| Event | Washington Post | Yahoo News | London Times | New York Times | Fox News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/0 - Day after Obama wins election | Obama Team Shifts to Transition Mode | Obama picks Clinton alum Emanuel chief of WH staff | Barack Obama, America's first black president, turns focus to challenges ahead | For Obama, No Day to Bask as He Starts to Build His Team for Transition | Michelle's Fashion Faux Pas |
| 10/25/08 - 10 days until election Tuesday. | Obama Has Burst in Ad Spending in Early Oct. | Obama and McCain try a little Western swing | Bush’s election guru says Obama has copied his tactics | Democrats See Risk and Reward if Their Party Sweeps | Polls Show White Vote Up for Grabs |
| 10/19/08 - Colin Powell endorses Obama. | Colin Powell Endorses Obama | Powell endorses Obama, chides McCain campaign tone | Colin Powell endorses Obama for president | Powell Backs Obama and Criticizes McCain Tactics | Counting
on Early Birds With Election Day two weeks away, Obama and McCain look to early voters to help them obtain an edge in key states |
| 10/18/08 - No new big news. | Voter Registration Errors Eyed |
1) Obama has 4-point lead on McCain 2) McCain suggests Obama tax policies are socialist |
Powell may endorse Obama in TV interview | Obama’s Ad Effort Swamps McCain and Nears Record | McCain
Decries 'Socialism' |
| 10/16/08 - Evening of the day after the last presidential debate. | McCain's Road Gets Steeper |
Obama warns against overconfidence |
Obama surge gives McCain the jitters |
Rise in Voting by Mail Transforms Race in Colorado |
McCain
'Loves' His Odds |
| 10/16/08 - Morning of the day after the last presidential debate. | A Hard-Hitting Final Round |
McCain fails, Obama is not rattled | Fiery clashes but no knockout in US debate |
McCain Presses Obama In the Final Debate | McCain
Goes All In |
| 10/5/08 - The week after polls show Obama ahead, Palin says that Obama is "palling around with terrorists" because of ties with Bill Ayers, former Weather Underground member, current professor at University of Illinois at Chicago, citing a New York Times article, even though the Times article had concluded that they were not friends. | Crisis Alters White House Map |
Palin says Obama friendly with terrorists | Desperate Republicans attack Obama’s character | Economic Unrest Shifts Electoral Battlegrounds | McCain
Targets Obama Terror 'Pal' |
| 9/24/08 - Day after poll shows Obama ahead because people trust him more to deal with the economic turmoil | Poll: Economic Fears Give Obama a Clear Lead | Obama ahead of McCain amid Wall St. turmoil: poll | Latest:Poll puts Obama ahead amid economic fears | McCain Aide’s Firm Was Paid by Freddie Mac | Who
Has Their Ear? As McCain and Obama wrestle with how to respond to America's economic crisis, each as a 'brain trust' at the ready |
| 9/2/08 - Monday after press reports on Palin's 17 year old daughter being pregnant | No Surprises From Palin, McCain Team Says | Heat is on Palin, McCain | Sarah Palin: making of a running mate | Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process | Bush to Address GOP Convention |
| 8/28/08 - Obama Accepts Democratic Nomination | 'It's Time for Us to Change America' Obama Draws Sharp Contrast With McCain | Obama tells huge Dem crowd he'll fix Washington | Barack Obama: 'the change we need is coming' | Obama Takes Aim at Bush and McCain With a Forceful Call to Change America | McCain
to Name VP Pick |
| 8/27/08 - Morning after Hillary Clinton speaks at Democratic Convention | Clinton Calls for Unity, Vows Support for Obama | Clinton salutes Obama as Dems at convention cheer | Clinton; 'Barack is my candidate and he must be our President' | Clinton Delivers Emphatic Plea for Unity | Romney
Auditions for Veep |
| 8/24/08 - Day after Obama announces Biden as his vice president pick | Comebacks Define Life of Biden | Obama, McCain camps spar over Democrats' VP pick | Obama opts for ‘bare-knuckle fighter’ Biden | In Obama’s Choice, a ‘Very Personal Decision’ | McCain Launches Ad Asking: Why Not Hillary? |
| 7/31/08 - Obama says: "So nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain have a real answer for the challenges we face, so what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, he's not patriotic enough, he's got a funny name, you know, he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills." | McCain Campaign Says Obama Plays 'Race Card' | McCain accuses Obama of playing politics with race | Insults fly as Obama accused of exploiting race | McCain Camp Says Obama Is ‘Playing the Race Card’ | Playing Race Card? |
| 7/24/08 - Obama delivers speech in Germany | In Berlin, Obama Urges Unity Against Terrorism | Obama urges Europeans, Americans to defeat terror | Obama: the world can expect better of America | Obama, in Berlin, Calls for Renewal of Ties With Allies | Obama Casts Self as World Citizen |