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Election 2008 stories: 1902 news summaries

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EXCERPT

 Bush Disses 
 Obama, Palin 
 in Aide's Book 

Obama 'has no clue,' while Palin isn't 'remotely prepared'

Sep 15, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - George Bush apparently didn't think much of Barack Obama as a candidate. “This is a dangerous world, and this cat isn’t remotely qualified to handle it," he's quoted in a new book as saying. "This guy has no clue, I promise you.” GQ has excerpts... More »

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John McCain • presidential campaign • White House • Republican Party • memoir • book • Election 2008 • presidential election • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • speechwriter • Matt Latimer

Wilson YouTube Video Sparks $200K Haul

But 'You lie' rep's
foe raises $750K,
leads in poll

Sep 11, 09 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Wilson has raised more than $200,000 since he shouted "you lie" during President Obama's speech Wednesday—but his Democratic opponent has pulled in more than three times as much, CNN reports. Even worse for the Republican, opponent Rob Miller leads the incumbent, 44%-43%, in a poll conducted... More »

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South Carolina • House of Representatives • US Congress • Election 2008 • President Obama • Election 2010 • Republicans • heckling • Joe Wilson • Rob Miller

(Newser) - One of Barack Obama's top advisers during the campaign tells Politico he's "losing patience" with the White House and wants more "bold" leadership from the president on a host of issues including health care and gay rights. “I’m not going to just sit by the curb... More »

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Congress • gay rights • presidential campaign • health care reform • Democratic Party • Election 2008 • moderate • Obama administration • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama • Steve Hildebrand

 A Republican in Ted's Seat?
 GOP Thinks It Has a Shot  

Crowded Dem primary could be a boon for united Republican party

Sep 5, 09 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Massachusetts Republicans are thinking the unthinkable: Putting one of their own into Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, CQ Politics reports. The stars would have to align perfectly—only 12% of the state's voters are registered Republicans—but strategists see hope in a combination of factors: The Democratic field will be crowded,... More »

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GOP • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Republican Party • Election 2008 • special election • Senate seat • Edward Kennedy • Kerry Healey • Scott Brown • Michael Sullivan

OPINION

 Back-to-School 
 Speech Anger 
 Rooted 
 in Race 

Right-wingers show 'irrational,' gut antipathy to Obama

Sep 4, 09 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - If there’s one thing we should all be cool with, it’s the leader of the free world inspiring kids about education. But somehow the idea of President Obama giving a back-to-school speech has spawned an “outbreak of right-wing crazy,” writes Joan Walsh for Salon—“and... More »

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children • school • racism • back to school • speech • right wingers • Election 2008 • Obama administration • students • President Obama • schoolchildren • birther • kids

INTERVIEW

 Sarah Wanted to 
 Adopt My Kid: Levi 


Sep 2, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston continues his gripping expose of the Palin family in an interview with Vanity Fair. Some choice revelations from Bristol's ex, who lived with the family for two months following the election:
  • "There wasn't much parenting in that house": The Palin parents were too busy
... More »

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Alaska • parenting • governor • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Todd Palin • Levi Johnston • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston

OPINION

 Chill Out, 
 Liberals: 
 Remember 
 Last August? 

Left feared disaster then—but they won in November

Aug 21, 09 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Angry opponents are spewing spittle at the Obama administration over health care and climate change, but progressives should chill out: After all, this has happened before, Ed Kilgore writes in the New Republic. Last August, liberals withered in despair when John McCain tied President Obama at the polls. Just... More »

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climate change • John McCain • Democrats • health care reform • liberal • Election 2008 • progressive • Obama administration • President Obama

OPINION

 Woodstock Was a 'Nightmare' 


Aug 13, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Hosenball of Newsweek was at Woodstock, and not only did he not have a good time, but he can’t quite figure out how we’ve “transformed a chaotic mudfest into an epic pageant of peace and love.” Hosenball reminisces about the “massive, teeming, squalid mess”... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • hippies • concert • 1960s • rock music • Election 2008 • performance • Jay-ZTV • Woodstock

(Newser) - Now that he’s in office, President Obama is having a lot of trouble mobilizing the grassroots network that helped put him there, the Los Angeles Times reports. With Republican health care opponents operating like a well-oiled, talk-show-fueled machine, Organizing for America (aka Obama for America) is stuttering—in... More »

