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  • May 2008

    • McCain Severs Ties to Pastor Over Holocaust Blast

      CNN  |  May 22, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      McCain Severs Ties to Pastor Over Holocaust Blast

      (Newser) - John McCain and John Hagee dissolved their union in tit-for-tat fashion today—one day after an offensive sermon about Hitler came to light. Hagee claimed God sent Hitler to perpetrate the Holocaust, because it was a “top priority for the Jewish people … to get them to come back to” Israel. McCain called the remarks “indefensible” as he “rejected” the controversial endorsement. More »

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      John McCain  • Holocaust  • Adolf Hitler  • John Hagee

    • Senate OKs GI Bill, Sparking Obama-McCain Joust

      Huffington Post  |  May 22, 08 4:19 PM CDT

      Senate OKs GI Bill, Sparking Obama-McCain Joust

      (Newser) - Senate Republicans broke with President Bush and John McCain to help pass a GI bill that gives education benefits to veterans, setting off a sharp war of words between McCain and Barack Obama, the Huffington Post reports. “I can’t believe he believes it is too generous,” said Obama. McCain fired back: "I will not accept from Senator Obama, who did not feel it was his responsibility to serve our country in uniform, any lectures on my regard for those who did." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • veterans  • college tuition  • GI Bill

    • McCain Guru's Work for Foreign Dictators Draws Fire

      Washington Post  |  May 22, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      McCain Guru's Work for Foreign Dictators Draws Fire

      (Newser) - A client list that included dictators in Angola, the Philippines, Kenya, and Somalia is now haunting a key strategist for John McCain, the Washington Post reports, with Democrats baying over Charlie Black’s lobbying record. Black was among the earliest users of the revolving door between lobbying and campaign consulting that McCain has criticized, a conflict likely to animate Barack Obama’s strategy this fall. More »

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      John McCain  • lobbyists  • Charlie Black  • Angola

    • Rating McCain's Potential VPs

      Politico  |  May 22, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      Rating McCain's Potential VPs

      (Newser) - John McCain may claim he’s just having Bobby Jindal, Charlie Crist, and Mitt Romney over for a barbecue this weekend, but it’s pretty clear the GOP’s presumptive nominee is really scouting VP candidates. So Politico ran down the merits of each potential ticket filler:  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is young, ethnic, and extremely accomplished, especially in domestic policy, a McCain weak spot. But would the 36-year-old make McCain look too old? More »

    • McCain to Meet Possible VPs This Weekend

      New York Times  |  May 21, 08 5:16 PM CDT

      McCain to Meet Possible VPs This Weekend

      (Newser) - John McCain will meet with three men this weekend thought to be on his short list of vice-presidential candidates, the New York Times reports: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Mitt Romney. McCain's camp remains mum on possible VPs—though the candidate says he has a list of about 20 contenders—and won't characterize the meetings as part of the selection process. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Republicans  • vice presidential sweepstakes  • Charlie Crist  • Bobby Jindal

    • Obama Already Beating McCain ... in the Wallet

      Politico  |  May 21, 08 3:30 PM CDT

      Obama Already Beating McCain ... in the Wallet

      (Newser) - Barack Obama raised $32 million in April, Politico reports; Hillary Clinton bagged $22 million, and John McCain, now squarely in Obama's general-election sights, brought in $18.5 million. It was a record for Republican, yet dwarfed by what was a rough month for Obama—who also banked $9 million in general-election money to none for McCain, who will accept public financing. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hillary Clinton  • campaign fundraising  • public financing

    • Get Back to the 'One Nation,' Barack

      New Republic  |  May 21, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Get Back to the 'One Nation,' Barack

      (Newser) - Give us our “one nation” Obama back, the New Republic editors demand: Barack has been "sapping the charisma from his campaign” to chase down the white working class, and now that Clinton is (all but) gone, it’s time to pivot back to pure patriotism. Trumpeting national unity was Obama’s “greatest political strength” earlier in the year, and suddenly his feelings about America have become a “liability.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hamas  • patriotism  • Bill Ayers  • unity

    • Lieberman, Hagel Cross Aisles to Pound Candidates

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 21, 08 1:25 PM CDT

      Lieberman, Hagel Cross Aisles to Pound Candidates

      (Newser) - Joe Lieberman and Chuck Hagel are fighting a duel of aisle-crossing foreign policy critiques, as the former Dem candidate takes aim at Obama and the GOP heavyweight scolds McCain. “How did the Democratic Party get here?” Joe asks in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, accusing Barack of kow-towing to extremists who have taken the party “further to the left” than at any point in two decades. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • foreign policy  • Joe Lieberman  • Chuck Hagel  • appeasement  • FDR

    • Goldwater Vs. JFK Echoes in '08

      Salon  |  May 21, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      Goldwater Vs. JFK Echoes in '08

      (Newser) - The coming Obama/McCain matchup is an echo of another presidential bout, David Talbot writes for Salon —one that never happened between JFK and Barry Goldwater in 1964. Then as now, a young idealist takes on a seasoned ex-soldier over negotiation with hostile governments, to debate a fundamental question of whether it is more important to project understanding or strength to the world. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Obama 2008  • McCain 2008  • presidential election  • assassination  • John F. Kennedy  • appeasement  • Barry Goldwater

    • Lobbyists to McCain: Gee, Thanks, Traitor

      Politico  |  May 21, 08 11:14 AM CDT

      Lobbyists to McCain: Gee, Thanks, Traitor

      (Newser) - John McCain has been purging his campaign of lobbyists, which has left more than a few feeling betrayed. These are the people, after all, who stuck through McCain when his primary chances looked grim, and kept his campaign financially above water. “If it was OK to have these people working for you in February, why is it not OK today?” asked one lobbyist. More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • campaign contributions  • Republican nomination  • lobbyists  • lobbying

    • Obama Pulls Ahead of McCain by 8 Points

      Reuters  |  May 21, 08 8:12 AM CDT

      Obama Pulls Ahead of McCain by 8 Points

      (Newser) - Barack Obama, who claimed a majority of pledged delegates last night after his win in the Oregon primary, has opened up an 8-point lead over John McCain in national polling, reports Reuters. Obama, who was tied with McCain in the Reuters/Zogby poll a month ago, also doubled, to 26 points, his lead over Hillary Clinton among Democrats. In a Clinton-McCain matchup, the two candidates are at level pegging. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hillary Clinton  • Election 2008  • poll  • pledged delegates