OPINION
Lawmakers are angry, but making aircraft giant compete is a good thing
Time Mar 9, 08 9:45 AM CDT
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There’s fury on Capitol Hill (and the campaign trail) over a $40 billion Air Force contract going to a European team, Mark Thompson notes in Time , but it’s entirely appropriate for the military to get the best technology it can. Indeed, anger over the snub to Boeing shows lawmakers at their worst, worrying about hometown pork instead of defense needs.
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Foster wins Hastert's spot in special election
Chicago Tribune Mar 9, 08 7:00 AM CDT
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Little-known Democratic physicist Bill Foster beat Illinois Republican Jim Oberweis yesterday in a special election to fill Dennis Hastert's vacated seat in Congress. The Democrat's victory in the GOP suburban stronghold west of Chicago may herald more trouble for Republicans during fall elections, writes the Chicago Tribune. "Voters are ready for a change. They want new leadership in Washington," said Senator Dick Durbin.
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More Bush buddies work for senator
Politico Mar 8, 08 8:53 AM CST
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Major Bush pals Ken Mehlman and Karl Rove are jumping aboard the Straight Talk Express, both informally advising John McCain, a top aide to the GOP hopeful tells Politico. Mehlman, who ran Bush’s 2004 campaign, is an unpaid, outside adviser, while Rove recently donated to McCain and had a closed-door conversation with the senator. The pair add to an increasing number of Bushies on the trail.
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Presumptive nominee loses cool with reporter over veep question
ABC News Mar 8, 08 5:33 AM CST
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John McCain started to lose his temper with a New York Times reporter yesterday after being asked about John Kerry, ABC reports. McCain said there was no chance he would choose his friend Kerry for a running mate because of their "vastly different" views. He got testy when asked about a 2004 conversation where Kerry reportedly put the idea of Kerry-McCain to him.
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Victory 'in the conventional sense' not possible, urges voters on anyway
Boston Globe Mar 7, 08 5:19 PM CST
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John McCain’s last standing competitor for the Republican presidential nomination is stepping down—in a way. Texas congressman Ron Paul released a video today saying victory wasn’t possible “in the conventional sense,” but that supporters should still pull his lever. “We must remember elections are short-term efforts,” he proclaimed, “revolutions are long-term projects,” the Boston Globe reports.
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The party has raised more than $97 million in 2007 and has $25 million on hand
New York Times Mar 7, 08 1:11 PM CST
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The Democratic candidates may be flush with money, but their party isn't. The GOP has a nearly 7-to-1 advantage in cash on hand, the New York Times reports. Democrats hope to make up the gap once they settle on a nominee, but the GOP already has begun plotting with John McCain on how to best use the advantage. Republicans raised $97 million last year and have $25 million left; Dems raised $60.5 and have $3.7 million left.
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'Sedona Five' crack team of loyalists revamped battle
Los Angeles Times Mar 7, 08 9:50 AM CST
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John McCain's back-from-the-dead presidential bid can attribute its triumph to a number of factors: the successes of the Iraq surge, the rise of Mike Huckabee, Rudy Giuliani's concession in New Hampshire. But before any of those game-changing events, the McCain comeback was engineered by a small, crack team of loyalists who remained with the candidate when his organization bled employees and money, reports the Los Angeles Times .
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OPINION
Bush pal advises Clinton, McCain in
WSJ op-ed
Wall Street Journal Mar 6, 08 10:13 AM CST
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The presidential race has seen Hillary Clinton and John McCain repeatedly rise from the dead. But with a long way to go for these “Lazarus” hopefuls, how can they beat out Barack Obama? Karl Rove offers some advice in the Wall Street Journal : Clinton, he says, should keep hitting the Illinois senator for inexperience, while the private McCain should get more personal.
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Voters worry about age more than race or gender, survey finds
Washington Post Mar 6, 08 9:23 AM CST
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GOP contender John McCain would lose to either Democratic candidate if the match-up were held today, according to a new Washington Post -ABC News poll. Adults nationwide would choose Barack Obama over McCain by 12 percentage points; Hillary Clinton would beat the Republican by six points. Though McCain has eight months to gain ground, he appears to be a hard sell to many independent and moderate voters.
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President endorses Arizona senator a day after GOP nomination assured
CNN Mar 5, 08 2:34 PM CST
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George Bush endorsed John McCain in a Rose Garden appearance today, saying his former foe has the “character, courage, and perseverance” to be president. One day after the Arizona senator clinched the Republican nomination, he said of Bush, “I appreciate his endorsement, and I appreciate his service to our country.” Bush added he’d work for McCain’s election as much as possible, CNN reports.
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Clinton victories in Texas, Ohio presage ugly, costly contest
Newsweek Mar 5, 08 10:28 AM CST
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Hillary Clinton's victories in Texas and Ohio herald a long, ugly scrap for the Democratic nomination—and the big loser may be the party, reports Newsweek . It remains unknown how many delegates the New York senator won last night, but Clinton can now brush aside calls for her to end her candidacy as the race moves to its next big battleground: Pennsylvania, six weeks away on April 22.
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