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  • March 2008

    • One Hurdle Down, Biggest Yet to Come

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 5, 08 8:38 AM CST

      One Hurdle Down, Biggest Yet to Come

      Though his primary battles are over, John McCain faces plenty of challenges as he sets his sights on this fall's presidential election. The Democratic candidates are each pulling in more donations than McCain, parts of his own party have yet to rally behind him, and the whispers of those uneasy about sending a 71-year-old to the White House continue, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

    • Focus Switches to McCain No. 2

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 5, 08 5:19 AM CST

      Focus Switches to McCain No. 2

      With the GOP nomination in the bag, speculation is shifting to John McCain's possible choices for running mate, the New York Times reports. The 71-year-old McCain would become the oldest person ever elected as a first-term president if he wins this November so there's likely to be even more interest than usual on his choice of vice president. His campaign says there's no short list yet. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • Republicans  • vice president  • running mate

    • McCain Clinches; Huckabee Out

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 4, 08 9:02 PM CST

      McCain Clinches; Huckabee Out

      John McCain officially clinched the Republican nomination for president tonight, the Washington Post reports. Mike Huckabee conceded after McCain racked up easy wins in Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island to surpass the necessary number of delegates—1,191. He is expected to go to the White House tomorrow to collect an endorsement from President Bush. More »

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      John McCain  • election 2008  • Mike Huckabee  • Republicans  • Texas  • superdelegates  • politics  • Ohio  • presidential primaries  • delegates  • Vermont  • Rhode Island

    • Obama, McCain Win in Vermont

      newser  |  Burlington Free Press  |  Mar 4, 08 6:01 PM CST

      Obama, McCain Win in Vermont

      Barack Obama and John McCain won their primaries in Vermont tonight, the Burlington Free Press reports. For Obama, it's his 12th straight political victory over Hillary Clinton, though the bigger focus comes later tonight when voters in Ohio and Texas weigh in. Rhode Island also votes. McCain, meanwhile, edges closer to officially securing the GOP nomination, which he could do tonight. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Iraq war  • Democrats  • Mike Huckabee  • Republicans  • presidential primaries  • delegates  • Vermont

    • Traders Bet On McCain vs. Obama

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 4, 08 10:00 AM CST

      Traders Bet On McCain vs. Obama

      Traders in online prediction markets are betting on Barack Obama and John McCain as the winners in their respective primaries today. The Intrade and Iowa Electronic futures markets let traders wager real money on outcomes political and otherwise; both markets give Obama's chances for winning the nomination as almost 80%, reports CNNMoney. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • futures market  • Intrade

    • Steinem on McCain's Vietnam Years: So What?

      newser  |  New York Observer  |  Mar 4, 08 5:41 AM CST

      Steinem on McCain's Vietnam Years: So What?

      Uber feminist Gloria Steinem downplayed John McCain's experience as a Vietnam POW in a stump speech for Hillary Clinton, and said Americans have behaved since George Washington "as if killing people is a qualification for ruling people," reports the New York Observer . Speaking of McCain's years as a POW, Steinem told a Texas audience: "I mean, hello? This is supposed to be a qualification to be president? I don’t think so." More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Vietnam War  • feminism  • POW  • Gloria Steinem

    • Ohio, Texas Torn Over Iraq

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 3, 08 9:03 PM CST

      Ohio, Texas Torn Over Iraq

      Tomorrow's most delegate-rich primary states, Ohio and Texas, are key to the US war effort and staunchly support the troops—but remain divided over whether to stay or quit a conflict that has cost 4,000 US lives and $500 billion. And between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the one hand, and John McCain on the other, they are offered a stark choice of fight or flight. More »

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      John McCain  • Texas  • Ohio  • Iraq exit strategy

    • Only Obama Can Rescue US 'Brand'

      newser  |  Salon  |  Mar 3, 08 3:40 PM CST

      Only Obama Can Rescue US 'Brand'

      Hillary Clinton is the sturdy candidate resembling Microsoft, John McCain evokes Hummer, and Mike Huckabee’s the Applebee’s of the field, but only Barack Obama "has the secret sauce that Brand America needs to regain its appeal." media consultant Jeff Yang writes in Salon. Yang is part of a team studying the "brand's" international standing, and he shares some insights. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Apple  • Mike Huckabee  • advertising  • Nike  • USA  • American dream

    • McCain Outlines More Specific Fiscal Stance

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 3, 08 12:45 PM CST

      McCain Outlines More Specific Fiscal Stance

      How would John McCain run the economy, really? In an interview with the Wall Street Journal , the candidate tried to answer that question, positioning himself as a fiscally responsible defender of the Bush tax cuts. But the candidate’s tax proposals don’t quite add up, the Journal notes, and he contradicted his own website’s statements on Social Security. More »

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      John McCain  • US economy  • McCain 2008  • Social Security  • tax cuts  • budget deficit  • economic plans  • domestic policy  • balanced budget

    • 'SNL' Regains Its Political Mojo

      newser  |  TV Guide  |  Mar 3, 08 7:45 AM CST

      'SNL' Regains Its Political Mojo

      Hillary Clinton's appearance on "Saturday Night Live" confirms not just that the show is back from the writers' strike, writes Matt Roush in TV Guide, but back "smack dab in the center of today’s political dialogue." The sight of Clinton and identically dressed alter ego Amy Poehler onstage was "an image no one will soon forget." More »

