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Talk
of Russia-Cuba ties seen as warning to U.S.
Afghan
Victims Disputed After U.S. Strike - U.S. Says 30 Militants
Killed; Afghan Ministry Says Dozens Of Children And Women Perish
UN
split on Ossetia resolutions - The UN Security Council is
deadlocked over the situation in Georgia with the US and Russia
rejecting rival resolutions on the crisis.
Bomber
Kills U.S.-Allied Sunni Leader - Officials Say Suicide Blast
Wounds About 20 Others
Georgia
Says Abkhazia Separatists Seize Villages - Georgia says Russian-backed
Abkhazian separatists seize Georgian villages, power plant
Musharraf
balks at plan for 'graceful exit' before impeachment
U.S.-Poland
Missile Deal Roils Russia - Agreement "Cannot Go Unpunished," Russian
Official Warns; Poland Open To Russian Inspections. Sounds like
the Cuban missile crisis.
Russia:
Poland Risks Attack Because of US Missiles
Diplomacy
steps in as Russian troops in Georgia
Afghan
Militants Kill 3 Aid Workers - Three Women, Including U.S.
Citizen, Die In Bullet-Ridden SUV
18
Killed In Bomb Attack On Lebanon Bus - Bus Was Carrying Civilians,
Military Members In Northern City Of Tripoli
Female
Suicide Bomber Kills 26 In Iraq - Bombs Target Shiite Pilgrims
South Of Baghdad During Major Religious Festival
Georgian
president's Russia claims raise eyebrows
Russia
invades Georgia after Georgia invades South Ossetia
Iraqi
lawmaker: We are doing our share of reconstruction - Haidre
al-Abadi says Iraq's projected $80 billion surplus is "not
real money"
Iraq's
oil-fueled surplus could hit $80 billion, report says
Top
Assad aide assassinated at Syrian resort
1,200
Marines get tour extension in Afghanistan
North
Korea steps up row with South - North Korea has said it will
expel South Korean workers from a mountain resort, in a further
sign of worsening relations between the two countries.
Israel
allows in Gaza fugitives - Armed Fatah supporters were cuffed
and stripped for security screening
Taliban
Denies Al Qaeda's No. 2 Wounded
Hamas
Detention Of Fatah Officials Escalates Feud
India,
Pakistan agree to push ahead with peace process
Iran
defiant on nuclear deadline - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
has said his country will not retreat "one iota" on
its nuclear programme.
Blasts
Kill 5 NATO Soldiers In Afghanistan
Nonaligned
Nations Back Iran Nuke Program - Tehran Gets Endorsement
While Standoff With U.N. Over Uranium Enrichment Continues.
Pakistan
Denies Report Its Spy Service Planned Kabul Blast
Pakistan
admits to Taleban spies - Pakistan's government has said
it needs to purge Taleban sympathisers from within the ranks
of the country's intelligence service - the ISI.
Israeli
Police Question Olmert for 4th Time in Corruption Probe
UN
extends Darfur peace mission - The UN Security Council has
renewed the mandate for peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region
for another year after resolving last-minute differences.
Israel’s
Political Situation Dims Hopes for Peace Deal
U.S.
Bosnia negotiator dismisses Karadzic deal claim
Pakistanis
Aided Attack in Kabul, U.S. Officials Say
Fiascos
bracket tenure of Ehud Olmert - Corruption allegations and
his handling of the Lebanon war did in Israel's prime minister
despite diplomatic ventures toward peace.
UK
Teen Stabbed, Dismembered In Brazil - 17-Year-Old British
Girl Murdered; Boyfriend Arrested
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Sarah
Palin misled us on “bridge to nowhere”
McCain
Camp Denies that Sarah Palin was a Member of the Buchanan Brigades
in the 1990s
Palin
aide put on leave in firing flap - Official who made call
inquiring about trooper taken "out of the mix."
Palin
staff pushed to have trooper fired - Governor says she's
learned calls were made about Wooten's ouster
Barack
Obama, Al Gore raise the roof at Invesco Field
Putin
Suggests U.S. Provocation in Georgia Clash - suggests that
the Bush administration may have tried to create a crisis that
would influence American voters in the choice of a successor
to President George W. Bush.
Is
Karl Rove using the Bush playbook in the McCain campaign?
Obama:
I'm ready to beat John McCain
Gore:
McCain recycling Bush policy
Barack
Obama hits McCain, sets tone for campaign with historic speech
Lewis:
Obama is the ‘Fulfillment’ of King’s Dream
Bill
Clinton gives Obama backing
Bill
Clinton: 'Yes He Can, But First You Have to Vote for Him'
McCain
Has Made His Pick and Is Set to Tell on Friday
Harriet
Miers Must Testify, Judge Says Rejects White House Motion to
Stay Subpoena
FEMA
phones hacked; calls made to Mideast, Asia
John
McCain's home count up: Eight
Denver
Mayor Hickenlooper Says Biden Boosts Obama in Colorado
Jukebox
John Mccain keeps changing his tune
When
McCain Denies The Obvious - McCain has flip-floped
74 times so far for political gain
US
President Wants More Offshore Drilling - That's Bush and
Mccain's plan to drill something that will not help for 10 or
more years.
