Tuesday, October 7, 2008

News for Tuesday, 10-7

Obama gaining in 5 battleground states, polls say
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/battleground.poll/index.html

Polls say that Obama's doing better. He's over the four or five point margin that gives a little room of error. So things are looking bad for McCain and better for Obama. The five states that he's leading in are Indiana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin.

McCain vs. Obama: Round Two
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/presidential.debate/index.html

More and more "mudslinging", playing dirty, on McCain's side because Obama's doing better and better. Tonight, Tuesday 10-7, is the second presidental debate. McCain's side has pretty much no other choice but to bring down Obama because he's doing better.

The battle over Coal River Mountain


People are fighting to stop coal minning in their area. They say that it's destroying the natural surroundings, and that they should look for different and better sources of energy.

Oliver Stone: Bush's life 'bigger than fiction'
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/06/oliver.stone.bush.movie/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Oliver Stone's making a movie called "W". Biography on George W. Bush's life. Not meant to be bad, just to let people know.

Gas prices expected to fall further
http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/07/news/economy/_prices/index.htm

It's the end of hurricane season, and crude oil is getting cheaper. Gas is thought to keep going down to about three dollars, give or take, in two or three weeks. It will also help the economy.

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