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May 2008
- Did Rush's Dittoheads Tilt Indiana for Hillary?
  
  Washington Post | May 8, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Despite what has been hailed as a strong showing by Barack Obama in Indiana, his campaign claims he would’ve done better but for the sabotage of Rush Limbaugh, the Washington Post reports. Under his “Operation Chaos,” the conservative radio host urged Indiana Republicans to vote for Clinton in order to prolong the Dems' dogfight and "bloody up Obama politically." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • GOP • Indiana • Indiana primary • primary • Rush Limbaugh • Democratic candidates
March 2008
- GOP Sees Pastor as Route to Nov. Win
  
  Politico | Mar 19, 08 1:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After scrounging for ways to combat Barack Obama's appeal, Republican strategists now believe Rev. Jeremiah Wright is the perfect play to drag the Democrat through the mud in the general election. Said one of the inflammatory Wright clips making the rounds, “You start getting some sense of who he is and it’s not the Obama you thought—he’s not the Tiger Woods of politics.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • GOP • race relations • Jeremiah Wright • campaign tactics • Swift Boating
- $1M Embezzled From GOP
  
  Washington Post | Mar 14, 08 7:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - One of the Republican Party's former top bureaucrats is suspected of embezzling up to $1 million from the party's campaign coffers, reports the Washington Post. The former National Republican Congressional Committee treasurer allegedly diverted money into his personal accounts for four years. The news is a tough hit for congressional Republicans in an election year. More »
  
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  FBI • GOP • fraud • Republican Party • Federal Election Commission • embezzlement • Tom Cole • NRCC • National Republican Congressional Committee • Christopher J. Ward • Peter King
- Karl Rove, Ken Mehlman Advise McCain Campaign
  
  Politico | Mar 8, 08 8:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Major Bush pals Ken Mehlman and Karl Rove are jumping aboard the Straight Talk Express, both informally advising John McCain, a top aide to the GOP hopeful tells Politico. Mehlman, who ran Bush’s 2004 campaign, is an unpaid, outside adviser, while Rove recently donated to McCain and had a closed-door conversation with the senator. The pair add to an increasing number of Bushies on the trail. More »
  
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  John McCain • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • Republicans • GOP • Karl Rove • campaign adviser • political strategists
- GOP Holds Big Edge Over Dems in Party Cash
  
  New York Times | Mar 7, 08 1:11 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Democratic candidates may be flush with money, but their party isn't. The GOP has a nearly 7-to-1 advantage in cash on hand, the New York Times reports. Democrats hope to make up the gap once they settle on a nominee, but the GOP already has begun plotting with John McCain on how to best use the advantage. Republicans raised $97 million last year and have $25 million left; Dems raised $60.5 and have $3.7 million left. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • campaign fundraising • GOP • Howard Dean • Democratic National Committee • DNC • Republican National Committee • RNC
- Where's Paul? Still Running
  
  MSNBC | Mar 6, 08 8:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - John McCain has knocked out the last of his Republican opponents, right? Ron Paul begs to differ. "I'm still involved, nothing has changed," he told MSNBC after successfully defending his Texas congressional seat in the GOP primary. Paul has no plans to drop out and will resume traveling the country preaching his small-government credo. He'd even address the convention. "It would be nice," he said. "They may not want me to." More »
  
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  Election 2008 • Texas • House of Representatives • GOP • Republican National Convention • Republican candidates • Ron Paul • Texas primary
February 2008
- Bush Predicts GOP Victory
  
  Associated Press | Feb 26, 08 3:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Bush insisted yesterday to the Republican Governors Association that Americans will elect another Republican to fill his shoes in November, AP reports. "And I don't want the next Republican president to be lonely," Bush said. "And that's why we got to take the House, retake the Senate, and make sure our states are governed by Republican governors." More »
  
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  Election 2008 • George W. Bush • Senate • House of Representatives • GOP • Republican Party • governor • partisanship • Republican Governors Association
- Renzi Should Step Down, House GOP Leader Says
  
  Chicago Tribune | Feb 23, 08 8:04 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - House Minority Leader John Boehner is pressuring Rep. Rick Renzi, indicted yesterday for extortion, money laundering, and fraud in connection with an Arizona land deal, to step down, urging his fellow Republican "to seriously consider whether he can continue to effectively represent his constituents under these circumstances.” Boehner plans to meet with Renzi, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »
  
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  Congress • FBI • House of Representatives • GOP • Arizona • money laundering • federal indictment • extortion • political scandals • wire fraud • John A. Boehner • Rick Renzi
- Conservatives Warm to McCain
  
  Politico | Feb 11, 08 6:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Conservative leaders have a bracing message for voters leery of John McCain: he can win in November. Politico interviews with more than a dozen over this weekend's conservative powow in DC finds them approving of McCain's distance from Bush, which they see winning over voters who want change. “The unhappiness is with Bush and not the Republican agenda,” anti-tax activist Grover Norquist tells Politico. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Hillary Clinton • Republicans • Democrats • GOP • conservative • Grover Norquist
- Clinton Wins 'Comeback,' But No Slack
  
  Time | Feb 6, 08 7:40 AM CST

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