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19:23
09/Jul
2008
McCain's Iraq Flip-Flop? | middle east - wikio.com; 1008 words.
50 minutes ago It will be interesting to see how--and if--the candidates adapt their policies on Iraq to take into account Iraq i Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki 's announcement this week that his gove... Read »
19:21
09/Jul
2008
Security firms lose immunity in Iraq deal | middle east - independent.co.uk; 1024 words.
The Iraqi armed services are likely to target widely-hated American security contractors when they lose their immunity to Iraqi law under a new agreement between the US and the Iraq. The main American... Read »
19:16
09/Jul
2008
McCain Wraps Up Southwestern Pa. Tour | pets and animals - kdka.com; 229 words.
Candidate Tracker & More Interactives. SOUTH PARK (KDKA) Republican presidential candidate John McCain was in Western Pennsylvania today for the second consecutive day. He visited the Consol Energy... Read »
19:15
09/Jul
2008
Local leaders pull no punches about Jesse Helms' legacy | gay - indyweek.com; 3683 words.
At U. Jesse Helms' funeral Tuesday, approximately 1,000 people friends, family, neighbors and public figures gathered to honor the former congressman who died on the Fourth of July. In their summer dr... Read »
19:15
09/Jul
2008
Rev. Jesse Jackson Apologizes For Barack Obama Comments, Remarks | political blogs - transworldnews.com; 350 words.
Atlanta, GA 7/09/2008 11:03 PM GMT (TransWorldNews) Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized for his "crude and hurtful" comments against Sen. the remarks were "a side light in a broader conversation about urban... Read »
19:14
09/Jul
2008
Obama, McCain debate Iran solutions | political blogs - stuff.co.nz; 626 words.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says Iran's missile tests have proved a need for direct US talks with Tehran while Republican John McCain has emphasized sanctions and an anti-missile sh... Read »
19:14
09/Jul
2008
Bush calls on Congress to reject FISA bill amendments denying telecom immunity | surveillance - technorati.cn; 216 words.
Senate approves telecom immunity for NSA wiretap cooperation Mike Rosen-Molina at 11:15 AM ET [JURIST] The US Senate Wednesday voted 69-28 [roll call] to approve a bill amending the Foreign Intelligen... Read »
19:12
09/Jul
2008
Terry Santiago, Bronx, NY | conservative - typepad.com; 3419 words.
How real a phenomenon is the Obamacon? This phrase, coined (I think) by Robert Novak is gaining currency in the US. It is the new title for conservatives who back Obama. The San Francisco Chronicle is... Read »
19:11
09/Jul
2008
FISA: Legal immunity for telecom companies who facilitated post 9-11 wiretapping | surveillance - mahalo.com; 1540 words.
Chicago Tribune: Obama's Online Muscle Flexes Against Him (July 8, 2008).Electronic Frontier Foundation: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act FAQ's ..FLETC: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FIS... Read »
19:11
09/Jul
2008
McCain: "Meaningful" Action On Iran Needed | political - cbsnews.com; 935 words.
Couric & Co. Republican presidential contender John McCain drew a hard line against Iran in an interview with Katie Couric to be broadcast Wednesday night, saying "we cannot ever allow a second Holoc... Read »
19:11
09/Jul
2008
Jesse Jackson apologizes to Obama | political - chicagotribune.com; 897 words.
Clarence Page A WARNING TO UNDER-AGED READERS: Now that I've got your attention. Jesse Jackson has issued an apology this afternoon for a story that has not even been reported yet. "For any harm or hu... Read »
19:10
09/Jul
2008
Jackson Sorry for Obama Remarks | ebook reviews - fearlessnews.com; 819 words.
Home. Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for saying Obama is talking down to black people during what he thought was a private conversation with a FOX News reporter Sunday. Jackson also made an off-... Read »
19:09
09/Jul
2008
Jackson Caught On Tape Disparaging Obama | political blogs - huffingtonpost.com; 4321 words.
Barack Obama , Jesse Jackson , Jesse Jackson Barack Obama , Jesse Jackson Obama , Obama African-Americans , Video , Politics . ** UPDATES BELOW: OBAMA STATEMENT, VIDEO ** CNN reports : The Rev. Jesse ... Read »
19:06
09/Jul
2008
Strickland criticizes McCain's energy policy | politics - thenews-messenger.com; 132 words.
