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  • August 2008

    • Batman or Spidey? McCain, Obama Weigh In

      Entertainment Weekly  |  Aug 8, 08 10:20 AM CDT

      Batman or Spidey? McCain, Obama Weigh In

      (Newser) - Closet ABBA fan: Obama or McCain? The two presidential hopefuls recently bared all to Entertainment Weekly , revealing their pop-culture preferences: Favorite superhero: Obama: Spiderman, McCain: Batman iPod playlist: Obama: Frank Sinatra, Sheryl Crow, John Coltrane, Bob Dylan; McCain: Roy Orbison, Linda Rhonstadt, Usher, and yes, ABBA More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Batman  • Jerry Seinfeld  • pop culture  • Indiana Jones  • presidential candidates  • Spider-Man  • ABBA  • Bambi

    • Vacations Not Always a Breeze for Candidates

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 4, 08 4:52 PM CDT

      Vacations Not Always a Breeze for Candidates

      (Newser) - It's vacation time for the presidential candidates before the grueling run-up to the November elections, but hours at the beach can be as politically disastrous as time spent on the campaign trail, reports the Boston Globe . Summer vacations can bring out a candidate's taste for unhip outfits and awkwardly luxurious accommodations.  More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • presidential candidates

  • July 2008

    • Body Language Bares Rivals' Key Differences

      LiveScience  |  Jul 26, 08 7:37 AM CDT

      Body Language Bares Rivals' Key Differences

      (Newser) - The presidential hopefuls are saying a lot more than just words, reports LiveScience. Body language experts analyzing John McCain and Barack Obama's movements have discovered major differences in the kind of leaders they are likely to be. McCain's firm stance and tendency to grip the podium send out a message of stability, while Obama's looser movements hint at change, they say. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • presidential candidates  • gesture

    • Campaign Costly for Secret Service

      Associated Press  |  Jul 25, 08 9:13 AM CDT

      Campaign Costly for Secret Service

      (Newser) - The Secret Service has asked for an additional $9.5 million to cover the costs of protecting candidates during this year's campaign—already the longest and costliest in agency history, AP reports. The department had budgeted $107 million, up from $73 million in 2004, but between the marathon primary season, candidates making trips abroad, and the huge crowds Barack Obama draws, it's just not enough. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • presidential campaign  • campaign trail  • budget  • Secret Service  • presidential candidates  • protection

    • Oval Office Handover Opens Critical Security Gap

      New York Times  |  Jul 16, 08 8:28 AM CDT

      Oval Office Handover Opens Critical Security Gap

      (Newser) - January's transition in Oval Office occupants opens up a national security gap for America's enemies to exploit, Jamie Gorelick and Slade Gorton write in the New York Times . The handover from Clinton to Bush was deeply flawed, the 9/11 Commission members note, with "no effective dialog" between the two. To avoid a repeat, the current nominees should get much more information that they're not being given. More »

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      national security  • president  • presidential candidates  • nominee  • 9/11 commission  • transition

    • McCain: Skip the Bombs, Send Smokes to Iran

      Reuters  |  Jul 9, 08 4:12 AM CDT

      McCain: Skip the Bombs, Send Smokes to Iran

      (Newser) - Told that cigarette exports to Iran rose tenfold under President Bush’s reign, McCain pondered aloud:“Maybe that's a way of killing 'em." When his wife nudged him, he quickly clarified to Reuters: "I meant that as a joke—as a person who hasn't had a cigarette in 29 years.” Known for his acerbic humor, McCain once sang "Ba-ba-ba, ba-bomb Iran" to the Beach Boys' tune Barbara Anne . More »

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      John McCain  • Iran  • presidential campaign  • humor  • presidential candidates  • joke

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Dictator Cat Remains Out of the Bag

      Washington Post  |  May 23, 08 1:51 PM CDT

      Dictator Cat Remains Out of the Bag

      (Newser) - Barack Obama was speaking off the cuff last summer when he deemed President Bush’s refusal to meet with dictators “a disgrace,” but “what started as a gaffe became policy,” Charles Krauthammer writes in the Washington Post. "By now, it has become doctrine." And whatever it's called, he writes, "It remains today what it was on the day he blurted it out: an absurdity." More »

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      Barack Obama  • diplomacy  • presidential candidates  • gaffes  • summit meeting

  • April 2008

    • When to Drop Out?

      Washington Post  |  Apr 6, 08 7:16 PM CDT

      When to Drop Out?

      (Newser) - How does a Democratic candidate know it's time to quit? Common indicators like low funds, indifferent press, and fading support may not apply in this year's race, where both hopefuls have enough of all three to last to the convention. Instead, one may quit when fighting on hurts that candidate’s political future, writes John Dickerson in the Washington Post . More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • presidential candidates  • campaigning

  • March 2008
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