September 23, 2008- 10:00 p.m.
"Obama's rise spotlights gains in race relations" This story reports that 7 in 10 African Americans expect Obama to win the presidency. The 13% who believe John McCain would win stated racism as their number one reason for thinking so. 50% of caucasions expect McCain to win, and their most frequently cited reason is because of levels of experience. Only 5% discussed race as a contributing factor.
Either way, this article stresses that both Obama and Palins places on the ticket are dramatic breakthroughs for the nation.
Other top stories discuss the candidates' plans for coping with the financial crisis. "McCain offers requirements for bailout support" discusses McCain's knowledge that legislation is needed to bail out financial companies, but it also states that he hinted he may vote against Bush's $700 billion proposal.
"Obama: Bailout plan must protect Main St." discusses Obama's negative remarks toward President Bush's proposed bail out. The article also addresses Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden's remark on an Obama ad which mocked McCain, where he initially called it "terrible" and later backed off from his criticism saying that he found nothing "intentionally personal" in the ad.
A story just came in from New York Times- "Report: Freddie Mac paid McCain's manager $15,000 monthly until August". This story reveals that Freddie Mac had paid $15,000 to a firm owned by Rick Davis, McCain's campaign manager, from 2005 until last month. This contradicts McCain's statement that Davis had had no involvement with the company for many years. The article states that McCain has been "attacking" Obama because of his ties to mortgage lenders. This is possibly the most anti-McCain story I have found on USA Today thus far.
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