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Mitt Romney endorses John McCain
2008-02-15 06:09:00 Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney announced today that he would back John McCain, the likely Republican nominee, in his bid for the White House. “I am honored today to give my full support to Sen. McCain’s candidacy for the presidency of the United States…This is a man capable of leading our country in this dangerous ... More About: Elections , Republicans , General
Obama and McCain win Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. primaries
2008-02-13 04:36:00 Barack Obama and John McCain have won the Virginia , Maryland, and D.C. primary elections. Obama won for the Democrats and McCain for the Republicans. This is Obama’s 8th win in four days! In Virginia, Sen. Obama won his chief opponent Hillary Clinton about 63 percent to 35 percent. The official numbers for Maryland and D.C. have not ... More About: Elections , General
Senate votes in favor of wiretapping program
2008-02-13 04:32:00 Today, the U.S. Senate cast the vote for and ultimately passed a wiretapping program initiated by President George W. Bush that gives more power to the government to spy on it’s citizens, and gives participating telephone companies legal protection. Government agencies no longer need to obtain warrants to tap into telephone calls. The vote passed ... More About: Congress , White House , General , Administration
U.S. wants death penalty for 6 Guantánamo Bay detainees
2008-02-12 04:56:00 The United States government has decided to pursue the death penalty for 6 prisoners currently being held in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They are to be charged with having central roles in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. War charges against the men appear likely. Included with these men is former al-Qaeda chief operative Khalid Shaikh ... More About: Terrorism , White House , General , Death , Death penalty
Hillary Clinton fires campaign manager
2008-02-12 04:42:00 Hillary Clinton fired her campaign manager and longtime aide, Patti Solis Doyle, replacing her with another longtime aide, Maggie Williams. She made the switch after poor performance in weekend caucuses, in which Obama swept four Democratic primaries in a row. More About: Elections , Democrats , Hillary Clinton , General , Manager
Barack Obama wins Maine Democratic caucuses
2008-02-11 01:12:00 Sen. Barack Obama has just won the Maine Democratic caucuses, defeating his chief rival Hillary Rodham Clinton. More people turned out to vote today than expected, despite 8 inches of snow and freezing temperatures. The Democrats in Maine are still deciding how to divide the 24 delegates. Obama has also just won the primaries in Louisiana, Nebraska ... More About: Elections , General
Huckabee wins Kansas and Louisiana Republican primaries
2008-02-10 21:09:00 Yesterday’s big Kansas, Louisiana wins reaffirm that we are working hard for the nomination. I’m delighted that the good people of Kansas and Louisiana honored me with their vote. They, like people in the other states who were not part of Super Tuesday, deserve to have their voice heard — and I am grateful for their support. The ... More About: Elections , Republicans , Republican , General
Obama wins Washington, Louisiana and Nebraska primaries
2008-02-10 06:41:00 Barack Obama has won the Democratic primaries in Washington , Louisiana , and Nebraska. These are all major wins and help move up Obama’s campaign substantially, but don’t significantly affect the overall delegate count. In Washington, Obama received 57 percent of the vote, while Hillary Clinton received 31 percent. In Nebraska, Obama received 68 percent of the vote, ... More About: Elections , Democrats , General
Mitt Romney drops out of presidential race
2008-02-08 00:43:00 Republican Mitt Romney , former Massachusetts Governor, announced today that he was ending his presidential campaign in order to unite the Republican party. ?Because I love America, in this time of war, I feel I have to stand aside for our party and our country,? he said. He fared OK on Super Tuesday, just below than ... More About: Elections , Republicans , Presidential , General
Hillary Clinton wins California Democratic primaries
2008-02-06 21:16:00 Hillary Clinton won in California her second major victory of Super Tuesday last night, winning the most votes in California. She will be receiving about half of the Democratic delegates. More About: Elections , Democrats , Hillary Clinton
John McCain wins New York and California primaries
2008-02-06 21:14:00 John McCain won the New York Republican primaries, winning all the Republican delegates from that state. He won California , but the delegates will be split up based on percentages and districts. More About: Elections , Republicans , General
Hillary Clinton wins New York Democratic primaries
2008-02-06 04:03:00 Hillary Clinton has won the New York Democratic primary elections. She currently serves as senator in New York. More About: Elections , Democrats , Hillary Clinton
Mitt Romney wins Maine caucuses
2008-02-03 21:00:00 Mitt Romney claimed his fourth victory in Maine with a win in the Republican caucuses. Mitt Romney had a huge 52% of the vote with his closest rival, John McCain, trailing in second with 21% of the vote. The Democratic caucuses will be held in Maine on Feb. 10. More About: Elections , Republicans , Mitt Romney , Caucuses
Rudy Giuliani drops presidential campain, endorses McCain
2008-01-31 03:53:00 Rudy Giuliani announced today that he was ending his troubled presidential campaign. His campaign led him to the top of the presidential race, up until a few months ago where he free-fell in the polls. He finished in distant third in the Florida presidential primaries yesterday, a state where he basically staked his entire campaign. He ... More About: Elections , Republicans , Presidential , Rudy Giuliani
John Edwards ends presidential campaign
2008-01-31 03:44:00 Well, folks. It looks like the only two people hoping for the 2008 Democratic nomination are Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. John Edwards has officially ended his presidential campaign earlier today. He’d been lagging far behind Clinton and Obama in the polls. Here’s an email the campaign sent out: More About: Elections , Democrats , Presidential
Hillary Clinton and John McCain win Florida primaries
2008-01-30 03:35:00 Hillary Clinton has won the Florida primaries on the Democratic side with more than half of the vote. John McCain came in first for the republicans, very close in front of Mitt Romney. Barack Obama came in second place with about 35% and John Edwards in third with about 15%, both trailing far behind Hillary Clinton. John ... More About: Elections , Democrats , Republicans , Hillary Clinton
House votes in favor of $146 Billion Stimulus package
2008-01-30 00:42:00 The House voted today to approve a $146 Billion plan aimed at stimulating the economy to hopefully avoid a recession. 385 House members voted in favor of the plan, and 35 members voted against it. 169 of those votes came from Republicans , and 216 of those votes came from Democrats . 10 Democrats and 25 republicans ... More About: Congress , General
Group aims to remove Dennis Kucinich from Congress
2008-01-29 02:20:00 After his recently failed presidential bid, Dennis Kucinich hopes to reenter office as Congress man for Ohio’s 10th district. Only one problem: The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer newspaper has started a campaign aimed at removing him from his position in Congress, claiming that he has defied congressional policies. In other words, they dislike him for ... More About: Elections , Democrats , General , Group
State of the Union address tonight!
