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  • August 2008

    • Palin Stunner: A Brilliant or Brutal Pick?

      Time  |  Aug 29, 08 2:02 PM CDT

      Palin Stunner: A Brilliant or Brutal Pick?

      (Newser) - John McCain certainly turned some heads by selecting Sarah Palin as his vice president. Here’s what people are saying:   Given how perfectly Palin fits his needs, it’s surprising that this is so surprising, write Mark Grunwald and Jay Newton-Small of Time. McCain needed to prove he was independent, but also socially conservative, while also appealing to women. Tah-dah! Andrew Sullivan finds the pick revealing: McCain doesn’t think he can win without disgruntled Clinton voters. More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • Sarah Palin  • vice presidential candidate

    • Obama on Warpath Pleases, Worries Pundits

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 29, 08 1:39 PM CDT

      Obama on Warpath Pleases, Worries Pundits

      (Newser) - The chattering class saw strength—even Rovian aggression—in Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, for better or worse. A sampling of what observers are saying: The Democratic nominee managed to be about voters, not himself, magnificently deflecting John McCain’s entire “celebrity” narrative, Michael Tomasky writes in the Guardian . This speech is exactly what Democrats have been calling for: a bare-knuckled attack on McCain, challenging the Republican "not to stoop to questioning his motives," Dan Balz writes in the Washington Post . More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Obama 2008  • Democratic National Convention  • speech  • patriotism

    • Palin 'Exactly Who I Need' to Remake Washington: Mac

      Associated Press  |  Aug 29, 08 12:59 PM CDT

      Palin 'Exactly Who I Need' to Remake Washington: Mac

      (AP) - John McCain described Sarah Palin, his choice for vice presidential running mate, as "exactly who I need. She's exactly who this country needs to help us fight the same old Washington politics of me first and country second." McCain and Palin appeared together in Ohio on their way to the Republican National Convention. "I am honored," she said after being selected. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Democrats  • Sarah Palin  • Republican National Convention  • prisoner of war

    • West Turning Blue, Dems Say

      Politico  |  Aug 29, 08 12:54 PM CDT

      West Turning Blue, Dems Say

      (Newser) - The Mountain West has historically gone for the GOP, but thanks to aggressive grass-roots organizing, Democrats believe they have a shot at turning red states blue, Politico reports. More field offices, opened much earlier than the GOP's, have boosted registration in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada. “This presidential cycle is different,” says the head of New Mexico’s Democratic Party. “The ground game is completely different.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Obama 2008  • McCain 2008  • Nevada  • Colorado  • New Mexico  • young voters  • the Hispanic vote  • grassroots

    • Palin Facing Alaska Ethics Investigation

      TPM Muckraker  |  Aug 29, 08 12:30 PM CDT

      Palin Facing Alaska Ethics Investigation

      (Newser) - John McCain’s running mate comes to the national campaign embroiled in a scandal back home, Talking Points Memo reports. Alaska’s legislative council has appointed a special commission to investigate Gov. Sarah Palin, who’s accused of pressuring the state’s department of public safety to fire her former brother-in-law, state trooper Mike Wooten—who is battling Palin’s sister in a messy custody suit. More »

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      John McCain  • scandals  • Sarah Palin  • Alaska

    • Palin Is Risky Gamble for McCain

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 29, 08 11:22 AM CDT

      Palin Is Risky Gamble for McCain

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin is an unconventional vice presidential pick for John McCain, the Wall Street Journal notes. Her selection seems like the latest ploy to lure Hillary Clinton supporters to the Republican ticket, while simultaneously appeasing McCain’s conservative base and burnishing his reformer credentials. But Palin also lacks experience, undermining one of McCain’s main criticisms of Democratic nominee Barack Obama. More »

    • McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for Veep

      MSNBC  |  Aug 29, 08 10:04 AM CDT

      McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for Veep

      (Newser) - John McCain has chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his VP choice, NBC reports; McCain is expected to make the announcement at a rally in Ohio at noon today. Palin is a socially conservative mother of five who is both the state’s first woman governor and, at 42, its youngest. More »

    • Pawlenty, Romney Said Out; Odds Rise for Alaska's Palin

      MSNBC  |  Aug 29, 08 8:11 AM CDT

      Pawlenty, Romney Said Out; Odds Rise for Alaska's Palin

      (Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been told he won’t be John McCain’s running mate, MSNBC reports. The governor told listeners to his radio show that “I'm not going to be” at the nominating rally planned for today in Ohio. “I plan to be at the state fair. You can draw your conclusion from that.” Meanwhile, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has moved to the top of the rumor list after a secretive charter plane landed near Dayton from her state. Mitt Romney, meanwhile, has no plans to be in Ohio, NBC notes. More »

    • Putin: US Sparked Georgia War

      CNN  |  Aug 29, 08 4:26 AM CDT

      Putin: US Sparked Georgia War

      (Newser) - Invoking the era of Cold War conspiracies, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the US of sparking conflict in Georgia to give John McCain a campaign boost. “They need a small victorious war,” the told CNN. He insisted the US encouraged Georgia to attack their two breakaway regions earlier this month, forcing Russia to intervene. The White House called the accusations “absurd." More »

    • Gustav May Delay GOP Convention

      Washington Post  |  Aug 29, 08 1:53 AM CDT

      Gustav May Delay GOP Convention

      (Newser) - Republicans are considering delaying the start of next week's convention in Minneapolis if deadly Hurricane Gustav hits big, reports the Washington Post . The storm is on course to nail the Gulf Coast with full force early next week, and party officials don’t want America thinking about President Bush’s bungled Katrina response when McCain takes center stage. The White House may also yank Bush from the convention line-up. He's now scheduled for Monday's opening. More »

    • McCain Puts Gloves On for a Night, Offers Congratulations

      CNN  |  Aug 28, 08 5:24 PM CDT

      McCain Puts Gloves On for a Night, Offers Congratulations

      (Newser) - John McCain delivers an unusual message to Barack Obama tonight in a new campaign ad: "Congratulations." In the ad, which the Republican's camp had teased as "exciting" early in the day, McCain looks into the camera and says,"How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day," referring to the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. "Tomorrow, we'll be back at it. But tonight, senator, job well done." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • political advertising

    • Cindy McCain's Half-Sister Goes for Obama

      Us Magazine  |  Aug 28, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      Cindy McCain's Half-Sister Goes for Obama

      (Newser) - Cindy McCain’s estranged half-sister is not voting Republican, Us Magazine reports. “I’m voting for Obama,” says Kathleen Hensley Portalski, 65, adding she has “a different political standpoint. I’m not a big war believer.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Cindy McCain  • half-sister  • sibling rivalry

    • Dems Plan to Crash GOP Convention, Too

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 28, 08 2:53 PM CDT

      Dems Plan to Crash GOP Convention, Too

      (Newser) - All's fair in the war between conventions, and the Democrats are readying their spoiling machine ahead of the GOP gathering next week, the Swamp reports. An Obama campaign operative’s email lays out the attack Dems will launch from their war room literally across the street from the RNC: A mobile billboard (pictured) showing McCain hugging Bush that will follow McCain campaign stops on his way to St. Paul. More »

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      John McCain  • Democrats  • presidential campaign  • McCain 2008  • GOP  • Republican National Convention  • campaign  • RNC  • St. Paul

    • Next Prez Will Have to Save the Planet

      Washington Post  |  Aug 28, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      Next Prez Will Have to Save the Planet

      (Newser) - Whether it's John McCain or Barack Obama, the next US president will instantly face "the most momentous political challenge of all time"—saving the world from catastrophic climate change, Carlos Pascual and Strobe Talbott write in the Washington Post . We have 7 years to begin reducing greenhouse gas emissions to avoid catastrophe: a submerged Manhattan, an even dryer Nevada, and millions of "climate refugees" the world over, they note. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • climate change  • carbon emissions  • greenhouse gases  • coal  • carbon caps