From
'Never gonna happen' to on the ticket: Why Obama picked Biden
Joe
Biden got the VP call Thursday night (and never spilled the beans)
Obama
and Biden Begin Race Together - Veteran Senator Brings Foreign
Policy Experience, Gravitas to Democratic Ticket
Wall
Street bailout aid questioned at Fed event -
Reaction
to Obama choosing Biden as running mate
McCain
goes for the mud
Obama:
Russia, U.S. should not ‘charge into’ other countries
Is
McCain's history with Indians a mixed blessing?
In
Minnesota, Sen. McCain And Renewables Industry Have Differing
Agendas
Obama
Touts Troop Withdrawal Timetable, Blasts McCain
Moscow
accused of breaching withdrawal pact
Many
Officials Reluctant to Help Arrest Immigrants
For
McCains, a Public Path but Private Wealth - the McCain's
own 10 homes, including rental properties. A $4.7 million condo
atop one of Phoenix’s newest luxury towers; another unit
on its fourth floor; and a $700,000 townhouse plus others beat
a $1.6 million house any day of the week.
NY
nuclear plant likely a quake risk: study
So
much for the consumer-led earnings rebound
Small
Kansas bank is 9th failure this year
John
Lewis: John McCain's Wise Man? - That's news to Lewis. "Sen.
McCain and I are colleagues in the US Congress, not confidantes.
He does not consult me. And I do not consult him." - John
Lewis
McCain
ad says Obama will cause 'economic disaster' - McCain also
wanted to invade Iraq even before Bush and possible bomb bomb
Iran. And as far as the surge would not have been needed if we
never went to war in Iraq. Do you really trust McCain's judgement?
McCain
Tries to Raise Expectations for Obama
Breaking:
Swift Boat donor - Simmons financing new anti-Obama ads
Senate
GOP hurting for campaign money - "With new secretive
Republican front groups appearing every day to attack Democratic
candidates, there is no shortage of money on their side, but
all we can do is work hard to match our goals and we are on course
to do that," Miller said in a statement.
McCain
Mail Threat Suspect Charged
McCain
misfires as he attacks Obama's home purchase.
Republicans
Swoon Over Latinos - must be election time.
McCain
backer takes on Howard Dean over 'white' remark - Sorry Fiorina
Dean is correct and spoke the truth folks of color, even women,
are more successful in the Democratic Party than they are in
the white, uh, excuse me, in the Republican Party. The Republican
party only courts folks of color to at election time once the
election is over they forget about those folks of color. And
there gay forgot about it. This was not playing the race card
it is simply an observation when the Republicans hold there convention
look at the faces in the crowd.
McCain
gaffe over houses could anger voters - own between eight
and 11 homes depending on how they are counted and several are
worth more than $1 million.
McCain
Is Painted as Wealthy, Clueless
Buffett,
others say high U.S. debt levels pose risks
Obama
vows "best and brightest" foreign policy team
White
House Contenders Trade Economic Attacks After McCain Home Gaffe -
McCain said that he wasn't sure of how many houses he and his
wife, Cindy, own.
A
housing issue: John McCain not sure how many he and wife Cindy
own
Senator
McCain does not speak for this campaign
Why
the McCain Home Debate Matters
McCain
Is To Houses What GWBH Was To Grocery Store Scanners?
Alabama
workers to pay for extra pounds - Next year, the state will
add a $25 insurance fee for being overweight
FOX
News Poll: Obama Leads 42% to 39% Going Into Convention
Two
McCain Offices Receive Envelopes With White Powder, Threat
Dems
Pounce on McCain Admission He Doesn't Know How Many Houses He
Owns - Democrats quickly pointed out that most homeowners
own only one house, worth an average of about $217,000. One email
noted that McCain also disclosed in filings that he also owns
a parking lot worth at least $1 million.
People
Who Live in Seven Glass Houses….
Cindy
McCain's Half Sister 'Angry' She's Hidden
Does
McCain have a Kerry problem?
McCain
and Obama tax plans diverge on wealth - True to party doctrine,
the GOP candidate's economic proposals would ease the burden
on the rich, while the Democratic candidate's would increase
it. McCain's tax proposals would add $5 trillion to the debt
over the next 10 years, while Obama's would add $3.6 trillion.
Obama
eyes economy; McCain's focus is Iraq - The Democrat talked
of jobs in energy. His rival denied doubting Obama's patriotism
Obama
defends patriotism; McCain pushes for more oil
Kaine
on McCain's House Gaffe: "He Couldn't Count High Enough" -
Sen. McCain was asked yesterday this question, 'how many houses
do you own?,' and he couldn't answer that question. Are you sure
you want Mccain to be the president?
McCain
not sure how many houses he and wife own - Days after he
cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5
million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain
acknowledged that he wasn't sure how many houses he and his wealthy
wife actually own.
Obama,
If White, Would Win In Landslide; He Still May
Voters
in Poll Want Priority to Be Economy, Their Top Issue
Clinton
strategy working for McCain
Obama
Fires Back At McCain on Iraq - since when is being a POW
mean you are ready to lead? It took more guts and true leadership
to oppose the war in Iraq then it did to support it. America
was made great by the fact you could disagree with repercussions.
Do remember if your not with us your against us? That’s
one of the most un-American statements ever made.
Watchdogs
make it harder for politicians to stretch the truth - Cindy
McCain's past is the latest to be questioned after errors were
found.
DNC
- McCain Watch: McCain Flounders in Southwest, West
Is
McCain another George W. Bush?
