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September 2008
- Fiorina Doesn't Think McCain, Palin Could Be a CEO
  
  Boston Globe | Sep 16, 08 8:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett Packard and a top financial adviser of John McCain, found herself backtracking in a hurry today after stating flatly that Sarah Palin—and later, John McCain—could not run a big company, the Boston Globe reports. Asked on a radio station whether she thought Palin had CEO skills, Fiorina said, "No, I do not. But that's not what she's running for. Running a corporation is a different set of things." More »
  
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  John McCain • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Carly Fiorina
- Her Golden Parachute Fine With McCain
  
  ABC News | Sep 16, 08 2:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain and Sarah Palin made a point yesterday of blasting CEOs who left their companies with multimillion-dollar golden parachutes while workers and shareholders suffered. But McCain’s top economic adviser deployed just such a shiny parachute when Hewlett-Packard ousted her, ABC News reports. Carly Fiorina pocketed $45 million, even as the company laid off 20,000 and its shares fell 50%. More »
  
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  John McCain • Fannie Mae • Bear Stearns • Freddie Mac • Countrywide • Hewlett Packard • CEOs • Carly Fiorina • golden parachutes
July 2008
- McCain, Aides Often Part Ways on Policy
  
  Politico | Jul 31, 08 2:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Much has been made recently of John McCain’s difficulty in driving a message from his “eclectic and occasionally politically inconvenient hodgepodge of policy positions,” Politico says, but little has been said about how often the candidate’s top aides disagree with him. And while fewer public disagreements within the Obama campaign might be attributable to tighter messaging as well as the Democrat's shorter and less-maverick career, Politico takes a look. More »
  
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  John McCain • climate change • health insurance • tax cuts • Carly Fiorina • Phil Gramm • No Child Left Behind • Douglas Holtz-Eakin
- Fiorina Hosts NY Event for Hillary Funders
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 17, 08 2:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - About 25 disgruntled Hillary Clinton donors met Tuesday with a top adviser to John McCain, and promised “hundreds of thousands and maybe millions of votes” for the Republican—if their conditions were met. Carly Fiorina said the women she met in New York were “intensely uncomfortable with the notion of a President Obama,” the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Hillary Clinton • Carly Fiorina • equal pay • HillRaisers • maternity leave
- Mac Pushes Gramm Into the Background
  
  Washington Post | Jul 14, 08 7:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain’s camp has considered Phil Gramm persona non grata since he called Americans "whiners" in a "mental recession" last week, the Washington Post reports. One adviser says he hasn’t spoken to the former senator, a confidante of the Republican on economic matters, “since the comments took place, and I’m not expecting to.” More »
  
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  John McCain • Carly Fiorina • gaffes • Phil Gramm • Whinergate
- Mac Speechless on Fiorina Birth Control Slip
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 10, 08 2:56 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A full day after the blogosphere was lit up over Carly Fiorina’s decidedly un-conservative suggestion that health insurers should cover birth control, John McCain still had no comment when asked about it, the Wall Street Journal reports. And a decidedly awkward no-comment, at that: McCain: “I certainly do not want to discuss that issue." Reporter: “But apparently you’ve voted against—“ More »
  
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  John McCain • health insurance • birth control • Carly Fiorina
- Ex-HP Chief a Risky VP Choice
  
  Washington Post | Jul 9, 08 1:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Carly Fiorina sparked stunned silence when talking over breakfast yesterday about the unfairness of health insurance plans that cover Viagra, but not birth control. “These women would like a choice,” she said, despite the fact that her nominee, John McCain, voted against a proposal to mandate coverage. Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post that the moment typifies why she’d be a risky VP choice for McCain—but also “potentially the most rewarding.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • vice president • vice presidential sweepstakes • birth control • Viagra • Carly Fiorina
June 2008
- GOP Has Female VP Possibles, Too
  
  Politico | Jun 23, 08 4:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a post-Hillary age, a female candidate comes as less of a surprise on the national stage. Here are three women who could stand for John McCain’s vice-presidential slot, per Politico: Carly Fiorina: The former Hewlett-Packard exec is already a trusted adviser and constant McCain surrogate, but she’s no social conservative and has no foreign-policy expertise. CEOs aren’t too popular during recessions, either. More »
  
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  John McCain • Election 2008 • Hillary Clinton • Sarah Palin • foreign policy • social conservatives • Carly Fiorina • Kay Bailey Hutchison
- Look Well Beyond Nov. in Picking Your Running Mate
  
  New Republic | Jun 16, 08 3:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It’s a myth that running mates put a ticket over the top, former Bush speechwriter David Frum writes in the New Republic —so John McCain might as well just look to the future of the Republican Party. "Keep in mind that, when you choose, you may well be choosing a future leader of the party," Frum pleads, "a leader whose impact could well equal or exceed your own." More »
  
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  John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • vice president • Carly Fiorina
- McCain Makes Pointed Pitch to Women; Dems Skeptical
  
  Washington Post | Jun 12, 08 1:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain is fine-tuning his pitch to women, and while Democrats voice doubt the Republican can find a female following, they’re nevertheless gearing up to make sure it doesn’t happen, the Washington Post reports. McCain sees opportunity in disappointed Hillary Clinton backers, and top adviser Carly Fiorina today begins barnstorming women's events in swing states. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Carly Fiorina • Roe v. Wade • Planned Parenthood • the female vote • equal pay
- Carly Fiorina Puts Feminine Face on McCain Campaign
  
  New York Times | Jun 6, 08 7:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The inner circle of advisers to John McCain is small, loyal—and almost completely male. But one woman has gained the candidate's respect and become a key surrogate for him in the media: Carly Fiorina, the ousted CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Each has something to gain—Fiorina is helping McCain with women voters, while the campaign is helping to rehabilitate her reputation, reports the New York Times . More »
  
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  John McCain • women • Hewlett Packard • Carly Fiorina • Republican presidential candidates
May 2008
- Carly Gives McCain Eyes in His Business Blind Spot
  
  Slate | May 14, 08 7:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, is all John McCain could ever ask for in an ambassador to the business classes, Daniel Gross writes on Slate. For every bit of Mac’s personal discomfort talking about economic issues, Fiorina is pure ease—and might even be able to roll back the damage George Bush has done to the GOP’s Wall Street coalition. More »
  
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  John McCain • George W. Bush • McCain 2008 • Hewlett Packard • Carly Fiorina
April 2008
- Economy's Woes Put McCain Advisers in Spotlight
  
  Washington Post | Apr 2, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain's choice of economic advisers is stirring up controversy, the Washington Post reports. Phil Gramm is vice-chairman of troubled UBS and oversaw widespread deregulation as chair of the Senate Banking Committee in the late 1990s, and Carly Fiorina was publicly ousted as CEO of Hewlett-Packard. In the current economic climate, their aggressive style of capitalism may be a liability. More »
  
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  John McCain • McCain 2008 • economy • Carly Fiorina • Phil Gramm • economic adviser
October 2007
- Ex-HP CEO Joins Fox Business
  
  Reuters | Oct 10, 07 12:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina will be an on-air contributor to the new Fox Business Network when it launches next week, FBN said today. Fiorina headed HP from 1999 to 2005 and oversaw its buyout of Compaq before scandal led to her ouster. She will be a general business contributor to the network, which aims to compete with CNBC and makes its debut Monday. More »
  
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  Rupert Murdoch • Fox • Fox News • Carly Fiorina • CNBC • Fox Business Network