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August 2008
- McCain to Air Rebuttal Ad, Could Leak VP Choice Tonight
  
  Politico | Aug 28, 08 12:41 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- 54% Against Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 28, 08 12:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Though California voters are evenly divided over whether gay couples should be allowed to wed, more than half believe it shouldn’t be barred by law, a Los Angeles Times poll finds. Some 54% of likely voters oppose a November ballot measure that would define marriage as only between a man and a woman; 40% support Proposition 8. More »
- McCain Says He Hasn't Made VP Choice Yet
  
  Associated Press | Aug 28, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- McCain Picks Running Mate, But He's Not Telling Yet
  
  Politico | Aug 27, 08 10:20 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- McCain Cleverly Made Race Factor: Emanuel
  
  Politico | Aug 27, 08 4:29 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Arnold May Skip GOP Convention
  
  Associated Press | Aug 27, 08 3:53 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - When the Republican convention opens Monday night, its prime-time lineup could be missing one of its biggest draws: Arnold Schwarzenegger. The governor is vowing to remain in California if lawmakers can’t strike a budget deal, now 2 months overdue. And agreement seems unlikely, potentially costing Schwarzenegger a national platform and John McCain a high-profile supporter who has been popular with independent voters. More »
- GOP Leaves Alaska Drilling Off Platform
  
  Associated Press | Aug 27, 08 1:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The committee assembling the Republican Party’s election platform has officially taken drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off the table, in an effort to help John McCain’s presidential campaign, the AP reports. McCain doesn’t support tapping the protected lands, and committee members say they’d rather convert McCain on the issue after he’s elected. More »
- Biden Complicates McCain's Veep Calculus
  
  Politico | Aug 27, 08 11:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Joe Biden presents a problem for John McCain, Jeanne Cummings notes on Politico. “McCain knows Biden well," says one Republican insider. "He knows how good he is as a knife fighter." Stacked up against Biden, all of the rumored GOP short-listers reveal potentially fatal flaws: Mitt Romney: Considering Biden's middle-class roots, the multimillionaire former governor could undermine McCain's claims of Obama elitism. More »
- McCain Steps Up Foreign Policy Attacks
  
  Politico | Aug 26, 08 8:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain continued his effort today to paint Barack Obama’s as a soft, cocky cosmopolitan who would diminish the nation's strength, Politico reports. Before a crowd of veterans, McCain attacked Obama’s foreign policy credibility. "If he really thinks that, by liberating Iraq from a dangerous tyrant, America somehow set a bad example that invited Russia to invade a small, peaceful and democratic nation, then he should state it outright—because that is a debate I welcome.” More »
- McCain Borrows Clinton's '3am' Attack
  
  USA Today | Aug 26, 08 12:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain has resurrected Hillary Clinton’s “3am” attack ad, and will be running a modified version in several battleground states, USA Today reports. The Republican's ad reruns a portion of Clinton’s, along with clips of Clinton attacking Obama’s experience, and ends with the tag, “Hillary’s right.” The move continues McCain’s recent tactic of wooing Clinton voters by accentuating the Democrats’ primary differences. More »
- It's Health, Not Age, That Matters
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 26, 08 10:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - At 72, John McCain would be the oldest person elected president, but should that matter to voters? Probably not, according to geriatrics experts consulted by the Wall Street Journal. “Aging has such a small impact on how we function that it is of minimal importance,” says one specialist. Though brain functions deteriorate with age, that decline is offset by experience, and older brains do unconscious work-arounds to compensate for slower retrieval speed.