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| Palin links Obama with terrorists | Palin links Obama with terrorists |
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| US Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has accused the Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, of associating with terrorists. | US Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has accused the Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, of associating with terrorists. |
| With the Republicans trailing in the polls a month before the presidential election, Mrs Palin said the time had come to take the gloves off. | With the Republicans trailing in the polls a month before the presidential election, Mrs Palin said the time had come to take the gloves off. |
| She cited a New York Times report that Mr Obama had had links with a former member of a 1960s militant group. | She cited a New York Times report that Mr Obama had had links with a former member of a 1960s militant group. |
| A Democratic spokesman accused the Republicans of gutter politics. | A Democratic spokesman accused the Republicans of gutter politics. |
| Speaking to supporters in Colorado and later in a Los Angeles suburb, Alaska Governor Palin attacked Senator Obama over his link to Bill Ayers, a founder of the militant group Weather Underground, that waged a violent campaign against the Vietnam War. | Speaking to supporters in Colorado and later in a Los Angeles suburb, Alaska Governor Palin attacked Senator Obama over his link to Bill Ayers, a founder of the militant group Weather Underground, that waged a violent campaign against the Vietnam War. |
| 'Character attack' | 'Character attack' |
| The group was blamed for a number of bombings in the US in the 1960s. | The group was blamed for a number of bombings in the US in the 1960s. |
| Mrs Palin described Mr Obama as someone who saw the US "as being so imperfect... he is palling around with terrorists who would target their own country". | Mrs Palin described Mr Obama as someone who saw the US "as being so imperfect... he is palling around with terrorists who would target their own country". |
| The White House candidates face their second debate on Tuesday | The White House candidates face their second debate on Tuesday |
| Mr Obama, who served on a charity board several years ago with Mr Ayers - now a professor at the University of Illinois - has denounced his radical activities. | Mr Obama, who served on a charity board several years ago with Mr Ayers - now a professor at the University of Illinois - has denounced his radical activities. |
| Commentators say Mrs Palin's attack forms part of a broader Republican strategy to attack Mr Obama's character. | Commentators say Mrs Palin's attack forms part of a broader Republican strategy to attack Mr Obama's character. |
| The Alaska governor also repeated her wish that the McCain campaign had not this week pulled out of the battleground state of Michigan, effectively conceding it to Mr Obama. | The Alaska governor also repeated her wish that the McCain campaign had not this week pulled out of the battleground state of Michigan, effectively conceding it to Mr Obama. |
| Mr Obama meanwhile attacked the healthcare plans of Republican presidential nominee John McCain. | Mr Obama meanwhile attacked the healthcare plans of Republican presidential nominee John McCain. |
| Speaking to some 18,000 people at a rally in Virginia, Senator Obama described the Arizona senator's policy as "radical" and claimed 20 million people would be left out by it. | Speaking to some 18,000 people at a rally in Virginia, Senator Obama described the Arizona senator's policy as "radical" and claimed 20 million people would be left out by it. |
| A spokesman for Mr McCain, who is in his home state preparing for Tuesday's second presidential debate, said that was "a bald-faced lie". | A spokesman for Mr McCain, who is in his home state preparing for Tuesday's second presidential debate, said that was "a bald-faced lie". |
| Healthcare is important to voters and the Obama campaign has unveiled new adverts attacking Mr McCain on the issue in every battleground state. | |
| Mr Obama's Virginia rally came ahead of a Monday deadline for voters to register there and in more than a dozen other states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Florida. | Mr Obama's Virginia rally came ahead of a Monday deadline for voters to register there and in more than a dozen other states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Florida. |
| Voter turnout could be vital in deciding the outcome of the 4 November presidential election. | Voter turnout could be vital in deciding the outcome of the 4 November presidential election. |
| Meanwhile, viewing figures show a record 69.9m people tuned in to watch Mrs Palin take part in Thursday's televised vice-presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden. | Meanwhile, viewing figures show a record 69.9m people tuned in to watch Mrs Palin take part in Thursday's televised vice-presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden. |