Hagel Says He'd Consider VP Offer From Obama
Saturday 21 June 2008|Omaha, Nebraska - Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel said Friday he would consider serving as Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's running mate if asked, but he doesn't expect to be on any ticket.
Hagel's vocal criticism of the Bush administration since the 2003 invasion of Iraq has touched off speculation that if Obama were to pick a Republican running mate, it might be Hagel. Hagel said in an interview with The Associated Press that after devoting much of his life to his country - in the Senate and the U.S. Army - he would have to consider any offer.
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Colleges, Voter Registration, and a Historic Opportunity: A More Detailed Proposal
By Paul Rogat Loeb
The Free Press
Thursday 19 June 2008
What would be the impact if America's campuses got as many of their 17 million enrolled students as possible registered to vote and participating in the fall campaigns? My sense, from recent youth voting patterns, is that it would make a major difference.
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Obama Forgoes Public Funds in First for Major Candidate
By Adam Nagourney and Jeff Zeleny
The New York Times
Friday 20 June 2008
Washington - Senator Barack Obama announced Thursday that he would not participate in the public financing system for presidential campaigns. He argued that the system had collapsed, and would put him at a disadvantage running against Senator John McCain, his likely Republican opponent.
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Female Senators Make Push for Women Voters
By Manu Raju
The Hill
Tuesday 17 June 2008
With Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) out of the presidential race, 10 female Democratic senators made an urgent appeal Tuesday to try to prevent women from flocking to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in November.
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McCain's Support Among GOP Women Shows Cracks
By Carla Marinucci
The San Francisco Chronicle
Thursday 19 June 2008
He and Clinton split Oregon, Kentucky primaries; Obama focuses on McCain.
Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton split the Oregon and Kentucky primaries Tuesday night, NBC News projected. Obama proclaimed that he had won "an absolute majority" of elected Democratic delegates and was "within reach" of the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Obama Says He Has Majority of Elected Delegates
By NBC News and MSNBC
Tuesday 20 May 2008
San Francisco - The challenges facing Sen. Barack Obama as he tries to woo supporters of former rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton could pale in comparison with Sen. John McCain's troubles with female voters - if the voices of a growing number of prominent Republican women are any indication.
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Obama Says He Has Majority of Elected Delegates
By NBC News and MSNBC
Tuesday 20 May 2008
He and Clinton split Oregon, Kentucky primaries; Obama focuses on McCain.
Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton split the Oregon and Kentucky primaries Tuesday night, NBC News projected. Obama proclaimed that he had won "an absolute majority" of elected Democratic delegates and was "within reach" of the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Obama Slams Social Security Privatization
By Mike Glover
The Associated Press
Monday 19 May 2008
Gresham, Oregon - Hours before being greeted by the biggest crowd of his campaign, Democrat Barack Obama quietly told a small group of seniors Sunday that Republican John McCain would threaten the Social Security they depend on because he supports privatizing the program.
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GOP Turns to McCain to Reinvent Party
By Jonathan Martin
The Politico
Sunday 18 May 2008
In a delicious piece of irony, many dispirited Republicans, devastated by Tuesday's special election loss in Mississippi, now believe their savior to be John McCain - a not-so-constant conservative many of them also have long intensely disliked.
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Oregon, Kentucky Likely to Make Obama's Day
By Nicholas Riccardi and Stuart Silverstein
The Los Angeles Times
Tuesday 20 May 2008
By the end of voting, he'll almost certainly have the majority of pledged delegates. He plans an evening rally - in Iowa.
Billings, Montana - The Democratic presidential nomination contest - relegated to almost a sideshow in recent days as fireworks intensified between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain - is all but certain to pass an important milestone today as voters head to the polls in Kentucky and Oregon.
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McCain Finds a Thorny Path in Ethics Effort
By Barry Meier and Kate Zernike
The New York Times
Tuesday 20 May 2008
Sorting out the lobbying entanglements of his campaign advisers is proving to be a messy business for Senator John McCain.
On Monday, just days after it issued new rules to address conflicts of interest, the McCain campaign was furiously sifting through the business records of aides and advisers. The new rules were prompted by disclosures that led to the abrupt departure from the campaign of a number of aides who worked as lobbyists, including some with ties to foreign governments.
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Despite Candidate Criticism, CEOs Still Players in Presidential Race
By Alex Knott and Jonathan Allen
Congressional Quarterly
Sunday 18 May 2008
The three remaining presidential candidates have made an art of bashing top corporate executives at public campaign rallies and a science of cashing in on their profits behind closed doors.
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A Fifth Top Aide to McCain Resigns
By Michael D. Shear
The Washington Post
Monday 19 May 2008
Finance Co-Chairman's lobbying ties are cited.
Tom Loeffler, the national finance co-chairman for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, resigned yesterday because of his lobbying ties, a campaign adviser said.
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Obama Draws Huge Crowd in Oregon as Clinton Courts Kentucky
By Larry Rohter and Julie Bosman.
The New York Times
Monday 19 May 2008
Portland, Oregon - Senator Barack Obama drew the largest crowd of his campaign so far on Sunday, addressing an estimated 75,000 people who had gathered here on the banks of the Willamette River.
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Byrd Endorses Obama for President
By Paul J. Nyden
The Charleston Gazette
Monday 19 May 2008
Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., endorsed Barack Obama for president shortly after noon today, focusing on his hope to end the Iraq War.
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Big GOP Losses in Congress Likely, Even if McCain Wins
By Steven Thomma and Margaret Talev
McClatchy Newspapers
Sunday 18 May 2008
Washington - Whoever wins the presidency this November, it's all but a slam dunk they'll be working with a Democratic Congress. And it probably will be a stronger Democratic majority with more votes than it has today.
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