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Election 2008

Competition is hot for the highest office in the land. Will it be Barack Obama or John McCain? Just so long as it isn't George...

The most diverse crowd of presidential hopefuls ever hit the campaign trail for 2008. On the left, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton geared up for a close race; John Edwards rounded out the top three on the Democratic side, with Al Gore playing the role of potential spoiler. Months later, the charismatic-but-inexperienced junior senator emerged as the delegate winner. Meanwhile, on the right, the Reaganites held out hope for a definitive Fred Thompson run. Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani became early favorites, only to bow out, with the others, in favor of John McCain.

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November 2008
- Rivals' Meeting Today Could Benefit Both Men
  
  Wall Street Journal | Nov 17, 08 8:38 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Meeting today in Chicago to bury the hatchet, Barack Obama and John McCain could each be of considerable use to the other, the Wall Street Journal notes. Working together, McCain could get his maverick groove back, and Obama could get help on these key areas: Auto efficiency: McCain has worked with Obama ally John Kerry in the past on this priority for the new president. More »
- Obama Letters Promised Gov't Workers an Overhaul
  
  Washington Post | Nov 17, 08 8:11 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With the election fast approaching, Barack Obama sent letters to seven federal agencies, hoping to win the votes of their employees with detailed—and generally very generous—promises, the Washington Post reports. Obama promised to make departments more powerful and effective, to improve worker rights, and eliminate unpopular Bush practices. “I asked him to put it in writing,” said the head of the American Federation of Government Employees, “and he didn’t flinch.” More »
- Mr. Franken Goes to Washington
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune | Nov 17, 08 7:51 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Al Franken is heading to Washington while his senate race with incumbent Norm Coleman goes into recount, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . In DC, Franken will meet with Democratic leaders to discuss the recount process, and to bone up on impending legislation. Said Franken’s spokeswoman, “If he should win this election, it would be irresponsible for him not to get ready to take office.” More »
- NYT Slaps Reporter for Facebook Source
  
  New York Times | Nov 16, 08 11:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Backlash against the New York Times reporter who contacted minors on Facebook to locate sources has led Times public editor Clark Hoyt to declare, “I would not have sent the messages.” Jodi Kantor, author of last month’s unflattering front-page profile of Cindy McCain, reached out to classmates of McCain's daughter to find parents who knew McCain. Her efforts were labeled by some as “disgusting.” More »
- Priest: No Communion for Obama Voters
  
  Greenville (SC) News | Nov 15, 08 7:31 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - South Carolina's Catholic authorities have overruled a priest who told Obama voters they weren't fit to partake in Holy Communion, the Greenville News reports. The priest wrote in a church bulletin that voting for a pro-choice candidate constituted "cooperation with intrinsic evil" and urged Obama voters to do penance "lest they eat and drink their own condemnation." More »
- Obama Mulls Richardson, Clinton for Sec. of State
  
  Huffington Post | Nov 14, 08 9:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is considering Hillary Clinton and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson for the job of Secretary of State, the Huffington Post reports. Democratic officials say he met with Clinton yesterday and Richardson today to weigh which former foe to bring into his administration. Two officials say he offered Clinton the job, but other sources say has not decided and has interviewed other candidates. More »
- Nebraska Splits Electoral Votes, in First; Obama Gets 1
  
  Associated Press | Nov 14, 08 5:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has won a single Nebraska electoral vote in post-election counting, the first time the state has split the vote since a 1991 law allowed the practice, the AP reports. No Democrat has gotten a vote in the state since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. More »
- Lieberman Should Be Punished: Leahy
  
  Vermont Public Radio | Nov 14, 08 4:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Patrick Leahy thinks fellow Sen. Joe Lieberman, after campaigning for John McCain, should no longer occupy the chair of key committees, the Democrat told Vermont Public Radio today. The Connecticut independent currently caucuses with the Democrats, and chairs the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees, the Hill notes. Lieberman went “beyond the pale,” Leahy said. More »
- Munificent Obama Empties Coffers on Staff
  
  New York Daily News | Nov 14, 08 3:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign is redistributing the wealth to the staff, the New York Daily News reports. The loaded campaign will give its troops a bonus equivalent to a month’s pay and allow employees to keep campaign-issued phones and computers, provided they pay the taxes. “It's a very nice gesture for people who slaved away and sacrificed for the past year,” one said. More »
- Franken Sues for Records of Rejected Voters
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune | Nov 14, 08 7:26 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Senate hopeful Al Franken is suing Minnesota counties to get the names and addresses of locals whose absentee ballots were rejected, the Star Tribune reports. Franken’s team is sweeping the state for such information in an effort to cut GOP Sen. Norm Coleman’s current 206-vote lead. A full state recount begins next week in the race, which could tip the balance of power in the Senate. More »
- DC Expects 1M for Obama Inauguration
  
  Associated Press | Nov 13, 08 8:31 PM CST
  
  (AP) - Washington, DC, is bracing for what could be a record-breaking inauguration crowd for Barack Obama. The National Park Service is preparing for more than 1 million people to descend on the capital, with tickets in short supply and hotels booked up. The Park Service said it will clear more viewing space along the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route and set up jumbo TV screens along the National Mall. More »
- McCain Returns to Trail, Urges Ga. Voters 'Into Battle'
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Nov 13, 08 6:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - John McCain found himself back on familiar terrain tonight—the campaign trail. The Republican also-ran traveled to Georgia to stump for Saxby Chambliss, who's locked in a runoff battle for the Senate with Democrat Jim Martin, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “I did not think I would be back on the campaign trail quite this early,” McCain said. “But there is a lot at stake here. I’m asking you to go into battle one more time." More »
- Cheneys Greet the Bidens
  
  AFP | Nov 13, 08 5:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Joe Biden and wife Jill paid a pleasant social call this evening on the man Biden once called the "most dangerous vice president" in the nation's history. Dick Cheney and wife Lynne invited the Bidens for a meeting and a tour of the VP's official residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, AFP reports. "It was a good visit," said a Cheney spokeswoman, and a Biden spokeswoman agreed. More »
- Clinton Rumored On Short List for Secretary of State
  
  Washington Post | Nov 13, 08 3:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Washington rumor mill has spit out an interesting item: Barack Obama may be considering erstwhile archrival Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, the Post reports. Obama is not pleased with names floated for the position, including Sens. John Kerry and Chuck Hagel and Gov. Bill Richardson. Clinton might salve Democratic wounds, and her foreign policy cred could play well on the world stage. More »