla. Rally
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(TALLAHASSEE, FLA.) - Joe Biden held a rally this afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla., where he acknowledged protesters who blared a siren from a megaphone and chanted "Obama, not ready" as he gave his speech.
"The fact of the matter is, maybe those McCain folks can hear this, they'd be interested back there. They can hear this -- I'll say it loudly as I can. I thought it was a siren, it's just a whine."
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McCain: "We're Going To Win Pennsylvania"
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(WALLINGFORD, PA.) - At the kickoff event for his two-day whirlwind tour before Election Day, John McCain expressed confidence in winning Pennsylvania.
"I've been in a lot of campaigns. I know when the momentum is there. This enthusiasm, this kind of welcome, we're going to win Pennsylvania, we're going to win this election," McCain said at a rally here. "I sense it and I feel it and I know it."
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Someone Might Want To Update Sarah Palin's Teleprompter
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(CANTON, OHIO) - Last week, a familiar dirty trick was reported in parts of Virginia where fake fliers were distributed, advising Democrats to vote on Wednesday, Nov. 5, rather than on Election Day. But at a rally here this morning, Sarah Palin inadvertently implored her own supporters to get out and vote the day after ballots have already been counted.
"Now with just three days from the election, the time for choosing is near. Ohio, are you ready to help us carry your state to victory?" Palin said.
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