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Obama's character test with voters

Voter perceptions regarding character issues are often cited as a key factor in the outcome of presidential elections. According to a new FOX News poll, results are mixed as to whether Barack Obama or John McCain is better suited to pass this year’s "character" test with voters.

With Election Day less than a month away, major questions still linger on a range of measures dealing with the personal make-up of the presidential contenders. On the one hand, voters see Obama (by a 41 percent to 26 percent margin) as being more likely than McCain to hide the truth about his background and past associations.

On the other hand, by a nearly two-to-one margin (51 percent to 27 percent) more voters think McCain is waging a negative rather than a positive campaign against his rival.

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Obama Blasts GOP Tactics

Video of Obama speaking about Republican's using fear tactics.

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Palin: Obama Put His Own Ambition First

Key quote: "Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Friday said Sen. Barack Obama put "ambition above country" after a newspaper reported that Obama may have tried to influence Iraqi politicians negotiating with the United States."

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How some Republican speakers attack Obama to stir up the crowd

Key quote: "At a 6,000-strong rally in Pennsylvania this week, as the two candidates on the Republican ticket waited backstage, a senior party member asked the crowd how they would feel about having a president with the middle name Hussein."

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"The One" video

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The economy and Obama's run for the White House

Key quote: "Obama could have the edge in the latest presidential debate as voters say they trust the Democrat more than McCain to handle the financial turbulence..."

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Obama's team creating videos/"ads" for the internet

Key quote: "...Mr. Obama's campaign launched a 13-minute Web video outlining Mr. McCain's ties to Charles Keating, a banker eventually sent to prison for his role in a savings-and-loan scandal in the 1980s and early 1990s. Within eight hours, a half-million people had viewed the preview..."

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Obama anti-McCain ads

Key quote: "Barack Obama, after attacks on his character and past associations, is hitting back by highlighting John McCain's ties to the ``Keating Five'' savings-and-loan scandal that embroiled the Republican presidential nominee in the 1980s."

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Palin raises Rev. Wright

Key quote: "Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, tells columnist Bill Kristol she doesn't know why Barack Obama's former pastor is off-limits for discussion, calling his anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks 'appalling.' "

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"Pal around with terrorists"

Key quote: "On Saturday, the Republican vice presidential nominee unleashed her inner pit bull, accusing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama of being someone who would "pal around with terrorists."

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