    • McCain to Air Rebuttal Ad, Could Leak VP Choice Tonight

      Politico  |  Aug 28, 08 12:41 PM CDT

      McCain to Air Rebuttal Ad, Could Leak VP Choice Tonight

      (Newser) - John McCain has a top-secret ad scheduled to run during or just after Barack Obama’s acceptance speech in battleground states—and the campaign could leak news of the Republican’s running mate even earlier, Mike Allen writes on Politico. Little is known about the ad, save that McCain will address Obama personally, speaking directly into the camera. More »

    • McCain Says He Hasn't Made VP Choice Yet

      Associated Press  |  Aug 28, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      McCain Says He Hasn't Made VP Choice Yet

      (AP) - John McCain has yet to decide on a running mate, the Republican told a Pittsburgh radio station today. The presidential nominee-in-waiting was expected to name his vice presidential pick later this week, in the hopes of curbing Barack Obama's convention bounce. McCain and his running mate then are expected to appear together at one or more rallies, including one planned for Saturday in Pennsylvania. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • McCain 2008  • vice presidential sweepstakes  • Tom Ridge

    • Rove to Lieberman: Drop the VP Run

      Politico  |  Aug 28, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Rove to Lieberman: Drop the VP Run

      (Newser) - Preaching to the GOP from his Fox News seat isn't enough for Karl Rove, Politico reports. The ex-Bush strategist called Joe Lieberman last week to convince him to withdraw his name from VP consideration; Lieberman laughed off the call and hasn't called it quits just yet. Rove's guy is Mitt Romney. “Rove is pushing Romney so aggressively some folks are beginning to wonder what's going on,” says one GOP strategist. More »

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      John McCain  • Republicans  • GOP  • Karl Rove  • vice presidential candidate  • Joseph Lieberman

    • McCain Picks Running Mate, But He's Not Telling Yet

      Politico  |  Aug 27, 08 10:20 PM CDT

      McCain Picks Running Mate, But He's Not Telling Yet

      (Newser) - John McCain has picked his running mate, but he's not telling just yet, Politico reports. McCain will reportedly inform his vice-presidential pick tomorrow, then unveil his choice to the nation on Friday. The two are then expected to campaign in battleground states this weekend, ahead of the GOP convention on Monday. Speculation remains centered on Mitt Romney, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, and political chameleon Joe Lieberman. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • running mate  • Joe Lieberman  • Rush Limbaugh  • Tim Pawlenty

    • Biden: McCain 'Doesn't Get It'

      CNN  |  Aug 27, 08 10:01 PM CDT

      Biden: McCain 'Doesn't Get It'

      (Newser) - Joe Biden accepted his party's nomination to be vice president tonight, then took to the podium to pound the theme that John McCain will offer nothing more than a third Bush term, CNN reports. "John McCain doesn't seem to get it," said Biden, stressing his own humble roots and decrying the dire financial straits of blue-collar families. "Americans need more than a good soldier," he said, referring to McCain's war record. "They require a wise leader." More »

    • McCain Cleverly Made Race Factor: Emanuel

      Politico  |  Aug 27, 08 4:29 PM CDT

      McCain Cleverly Made Race Factor: Emanuel

      (Newser) - John McCain’s campaign managed to slip the issue of race into the presidential election, Democratic heavyweight Rahm Emanuel said today. “They got it through customs," Emanuel said at a Politico-hosted roundtable, characterizing the Republicans’ tactic of injecting race with reaction to a perceived offense by Barack Obama. "They did a good job bringing up a topic they wanted brought up,” Emanuel continued. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Democrats  • Obama 2008  • race  • the race card  • Tom Daschle  • Rahm Emanuel

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