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Sen. Barack Obama speaks to supporters in a plane hanger during in Kansas City, Missouri today.
The Democratic candidate campaigns in Missouri as supporters in Denver prepare for a second day of convention activities. A new McCain TV ad quotes Hillary Clinton's previous criticism of Obama.
KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Democrat Barack Obama, focusing on the economy during a campaign stop at an airplane plant, said today that Republican rival John McCain was "out of touch" with voters on checkbook issues."If you didn't know how many homes you have, no wonder you think the economy is sound," Obama said, referring to McCain's recent confusion about how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own. "I don't think he gets it. He is out of touch. I don't think he realizes what ordinary Americans are going through. I don't think the Bush administration realizes what ordinary Americans are going through."
"We need American taxpayer money rebuilding America and putting people back to work," Obama said.
Back in Denver, during the second day of the Democratic National Convention, the economy was also the focus for Obama's wife, Michelle, and his designated vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, at a round-table discussion on the challenges faced by women and families.
"As president, Barack is determined to change Washington so that instead of just talking about family values, we actually have policies that value families," Michelle Obama said.
As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton prepared to rally her forces to Obama's cause at tonight's convention session, Republicans attempted to exploit the tensions between the two Democratic candidates.
In a new TV ad, McCain reprised the Clinton primary campaign commercial that showed sleeping children and a phone ringing at 3 a.m. Called "Was She Right?" the ad quotes Clinton as saying that McCain "has a lifetime of experience that he will bring to the White House -- and Sen. Obama has a speech he gave in 2002."
Clinton has disavowed such attacks, telling delegates from her home state of New York on Monday, "I'm Hillary Clinton and I do not approve that message." But some of her supporters, angered that Obama did not select the senator and former first lady as his running mate, have vowed to vote for her during Wednesday night's roll call balloting -- even though she has released them to vote for Obama.
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, who will give the keynote address tonight, is already taking heat from some critics. Warner, who is running for the Senate, plans to urge more bipartisanship. But Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and former Clinton advisor, urged a tougher line. "This isn't the Richmond Chamber of Commerce," he said this morning on CNN.
michael.finnegan@latimes.com
johanna.neuman@latimes.com
Finnegan reported from Kansas City, Neuman from Washington, D.C.
Back in Denver, during the second day of the Democratic National Convention, the economy was also the focus for Obama's wife, Michelle, and his designated vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, at a round-table discussion on the challenges faced by women and families.
"As president, Barack is determined to change Washington so that instead of just talking about family values, we actually have policies that value families," Michelle Obama said.
As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton prepared to rally her forces to Obama's cause at tonight's convention session, Republicans attempted to exploit the tensions between the two Democratic candidates.
In a new TV ad, McCain reprised the Clinton primary campaign commercial that showed sleeping children and a phone ringing at 3 a.m. Called "Was She Right?" the ad quotes Clinton as saying that McCain "has a lifetime of experience that he will bring to the White House -- and Sen. Obama has a speech he gave in 2002."
Clinton has disavowed such attacks, telling delegates from her home state of New York on Monday, "I'm Hillary Clinton and I do not approve that message." But some of her supporters, angered that Obama did not select the senator and former first lady as his running mate, have vowed to vote for her during Wednesday night's roll call balloting -- even though she has released them to vote for Obama.
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, who will give the keynote address tonight, is already taking heat from some critics. Warner, who is running for the Senate, plans to urge more bipartisanship. But Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and former Clinton advisor, urged a tougher line. "This isn't the Richmond Chamber of Commerce," he said this morning on CNN.
michael.finnegan@latimes.com
johanna.neuman@latimes.com
Finnegan reported from Kansas City, Neuman from Washington, D.C.
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DENVER -- More details emerging from Denver as we write this in the predawn hours on the now suspected plot to assassinate Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama with a high-powered rifle on national television during his outdoor acceptance speech at Invesco Field Thursday night.
Authorities have reported a fourth arrest in the unfolding plot that The Ticket first wrote about here a few hours ago at the end of Monday night's Democratic National Convention events at the Pepsi Center.
Authorities have reported a fourth arrest in the unfolding plot that The Ticket first wrote about here a few hours ago at the end of Monday night's Democratic National Convention events at the Pepsi Center.
Tharin Gartrell, a convicted felon, one of four arrested in Denver in a reported plot to assassinate Senator Barack Obama on national TV during his nomination acceptance speech at Invesco Field Thursday night
We knew then that authorities in suburban Aurora had stopped a pickup truck for swerving between lanes early Sunday morning in what they thought was a routine drunk driving incident.
But in the rented vehicle of Tharin Gartrell, a 28-year-old convicted felon, they found two high-powered scoped rifles, ammunition, sighting scopes, radios, a cellphone, a bulletproof vest, wigs, drugs and fake IDs.
We knew then that authorities in suburban Aurora had stopped a pickup truck for swerving between lanes early Sunday morning in what they thought was a routine drunk driving incident.
But in the rented vehicle of Tharin Gartrell, a 28-year-old convicted felon, they found two high-powered scoped rifles, ammunition, sighting scopes, radios, a cellphone, a bulletproof vest, wigs, drugs and fake IDs.
According to Brian Masss of Denver's KCNC Channel 4, under questioning Gartrell implicated two other men -- Nathan Johnson, who is 32, and Shawn Adolph, who is 33 -- and Johnson's girlfriend, Natasha Gromack. Johnson also reportedly confirmed the plot to FBI and Secret Service interrogators.
One of the men, Adolph, reportedly wore a ring with the Nazi swastika. He was injured when he jumped out of a hotel window fleeing Secret Service agents. All are now in custody on drug and weapons charges.
The U.S. Atty. Troy Eid declined to elaborate on Monday but said there is no credible threat to the party's convention or to the freshman Illinois senator, who was campaigning in Kansas City Monday and traveling to Montana today.
But the television station reports that under questioning the men admitted there was indeed a plot to kill Obama during his speech before some 70,000 supporters and a nationwide television audience.
More details are expected to emerge later today when Eid holds a news conference at 4 p.m. Denver time.
--Andrew Malcolm
One of the men, Adolph, reportedly wore a ring with the Nazi swastika. He was injured when he jumped out of a hotel window fleeing Secret Service agents. All are now in custody on drug and weapons charges.
The U.S. Atty. Troy Eid declined to elaborate on Monday but said there is no credible threat to the party's convention or to the freshman Illinois senator, who was campaigning in Kansas City Monday and traveling to Montana today.
But the television station reports that under questioning the men admitted there was indeed a plot to kill Obama during his speech before some 70,000 supporters and a nationwide television audience.
More details are expected to emerge later today when Eid holds a news conference at 4 p.m. Denver time.
--Andrew Malcolm
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