News
media objective in presidential race? - a media study that
came out last month found that NBC, ABC, and CBS were tougher
on Obama than they were on McCain during the first six weeks
of the general election campaign.
Barack
Obama defends patriotism to vets - "I will let no one
question my love of this country. I love America, so do you,
and so does John McCain.". "You did not serve a red
America or a blue America, you served the United States of America."
New
Obama ad links McCain, Reed - "Because of John McCain,
corruption was exposed and people like Jack Abramoff went to
jail," McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said. Reed was helping
Jack Abramoff with his scams but he did not go to jail instaed
he is help Mccain raise money like he did with Jack Abramoff.
McCain
Campaign "Clarifies" His Colorado Water Grab Statement. -
They sure have to do a lot of clarifying in the McCain campaign,
don't they?
Obama's
Attacks Keep Getting Sharper
McCain:
Cone of silence or no cone of silence? - Warren confirmed
that McCain was not in the building when the forum began.
McCain
nets $1.75 million at Reed-linked event - McCain led a Senate
investigation into Abramoff's dealings with Indian tribes, which
included information about his ties to Reed. A House investigative
committee in 2006 did not call Reed as a witness, but concluded
that he interceded with the Bush White House to help some of
Abramoff's clients.
Response
to 9/11 Offers Outline of McCain Doctrine - Mr. McCain began
making his case for invading Iraq to the public more than six
months before the White House. We know how Iraq turned out. He
urged support for the later-discredited Iraqi exile Ahmad Chalabi’s
opposition group. Is really the man we want for president?
Obama
pushes his fundraising total to $390 million
Obama
Pokes at McCain Over Tire-Pressure
Obama
Accuses McCain of Same Old Republican Campaign Tactics
No
more hugs as Obama tears into McCain
Rural
economic woes may provide opening for Obama - "They
just won't vote for him because he's black,". That is as
racist as one could be. To not vote for man because of the color
is his skin is racist. That sad thing is many of these people
do not believe they are not racist. People should vote for who
they believe is best for America, not who is best for a race
of people, and not is best for the rich or the poor, but the
person is best for America and all Americas
McCain
meanders on Social Security
Swiftboating
Barack Obama - Jerome Corsi’s smears against Sen. Barack
Obama are classic gutter politics: unsupported and sometimes
ludicrous claims stated so boldly that gullible people may assume
there must be something to them.
GOP
plans shot down over oil
FBI
probe targets father of embattled Detroit mayor
Howard
Dean Accidentally Calls the Republican Party the "White" Party
The
Candidate We Still Don’t Know
Dazed
and Confused
Obama
Campaign Nets $51M in July; RNC, DNC at Near Parity -
No
Cold War, but Big Chill Over Georgia - “With its actions
in recent days Russia has damaged its credibility and its relations
with the nations of the free world,” Mr. Bush said. Bush
damaged our credibility when he attacked Iraq.
Obama's
Well-Oiled Machine
Democrats
say Corsi book full of lies
McCain
catches heat over apparent comment on Corsi's 'Obama Nation' -
Democrats say McCain is endorsing the much-criticized book after
he responds to a question about it by saying, 'Gotta keep your
sense of humor.' But aides say he misheard and was speaking of
a campaig.
Military
wants to study mind-reading
Court
Filings Reveal Evidence Against Stevens - Prosecutors Possess
Recordings of Senator Promising to Help Oil Company.
Isolation
of Russia not viable option for U.S. - If relations deteriorate
to a Cold War level, a lot is at stake, from cooperation at the
United Nations on curbing Iran and North Korea's nuclear ambitions
to U.S. access to Asia and Afghanistan. Russia is also an important
energy supplier.
Obama
ad accuses McCain of nuclear NIMBY-ness in Nevada.
McCain,
GOP report $96 million in cash - The candidate now has 600,000
donors compared to Obama's two million
Whose
'Economic Disaster' Exactly? - Families/individuals making
more than six figures certainly may be concerned about Obama's
tax plan that proposes larger tax cuts for those making between
about $19,000 and less than $112,000 than McCain's plan does.
GOP
Loyalty Not a Given For Young Evangelicals
Jenna
Bush Wedding Pastor Rips McCain
Christian
PAC Ad Emphasizes Obama's Faith and Family
T.
Boone Pickens Pitches the "Pickens Plan" to McCain.
Meeting with Obama is Next.
Mccain
Camp Responds To DHLl Attack - But as we've pointed
out numerous times, that McCain counterattack is misleading.
- NBC's Mark Murray.
Democrats
Attack McCain for his Association with Ralph Reed - "While
most people now see Ralph Reed as a tainted man raising tainted
money, John McCain sees him as a source of campaign cash,"
McCain,
the jokester, is no laughing matter to the Obama camp - “The
old John McCain used to boast about honorable politics, while
the new John McCain finds Rovian smears funny," Tommy Vietor
said . “Honor is not a laughing matter. What does John
McCain think is funny about an intolerant smear artist who called
Pope John Paul II senile and claims the government lied about
9/11?,” Vietor said of Corsi.
Lawsuit
Filed Against Gonzales & DOJ Officials -
Black
Republicans & Obama: Torn Between Party and Race - they
understand that in a country that has so disadvantaged people
of color, the opportunity to have a person of color in the top
position in the nation is important
Secretary
Rice to Georgia's Rescue? - Bush Has More Fierce Words for
Russia, as Rice Negotiates Peace Plan. Is the kettle calling
the pot black? Has Bush forgotten he attacked Iraq for no reason
and that he need Russia in fight against Iran?
