http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/William_AyersFind stories, videos, and photos about William Ayers from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:39:34 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/William_Ayers14433Find stories, videos, and photos about William Ayers from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/white.house.visitors.list/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/white.house.visitors.list/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House on Friday began releasing the names of visitors as part of a Barack Obama campaign promise to run a more transparent administration.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/17/obama.meeting.sidebar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/17/obama.meeting.sidebar/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile they're not exactly buddies, President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain came together Monday to discuss the future of the country -- and maybe even try to quell some of the tension from the campaign trail.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/14/ayers.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/14/ayers.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnti-Vietnam War activist William Ayers spoke out for the first time Friday, calling the Republican effort to tie him to President-elect Barack Obama during the election campaign a "dishonest narrative" with the intent of "demonizing" Ayers.Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:52:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856560,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856560,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVotes are still being counted but projections put Obama over the topWed, 05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1855905,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1855905,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn 2004, he hit the campaign trail with Fahrenheit 9/11. This year, he's got a new movie, an election guidebook and the hope that his candidate will winMon, 03 Nov 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/battleground.tuesday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/battleground.tuesday/index.html#cnnSTCTextBOULDER, Colorado: 'Is it worth hanging in'Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/robo.calls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/robo.calls/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome residents in battleground states are receiving more than a dozen daily robocalls, recorded messages often used to attack a candidate's opponent.Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/22/profs.support.ayers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/22/profs.support.ayers/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 3,000 educators nationwide, including six Brown University professors, have signed a statement supporting William Ayers -- the man Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain called a "washed-up terrorist" at the third presidential debate.Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/19/powell.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/19/powell.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama Sunday during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press."Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:06:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20233871,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20233871,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe GOP presidential nominee apologizes to the late-night host for canceling a previous appearanceSat, 18 Oct 2008 00:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/navarrette.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/navarrette.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextMake no mistake, Barack Obama is one cool customer. Now, after the last debate, it seems all but certain that the Iceman cometh to the White House.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/mccain.letterman/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/mccain.letterman/index.html#cnnSTCTextJohn McCain has learned his lesson: Don't ever cancel on David Letterman.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/mccain.robocalls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/mccain.robocalls/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublicans launched an enormous wave of phone calls Thursday blasting Sen. Barack Obama for "having worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers," party sources said.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/debate.reax.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/debate.reax.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. John McCain came out strong in Wednesday's final presidental debate, but Sen. Barack Obama ultimately came out ahead, according to several iReporters.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1851103,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1851103,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile the McCain campaign goes after Obama's "terrorist" ties, the Windy City bewails the scrutiny inflicted on a radical turned educatorThu, 16 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/15/debate.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/15/debate.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextA majority of debate watchers think Sen. Barack Obama won the third and final presidential debate, according to a national poll conducted right afterward.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/15/presidential.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/15/presidential.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. John McCain played offense against Sen. Barack Obama during much of the final presidential debate as he challenged his rival on his policies, judgment and character.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/martin.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/martin.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTextDo you know what was so great about Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan? They were three of the biggest trash talkers in the history of the NBA, but they had the game to back it up.Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/clinton.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/clinton.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Hillary Clinton appeared Tuesday on "American Morning" with CNN's John Roberts to discuss the presidential campaign, the financial crisis and her views on electing a woman to the White House.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/blackwell.jackson.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/blackwell.jackson.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has been criticizing Democratic standard-bearer Barack Obama for "palling around with terrorists," citing Obama's past associations with Bill Ayers, a founder of the radical Weather Underground, which was involved in several bombings in the early 1970s.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/borger.column/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/borger.column/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe other day, when confronted by a confused, angry and scared supporter who called Barack Obama "an Arab," among other things, you could see a glimpse of the old John McCain.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:21:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1849483,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1849483,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe McCain campaign is suggesting that the Democratic nominee is a pro-choice extremist who supported a form of infanticide. The reality is very different, and the central allegation misleadingMon, 13 Oct 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1849422,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1849422,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn the streets of one battleground state, one can easily witness the divisions of a nationSun, 12 Oct 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/mccain.crowd/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/mccain.crowd/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith recent polls showing Sen. Barack Obama's lead increasing nationwide and in several GOP-leaning states, some Republicans attending John McCain-Sarah Palin campaign rallies are showing a new emotion: rage.Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlaska 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.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama on Thursday slammed Sen. John McCain's new mortgage plan as "the latest in a series of shifting positions" and evidence of "erratic and uncertain leadership."Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/beck.issues/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/beck.issues/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith a little less than a month before the election, this week started with a re-examination of Barack Obama's association with William Ayers.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/michelle.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/michelle.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told CNN's Larry King on Wednesday that she is not offended by a much-publicized comment made toward her husband in Tuesday night's debate.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. John McCain on Wednesday attacked his rival as a candidate whose words cannot be trusted, telling voters "what Sen. [Barack] Obama says today and what he has done in the past are often two different things."Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/martin.townhall/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/martin.townhall/index.html#cnnSTCTextDuring the Democratic primaries, I wrote a column for CNN.com about how easy it is for any candidate to tar and feather another about their associations with less-than-acceptable figures.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/obama.ayers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/obama.ayers/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 30 years ago, William Ayers was a fugitive leader of the Weather Underground, an antiwar terrorist group known for its bombings of police stations, the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTextPundits may have spent the year declaring the passing of the 527 era, but the view from primary states this month is beginning to make the reports of that death look just a bit premature.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/independent.voters/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/independent.voters/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith less than 30 days until the election, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are stepping up their negative ads as they try to win over the narrowing margin of undecided voters.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama's campaign Monday tried to draw a parallel between Sen. John McCain's involvement in the nearly 2-decade-old "Keating Five" scandal and the current economic crisis.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/05/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/05/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama on Sunday charged that Sen. John McCain's campaign is launching "Swift boat-style attacks" on him instead of addressing the country's problems.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/04/palin.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/04/palin.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday slammed Sen. Barack Obama's political relationship with a former anti-war radical, accusing him of associating "with terrorists who targeted their own country."Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/05/palin.obama.terrorist.claim/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/05/palin.obama.terrorist.claim/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama's campaign has quickly rejected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that he associated "with terrorists who targeted our own country."Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846413,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846413,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe candidate's bold moves may have energized his campaign temporarily, but at the expense of a coherent overall messageWed, 01 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/01/sanchez.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/01/sanchez.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn 1840, a young Whig organizer named Abraham Lincoln wrote the guidebook on political field work. His "confidential" circular advised Whig campaign operatives to "make a perfect list of all the voters and ascertain with certainty for whom they will vote."Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/07/17/airborne.soldiers.family/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/07/17/airborne.soldiers.family/index.html#cnnSTCTextCpl. Gunnar Zwilling suspected that his days were numbered last week, while he and his band of brothers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepared for a mission near Wanat, Afghanistan.Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1739251,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1739251,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThere's no secret document stashed in a safe, but McCain's been giving strategic hints for weeksMon, 12 May 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1734643,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1734643,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the race drags on, Obama and Clinton are diminishing each other, turning a big campaign into a small oneThu, 24 Apr 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/24/obama.patriotism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/24/obama.patriotism/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama defended himself and his wife Sunday against suggestions that they are insufficiently patriotic.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:15:00 EST