    • Dallas Morning News Endorses Huckabee

      newser  |  Dallas Morning News  |  Mar 2, 08 4:31 PM CST

      Dallas Morning News Endorses Huckabee

      While acknowledging success for Mike Huckabee is "mathematically impossible," the Dallas Morning News today endorsed the ex-Arkansas governor. The editorial board praised his “good-natured approach to politics” and acknowledged that its continuing support is more symbolic than practical, calling a vote for Huckabee “a good investment in the Republican Party's future.” More »

    • Dem Donations a Nightmare for GOP

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 1, 08 8:44 AM CST

      Dem Donations a Nightmare for GOP

      Republicans may be enjoying the death match between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, but likely not the phenomenal fundraising of the Democrats.  "I look at the Barack Obama campaign in some horror," the GOP national treasurer tells AP, citing Obama's $50-million take in February, along with Clinton's $35 million—together seven times that of John McCain. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • campaign finance  • campaign contributions

  • February 2008

    • Air Force Picks Foreign Bid to Build Tankers

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 29, 08 9:49 PM CST

      Air Force Picks Foreign Bid to Build Tankers

      The Air Force shocked observers yesterday by handing a $40 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers to a foreign company, the Los Angeles Times reports. Northrop Grumman and Airbus—which plan to build the 179 tankers in France—beat out Washington state's Boeing. Outraged lawmakers from Washington state called the move “a blow to the American aerospace industry," the New York Times reports. More »

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      John McCain  • California  • France  • Pentagon  • Boeing  • Airbus  • Alabama  • Kansas  • Government Accountability Office  • US Air Force  • Washington state  • Northrop Grumman

    • What Obama Promises, McCain Delivers

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Feb 29, 08 6:48 PM CST

      What Obama Promises, McCain Delivers

      The international press corps is so seduced by Barack Obama and so disgusted by John McCain that neither man can live up to his reputation, London Times US editor Gerard Baker writes. The “grown men wandering the corridors of London, Brussels and Berlin, crooning” about Obama are the same pundits painting McCain as "the grumpy old white man," Baker contends More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • John McCain  • climate change  • free trade  • Darth Vader

    • Hot Sites Take Voters for a Ride

      newser  |  Boston Phoenix  |  Feb 29, 08 5:58 PM CST

      Hot Sites Take Voters for a Ride

      Barackobamaisyournewbicycle.com is the latest internet fad: a simple web page that displays a seemingly inexhaustible supply of (likely fictitious) good deeds Barack Obama did for you. He "added you as a friend," "built you a robot," and "made you a mixtape," to start. But what, the Boston Phoenix asks, is the intent behind the site? A pro-Obama-mania celebration? A criticism of the candidate’s ethereal promises? More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain

    • Obama Up by 6 in Texas, Down by 2 in Ohio

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 29, 08 12:53 PM CST

      Obama Up by 6 in Texas, Down by 2 in Ohio

      Ahead of Tuesday’s crucial primaries, Barack Obama leads Hillary Clinton in Texas, 48% to 42%, and trails in Ohio, 44% to 42%, Reuters reports. “All the momentum is with Obama,” said pollster John Zogby. “The question is whether she can stem the tide.” In Ohio, Clinton retains strong leads among women, older voters, Democrats, Catholics, and union members. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Texas  • Ohio  • female voters  • the Hispanic vote

    • McCain, Born in Canal Zone, Dismisses Citizenship Flap

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 29, 08 9:12 AM CST

      McCain, Born in Canal Zone, Dismisses Citizenship Flap

      A recent media flap about John McCain's citizenship is a non-issue, the candidate says. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone while his father served there in the Navy, which makes him a natural-born citizen and qualifies him to run for president, the AP reports. His camp recently sought a legal analysis on the matter, and a New York Times article got pundits speculating. More »

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      John McCain  • presidential election  • US Navy  • citizenship  • Panama  • US Constitution  • canals

    • Obama Rakes in $50M, Clinton $35M in February

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 28, 08 9:14 PM CST

      Obama Rakes in $50M, Clinton $35M in February

      Barack Obama's campaign will have raised roughly $50 million by the time February ends, the New York Times reports. The record figure overshadows Hillary Clinton's tally of about $35 million for the month, her highest total yet. "It's an extraordinary number for us," said Clinton's campaign chief. The Obama camp hasn't released official figures, but major donors familiar with the tally provided an estimate. More »

    • Universal Health Crossing Lines

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Feb 28, 08 4:22 PM CST

      Universal Health Crossing Lines

      While presidential candidates are busy bickering about how to achieve universal health care, a bill in the Senate has quietly acquired 12 supporters—the biggest bipartisan coalition ever gathered behind universal health care legislation, Ruth Marcus writes in the Washington Post .  Sponsors Ron Wyden and Bob Bennett hope the radical bill—with "something for everyone to dislike," Marcus says—will be ready when the next president takes office. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Congress  • universal health care  • Bob Bennett

    • Will Mac Reject His Radical Pastor's Nod?

      newser  |  Salon  |  Feb 28, 08 2:59 PM CST

      Will Mac Reject His Radical Pastor's Nod?

      Barack Obama gets grilled over unsolicited praise from Louis Farrakhan, but John McCain draws no flak for “proudly” accepting the endorsement of a homophobic, Islamophobic evangelical pastor. Grotesque double standard, Glenn Greenwald calls it in Salon. Tim Russert made Obama “jump through multiple hoops” to disown the Nation of Islam leader, but no one’s complaining that Mac’s “honored” to be John Hagee’s choice, he notes. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Islam  • Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • Tim Russert  • John Hagee  • Louis Farrakhan

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