Phil
Gramm Returns to McCain Campaign Fold
McCain
Ad Slams Obama Tax Plan as "Economic Disaster" -
they were wrong when they slammed him on the tire gage and they
wrong once again.
Ooooh,
That Smell. Can’t You Smell That Smell? - McCain will
hang with Ralph Reed, the former head of the Christian Coalition
and a figure in the Jack Abramoff sleaze-a-thon. Is that why
he didn't go after Ralph Reed when he went after Jack Abramoff
so Ralph Reed could help raise funds for his campaign.
Troops
Deployed Abroad Give 6:1 to Obama
McCain's
drilling won't dent gas prices - oil experts and economists
say it won't relieve today's fuel prices.
Obama:
Specifics On The Tax Plan - Politifact sided
with Obama, noting that tire inflation could actually be twice
as more effective and likely the best short-term action of any
plans, certainly more so than off shore drilling, which wouldn't
see benefits for years.
John
McCain, Barack Obama spar over 'celebrity' - TURNABOUT: A
new Barack Obama political ad dubs John McCain “Washington’s
biggest celebrity” and shows him on “Saturday Night
Live,” and other TV shows.
Obama
camp says Detroit mayor unwelcome in Denver
Obama
Bests McCain Among Bush-Backing Bankers, Drug Companies
Military
donations favor Obama - Troops serving abroad have given
nearly six times as much money to Obama's presidential campaign
as they have to McCain's
Jackson
Browne sues McCain, RNC over song in ad
McCain's
Focus on Georgia Raises Question of Propriety - After Chiding
Obama, he dwells on Crisis as a President Might. After months
of sustained GOP criticism of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who
was accused of acting too presidential? So if it's Obama it's
bad, but if it's McCain its ok.
Obama
Faces The Smear Machine
Stevens
questions FBI authority in corruption case - The Justice
Department predicted this would happen after an appeals court
ruled last year that the FBI violated the constitution by searching
the Capitol Hill office of Rep. William Jefferson, D-La.
Clinton's
name to be put in nomination at convention
FAA
Tapes Reveal Drama of Obama Jet Incident
McCain
Fights a Chill in Aspen
Labor
organization looks to paint McCain as elitist - “McCain’s
worth over $100 million…,” the mailer also says. “He
walks around in $520 Italian loafers. If John McCain lost his
Social Security, he’d get by just fine. Would you?”
Obama
campaign issues rebuttal to book's claims
Ad
slams McCain on rough economy
McCain:
Not Ruling Out Pro-choice VP - McCain said "I think
that the pro-life position is one of the important aspects or
fundamentals of the Republican Party," In the past, as Hayes
pointed out, McCain had said it would be difficult to choose
a running made who did not oppose abortion, since it was a cornerstone
of the Republican party platform.
Ralph
Reed's link to McCain brews storm of criticism - Former Christian
Coalition leader tied to scandal sent e-mail for Atlanta fund-raiser. "John
McCain's decision to cozy up to one of the central figures in
the Republican culture of corruption shows how far he is willing
to go to win," - Howard Dean
Top
GOP moderate endorses Obama
McCain
too bellicose on Georgia? - do we really need a war with
Russia?
Kerry
strikes back - Jerome Corsi is trying to do to Obama what
he did to John Kerry. Will Americans fall for Corsi bull or will
they see him for what he is a lying sack who is part of the right-wing
smear machine.
Author
of anti-Kerry book takes similar aim at Obama - Significant
portions of "The Obama Nation," released by Threshold
Editions, a division of Simon & Schuster that has as its
chief editor Mary Matalin, the former Republican operative, have
already been challenged as misleading or false in the days since
it made its debut on Aug. 1.
War
Puts Focus on McCain’s Hard Line on Russia - His hard
line has been derided as provocative, and possibly dangerous,
by some so-called realist foreign policy experts, who warn that
isolating Russia would do little to encourage it to change.
How
is John McCain's Affair Different from John Edwards'?
Feds:
Al Qaeda Mata Hari Wanted To Poison Pres. Carter
Barack
and the Buck - "If we had a strengthening of the dollar,
that would help" reduce fuel costs.
The
Sunday Word: McCain as Manager
Is
McCain fit to be president? - His major accomplishment, in
Vietnam and in the Senate, has been merely to survive. Just surviving
doesn't make you're a hero, or a decent president. America needs
to do more than survive the next four years.
In
Loose Style, McCain Leads a Camp Divided - Out of his hearing,
Mr. McCain is called the White Tornado by some people who have
worked for him over the years.
Obama
slams McCain in official Democratic radio address
U.S.,
Iraq reportedly close to pullout timeline - Legal immunity
for troops is still a potential stumbling block
DHL
deal gone sour haunts McCain in Ohio
Man
Held in Fla. on Charge of Threatening Obama
New
Pentagon Report Uses Language Kerry Used in 2004 that Bush-Cheney
Called "Dangerous" and "Naive" - Do the
President and Vice President think their Secretary of Defense
has a view of the world that's dangerous and naïve? Or did
they never really think that about Kerry? Sounds like the McCain
tactics don't it.
Sen.
