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...canvassers are paired with more experienced ones, and they grab bag lunches before knocking on their first doors...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel and Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: For Dems, Campaign is Serious Fun | 11/2/2008 | See Source »

...reason for the earlier discounts: a shorter window to shop. Black Friday falls on November 28th this year, the latest date possible. That means five fewer shopping days (and one less weekend) between Thanksgiving and Christmas than last year. "Stores are trying to grab their share of consumers earlier because they don't think there will be that much to go around," says Stacy Janiak, vice chairman and U.S. retail leader at Deloitte LLP. "If they can get people to shop now it will be better than waiting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Retailers Get Consumers into the Christmas Spirit? | 11/1/2008 | See Source »

...slasher movie that created and set the standard for most of the stereotypes seen in modern horror flicks. Besides, there have been enough “sensible” killers like Jigsaw and Hannibal; nothing beats a completely ruthless psychopath massacring scores of frightened, corrupt teenagers. So grab your shot glass and crack open a bottle of your drink of choice, because “Halloween” is going to take you back to the roots of horror. TAKE A SHOT… 1. When you learn in the opening scene that the killer is six-year-old Michael?...

Author: By Edward F. Coleman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SCREENSHOTS: 'Halloween' | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

Like so many trailing candidates before him, McCain recently evoked the memory of Truman's come-from-behind victory in 1948. More than most, though, McCain actually flourishes as an underdog, and it's easy to picture him grinning broadly as he brandishes a newspaper - or screen grab - with the mistaken headline Obama Defeats Mccain. Unfortunately, the howling aftermath of a McCain miracle is just as easy to imagine: liberals blaming an eruption of racism; Democrats complaining of a dirty campaign; conspiracy theorists charging voting-machine fraud; conservatives piling rhetorical firewood under the feet of gop defectors like Colin Powell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Obama and McCain Would Lead | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

...lucky enough to grab a few minutes in Sarasota, Florida, on Thursday with Barack Obama's top strategist David Axelrod. Standing on a minor league baseball field as the Illinois senator delivered his closing argument to 13,000 screaming fans, Axelrod talked about his favorite campaign moments, the things he's worried about (low turnout) and the things he's not (racism) and why his excitement comes with a touch of sadness. Here is a transcript of our conversation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: Top Obama Strategist David Axelrod | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

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