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  • June 2008

    • In Oil Switch, McCain Drilling for Swing-State Votes

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 24, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      In Oil Switch, McCain Drilling for Swing-State Votes

      (Newser) - Negative Californian reaction to John McCain’s offshore drilling flip-flop makes it appear the Republican has lost his strategic marbles, the Los Angeles Times notes—but McCain is gambling that efforts to lower gas prices will trump environmental concerns for voters in states like Michigan and Ohio. He’s “essentially conceding” California, said one consultant, in order to boost his standing elsewhere. More »

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      John McCain  • California  • Michigan  • Ohio  • offshore oil  • independent voters

    • Fall Gitmo Trials Could Present Campaign Landmine

      Politico  |  Jun 24, 08 11:13 AM CDT

      Fall Gitmo Trials Could Present Campaign Landmine

      (Newser) - If everything goes right, the trial of the five Guantanamo Bay detainees charged in connection with the 9/11 attacks could begin within days of their seventh anniversary—and just as the presidential campaign begins its most heated stretch, Politico reports. Such a development would usually be a gift to Republicans, but this year it could help—or devastate—either candidate. More »

    • Muslims Disappointed as Obama Keeps Distance

      New York Times  |  Jun 24, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Muslims Disappointed as Obama Keeps Distance

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign, welcomed by Muslim Americans as a harbinger of religious tolerance and a more diplomatic foreign policy, has been reluctant to return their enthusiasm, the New York Times reports, leaving some leaders disappointed and angry. The candidate has appeared at churches and synagogues, but no mosques; aides asked the country's first Muslim congressman not to campaign for him; and campaign volunteers barred Muslim women wearing headscarves from standing behind Obama at a rally. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • American Muslims

    • McCain Rips Aide's Remarks on 'Helpful' Terror Attack

      Washington Post  |  Jun 24, 08 2:44 AM CDT

      McCain Rips Aide's Remarks on 'Helpful' Terror Attack

      (Newser) - John McCain has denounced comments from one of his most senior political advisers that a terrorist attack would be "a big advantage" to the Republican candidate politically, the Washington Post reports. Aide Charlie Black also said in an interview in Fortune that Benazir Bhutto's assassination, while "unfortunate," helped McCain win primaries because it helped focus national attention on security. More »

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      John McCain  • election 2008  • terrorism  • McCain 2008  • Charlie Black

    • Women Scarce on the Trail

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 23, 08 5:26 PM CDT

      Women Scarce on the Trail

      (Newser) - John McCain's press corps boasted but a single woman today among its two dozen men: Elizabeth Holmes, who blogs about it in the Wall Street Journal . More women were in evidence  when Hillary Clinton was stumping, because she employed several herself, Holmes writes, but now few females are left to either report on hopefuls or advise them. This year's contest "seems to be the old-style male-dominated game." More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • campaign press corps

    • GOP Has Female VP Possibles, Too

      Politico  |  Jun 23, 08 4:25 PM CDT

      GOP Has Female VP Possibles, Too

      (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 »

    • McCain Offers $300M Prize in Assault on Car Batteries

      The Hill  |  Jun 23, 08 3:24 PM CDT

      McCain Offers $300M Prize in Assault on Car Batteries

      (Newser) - John McCain today offered a $300 million reward to the American who builds “a battery package that has the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electric cars.” He said government had wasted energy money on special interests and failed to punish manufacturers who ignore or abuse fuel efficiency standards, the Hill reports. More »

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      John McCain  • fuel efficiency  • electric cars  • automaker  • vehicle emissions  • prize

    • Vietnam Stays With McCain

      Boston Globe  |  Jun 23, 08 2:35 PM CDT

      Vietnam Stays With McCain

      (Newser) - After 5 years as a POW, John McCain returned to Vietnam in 1974 and 1985, trips that inextricably linked him with the war in American minds. They also helped color the way he thinks about foreign policy and helped him learn to make amends with onetime enemies when it meant closure on MIAs. The Boston Globe looks at the candidate's evolution through the prism of that experience. More »

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      John McCain  • foreign policy  • Vietnam  • POW  • MIA  • POW/MIA  • Walter Cronkite

    • TV Sees Big Bucks in Campaign

      USA Today  |  Jun 23, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      TV Sees Big Bucks in Campaign

      (Newser) - This election season is shaping up as a windfall for television stations, with some $3 billion likely to be spent on TV ads, about 27% of that on the presidential race, reports USA Today. Democrat Barack Obama’s campaign—with no spending cap because Obama turned down public campaign funds—will likely lead the charge into broadcast and cable TV spending. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • presidential campaign  • political advertising  • TV advertising

    • Obama Reintroduces Himself

      Washington Post  |  Jun 23, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Obama Reintroduces Himself

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is going back to basics as he launches his general election campaign, the Washington Post reports. The Democrat's first ad is a getting-to-know-you effort, recounting his biography and his values. “You can't presume that everybody was paying attention during the primary season,” explains one adviser—or, between the lines, that many Americans might still believe Internet-borne rumors. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Obama 2008  • political advertising  • campaign funds

    • McCain Tackles the Serious Questions...

      St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minn.)  |  Jun 22, 08 7:13 PM CDT

      McCain Tackles the Serious Questions...

