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...this anthology for what defines the "new horror." I thought I could make an interesting book around this thesis that the world of horror was being increasingly absorbed into mainstream writing and was absorbing mainstream writing into itself. There were all these writers, like Kelly Link, who seemed to swing back and forth, or who seemed to be in both places at the same time. This really delighted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Horror Writer Peter Straub | 10/14/2008 | See Source »

...models are all based on fundamentals,” Edsall said. “Those include the performance of the current administration, the condition of the economy, whether there is a war going on.” Hillygus focused on the common misconceptions of swing voters. “Independents are actually not the appropriate measure of whether somebody is going to be influenced by the campaign.” she said. “More than a third of the independents have been consistent Obama or McCain supporters.” Demographic groups, such as “hockey...

Author: By Weiqi Zhang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: CAPS Panel Profs Analyse Elections | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...recent months, Stanek has been working with an independent group, BornAliveTruth.org, which has been running television ads in swing states that feature an abortion survivor, Gianna Jessen, who says that "if Barack Obama had his way, I wouldn't be here." This claim is misleading, because Jessen was deemed viable after she was born following an abortion procedure. In an interview with TIME, Stanek argued that the ad should still be seen as accurate, since it is possible that a doctor could have made a different decision. "It is more of a hypothetical," she said. "Obama would have agreed with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Valid is Palin's Abortion Attack on Obama? | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...handful of U.S. counties that always vote for the winning candidate in presidential elections. This perfect record goes back more than a half-century. And it explains why I recently set out for that oracle county, traveling across the middle of bellwether Missouri to ask how the ultimate swing voters - the white working class - are looking at this year's decision...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For White Working Class, Obama Rises on Empty Wallets | 10/12/2008 | See Source »

...heart of the heartland will vote for McCain - like Don Wren, who owns an ice cream shop in Troy and supports the Republican ticket for religious reasons. But the gop nominee is up against a tough reality out here when it comes to holding the swing voters who elected Bush. McCain is offering a promise of reform to a group of voters who have little faith left in the promises of politicians. "They're all going to tell you what they want you to hear," O'Hare said. And back on the driveway, Tammy Pyle's husband Larry echoed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For White Working Class, Obama Rises on Empty Wallets | 10/12/2008 | See Source »

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