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  • October 2008

    • Dowd Dumped From Straight Talk Express

      Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  |  Oct 2, 08 10:03 AM CDT

      Dowd Dumped From Straight Talk Express

      (Newser) - Straight talk not only got New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd banned from the McCain-Palin campaign planes, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , it got her marooned in Pittsburgh. After writing a scathing satire of Sarah Palin's candidacy—harsh but hardly unprecedented for the gleefully snarky writer—a stunned Dowd was left behind in the middle of a campaign swing, forcing her to overnight in a local hotel while the rest of the press pack traveled on. More »

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      John McCain  • Election 2008  • Sarah Palin  • reporter  • media coverage  • Maureen Dowd  • Straight Talk Express

  • August 2008

    • McCain Goes Green ... With Envy

      New York Times  |  Aug 6, 08 7:52 AM CDT

      McCain Goes Green ... With Envy

      (Newser) - Why is John McCain, "a man who prides himself on honor," taking the low road in his campaign against Barack Obama? For Maureen Dowd, the reason is clear: the Arizona senator is "pea-green with envy." Even more than Bill Clinton or Jesse Jackson, McCain can't stand that a younger, more handsome politician has usurped his place and become the "new wunderkind in town." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • McCain 2008  • Straight Talk Express  • envy

    • McCain Slams Door on Media Straight Talk

      Washington Post  |  Aug 4, 08 2:51 PM CDT

      McCain Slams Door on Media Straight Talk

      (Newser) - John McCain has taken to emphasizing short sit-downs with local reporters over interaction with the journalists assigned to his campaign, a move that's irking regulars accustomed to plenty of access, Howard Kurtz reports for the Washington Post . McCain strategists say too much media access was preventing their campaign from carving out a message, but now the candidate is having trouble making the news. More »

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      John McCain  • Election 2008  • journalist  • Straight Talk Express  • reporters

  • April 2008

    • McCain Advisers Big on Loyalty, Dissension

      New Republic  |  Apr 11, 08 5:30 PM CDT

      McCain Advisers Big on Loyalty, Dissension

      (Newser) - John McCain’s inner circle is a hotbed of animosity and infighting among his fiercely loyal advisers, Jason Zengerle writes in the New Republic . Years of Freudian feuding by John Weaver and Rick Davis created a team divided not only on personal lines, but also on philosophical ones, between a top-down campaign and a nimbler, decentralized effort. More »

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      John McCain  • civil war  • Vicki Iseman  • Rick Davis  • Straight Talk Express  • John Weaver

  • March 2008

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