PORTSMOUTH Ohio Governor Ted Strickland says Republican presidential candidate John McCain doesn t understand the problem the energy crisis is causing ordinary Americans. Strickland said at a town ... Read »
19:03
09/Jul
2008
Obama boosters to rally against McCain at gas station | oil energy - ocregister.com; 882 words.
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19:02
09/Jul
2008
What about Bob? GOP mum on Barr | party - politico.com; 1866 words.
The GOP has no plans to follow the time-honored method of dealing with pesky third-party candidates by knocking Bob Barr off state ballots. If Republicans are worried about the third-party presidentia... Read »
19:02
09/Jul
2008
Attack ads don t faze Ga. GOP member | political blogs - politico.com; 1362 words.
Rep.) hasn t been in Congress very long, but already he has discovered that it can be a bruising experience. He s been accused of being soft on perverts, tough on disaster victims and stingy with fami... Read »
19:01
09/Jul
2008
Obama Disqualified | political - magic-city-news.com; 575 words.
Presumptive Democrat Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama has disqualified himself from holding his current elected office and disqualified himself from ever holding the office of President of ... Read »
19:01
09/Jul
2008
House Democrats suspend spending bills | political blogs - examiner.com; 759 words.
Sidestepping battles with Republicans over offshore oil drilling and pork barrel projects, Democrats controlling the House have called a halt to efforts to pass the 12 annual bills that fund Cabinet a... Read »
19:01
09/Jul
2008
Complaints filed over Obama s sweetheart mortgage deal | political blogs - examiner.com; 1038 words.
The Hill reports complaints were filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Senate Ethics Committee against the Democrats' presidential candidate over Obama's Countrywide-like sweetheart... Read »
19:01
09/Jul
2008
Thune Not Campaigning For VP Position | political - keloland.com; 365 words.
Some national political analysts are listing South Dakota Senator John Thune as a possible running mate of John McCain. While John Thune says it's unlikely that he'll be named as a running mate, he is... Read »
19:00
09/Jul
2008
Castor: McCain, not Social Security, is real 'disgrace' | social security - typepad.com; 184 words.
U. Kathy Castor of Tampa, co-chairwoman of Democrat Barack Obama's campaign in Florida, accused Republican John McCain of tripping on the so-called "third rail" of American politics: Social Security. ... Read »
19:00
09/Jul
2008
McCain: Offshore drilling could effect gas prices "immediately" | political - typepad.com; 153 words.
John McCain tells Katie Couric on CBS tonight that the US should start offshore drilling "quickly." Asked about what he's proposing other than a "summer gas tax holiday that no one thinks will pass," ... Read »
18:59
09/Jul
2008
Obama Moves To Evangelical Voters | religion faith - nationalledger.com; 825 words.
While everyone is focusing on Barack Obama's shifting positions on issues such as campaign finance, NAFTA, telecom immunity and Iraq, we're missing his incursion into enemy territory to capture those ... Read »
18:57
09/Jul
2008
Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Obama Remarks | political - foxnews.com; 567 words.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for saying Obama is talking down to black people during what he thought was a private conversation with a FOX News reporter Sunday. Jackson also made an o... Read »
18:56
09/Jul
2008
McCain for free trade to revive economy | stocks shares - rediff.com; 342 words.
Republican presidential nominee John McCain has unveiled his plans for reviving the sinking US economy that include free trade and unemployment insurance. The effort is seen as an apparent attempt to ... Read »
18:55
09/Jul
2008
McCain: 'Time for change in America' | political - msn.com; 335 words.
McCain From NBC/NJ's Matthew E. Berger PORTSMOUTH, Ohio -- McCain was asked by a questioner at a town hall meeting Wednesday, "When you gonna come out and say, 'Read my lips, I am not the third term o... Read »
18:53
09/Jul
2008
I Don't Buy The War As The Reason | surveillance - correntewire.com; 1774 words.
15:54. Mile High Stadium, here we come! UPDATE When my Unity Pony comes, I m gonna name it FISA! And Uncle Harry n Uncle Barry n Aunt Nance are gonna to come by tomorrow and show me the secret place... Read »
18:51
09/Jul
2008
Educated Evolution | experience blogs - kcstar.com; 3663 words.
