May 14, 2008Dean Announces Joint Fundraising Agreement with Clinton and Obama Campaigns
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean announced today that the DNC has signed a joint fundraising agreement with the Clinton and Obama campaigns. As part of the agreement, a new entity, "Democratic White House Victory Fund," has been formed. The fund will allow both...
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May 14, 2008Pressure Mounts on McCain to Release Tax Returns
The McCain campaign's decision to withhold Cindy McCain's tax returns is drawing criticism from across the political spectrum. This morning, editorials in both the Washington Post and Washington Times echoed calls for the McCain campaign to release Cindy McCain's tax returns. This...
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May 14, 2008MUST READ: More Lobbyist Problems for McCain Campaign
Days after two senior McCain campaign aides resigned after news reports revealed that their lobbying group had worked on behalf of the repressive regime in Myanmar, a new report reveals more lobbyist problems for John McCain's campaign. According to the Wall Street Journal, the lobbying group...
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May 14, 2008McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and A Balanced Budget
John McCain says he "will not leave office without balancing the federal budget." But an analysis by the non-partisan FactCheck.org reveals McCain's plan is "full of holes" and doesn't even add up. According to FactCheck.org, McCain's "pronouncement on cutting...
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May 13, 2008Will John McCain Ever Denounce John Hagee's Views?
Reverend John Hagee today apologized for his offensive comments about Catholics. Despite spending a year courting Hagee's endorsement and refusing to distance himself from the controversial pastor, John McCain reportedly played no role in the apology. McCain has repeatedly refused to publicly...
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May 15, 2008 McCain Sees U.S. Troops Leaving Iraq by 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 15 -- Sen. John McCain on Thursday offered for the first time what he hopes will be an end date for the war in Iraq, part of a vision he presented in which his policies lead to peace and prosperity at home and abroad by 2013, the end of what would be his first term as president.
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May 15, 2008 California Supreme Court Strikes Bans on Same-Sex Marriage
The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that gays have a constitutional right to marry, striking down state laws that forbade it, in a decision that is likely to reenergize the election-year debate over same-sex marriages and gay rights.
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May 15, 2008 War Funding Bill Stalls in House
An odd coalition of angry Republicans and antiwar Democrats yesterday torpedoed a $162.5 billion proposal to continue funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, leaving the House to pass a measure that demands troop withdrawals, bans torture and expands education benefits for returning veterans.
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May 15, 2008 The Trail
At least six of the eight pledged delegates that former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards won in South Carolina are expected to jump to Barack Obama after Edwards's endorsement Wednesday of the senator from Illinois, according to a CNN report.
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May 15, 2008 Bush's Comments In Israel Fuel Anger
JERUSALEM, May 15 -- On an emotional visit to mark Israel's 60th anniversary, President Bush on Thursday compared people seeking talks with Iran and radical Islamic groups to the Nazis' appeasers, provoking a political storm at home and accusations that he was politicizing the celebration.
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May 15, 2008 Haqqani Back in D.C., Where Everybody Knows His Name
Most ambassadors gain real influence only after years of working Washington's corridors of power -- and often only with the help of expensive lobbying firms. But Husain Haqqani, the ambassador-designate from Pakistan, already knows almost everyone who counts.
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