Obama takes his case to country with infomercial

Barack Obama will be a one-man television blitz on Wednesday, saturating prime-time with a 30-minute ad and popping up on the buzzy late-night TV scene. He is also giving an interview to a prominent network news anchor, and appearing with fellow Democratic star Bill Clinton at a rally that is timed to hit the late-evening news. So [...] "eliotcobb.com"

Sometimes political races are fought in your mailbox. On Monday, a Republican mailing against Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken roiled the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota. The piece, which looks like a cartoon or comic book, addresses Franken’s past in unsavory ways. Democrats and even Franken’s opponent, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, condemned the piece, saying it could attract [...] "eliotcobb.com"

Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand have been suspended from their highly-paid BBC jobs amid the ongoing controversy over their prank phone calls to the veteran Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs. The Corporation announced this morning that both men would be temporarily suspended and their shows taken off air while an internal BBC investigation into the incident [...] "eliotcobb.com"

Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is allowing donors to use largely untraceable prepaid credit cards that could potentially be used to evade limits on how much an individual is legally allowed to give or to mask a contributor’s identity, campaign officials confirmed. Faced with a huge influx of donations over the Internet, the campaign has also [...] "eliotcobb.com"

A Qantas airliner had to follow an Air New Zealand jet across the Pacific after its weather radar broke down leaving it ‘flying blind’.The Air New Zealand flight crew provided information about the weather ahead to the Qantas Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet carrying 284 passengers as the two aircraft made the 12-hour journey from Los [...] "eliotcobb.com"

An interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and its announcement of multi-billion-dollar currency swaps sent Asian stocks soaring Thursday as signs emerged of a thaw in world credit markets. The US central bank Wednesday sliced its key rate by 50 basis points to 1.0 percent — the second cut this month — to stimulate [...] "eliotcobb.com"

A West Hollywood Halloween display showing a likeness of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin hanging by a noose has caused a furor among some residents who reported it as a hate crime, authorities said Monday. But Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said the mannequin sporting a beehive hairdo, glasses and a red coat does not [...] "eliotcobb.com"

Sony’s profit plunges 72 percent on strong yen despite sales from TVs, PlayStation3 Sony Corp.’s quarterly profit plunged 72 percent as a surging yen wiped out the benefits of strong flat-panel TV and PlayStation 3 sales, as well as box office revenue from the movie “Hancock.” Sony said Wednesday it posted a net profit of 20.8 billion [...] "eliotcobb.com"