The major presidential candidates -- obviously considering tryouts for the Olympic diving team -- are flip-flopping almost faster than the eye can see. We're starting -- with your help -- the Presiden... Read »
18:50
09/Jul
2008
Progressives for Obama Fool Themselves | anti war - dissidentvoice.org; 1951 words.
Glen Ford / July 9th, 2008 The Progressives for Obama project was always doomed, largely because the candidate was determined to pull the rug from under it at his earliest opportunity. That time h... Read »
18:50
09/Jul
2008
A couple threads back...super toniD posts,,,lead me to conclude | veterans - samsedershow.com; 851 words.
Flummoxed By Vietnam Vet, Submitted by toniD on Tue, 07/08/2008 - 8:44pm. Flummoxed By Vietnam Vet, McCain Falsely Claims He Received Every Award From Every Vets Organization Posing the first questi... Read »
18:49
09/Jul
2008
McCain visits Southern Ohio | economy trade - chillicothegazette.com; 150 words.
Sen. John McCain conducted a town hall meeting in Portsmouth today with a focus on jobs and a strong economy. "More than 400,000 Americans have lost their jobs since December and the cost of gasoline... Read »
18:47
09/Jul
2008
Women (Scorned) Gone Wild | political blogs - opednews.com; 1267 words.
I never thought I could dislike anyone as much as I've come to detest George W." I am speaking of Hillary Clinton's deep-pocketed contributors, the "Hillraisers." This group of women is still fuming o... Read »
18:45
09/Jul
2008
McCain s Econ Brain : America Has Become A Nation Of Whiners And Is Just In A Mental Recession | commodities trading - thinkprogress.org; 1834 words.
McCain s Econ Brain : America Has Become A Nation Of Whiners And Is Just In A Mental Recession . In an interview with the Washington Times today, former senator Phil Gramm, who is Sen. John M... Read »
18:45
09/Jul
2008
Barack Obama: A Liberal For All Seasons | abortion - townhall.com; 2906 words.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 With the November presidential election just months away, it s time to examine the views of the two major candidates. In this article, we re taking an in depth look at the opin... Read »
18:44
09/Jul
2008
Dem pollster finds McCain winning the positive economic debate | economy trade - lohudblogs.com; 247 words.
A new strategy memo on the presidential campaign released today by Democracy Corps and the polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner finds that Republican John McCain beats Democrat Barack Obama when the ... Read »
18:44
09/Jul
2008
Traveling Man | political blogs - nationaljournal.com; 957 words.
In May, more than 10 weeks after he sewed up the nomination of the Republican Party, John McCain cheerfully offered Democrats some tongue-in-cheek advice during an appearance on " Saturday Night Live ... Read »
18:41
09/Jul
2008
Analysis: Obama's turn to middle on surveillance | political - forbes-global.com; 756 words.
Sen. Barack Obama's vote in favor of anti-terrorist surveillance legislation on Wednesday marked an about-face on the issue that left him comfortably in the bipartisan middle, no matter the criticism ... Read »
18:37
09/Jul
2008
McCain sits out FISA vote | surveillance - swamppolitics.com; 305 words.
6:58 PM by James Oliphant The long-debated bill that modifies the government's surveillance powers and ostensibly grants large telecommunication companies immunity from civil suits for helping the gov... Read »
18:36
09/Jul
2008
Pentagon will reopen $35B tanker bid | defense - washingtontimes.com; 453 words.
Boeing Co. will submit new offers for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, and the Pentagon will pick a winner by the end of the year. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that h... Read »
18:33
09/Jul
2008
Giant among us | mothers - afterdowningstreet.org; 2199 words.
BAR executive editor Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report The "Progressives for Obama" project was always doomed, largely because the candidate was determined to pull the rug from under it at his earliest o... Read »
18:31
09/Jul
2008
Kennedy makes surprise appearance, casts key vote for measure that faces White House veto | political - aarp.org; 535 words.
Senate Prepares Medicare Premium Protection Vote. Edward Kennedy, Senate Democrats pushed through a long-delayed bill that prevents a 10.6 percent cut in fees for doctors serving Medicare patients. Ke... Read »
18:29
09/Jul
2008
Leimert Park Bookstore Devotes Section to Barack Obama | political blogs - scpr.org; 706 words.
