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August 2008
- Palin Facing Alaska Ethics Investigation
  
  TPM Muckraker | Aug 29, 08 12:30 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Palin Is Risky Gamble for McCain
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 29, 08 11:22 AM CDT
  
  (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
  
  (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
  
  (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 »
- Gustav May Delay GOP Convention
  
  Washington Post | Aug 29, 08 1:53 AM CDT
  
  (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
  
  (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 »
- Cindy McCain's Half-Sister Goes for Obama
  
  Us Magazine | Aug 28, 08 4:42 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Dems Plan to Crash GOP Convention, Too
  
  Chicago Tribune | Aug 28, 08 2:53 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- 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 »