2008-01-29 01:13:00 Here’s a reminder for those of you living in a closet: President George W. Bush is set to deliver the final State of the Union address of his presidency, in just a few hours! You can bet on him discussing the receding economy as a major topic, as well as progress with the Iraq war. ... More About: White House , General , Administration
Florida Governor Charlie Crist endorses John McCain for President
2008-01-27 22:18:00 Florida Govorner Charlie Crist announced that he is endorsing Arizona Sen. John McCain for President . Here’s an email the McCain campaign sent out: Last night in St. Petersburg, Florida Governor Charlie Crist endorsed John McCain for President of the United States. “Senator John McCain is a true American hero and patriot and I am honored to ... More About: Elections , Republicans , General
Obama wins in South Carolina
2008-01-27 22:15:00 Barack Obama has just one the South Carolina Democratic primaries. Here’s an email sent out by the campaign: We’ve just won a big victory in South Carolina . After four great contests in every corner of this country, and another record turnout today, we have the most votes, the most delegates, and the most diverse coalition of ... More About: Elections , Democrats
Thompson and Kucinich drop out of race
2008-01-25 21:14:00 Fred Thompson and Dennis Kucinich have dropped out the presidential race this week. Thopmson ran as Rebublican, and Kucinich ran as a Democrat. They did poorly in early primaries. More About: Elections , Democrats , Republicans , Race
Clinton and Romney win Nevada caucuses
2008-01-20 01:41:00 Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney won the Nevada caucuses today. For Clinton, who won as a Democrat, this is a major push forward, but for Barack Obama, her chief rival, this is a major blow. Mitt Romney’s Republican win is being called an “easy win,” mainly because his rivals were busy campaigning in South Carolina. More About: Elections , Democrats , Republicans , General
Duncan Hunter ends campaign
2008-01-20 01:35:00 We started this campaign a year ago right here, in San Diego Harbor, against the backdrop of American Naval power. We launched a campaign emphasizing a strong national defense, enforceable borders and restoring the industrial base of America. Today we end this campaign. The Nevada caucuses reflecting only 2% of the vote for me. ... More About: Elections , Republicans , Hunter , Duncan Hunter , General
The Simpsons - E. Pluribus Wiggum: Springfield moves up elections
2008-01-16 20:09:00 Here’s a great episode of The Simpsons that you should all check out. Springfield voters rejected the leading candidates and embraced a write-in: Ralph Wiggum. Full episode after the jump. More About: Elections , Humor , General
Mitt Romney wins Michigan
2008-01-16 04:08:00 Mitt Romney has claimed victory in Michigan, his home state, in the Republican primaries. Romney was banking on Michigan, and his success ensures that he will remain in the race. Early reports are indicating that he narrowly edged out John McCain. Romney also recently won the Wyoming caucusess. Hillary Clinton won among the Democrats , but her win ... More About: Elections , Republicans , General , Mitt Romney
Democrats voluntairily pull names from Michigan ballots, but not Hillary
2008-01-16 01:14:00 The Democratic Party has stripped the state of Michigan of it’s delegates for moving up it’s primaries so early. The leading Democratic presidential candidates, in response, have appearently removed their names from the ballot. Except Hillary Clinton.Hillary and Bill Clinton “don’t care how they win, only that they do,” said former Senator Don Reigle. There ... More About: Elections , Democrats , General
Obama leads Clinton and Edwards in Nevada poll
2008-01-15 05:45:00 From Reuters: A Reno Gazette-Journal poll of 500 likely caucus goers found 32 percent favoring Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, 30 percent for Clinton, a senator from New York, and 27 percent for former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina. More About: Elections , Nevada , Democrats , General , Leads
McCain receives endorsement of conservative South Carolina newspaper
2008-01-15 05:34:00 Republican presidential candidate John McCain has received the endorsement of The Greenville News, a prominent conservative newspaper from South Carolina’s Upstate region. They said they chose him because of his experience with foreign affairs, and his unique ability to reach positive compromises with the Democrats. McCain has received more newspaper endorsements than any other presidential ... More About: Elections , Republicans , General , Conservative
Dennis Kucinich files lawsuit against NBC for banning him from Nevada debat
More articles from this author:2008-01-15 00:08:00 Congressman Dennis Kucinich has just filed a lawsuit which he hopes will grant NBC a court order to have him participate in the upcoming Nevada presidential debates. He was originally invited to the debates, but just a few days ago, NBC told him not to show up after suddenly changing their criteria. The lawsuit ... More About: Elections , Democrats , Lawsuit , General 1, 2, 3 |
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