      (Newser) - Who says McCain isn't hip? Turns out he listens to Usher and "laughs out loud" when he watches The Office , reveals Bob Sansevere in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Eschewing  details like the candidate's veep choice, Sansevere asks the tough questions—like about his favorite comic strips (he liked Tarzan and Dick Tracy ), pet peeves (turns out McCain can't stand being stranded on an airport tarmac, either), and whether he could beat Barack Obama in a bowl-off. More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • interview

    • Barr Could Be the Ralph Nader of 2008: GOP

      Associated Press  |  Jun 22, 08 6:23 PM CDT

      Barr Could Be the Ralph Nader of 2008: GOP

      (Newser) - A former ally has Republicans sweating the possibility that he could siphon votes away from John McCain, the AP says. Bob Barr, an outspoken ex-GOP congressman and Libertarian Party presidential nominee, is now trying to get on the ballot in 20 states in time for November. “Bob could be the Ralph Nader of 2008,” warned a Republican consultant. More »

    • 30% in US Admit to Being Racist

      Washington Post  |  Jun 22, 08 10:50 AM CDT

      30% in US Admit to Being Racist

      (Newser) - Three in 10 Americans admit to being racist, and more than half say US race relations are bad—but that's better than ratings in the 1990s. White and black views diverge more today, with 6 in 10 blacks calling race relations not good, and 53% of whites saying they're positive, according to a new Washington Post -ABC News poll. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • race relations  • age

    • Wife's Beer Co. Could Be Big Headache for McCain

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 22, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      Wife's Beer Co. Could Be Big Headache for McCain

      (Newser) - Cindy McCain's role as chairwoman of one of the nation’s largest beer wholesalers could turn into a thorny conflict-of-interest problem if John McCain wins the White House, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mrs. McCain's Hensley & Co.—one of its executives is John McCain's son, Andrew—takes an active role in lobbying against alcohol-related legislation. While her husband has long recused himself from such issues as a senator, he wouldn't be able to easily do so as president. More »

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      John McCain  • election 2008  • alcohol  • beer  • Cindy McCain  • first lady  • conflict of interest  • Hensley & Co.

    • 'Redneck' Lawmaker Gives Obama Unlikely Boost

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 21, 08 2:41 PM CDT

      'Redneck' Lawmaker Gives Obama Unlikely Boost

      (Newser) - Jim Webb, Virginia’s firebrand junior senator, is becoming Barack Obama’s wing man for courting pro-military and national defense voters. A respected war veteran and best-selling novelist, he is also among the more colorful candidates for Barack Obama's VP slot. But the politician who calls himself a "redneck" does have his liabilities, the Wall Street Journal notes. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Democrats  • vice presidential sweepstakes  • Virginia  • Jim Webb

    • McCain, Obama Raise $21M Each

      MSNBC  |  Jun 21, 08 12:11 PM CDT

      McCain, Obama Raise $21M Each

      (Newser) - John McCain nearly matched Barack Obama’s fundraising intake last month, granting the presumptive Republican presidential nominee “a level of parity that would have been unimaginable just a few months ago,” MSNBC says. McCain scored $21.5 million while Obama, whose fundraising slumped to its lowest levels of the year, pulled in $21.9 million. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • advertising  • campaign fundraising

    • Obama Grabs 15-Point Lead Over McCain: Poll

      Newsweek  |  Jun 20, 08 8:21 PM CDT

      Obama Grabs 15-Point Lead Over McCain: Poll

      (Newser) - Breaking out of a tight race, Barack Obama registered a 51% to 36% lead over John McCain in the newest Newsweek nationwide poll, released today. Obama's bounce, expected after Hillary Clinton conceded him the Democratic nomination, comes courtesy of younger voters, who prefer him by 66% to 27%. Among registered voters age 40 and up, the two hopefuls are in a statistical dead heat. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • presidential election  • poll  • Newsweek

    • McCain Misfires by Targeting Prosecutions

      New Republic  |  Jun 20, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      McCain Misfires by Targeting Prosecutions

      (Newser) - Terrorism may be the one issue on which John McCain out-polls his presidential rival, Jonathan Chait writes in the New Republic , yet he has faltered by slamming Obama's call to prosecute terrorists. None other than 9/11 hawk Rudy Giuliani wanted prosecutions too—and other options, like guns and bombs, don't always work. Would anyone want an anti-terror air strike in downtown New York? More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • terrorism  • Rudy Giuliani  • 9/11 attacks

    • MoveOn Axes Big-Money Fundraising Arm

      Talking Points Memo  |  Jun 20, 08 3:17 PM CDT

      MoveOn Axes Big-Money Fundraising Arm

      (Newser) - One day after Barack Obama became the first candidate since Watergate to reject general election public financing, a prominent liberal grassroots group has disbanded its 527 operation. "We, like Senator Obama, believe that this election can be won by ordinary Americans giving small donations,” MoveOn said in a statement. This cuts MoveOn off from labor, foundation and big-donor money, Talking Points Memo reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • campaign finance  • attack ad  • MoveOn  • 527 groups

    • 'Swift Boating' Fears for Obama May Be Premature

      Politico  |  Jun 20, 08 1:35 PM CDT

      'Swift Boating' Fears for Obama May Be Premature

      (Newser) - Democrats fretting over a reprise of the swift boating that marked the 2004 campaign may be hearing false alarms, Politico reports. Third-party organizations, aka 527 groups, have thus far been unable to drum up enough opposition to Barack Obama to fund an offensive. It's early yet, but antagonists like T. Boone Pickens and Freedom's Watch are on the sidelines. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • John Kerry  • attack ad  • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth  • 527 groups

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