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Articles tagged "john mccain"NewsThinking of creating your own presidential library? New books on the 2008 electionby Alyson Ward [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Jan.09] :. In 2008, we all lived through a spellbinding presidential election. And now we can spend the rest of our lives reading about it. Barack Obama isn’t even president yet, but the books about his... NewsMeltdown will hobble next president’s 100-day sprintby Mike Dorning [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][3.Nov.08] :. WASHINGTON - Ever since Franklin Roosevelt took office with the passage of a torrent of historic legislation, the first 100 days of a new presidency have taken on a mythic significance as a moment to...  NewsComic books take on McCain, Obama, Palinby Randy Myers [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][27.Oct.08] :. Barack Obama wins the endorsement of a green, scaly superhero with Chicago connections and big biceps. Sarah Palin wields a hockey stick so she can whack at the Crypt Keeper and his cronies on a...  NewsMcCain, Obama view world in starkly different waysby Warren P. Strobel [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][20.Oct.08] :. WASHINGTON - Separated by a generation and by one’s legendary military experience, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama offer voters contrasting worldviews, suggesting that they’d pursue...  Column: Pickin' Down the LineCountrypolitik: What’s Right and What’s Left About Country Musicby Bob Proehl[20.Oct.08] :. At a first glance, country music seems traditionally allied with the sort of down-home, small-town ethics and values touted by the Republicans. But the politics of country music has never been a simple red or blue. The Manitobian Candidateby Bill Reagan[10.Oct.08] :. Have shadowy forces spent years preparing a puppet candidate who will support their causes? Yes -- and you’ll be surprised who’s pulling the strings. Format of Tuesday’s debate puts voters seeking answers in controlby Bill Lambrecht [St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)][6.Oct.08] :. WASHINGTON—Presidential candidates meeting Tuesday night for their second of three debates will face a new master—an audience that may demand answers rather than theatrics or attacks. In... Leno takes aim at Palin campaignby Aaron Barnhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Sep.08] :. Considering that the largest audience in six years had tuned in to watch “Saturday Night Live,” many of them curious to see what kind of treatment that Sarah Palin would get on the show,... When will the media show real spine?by Edward Wasserman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Sep.08] :. For a while, it looked as if U.S. politics had entered a new era in the way presidential campaigns were conducted and covered. For people who grieved over the decay of electioneering into bloopers... Pop 20: Sophomore slump for presidential campaign? It’s all about marketingby Aaron Sagers [(MCT)][14.Sep.08] :. Fall TV season has already begun, but the one entertainment program many Americans have been filling their TV time with, the presidential campaign, has slipped into a sophomore slump where formulaic... TV’s frenzy over Palin story is no surpriseby Jonathan Storm [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][4.Sep.08] :. Oh, those darn media! Who do they think they are? CNN’s Campbell Brown questioning Sarah Palin’s motherly concern in running for vice president, knowing her pregnant daughter would be... Hillary Clinton’s appearance at convention may help determine whether Democrats uniteby Steven Thomma [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][26.Aug.08] :. DENVER - Sen. Hillary Clinton takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, a potentially pivotal moment that could help determine whether the party unifies behind Sen. Barack Obama... Republicans acknowledge rising star Meg Whitmanby Peter Hecht [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][26.Aug.08] :. Last week, on live national television, the world witnessed Meg Whitman’s celestial ascent in the eyes of John McCain. Rick Warren, famed author and “Purpose Driven” pastor of the... Obama haunted by ‘elitist’ imageby David Lightman and Margaret Talev [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][24.Aug.08] :. Something about Barack Obama’s manner bothers Margaret Cowan. “There’s something egotistical about him,” the Sheridan, Colo., retiree said. “It’s the way he... Celebrity status may hurt Obamaby Edward Wasserman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][20.Aug.08] :. Apparently, Barack Obama sells. According to The New York Post, the July 21 New Yorker magazine issue with the satiric cover cartoon of Barack as an Islamist and wife Michelle as an armed militant... Breaking down the veepstakes in race to pick one who is a heartbeat awayby Dave Helling and Steve Kraske [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][5.Aug.08] :. Second spot. Second fiddle. Second banana. It isn’t easy being the vice presidential candidate. You get to campaign in the smaller towns in the smaller states. You get to raise money for... A little bit of Hulk helps reality go downby Christopher Latham [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][17.Jul.08] :. If money were the source of my powers, then like a lot of people these days, I would be feeling far from super. Of course, that’s not keeping me from shelling out a chunk of dough every other... Candidates shape campaign tactics to fit the Internet ageby Karen Brooks [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][7.Jul.08] :. AUSTIN, Texas - John McCain is looking a little wired these days. The Arizona Republican is beefing up his online campaign to try to compete with Barack Obama - who built the most sophisticated... Obama opts out of public financingby Larry Eichel [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][19.Jun.08] :. By opting out of the public financing system as he did Thursday, Democrat Barack Obama is hoping to guarantee himself a huge financial advantage over Republican John McCain in the fall. And... This is a made-for-TV electionby Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][7.May.08] :. When it comes to televised political stunts, Dina Ibrahim thought she had seen it all. But that was before the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, when presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack... The presidential race has become America’s most obsessively watched reality showby Alyson Ward [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Apr.08] :. In January, Hillary Clinton appeared on “The Tyra Banks Show.” On the daytime talk show’s bright set, she and the host chatted about the importance of voting, her healthcare... Puncturing pols online: The best political humor is on the Webby Jonathan Storm [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][14.Apr.08] :. No need to suffer anymore with lame late-night laughers about Hillary Clinton’s pantsuits or John McCain, the Ancient Mariner. A page is turning in presidential campaign history. For the first... McCain’s campaign is sinking fast - but why?by Matt Stearns [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][21.Jun.07] :. WASHINGTON - How did Sen. John McCain, the onetime front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, come to this? New polls this week showed support for him plummeting in two key... Debate plays like Republican reality TVby Wayne Slater [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][4.May.07] :. SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - The Republican presidential debate was not so much a debate, of course, as a TV show. Sort of American Idol, the early episodes. Early in the Idol season, the shows are filled... John McCain officially launches his presidential campaignby Jill Zuckman [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][25.Apr.07] :. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - With the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at his back, Sen. John McCain, the former naval aviator and Vietnam prisoner of war, officially declared his candidacy for president Wednesday,... Giuliani winning the war over McCainby David Saltonstall [New York Daily News (MCT)][9.Apr.07] :. NEW YORK - It is one of the emerging mysteries of the 2008 race for the White House - voters punishing Sen. John McCain for his support of the Iraq war, while seeming to give a pass to the equally... Featured Article Film DVD ReviewWhy We Fight (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Jul.06] :. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson observes, 'I sometimes think many American leaders in civilian clothes would love to have Doberman pinschers whom they could release on eth world and then put back in their cages. They don't like the Dobermans to have PhDs and question their decisions.' Why We Fight (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Jun.06] :. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson observes, 'I sometimes think many American leaders in civilian clothes would love to have Doberman pinschers whom they could release on the world and then put back in their cages. They don't like the Dobermans to have PhDs and question their decisions.'" Why We Fight (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[27.Jan.06] :. Eugene Jarecki's new documentary poses its title as a question. |
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