Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1688 Most Emailed - Politics en-us Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:43:17 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1688 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080820/pl_politico/12656 politico/20080820/12656 Politico Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:03:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080820/pl_politico/12656"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080820/2008_08_20t011133_450x329_us_usa_politics_sept11.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=oOizDIVs6atwXMQrEB8crQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) waves to the veterans gathered at the 109th Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Orlando, Florida, August 18, 2008. (Scott Audette/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Politico - John McCain has overtaken Barack Obama in the presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released Wednesday morning.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080820/pl_politico/12656"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080820/2008_08_20t011133_450x329_us_usa_politics_sept11.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=oOizDIVs6atwXMQrEB8crQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) waves to the veterans gathered at the 109th Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Orlando, Florida, August 18, 2008. (Scott Audette/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/veepstakes ap/20080820/veepstakes AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:22:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/veepstakes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080820/2008_08_20t011251_450x314_us_usa_politics.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=S8Y4W74JyS8kxt4fbch1.Q--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a town hall meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina August 19, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Barack Obama and his newly named running mate will campaign together Saturday at the place where the Democratic presidential hopeful formally launched his White House bid.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/veepstakes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080820/2008_08_20t011251_450x314_us_usa_politics.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=S8Y4W74JyS8kxt4fbch1.Q--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a town hall meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina August 19, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/lieberman_gop_convention ap/20080820/lieberman_gop_convention AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:32:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/lieberman_gop_convention"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080813/capt.fa62a38130934ad38fde36e3c507601b.mccain_2008_mima110.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=uezPwGc7rfFwl2AIrqlDVA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., share a laugh while speaking to reporters during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, in Birmingham, Mich. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate in 2000 and now an independent who is one of John McCain's strongest supporters, will speak at the Republican National Convention, an official said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/lieberman_gop_convention"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080813/capt.fa62a38130934ad38fde36e3c507601b.mccain_2008_mima110.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=uezPwGc7rfFwl2AIrqlDVA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., share a laugh while speaking to reporters during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, in Birmingham, Mich. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/obama_text_messages ap/20080820/obama_text_messages AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:36:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/obama_text_messages"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nin28.200808042848.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=T3BCKBStfhaH5Jh1aHVZUw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama addresses a convention in Orlando, Florida. Obama was coy about names in the frame for his pick of vice presidential nominee but was adamant that his choice would never be taken for a clone of Dick Cheney.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)" border="0" /></a>AP - When Barack Obama announces his choice for vice president, the real payoff may come during the next few months — one text message at a time.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/obama_text_messages"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nin28.200808042848.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=T3BCKBStfhaH5Jh1aHVZUw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama addresses a convention in Orlando, Florida. Obama was coy about names in the frame for his pick of vice presidential nominee but was adamant that his choice would never be taken for a clone of Dick Cheney.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/injured_vets_jobs ap/20080820/injured_vets_jobs AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:25:31 GMT AP - They survived war, but for some Iraq and Afghanistan veterans going to work back home isn't easy, either. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080820/pl_politico/19509 politico/20080820/19509 Politico Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:11:00 GMT Politico - A Cleveland television station is reporting that Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio) was hospitalized Tuesday night after police found her unconscious behind the wheel of a moving car. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/candidates_patriotism ap/20080820/candidates_patriotism AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:34:23 GMT AP - The political landscape is littered with Democrats whose campaigns have been hurt by questions about their patriotism. Barack Obama wants to avoid the same fate. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/overseas_donors ap/20080820/overseas_donors AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:42:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/overseas_donors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.a28e92d00a4f47ae85837b58c4b55743.overseas_donors_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=ARNubC58_XX4mhCNLNgUUA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Richard Watters checks the market on his computer in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Watters, an African Australian citizen, donated $1,000 to the campaign of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. Watters entered a fake U.S. passport number, a random jumble of numbers and letters, so the site would take his money. He said he also checked a box stating that he was an American living overseas, 'because I could see it wasn't going anywhere if I didn't do that.' (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)" border="0" /></a>AP - Neither Barack Obama nor John McCain has consistently followed the government's instructions for keeping prohibited foreign money out of their presidential campaigns, and some of that banned money has slipped into Obama's campaign.