Hillary Clinton Seeks Democratic Convention Voice
Michelle
Obama: Barack Is No Elitist
Politifact
Finds Obama's Tire-Inflation ClaimTrue - Car tune-ups and
proper tire inflation will save millions of barrels of oil per
year, but that it will save more energy than new off shore drilling
would yield. Why the Republicans are mocking him at a time of
energy crisis seems bizarre. If you can't beat them slim them
that's the Republican way.
Barack
Obama's energy speech draws attention -- to his changing
stances - what about John
McCain he Flip-Flops too.
OOOPS — McCain
Did It Again - "The American Automobile Association
strongly recommends it.”
McCain
security ousts reporter - Tallahassee Democrat senior writer
Stephen Price on Friday was singled out and asked to leave a
media area. Price was among at least three other reporters, and
the only black reporter, surrounding McCain's campaign bus
McCain
Gaffes, Volunteering Wife For Topless Contest - perhaps unknowingly,
volunteered his wife for a beauty pageant that often features
contestants topless.
McCain
says he won't run from Bush in campaign
White
House Knew Iraq Had No WMDs - The White House Denies Controversial
Charges in New Ron Suskind Book
McCain
Calls to Build 45 Nuclear Plants - McCain Attacks Obama's
Energy Policy to Sway Key Voters. Maybe McCain has forgotten
about 3
mile island, Chernobyl,
the 1957
Nuclear Disaster Karabolka Russian the second biggest nuclear
or the two
nuclear leaks in two weeks that triggered security and safety
reviews in France
FBI
was told to blame Anthrax scare on Al Qaeda by White House officials
Paris
Hilton's new attack ad fires back at 'world's oldest celebrity'
- McCain
Obama's
liabilities - race and class
Tracking
Poll Gives Obama Slight Lead Over McCain
McCain
has spent $1.4M to broadcast the 'Britney/Paris' ad nearly 4K
times
Obama:
End foreign oil reliance by 2019 - McCain's campaign called
Obama's switch a "flip-flop," despite the Republican
candidate's own earlier opposition to lifting the ban.
Factcheck.org
Says Obama Ad Uses Incorrect Figure on Oil Donors - the total
figure could be $2 million, as Obama's campaign claims, or it
could be a little less or a little more.
Obama,
in Shift, Urges Tapping Oil From U.S. Reserve - is willing
to accept some exploration of limited offshore drilling as part
of a more comprehensive energy bill that would include things
he favors, like renewable fuels and batteries for electric-powered
cars. He is also willing to releasing light oil from that emergency
stockpile and replacing it with heavier oil.
The
Top 5 John McCain Flip-Flops
Fact
Check: Properly inflated tires cut gas use
The
Tire-Gauge Solution: No Joke - efficiency experts say that
keeping tires inflated can improve gas mileage by 3%, and regular
maintenance can add another 4%. Many drivers already follow their
advice, but if everyone else did, we could reduce demand several
percentage points immediately. In other words: Obama is right.
McCain
Hits Obama on Energy with Gag Gift - Experts have heralded
Obama's suggestion -- that Americans tune up their cars and fully
inflate their tires -- as one that could save up to 292,000,000
barrels of oil a year, while McCain's plan will take 10 or more
years before it will bring any relief and will keep us reliant
on Oil. Just another case of Republicans distorting truth.
John
McCain is a maverick no more - The Republican presidential
candidate has shifted his position on a number of issues.
Paris's
Mom Thinks McCain Ad Not-So-Hot
McCain
memo: 'Spotting an imposter' - Is McCain attempting to run
as someone whom he isn't? "The hardest thing to do in politics
is campaign as someone you aren't,'' Todd writes. "People
can spot an imposter from a mile away...
How
S%@#y Was McCain?
Obama
Would Back Offshore Drilling As Part of Bipartisan Energy Package
Obama
Campaign Accepts Commission Debates, but Not McCain Town Halls
McCain
and N.Y. Times continue a long-running bout
McCain-Backing
GOP Senator: Obama Did Not Play the Race Card
Obama
Accuses McCain of Being `Cynical,' Not Racist
Obama
denies trying to play race card
Rethinking
the post-9/11 strategy
Obama
shifts on offshore oil drilling - if that's what it takes
to enact a comprehensive policy to foster fuel-efficient autos
and develop alternate energy sources. "Like all compromises,
it also includes steps that I haven't always supported," Obama
conceded. "I remain skeptical that new offshore drilling
will bring down gas prices in the short-term or significantly
reduce our oil dependence in the long-term,"
Obama
On McCain’s Grade School Campaign
GOP
hopes to skirt Minn. bridge issue - just last weekend, a
1,200-pound slab of concrete fell from the bottom of a St. Paul
bridge, damaging two vehicles. No one was injured.
GOP
Lumps Obama With Madonna and Clooney in New Quiz
Obama
and McCain Confront Troubled Economy
Obama "race
card" controversy raises issue of trust - voters in
key states like Pennsylvania saying race was a factor in their
decision not to vote for Obama. Will America chose the better
man or will it chose its next president because they don’t
like the race of the other man?
McCain
appears before black group
Race
Card Charges and Campaign Discord Mark Dog Days of Summer
McCain's
Ad Formula Employs Lowest Common Denominator
Mccain
Web Ad: Obama Might Be ‘The One,’ But Maybe Not Ready
To Lead - portrays Obama’s smugness and false regal
perception with a new comparison: to Moses.
McCain
plays risky game with negative ads, author says
John
McCain's daughter, Meghan McCain, is becoming... a celebrity!
