SARAH PALIN's ALASKA NEWSPAPER ENDORSES OBAMA

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7692731.stm
Alaska newspaper endorses Obama
The paper praises Alaska Governor Palin’s passion and charisma
The
top newspaper in the home state of Republican vice-presidential
candidate Sarah Palin has endorsed Democratic candidate Barack Obama
for president.Alaska’s largest-circulation paper, the Anchorage Daily
News, said state governor Mrs Palin was “too risky” to be one step away
from the presidency.In an editorial it says her nomination “captivated”
Alaskans but that must not “overwhelm all other judgment”.The focus
should be on John McCain, it said, calling him the “wrong
choice”.’Stumbled badly’

The newspaper said many Alaskans were
“proud to see their governor, and their state, so prominent on the
national stage”.It also described Mrs Palin as a “force to be reckoned
with”.Obama has a “cool, steady hand”, the Alaska newspaper
says”Passionate, charismatic and indefatigable, she draws huge crowds
and sows excitement in her wake,” the editorial reads.

However,
it says that Republican presidential candidate John McCain has
“stumbled and fumbled badly” in dealing with the economic crisis.”[John
McCain] embraces the extreme Republican orthodoxy he once resisted and
cynically asks Americans to buy for another four years”, it says.By
contrast, the Daily News suggests, Mr Obama “brings far more promise to
the office”.

It says: “In a time of grave economic crisis, he
displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a
cool, steady hand.”In other endorsements over the weekend the
Times-Despatch in Richmond, Virginia, backed Mr McCain, saying he was
“the clear and unambiguous choice” at a time when national security was
the key issue.

The Grand Rapids in Michigan supported Mr McCain
for his “sheer depth of experience, principled courage and unassailable
independence”.But the Baltimore Sun said Mr Obama’s “steadiness and
thoughtful approach to issues show he has the judgment and depth of
knowledge to lead the country”.

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October 27, 2008 at 9:56 AM