Obama Up; McCain Lying
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
Five things you should know as you start the day:
• John McCain's campaign manager's firm has been getting $15,000 a month from failed insurer Freddie Mac. John McCain lied about this. And McCain's Senate chief of staff? (Yeah, the gay one.) He's a former registered lobbyist for Freddie Mac.
• New WaPo/ABC poll gives Barack Obama a nine-point lead over McCain.
• Starbuck's ad agency quit. Doesn't that say something about your brand?
- Drake Bell Reveals James Marsden Hasn't Apologized Since Supporting Brian Peck in Court
- Marlon Wayans Breaks Silence on Paternity Suit Seeking Increased Child Support: 'I Refuse to be Used and Discredited'
- Soulja Boy's Ex-GF Suing Over Alleged Beating That Led to Miscarriage Demands $10 Million in Court
• The Prada Spring ready-to-wear show was half-genius, half-idiocy. Must love the frump-chic!
• No one in New York knows how finance works either. And they're never going to care to figure it out.