McCain
Campaign Mocks Obama as Messianic in Web Video - The John
McCain of 2000 would not have run this campaign.
Democrats
slam McCain over Britney ad
Economic
models predict clear Obama win in November
Obama
Aide Concedes 'Dollar Bill' Remark Referred to His Race
Obama
proposes $1,000 energy rebates for consumers
Obama
Strategist: Mccain Camp Manufactured Race Debate - “Nobody
reported it as a racial comment. … The only time this became
an issue was when (McCain campaign manager) Rick Davis and their
campaign decided to kick it up and make it a racial issue,” Axelrod
said on NBC’s “Today.”
Pelosi
blocks offshore drilling vote GOP wants - says opening new
areas to drilling won't lower gas prices in the short term and
she right it won't no matter what the GOP says.
Obama
Opens Platform to Rank and File as Focus Turns to Economy
Obama
slams McCain over oil company tax breaks
Obama
camp says McCain tactics worse than Rove's - Rove has no
official role with the McCain campaign, though Steve Schmidt,
a senior adviser in charge of the day-to-day message, was a longtime
protégé of Rove's.
John
McCain ad irritates many in Hollywood - "Anyone who
knows and listens to Barack Obama doesn't think he's empty-headed," said
Bragman, who has known more than his share of vacant skulls. "All
this feels very Roveian to me."
McCain
Tries to Define Obama as Out of Touch
McCain
on Taxes: Trying to Have it Both Ways? - “There is
nothing I would take off the table,” McCain
said Sunday on Tuesday
he said “No” on Wednesday he said “I want
to look you in the eye: I will not raise your taxes nor support
a tax increase. I will not do it,”.
Alaska
Senator Seeks a Quick Trial
House
Acts to Overhaul College Loan Regulations
Connelly:
McCain changing for the worse - McCain's presidential campaign
is evolving into nonstop attacks on Sen. Barack Obama, salted
with distortion and innuendo. An infusion of political talent
from the Bush operation: Karl Rove-trained operatives have hijacked
the "Straight Talk Express", and are driving it into
the mud. - Connelly
Bush
Orders Expands Role for National Intel Chief - Updated intel
rules may erode CIA authority; civil liberties groups and GOP
lawmakers protest over being kept in dark.
The
race card: Did Obama play it or is McCain playing games? -
When you don't have a plan attack the one who does, it works
for the bullies (Republicans) time and time again. If they did
not attack
Defeated
in Court -- Again. The Bush administration never seems to
learn from its excessive assertions of presidential authority.
White
House Aides Can Be Subpoenaed - President Bush’s top
advisers cannot ignore subpoenas issued by Congress.
Slim
majority supports offshore drilling - More than three-quarters
- 77 percent - of Republicans support offshore oil drilling only
35 percent of Democrats approve of drilling. The problem the
Bush-McCain plan for offshore oil drilling is it will be at least
10 years before we see the benefits of .25 to .50 reduction in
gas prices. Bush and McCain were wrong about Iraq and they are
wrong about offshore oil drilling.
GDP
Grows at Tepid 1.9% Pace Despite Stimulus
Small
jet crashes in Minnesota; 8 killed |
McCain's
Continuing Deception - Mr. McCain's ads on taxes are just
plain false.
McCain
misrepresents Obama's tax proposals again. And again, and again.
States
Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions
Netroots
push back against MSM 'bias'
Watchdogs
make it harder for politicians to stretch the truth - Cindy
McCain's past is the latest to be questioned after errors were
found.
In
Nuclear Net’s Undoing, a Web of Shadowy Deals
Missile
defense backers now cite Russia threat
Half-ton
woman indicted in slaying of nephew, 2
CIA
More Fully Denies Deception About Iraq
Teenage
DNA sleuths expose New York fish fraud
Ex-U.S.
Diplo Admits Taping Teen Sex - Gons G. Nachman admitted taping
sex acts with teens in Brazil, Congo sentenced to 20 years
Georgia
'still under Russian occupation'
Voting
machine company warns of program flaw - Georgia one of 34
states notified
Russia
Not in Compliance on Cease-Fire, U.S. and France Say
Russia
says withdrawal complete
The
'World's Greatest Athlete' title returns to U.S. with decathlon
champ
Deal
would have U.S. troops out of Iraq by 2012
U.S.,
Iraqi Negotiators Agree on 2011 Withdrawal - Rice's Baghdad
Visit Ends With Accord on Departure Date; Legal Immunity Is Still
a Sticking Point
A
New Rush to Spy
Olympic
Officials Launch Probe Into Chinese Gymnast's Age
Conventions:
a bounce for the candidates - But in 2004, Bush got only
2 points; Kerry, 0.
Bush
education law: shift ahead? - No Child Left Behind Act could
be overhauled by a new president and Congress next year.
Parolee
arrested in taped elevator mugging
Arrest
comes 23 years after boy disappears
Arizona
Reporter Who Covers McCain Calls Him A Farce
Postmodern
John McCain: the presidential candidate some Arizonans know — and
loathe
Was
the 2004 Election Stolen?
Company
acknowledges voting machine errors that dropped votes
Russia
Never Wanted a War
Russians
halt Nato co-operation - Russia has told Nato that it is
halting military co-operation over the continuing crisis in Georgia,
an alliance spokeswoman has said
Group
to spend $2.8 million on anti-Obama ad - So when will Mccains "poor
judgment" in the Keating
Five affair come out? And why was Ralph
Reed not prosecuted over his connection to Jack
Abramoff? So he could help raise money for John Mccain?