Black-owned independent retailer Eso Won Books in South Los Angeles is devoting space this election year to books by and about presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. KPCC's Patricia... Read »
18:28
09/Jul
2008
McCain: Social Security funding now `a disgrace (Miami Herald) | politics - casualbuzz.com; 68 words.
The system for funding Social Security is a disgrace because it forces young workers to pay into a program that is unlikely to benefit them in its current form, Republican presidential candidate Joh... Read »
18:27
09/Jul
2008
Attack & Comments | political - kcstar.com; 680 words.
MIchele - America Sucks - Obama is coming to KC, well, whoop-de-frigging-doo! That news does not even jiggle the needle of my give-a-crap-a-meter. I am sure she will take this opportunity to echo her ... Read »
18:27
09/Jul
2008
German politicians feud over possible Obama visit | germany - reuters.com; 606 words.
Tags: Tales from the Trail: 2008 , Angela Merkel , Barack Obama , Berlin , democratic presidential candidate , Germany . BERLIN - Barack Obama may be itching to tell the world Ich bin ein Berliner ... Read »
18:26
09/Jul
2008
Senate passes | surveillance - wasalive.com; 2540 words.
Clears jonbenet Dark knight Data plan Deal Fisa Force unleashed Google Hurricane bertha Interview Iphone Iphone apps Iran Los angeles Mccain Media Microsoft Missile test Obama Open caption Problem Rep... Read »
18:23
09/Jul
2008
Bush wins passage of US spy bill to protect telecoms | surveillance - besternews.com; 658 words.
Bush won final congressional approval on Wednesday of a bill granting liability protection to telecommunication companies that took part in the warrantless domestic spying program he began after the S... Read »
18:23
09/Jul
2008
Fox News Changes: Anchor E.D. Hill Loses | media - nowpublic.com; 1319 words.
Fox News Changes: Anchor E. Hill Loses Her Show, Laura Ingraham In At 5PM By Albert N.com Fox News having editing difficulties with the new Host for the 5 pm. segment called, " target="_blank"Just in"... Read »
18:21
09/Jul
2008
McCain Campaigns in Western Pennsylvania | political - wearecentralpa.com; 215 words.
SOUTH PARK, ALLEGHENY COUNTY - Presidential hopeful John McCain was in the Western part of Pennsylvania on this Wednesday talking about coal production and energy independence. While Senator McCain us... Read »
18:20
09/Jul
2008
The FCC, congressmen and AGs should be ashamed of themselves for wasting the public's | satellite radio - twice.com; 683 words.
Washington Attorneys General from over a dozen states asked for curbs on the proposed Sirius XM merger, if not its rejection, in a meeting with Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate of the Federal Commun... Read »
18:15
09/Jul
2008
Muzzle mania | political - thephoenix.com; 950 words.
Giving a Muzzle Award to the Boston Police Department for its handling of Veterans Day protesters is in keeping with widespread media complicity that allows lower ranks to be court-martialed while war... Read »
18:11
09/Jul
2008
US Senate backs increased spying powers | surveillance - france24.com; 723 words.
US senators voted 69 to 28 in favor of a bill increasing electronic surveillance authority for intelligence agencies, and shielding telecommunication companies that took part in unwarranted domestic s... Read »
18:09
09/Jul
2008
ENPR: Ranking Vice Presidential Contenders | political - humanevents.com; 2200 words.
Presidential Running Mates : A look at the vice presidential prospects in both parties in a rough order of how their chances rank: Democratic:. Tim Kaine: The logical choice is a moderate Southern go... Read »
18:09
09/Jul
2008
Obama Name-Checks Lil Wayne, Crushes Dreams | political - nymag.com; 188 words.
While presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain has made no secret of his profound appreciation for the cheerless, nihilistic coke rap of Young Jeezy, his Democratic rival, Barack Obama,... Read »
18:07
09/Jul
2008
The New McCain Message Machine? | time - time-blog.com; 2989 words.
Is it a change in strategy? Or just a sign that there are some kinks in the system to be worked out? The candidate's just-completed trip to Pennsylvania--a more-than-crucial state in this fall's elect... Read »
18:05
09/Jul
2008
Roy Hobbs In The Bottom Of The | political blogs - airamerica.com; 636 words.