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health care • grassroots • health care reform • Barack Obama supporters • Election 2008 • activists • Obama administration • President Obama • Organizing for America

investigation

White House Sought to Weaken Whistleblower Law


Aug 7, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration appears to have attempted to water down the whistleblower protection law the president himself championed on the campaign trail. In an e-mail obtained by the Washington Times, a lawyer in the White House counsel's office sent a new draft of the bill to the Senate. That... More »

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national security • FBI • Senate • House of Representatives • federal employees • Election 2008 • whistleblower • US Senate • Obama administration • President Obama • Homeland Security Committee • White House counsel

MOVIE REVIEW

 HBO Campaign Doc 
 Shows Same Cool Obama 


Jul 30, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new documentary on Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign depicts not much more or less than the restraint and measured response we’ve come to associate with our president, Ted Johnson writes for Variety. HBO’s By the People, to air Nov. 3, was not intended as an “exposé... More »

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HBO • Chicago Sun Times • David Axelrod • Election 2008 • documentary film • Edward Norton • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama campaign • Lynn Sweet

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's resignation speech on Sunday showed how far she's fallen, writes Maureen Dowd: "Once a blazingly confident media darling," the now-former Alaska governor has become a ranting, whiny "Nixon with hair extensions." It's a marked contrast from Hillary Clinton, who on the same... More »

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Hillary Clinton • women • secretary of State • resignation • Clinton 2008 • Election 2008 • women in office • Sarah Palin • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

(Newser) - The GOP has settled with Jackson Browne for using the left-leaning singer’s “Running on Empty” in campaign ads for John McCain in the 2008 election, Billboard reports. As part of the agreement—whose cash value is unknown—the GOP pledged to “respect and uphold the rights... More »

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John McCain • GOP • lawsuit • Republican Party • campaign advertising • Election 2008 • Jackson Browne • Running on Empty

(Newser) - Increased turnout by minorities in last year's election helped Barack Obama take several swing states and advance in GOP strongholds, new data from the Census Bureau shows. Turnout was 64%, the same as the last presidential election—but a growing population means that 5 million more people voted in 2008... More »

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Barack Obama • race • voting • demographics • minorities • Election 2008 • presidential election • Obama campaign

'Rogue' Palin Was Reading From Script

McCain team wrote 'palling around with terrorists' line: book

Jul 10, 09 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin was actually on message when she attacked Barack Obama’s relationship with former Weatherman Bill Ayers during last year's campaign, the Atlantic reports. A new book, The Battle for America, reveals that Palin received an email from top McCain staff suggesting she use the Ayers attack.... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • terrorist • campaign • McCain 2008 • campaign staff • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Bill Ayers • President Obama

(Newser) - Sarah Palin might have had a shot at the presidency, writes Ross Douthat, but she blew it—10 months ago, when she accepted John McCain's offer to join the ticket. Instead of easing her way into the national spotlight, she was catapulted before she was ready, exposing her inexperience and... More »

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Barack Obama • Alaska • social conservatives • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • political elite • McCain-Palin • media elite • Ross Douthat



 After Harsh Words, 
 GOP Warms to Palin 

Kind comments follow critical Vanity Fair piece

Jul 2, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Following a particularly stinging piece about her in Vanity Fair, the pendulum has swung again, and Sarah Palin seems to be winning back GOP support after months of ridicule. The feeling within the party is that “enough is enough,” writes Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post. “Sarah... More »

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Alaska • Vanity Fair • GOP • Republican Party • governor • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Todd Purdum • Michael Steele

(Newser) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favor of Democrat Al Franken in the Senate election battle there, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The court decided that Republican Norm Coleman’s challenge of a lower court’s ruling did not merit reconsideration, the Pioneer Press adds. Though Coleman may... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Al Franken • Election 2008 • Minnesota Supreme Court • Minnesota recount • court ruling

Analysis

Why People Lie About Having Voted for Obama


Jun 19, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lot of people are lying about having voted for President Obama. A recent Wall Street Journal poll gives Obama a 50%-39% edge over John McCain—a big bump over his actual 7% victory. A New York Times survey shows Obama winning with a nearly 2-to-1 margin. That’s a... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • poll numbers • popular vote • pollsters • President Obama

(Newser) - John Edwards is spending a lot of time out of the spotlight these days, but that doesn’t mean he’s given up his trademark fight against poverty, he tells the Washington Post. “If I can help the most by working quietly, that’s what I’ll do,”... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • poverty • presidential candidates • Election 2008 • Rielle Hunter • extramarital affair

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