Russia
Threatens U.S. Over Missile Deal - Moscow Warns That Response
To Missile Defense Pact With Poland Will Go Beyond Diplomacy
McCain
Backs Away from Abortion Pledge
A
few speculators dominate vast oil market - Regulators: Swiss
energy firm holds 11 percent of contracts on NYMEX
Rice
says Russian missile shield reaction "bizarre" -
Did we think it was bizarre when Russia put missile in Cuba.
Rep.
Tubbs Jones dies after brain hemorrhage
White
House missing hundreds of days of e-mail. - Sounds like the
gap in the Nixon tapes?
The
Risk of the Zinger - "American leaders shouldn't make
threats the country can't deliver or promises it isn't prepared
to keep. The rhetoric of confrontation may make us feel good,
but other people end up getting killed." - David
Ignatius
Officials:
Deal Calls for Troop Pullback in Iraq - Officials say draft
security deal would pull US troops out of Iraqi cities as soon
as June 30. Will Mccain blame Obama for this as well and he gave
up Iraq?
EMILY's
List Argues Obama's Case
Citizens'
U.S. Border Crossings Tracked - Data From Checkpoints To
Be Kept for 15 Years
Russian
Pledges to Leave Georgia by Friday as Troops Take Prisoners in
Georgia Port
Russia
hits back at Nato warning - insists Moscow was not occupying
Georgia and had no plans to annex the separatist region of South
Ossetia.
Bigfoot
Body Revealed to Be Halloween Costume
TSA
Snafu Damages Nine Planes at O'Hare Field - Pilots Furious
with Misstep.
Corporations
Use $20 Billion Legal Tax Loophole
The
Great American Yard Sale
Justice
Department contacts Blackwater over shootings
Dam
breaks near Grand Canyon, forces evacuations
Lincoln's
Example - Lincoln also had limited experience in public office
before he was nominated.
Marijuana
bill sparks debate among iReporters
Raw
Deal: Overdraft protection
Automatic overdraft loans can look like a consumer's best friend, but they
can come at a steep cost.
Are
oil changes necessary every 3,000 miles? - Driving conditions
make a difference, experts say, and vehicles can sometimes go
much farther.
Russian
Support For Iran Sanctions At Risk Amid Georgia Rift - The
US bid to promote a fourth round of sanctions may get lost amid
sharp dispute over Russian military action in Georgia.
Texas
school district letting teachers carry guns
PAC
Payments by Edwards Appear Legal
Phelps
ties Spitz's record with seventh gold
"Bigfoot" fails
DNA test
Georgia
President Says He Will Never Surrender as West Demands Russia
End Blockade
FBI
Says Rockefeller Definitely Gerhartsreiter - Fingerprints
Link Dad Accused Of Kidnapping To German Past
Russia
Lashes Out on Missile Deal - Russia reacted angrily, saying
that the move would worsen relations with the United States.
U.S.-Russia
Relations Turn Cold Over Fate of Georgia, Provinces - Moscow
justified its invasion of Georgia last week by saying its forces
were protecting the Russia-allied South Ossetians from attacks
by Georgian troops.
Russian
Relations In Doubt, Gates Says - U.S. Assessing Need For
Aid in Georgia.
Gorbachev:
Georgia started conflict in S. Ossetia - He called Georgia's
claims that Russia is attempting to dismantle its democracy "all
lies from beginning to end."
Test
scores show more area children left behind
Rapid
Growth Found in Oxygen-Starved Ocean ‘Dead Zones’
Multiple
deployments raise mental health risks
Woman
who had dogs cloned wanted in Tennessee
Sheriff:
14 guns, will found in gunman's house
Complaint
against judge praying in court
6
U.S. Sailors Accused Of Detainee Abuse - Navy Says 2 Inmates
Were Allegedly Beaten, 8 Others Sealed In Pepper Spray-Filled
Cell In Iraq
Libya,
U.S. Settle Terrorism Lawsuits - Agreement Paves The Way
For Restoration Of Diplomatic Relations
White
House Pushing Musharraf To Step Down - Top-Level Sources
Say D.C. Seeking Smooth Transition To Maintain Close Ties
Saudi
Arabia Not Liable In 9/11 Attacks - Court Cites Immunity
Even If Kingdom Was Aware Of Donations Being Funneled To Al Qaeda
Russia's
missile fears - when Russia put nuclear missiles in Cuba
did we stand for it? No we did not. So why would anyone in there
right think Russia would stand for it
New
era of discord for Russia and West - we can't have it both
ways, we can't put missiles in Russia back yard and expect them
to be happy about. Was the U.S. happy when Russia put nuclear
missiles in Cuba, hell no we did not stand for it?
US
and Poland sign defence deal - once again Bush pokes Russia
in eye with a stick. Why does continue to do that. We need Russia
on are side against Iran not against us. If the EU wants a missiles
defense system, let them put in their own system with their money,
their people and their missiles and they can deal with Russia
we don’t need nor can we afford to be in another war at
this time.
US
warns Russia of lasting impact
Julia
Child Part of WWII-Era Spy Ring
Coroners
Accused of Stealing from the Dead & More
McClellan:
Condi a war criminal? - says top administration officials
may be guilty of war crimes for approving the “torture” of
top al-Qaeda suspects.