On a sad day for civil liberties in this country, there is one shining bright spot - Ted Kennedy is back in the Senate. Kennedy, battling a brain tumor, walked through a wall of applause into the Sena... Read »
18:04
09/Jul
2008
Jackson apologizes to Obama | political - chicagotribune.com; 573 words.
CHICAGO - The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for "regretfully crude" comments he made about Barack Obama's speeches in black churches during what he thought was a private conversation with a ... Read »
18:03
09/Jul
2008
Telco Immunity Approved | surveillance - eweek.com; 630 words.
A telco immunity bill gets a vote in the Senate. Barrack Obama approves three failed amendments to hold carriers responsible, but approves the final bill. Senate voted July 9 to grant retroactive immu... Read »
18:02
09/Jul
2008
Renewables, clean coal win in Senate spending bill | energy - earthportal.org; 985 words.
Balaenoptera musculus, is the largest known animal ever to have lived on sea or land. Individuals can reach more than 110 feet and weigh nearly 200 tons, more than the weight of 50 adult elephants. Th... Read »
18:01
09/Jul
2008
US troops withdrawal from Iraq | middle east - com.pk; 458 words.
WASHINGTON: Iraq s hardening demand for a pullout deadline for US troops on Tuesday reignited the sharp campaign quarrel over the war between White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama. Republica... Read »
18:01
09/Jul
2008
Obama Strikes Right Notes at LULAC | politics - thenation.com; 1231 words.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama struck the right themes when he spoke Wednesday to the League of United Latin American Citizens convention in Washington. Referencing past struggles and ... Read »
18:01
09/Jul
2008
Obama Votes to Silence Debate and Pass FISA | political blogs - thenation.com; 5554 words.
Arizona Senator John McCain did not bother to show up for Wednesday's Senate votes on whether to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to absolve George Bush of responsibility for initiating... Read »
18:00
09/Jul
2008
Jackson makes crude | political blogs - ajc.com; 268 words.
McKinney expected to get Green Party nomination this week. Georgia politics page Presidential campaign news The civil rights leader said Wednesday he felt there were other important issues to be a... Read »
17:58
09/Jul
2008
PAC ads label Congressman Barrow as Bush supporter | political blogs - ledger-enquirer.com; 562 words.
President Bush's war and economic policies. ads that call Barrow "George Bush's Rubber Stamp" in large red letters. The first ad appeared Wednesday in The Savannah Tribune, a weekly newspaper targetin... Read »
17:58
09/Jul
2008
What Else Can I Do With All This Spin? | political - cjr.org; 391 words.
The Boston Globe s Brian Mooney shows how the spin flows with a minute-by-minute chronology of A Day of Campaign Spin (in this case, yesterday, when both campaigns were frantically spinning reporters... Read »
17:58
09/Jul
2008
McCain vs. Accuracy, Round 17 | social security - cjr.org; 1146 words.
Amid all the misplaced hand-wringing over whether Barack Obama has changed his position on Iraq (he hasn t, though both candidates have shifted their emphasis in response to changing facts on the grou... Read »
17:56
09/Jul
2008
Liberals fighting liberals | political blogs - silobreaker.com; 543 words.
In addition to healing rifts within his party after a bruising primary battle, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee , as some liberal supporters look to recent comments the Illinois senator mad... Read »
17:55
09/Jul
2008
Obamawitz? | political blogs - forward.com; 1061 words.
GOT ANY CHANGE?: Political novice (and Yiddish speaker) Paul Newell is hoping to capitalize on desire for change in his longshot bid to unseat New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver going so... Read »
17:55
09/Jul
2008
Senate Passes Wiretap Bill With Telco Immunity | political - smartmoney.com; 743 words.
Updates with reaction from President Bush.) By Corey Boles Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U. Senate Wednesday voted to approve final passage of legislation overhauling the Foreign... Read »
17:52
09/Jul
2008
Ailing Kennedy returns to the Senate | political - courierpostonline.com; 510 words.
Massachusetts Sen. Kennedy, battling a brain tumor, walked through a wall of applause and into the Senate today and cast a dramatic, decisive vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation. "Aye," the 76-... Read »
17:52
09/Jul
2008
The US Congress grants retroactive immunity to telcos for their role in conducting warrantless wiretaps | surveillance - lightreading.com; 653 words.
U. carriers can breathe a little easier today knowing that the wiretapping they helped conduct after September