John McCain for President

Tuesday, September 30, 2008PermaLink

News for the 8/30/08

Obama, McCain Play Politics With Bailout Failure FOXNews - WASHINGTON: Barack Obama and John McCain exchanged partisan attacks after the $700 billion bailout plan was rejected by the House. ...

McCain vs. Obama: The Great Nonverbal Debate BusinessWeek - But I was watching how those words were said, scanning the nonverbal communications delivered by senators Barack Obama and John McCain. ...

McCain camp: Claim that Palin endorsed Hamas is 'libel' Ha'aretz, Israel - By Haaretz Service A representative of the McCain campaign on Monday accused a blogger on the Atlantic website of 'slander' in response to a blog on the ...

Palin Gets Ready For Eagerly Awaited Debate With Biden Washington Post, United States - Sarah Palin flew yesterday to Sedona, Ariz., where she will spend the next two days at Sen. John McCain's ranch preparing for Thursday's vice presidential ...

McCain supporters are more likely to drive American cars, survey finds Kansas City Star, MO - By JOYCE SMITH Bumper stickers supporting John McCain are more likely to be on a domestic automobile, while Barack Obama decals are more likely to pop up on ...

Video: Palin Pokes Fun At Biden CBS

Did Tina Fey go too far in making fun of Sarah Palin? Los Angeles Times, CA - Is it: A) Hilarious, B) Sad, C) Frighteningly real, or D) Just too much. Did "SNL" go too far with their Palin poking? Or should they keep it up? ...

North Texas pastors defend support of McCain from pulpit Dallas Morning News, TX - David Whitington of Christ Our King Church in Southlake confirmed in phone interviews Monday that they endorsed Republican John McCain during Sunday sermons ...

McCain defends running mate Palin AFP - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AFP) — Republican White House hopeful John McCain on Monday defended his running mate Sarah Palin amid growing criticism of the vice ...

Video: McCain Bails on Letterman CBS

Thursday, September 25, 2008PermaLink

News for the Day 9/25/08

Letterman spits the dummy over McCain snub NEWS.com.au, Australia - David Letterman let fly at John McCain last night after McCain suspended his campaign and therefore cancelled an appearance on his show at the last minute. ...

McCain-Obama debate prospects uncertain The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) — Prospects were questionable at best that John McCain and Barack Obama would meet Friday for their first presidential debate as progress ...

Alaska lawmakers: McCain campaign interfering in Palin probe CNN - Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner accused the McCain-Palin campaign on Thursday of stonewalling the probe by helping witnesses refuse ...

Video: Bush Meets McCain, Obama at White House AssociatedPress

Liberal groups make issue of McCain's skin cancer The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) — Two liberal political action committees are making an issue of John McCain's past bouts with skin cancer in a television commercial that ...

An a-maze-ing likeness of Sarah Palin Dallas Morning News, TX - Ohio farmer Duke Wheeler capitalized on the excitement of Sarah Palin's entry into the 2008 presidential campaign. He had a 16-acre corn maze carved in her ...

President Clinton Has High Praise for McCain and Obama FOXNews - by Shushannah Walshe NEW YORK—Former President Bill Clinton opened up his Global Initiative’s annual meeting today and introduced John McCain who delivered ...

The Trail Takes Palin Away From Some Fund-Raising New York Times, United States -Sarah Palin of Alaska emerged as an enormous draw on the campaign trail — often more of a draw than Mr. McCain himself. The latest political news from ...

Obama, McCain join the bailout fray Seattle Post Intelligencer - John McCain weighed in. "If we do not act, every corner of our country will be impacted," he declared. He said he would suspend his campaign until the ...

McCain, Obama debates crucial The Canberra Times, Australia - The first presidential debate between Barack Obama and McCain was always going to be interesting, and the twists keep coming McCain says he wants to ...

Liberal groups make issue of McCain's skin cancer The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) — Two liberal political action committees are making an issue of John McCain's past bouts with skin cancer in a television commercial that ...

Experts Predict McCain, Obama to Remain ‘Healthy’ at Least Eight Years FOXNews - by FOXNews.com By Marrecca Fiore If the US presidency were an insurance policy, both John McCain and Barack Obama would be cleared for coverage. ...

Obama 'swooping in': McCain adviser The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau, DC - McCain has released in order to focus on the economic crisis. He said McCain is working the phones tonight, trying to round up the votes to get the ...

Dubious Claims in Obama’s Ads Against McCain New York Times, United States -Yet as Mr. McCain’s misleading advertisements became fodder on shows like “The View” and “Saturday Night Live,” Mr. Obama began his own run of ...

A Question Reprised, but the Words Come None Too Easily for Palin New York Times, United States - Sarah Palin of Alaska. The latest political news from around the nation. Join the discussion. On the “CBS Evening News” on Thursday, Katie Couric asked Ms. ...

Ky. voters can sport Barack buttons, McCain caps The Associated Press - (AP) — Whether it's Barack buttons or McCain caps, Kentucky election officials say campaign paraphernalia can be worn by voters to the polls on Election Day ...

Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin as a Fundraising Strategy? U.S. News & World Report, DC - John McCain's percentage is drastically lower than both of the other candidates, and also the average, at 28 percent, but this data ends before Sarah Palin ...

2 'Examiner' Papers Endorse McCain Editor & Publisher -By Dexter Hill NEW YORK The Baltimore Examiner and The Washington (DC) Examiner announced Wednesday early editorial endorsements for the McCain-Palin ticket ...

Obama & McCain Neck and Neck in Granite State MarketWatch - Obama (46 percent) leads John McCain (45 percent) in a tight race. "Barack Obama continues to show strength in states that historically vote Republican for ...

Kenyan witch-hunter blesses Palin in new Internet video AFP - LOS ANGELES (AFP) — An Internet video showing Sarah Palin being blessed by a Kenyan witch-hunter emerged Thursday in the latest online blast from the ...

Video: Palin on McCain Aide's Ties to Freddie Mac

Sarah Palin E-Mail Hacking Grand Jury Returns No Indictment InformationWeek, NY - By Thomas Claburn A federal grand jury convened in Chattanooga, Tenn., to hear evidence in the alleged hacking of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's ...

Monday, September 22, 2008PermaLink

News of the Day - 9/22/2008

McCain and Obama talk tough on Iran Jerusalem Post, Israel - COM STAFF Both US presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain, on Sunday night told CBS's 60 Minutes that they would not discount the possibility ...

Palin Will Meet With Kissinger and Foreign Leaders New York Times, United States - Sarah Palin on Sunday in Florida. She will be in New York on Tuesday as the United Nations General Assembly opens. The latest political news from around the ..

Video: Palin's Husband Refuses to Testify in Probe AssociatedPress

McCain Holds Lead With Rural Voters: Is It Enough? NPR -All Things Considered, A new survey of rural voters indicates Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has a 10-point lead among ...

McCain campaign savages New York Times AFP - PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AFP) — John McCain's White House campaign Monday lashed out at the media and declared the venerable New York Times was "150 ...

Video: A Half Century of Presidential Debate History AssociatedPress

Did McCain/Palin Outdraw Obama in Green Bay? National Review Online, NY -My Wisconsin Politics Guy (one of them, at least) notes that McCain /Palin spoke before "about 8000" at the Resch Center in Green Bay. ...

Obama, McCain, and the financial crisis Christian Science Monitor, MA - John McCain has the harder job of countering his support of Bush and his push for deregulation. By Linda Feldmann Staff writer

McCain and Obama trade accusations on the economy Los Angeles Times, CA - BALTIMORE -- Gearing up for their first presidential debate, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama traded fresh jabs Sunday but offered no new ...

Fact Check: Obama on McCain, Limbaugh and immigration Dallas Morning News, TX - Politifact gives its toughest rating to a Spanish-language Obama ad that links John McCain with Rush Limbaugh's statements on immigration -- statements that ...

Video: Palin Says McCain Will Fix Economy AssociatedPress

'First Dude' Todd Palin Illustrates Alaska's Blend of Private and ... Washington Post, United States - An in-depth look at Todd Palin, husband of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other ...

Feds search Palin hack suspect's flat Register, UK -By John Leyden • Get more from this author Federal investigators served a search warrant on a suspect in the Sarah Palin webmail hack case in the early ...

Obama moves ahead in polls as economy hurts McCain Irish Times, Ireland - As both candidates prepare for the debate in Mississippi on Friday, polls show that Barack Obama has moved ahead as John McCain struggles to correct the ...

John McCain secures presidential debate advantages Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Senator John McCain's campaign has scored a twin victory in negotiations over the presidential debates by securing a highly structured vice-presidential ...

10000 welcome McCain-Palin Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - John McCain, R-Ariz., accompanied by his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, speaks during a rally for business leaders, Friday, Sept. ...

McCain drew $8.8 million in two days after Palin selection Los Angeles Times, CA -Sarah Palin would join him on the Republican ticket -- his biggest two-day haul of the long-running presidential campaign. The Republican National Committee ...

A tip to NY: McCain likes Cuomo as SEC head Newsday, NY - Republican John McCain yesterday cited New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, as a potential successor to Christopher Cox, chairman of the US ...

Palin energizes California Republicans San Francisco Chronicle, USA - John McCain, the TV pundits are waxing about "The Palin Factor," and Sen. Barack Obama's California supporters are freaking out about a race Democrats were ...

Palin Will Meet With Kissinger and Foreign Leaders New York Times, United States - By ELISABETH BUMILLER Ms. Palin is to meet on the same day with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan. She will also meet Wednesday with President Jalal ...

Palin Email Hacker Found Slashdot -netbuzz writes "'Anonymous,' best known for its jousts with Scientology, has apparently hacked Sarah Palin's private Yahoo email account. ...

The economic crisis helps Obama -- or McCain? Kansas City Star, MO - The counter-conventional argument: The crisis helps John McCain because voters, in a time of turmoil and uncertainty, will turn to experience and a steady ...