ExxonMobil
CEO Defends High Profits - Tillerson's suggestions for energy
efficiency echoed recommendations by presumptive Democratic nominee
Sen. Barack Obama
Georgia-Russia
Shaky Cease Fire
Confusion in the Caucus region: are Russian tanks rolling back into Georgia?
Judge
could seize $8 billion from Calif. treasury
Iraq
Demands 'Clear Timeline' for U.S. Troop Withdrawal
Coincidence?
Guantanamo term ends as Bush's does
19%
Of Senior Marketers - Or One In Five - Say Their Organizations
Have Bought Advertising In Return For A News Story
T.
Boone Pickens Statement on U.S. Senator Barack Obama's (D-IL)
Speech on U.S. Energy Policy - "I'm strongly encouraged
by Senator Obama's speech on America'senergy future. Foreign
oil is killing our economy and putting ourn ation at risk.,"
Maryland
Teen Allegedly Had Weapons, Map of Camp David
Al-Qaeda'
woman appears in court
Sats
exams misleading, say majority of schools
Changing
lug nuts not a war crime, jury told
Thieves
skim credit card data at fuel pumps
Building
affordable solar water heaters
Many
U.S. hospitals repatriating illegal immigrants
Is
another Bruce Ivins lurking in a biolab? - Background checks
are unlikely to ferret out disturbed, disgruntled workers
Plutonium
leaks at Austrian plant
If
Obama's A "Celebrity," What's McCain? - Politico:
As McCamp Camp Tries To Brand Obama A "Celebrity Politician," It's
Worth Considering McCain's Own Media Status
Man
who beheaded bus seat mate defiled body, police tape says
NRA
Sends Spy Into Anti-Gun Groups - NRA Infiltration of Gun-Control
Group Sheds Light on Activist Espionage
US
girl survives 14-storey fall
Barack
Obama gets surprise backing from Boris Johnson - The London
mayor, Boris Johnson, has endorsed the US presidential candidate
Barack Obama, saying a win for him would be a "fantastic
boost" for black people.
Mudslinging
to Victory -
" The motor behind McCain's operation now is Steve Schmidt, the shaven-headed
strategist who earned his bones running Karl Rove's war room in 2004,
CDC
understated number of new HIV infections in US
Suspected
kidnap dad Clark Rockefeller in FBI custody in Maryland
Democrats
exact price from Bush for war
Obama:
Slavery reparations not the answer - "I have said in
the past — and I'll repeat again — that the best
reparations we can provide are good schools in the inner city
and jobs for people who are unemployed," the Illinois Democrat
said.
McCain,
in desperation, goes negative
Running
While Black for high public office — say, Barack Obama
or Harold Ford — why does the opposition feels compelled
to run low-life political ads featuring tacky, sexually provocative
white women who have no connection whatsoever to the black male
candidates.
Where
Have You Gone, John? - Accusing the other guy of playing
the race card is a not terribly subtle form of, well, playing
the race card—and the victim.
Karadzic
protected by US until he broke 'deal':
MI5
misled MPs over Briton's secret rendition, court told
U.S.
sub leaked radioactive water, possibly for months
Ukraine
clash threatens oil to Europe
U.S.
Losing Its Trust In Key Ally Pakistan - White House Withholds
Intelligence From Islamabad For Fear Of Leaks To Militants; Pakistan
Rejects Any Links. Its About time.
Nation's
bridges, roads still 'structurally deficient'
A
Beginning For Global Christian-Muslim Compatibility
An
Emerging Superpower
National
Ire Over Ala. Prosecuting Pregnant Moms
FDIC
takes control of Fla. bank, fourth to fail since July 11
Judge
Removed From Cases Against 'Jena Six' Teens
Senate
Bill Aimed at Making Absentee Ballots from Overseas Count
July
Sees Lowest U.S. Death Toll In Iraq - 10 Troop Deaths Confirmed;
Death Tolls For Iraqis Also Keep Falling Amid Security Gains.
Plant
Drops Labor Day For Muslim Holiday - More Than Half Of Tyson
Plant's Workforce Muslim
MIT
develops way to bank solar energy at home
"You
don't understand al Qaeda," 9/11 plotter says
Cops:
Boyfriend Took Photos as He Dismembered Teen's Body
What
Is Microsoft So Afraid Of?
Karadzic
details 'deal with U.S. to vanish' - says he made a deal
in 1996 with U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke that involved his
complete withdrawal from public life.
Wal-Mart
warning U.S. managers of labor bill - denies a report that
it had pressured employees to vote against Democrats
Comcast
Guilty of Net Neutrality Violations
Anthrax
Scientist Kills Himself as FBI Closes In - Biodefense Researcher
Apparently Commits Suicide Amid Probe of 2001 Anthrax Attack
Thousands
laid off in California
Mexico
criticizes US salmonella findings
Gallup
Poll update: Barack Obama and John McCain essentially dead even
Obama
Camp Blasts Rapper For Anti-Hillary, Anti-Mccain Tune
Teaching
Law, Testing Ideas, Obama Stood Slightly Apart
Canada:
Bus Passenger Is Decapitated
Bush
expected to sign bill toughening standards on toy safety
If
only Exxon could earn money like Disney
Cops
Call Dad Suspected of Kidnap a 'Ghost'
Stolen
Baby Nearly Adopted By U.S. Couple - Guatemalan Infant Taken
From Her Mother At Gunpoint, Found 14 Months Later |