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/overseas_donors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.a28e92d00a4f47ae85837b58c4b55743.overseas_donors_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=ARNubC58_XX4mhCNLNgUUA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Richard Watters checks the market on his computer in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Watters, an African Australian citizen, donated $1,000 to the campaign of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. Watters entered a fake U.S. passport number, a random jumble of numbers and letters, so the site would take his money. He said he also checked a box stating that he was an American living overseas, 'because I could see it wasn't going anywhere if I didn't do that.' (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080819/pl_politico/12652 politico/20080819/12652 Politico Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:49:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080819/pl_politico/12652"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nhu08.170808071217.photo01.photo.default-375x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=wwtsbc.IrIal_b6oCVs7hw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Hillary Clinton campaigns for Barack Obama in Nevada. US political junkies will be casting nervous glances at their mobile phones this week, with Democratic White House pick Obama promising to name his running mate by text message and email.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)" border="0" /></a>Politico - Count Ralph Nader&nbsp;as unimpressed by the crop of supposed finalists to be Barack Obama&rsquo;s running mate.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080819/pl_politico/12652"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nhu08.170808071217.photo01.photo.default-375x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=wwtsbc.IrIal_b6oCVs7hw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Hillary Clinton campaigns for Barack Obama in Nevada. US political junkies will be casting nervous glances at their mobile phones this week, with Democratic White House pick Obama promising to name his running mate by text message and email.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/convention_money ap/20080820/convention_money AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:43:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/convention_money"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.106ac4306a3c4e6ab5c18fc72e13518c.obama_2008_ncab104.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=ec4vffpmCr6hxuOp.ohd0w--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. signs an egg carton during a visit to the Greensboro Farmer's Curb Market in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Barack Obama and John McCain have burnished images as politicians who keep special interests at arms' length, yet there won't be much stiff-arming at their nominating conventions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/convention_money"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.106ac4306a3c4e6ab5c18fc72e13518c.obama_2008_ncab104.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=ec4vffpmCr6hxuOp.ohd0w--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. signs an egg carton during a visit to the Greensboro Farmer's Curb Market in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_se/kerry_four_years_later ap/20080820/kerry_four_years_later AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:55:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_se/kerry_four_years_later"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.4b2f164a812a4a419d0e4f02e9610202.kerry_four_years_later_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=ulKS69UIwTlYodDmhD898w--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="In a June 7, 2008, file photo Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks with, supporters, from left, Renee Lawrence, Marilyn Downing, Terri Franey, all delegates from Carver, Mass., at the Democratic State Convention, in Lowell, Mass. Kerry insists he's as committed to seeking re-election to the Senate this fall as he was to campaigning for the White House four years ago. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds/file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The week before the 2004 Democratic National Convention, John Kerry drafted his presidential nomination speech and then set off on a cross-country trip that brought him home to thousands of delegates waiting in Boston.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_se/kerry_four_years_later"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.4b2f164a812a4a419d0e4f02e9610202.kerry_four_years_later_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=ulKS69UIwTlYodDmhD898w--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="In a June 7, 2008, file photo Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks with, supporters, from left, Renee Lawrence, Marilyn Downing, Terri Franey, all delegates from Carver, Mass., at the Democratic State Convention, in Lowell, Mass. Kerry insists he's as committed to seeking re-election to the Senate this fall as he was to campaigning for the White House four years ago. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds/file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_go_ot/census_fertility ap/20080819/census_fertility AP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:29:06 GMT AP - More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau said Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_energy ap/20080819/mccain_energy AP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:14:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_energy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080819/capt.bc2f6436897b4ed7b24d19667995cc1d.mccain_2008_oil_lama107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=pMI2PJHP1OPs0J7mr6z3lA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., talks to reporters after touring the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited this oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to call for increased offshore drilling that he claims would lower the cost of food and heating homes.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_energy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080819/capt.bc2f6436897b4ed7b24d19667995cc1d.mccain_2008_oil_lama107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=pMI2PJHP1OPs0J7mr6z3lA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., talks to reporters after touring the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080819/pl_bloomberg/amroky_j7uo0 bloomberg/20080819/amroky_j7uo0 Bloomberg Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:00:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080819/pl_bloomberg/amroky_j7uo0"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080819/i/r4117451622.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=.HQKeD4lStu.0a2okYRuEQ--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="Presumptive presidential nominees Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) are shown in this combination of file photographs from campaign stops from July 18, 2008 in Warren Michigan (McCain) and August 4, 2008 (Obama) in Lansing, Michigan. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook" border="0" /></a>Bloomberg - Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama and John McCain are locked in a tight battle for president, with the Democrat capitalizing on voter concern over the economy and energy and the Republican benefiting from his experience and success in neutralizing the issue of the unpopular Iraq war.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080819/pl_bloomberg/amroky_j7uo0"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080819/i/r4117451622.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=.HQKeD4lStu.0a2okYRuEQ--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="photo" title="Presumptive presidential nominees Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) are shown in this combination of file photographs from campaign stops from July 18, 2008 in Warren Michigan (McCain) and August 4, 2008 (Obama) in Lansing, Michigan. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/pl_afp/georgiarussiaconflictuswhouse afp/20080819/georgiarussiaconflictuswhouse AFP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:23:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/pl_afp/georgiarussiaconflictuswhouse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080819/capt.cps.nil72.190808202120.photo00.photo.default-512x337.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=BEOcZDCgiTHVpJ.RCvP72Q--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A column of Russian armoured veichles drives in the direction of the flashpoint city of Gori. The White House on Tuesday flatly rejected Russian charges that NATO was being "biased" in the Georgia conflict, and renewed US demands that Moscow withdraw its forces immediately.(AFP/Marco Longari)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The White House on Tuesday flatly rejected Russian charges that NATO was being "biased" in the Georgia conflict, and renewed US demands that Moscow withdraw its forces immediately.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/pl_afp/georgiarussiaconflictuswhouse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080819/capt.cps.nil72.190808202120.photo00.photo.default-512x337.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=BEOcZDCgiTHVpJ.RCvP72Q--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A column of Russian armoured veichles drives in the direction of the flashpoint city of Gori. The White House on Tuesday flatly rejected Russian charges that NATO was being "biased" in the Georgia conflict, and renewed US demands that Moscow withdraw its forces immediately.(AFP/Marco Longari)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_go_ot/clean_air_suit ap/20080819/clean_air_suit AP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:48:03 GMT AP - A Bush administration rule barring states and local governments from requiring more air pollution monitoring is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080820/pl_politico/12651 politico/20080820/12651 Politico Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:30:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080820/pl_politico/12651"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080820/2008_08_20t011133_450x329_us_usa_politics_sept11.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=oOizDIVs6atwXMQrEB8crQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) waves to the veterans gathered at the 109th Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Orlando, Florida, August 18, 2008. (Scott Audette/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Politico - He clashed with their leaders in his 2000 campaign. He struggled to gain their votes during the 2008 primaries. And he still doesn&rsquo;t spend much time talking about the issues they consider most important.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080820/pl_politico/12651"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080820/2008_08_20t011133_450x329_us_usa_politics_sept11.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=oOizDIVs6atwXMQrEB8crQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) waves to the veterans gathered at the 109th Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Orlando, Florida, August 18, 2008. (Scott Audette/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080820/pl_politico/12430 politico/20080820/12430 Politico Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:34:00 GMT Politico - Her first name is Joan. Her last name is a mystery. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush ap/20080820/bush AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:17:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080816/capt.9b71b85b51d04e88b5b8fa6d90b207a0.bush_txsa105.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=kG7w05OZ3kYOiikib5iFtg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak to reporters at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas, early Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. Bush sent a stern warning to Russia that it cannot lay claim to two breakaway provinces in neighboring Georgia, a U.S. ally.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Bush said Wednesday the war on terror must be fought with all assets of the United States and not treated primarily as a matter of law enforcement. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has faulted the administration for not using the criminal justice system more.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080816/capt.9b71b85b51d04e88b5b8fa6d90b207a0.bush_txsa105.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=kG7w05OZ3kYOiikib5iFtg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak to reporters at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas, early Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. Bush sent a stern warning to Russia that it cannot lay claim to two breakaway provinces in neighboring Georgia, a U.S. ally.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/obama ap/20080820/obama AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:16:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.ee09e27347eb45feaa25689a718972a2.obama_2008_ncab117.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=CpIxy5NQXxF7ZWTNuJpnXQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, shakes hands before answering a question from a man who identified himself as a veteran living in a homeless shelter during a town hall meeting at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - A combative Barack Obama said Tuesday that Republican John McCain "doesn't know what he's up against" in this election and challenged his rival to stop questioning his character and patriotism.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.ee09e27347eb45feaa25689a718972a2.obama_2008_ncab117.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=CpIxy5NQXxF7ZWTNuJpnXQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, shakes hands before answering a question from a man who identified himself as a veteran living in a homeless shelter during a town hall meeting at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)