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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
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
Bob Johnson, BET founder, criticizes Obama campaign
2008-01-14 06:37:00 Bob Johnson, billionaire founder of BET, lashed out against Barack Obama ’s presidential campaign today in South Carolina at Columbia College, saying that the campign distorted remarks made by Hillary Clinton about Martin Luther King Jr. Clinton was quoted saying that Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of racial equality was only established when President Lyndon ... More About: Elections , Democrats , General , Founder
After being silenced by the mainstream media, Kucinich is going viral
2008-01-14 05:32:00 Dennis Kucinich, in the wake of being banned from presidential debates on major networks, has decided to take his campaign viral (so to speak) by hiring TV engineers to deliver his broadcasts to TV stations around the country. The broadcasts will be delivered mostly in the Nevada area (for now). Kucinich will also be ... More About: Elections , Media , Democrats , General , Viral
John McCain is now front-runner among Republicans
2008-01-13 23:54:00 John McCain, the Senator from Arizona, is now the front-runner among Republicans for the Republican presidential nomination, according to a poll conducted by CNN - the first national poll taken after the New Hampshire primary. According to the poll, McCain is the voting choice of 34 percent of registered Republicans. That’s a 21-point ... More About: Elections , General , John , Runner
Dennis Kucinich banned from NBC debates, demands a recount
2008-01-13 00:42:00 What is going on here, exactly? The latest email we received from the Kucinich campaign reveals that Dennis Kucinich has been banned from an upcoming NBC debate, and is demanding a recount in New Hampshire. Full email after the jump. More About: Elections , Demands , Debates , Democrats , General
Bush ends peace trip to Israel
2008-01-11 21:25:00 U.S. President George W. Bush ended up his trip to Israel and the West Bank on Friday, where he met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders for the promotion of his peace plan. More About: Peace , International , General
Clinton Hits the Streets of Las Vegas
2008-01-11 21:01:00 Associated Press ? Jan. 11, 2008. 01:50 AM EST Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton visited Las Vegas neighborhoods on Thursday. The New York senator is looking to the residents she met with to help her win Nevada’s January 19th caucus. (Jan. 10) More About: Elections , Democrats , General
Will Stephen Colbert be Huckabee?s running mate?
2008-01-11 03:05:00 On Wednesday nights episode of “The Colbert Report” with Stephen Colbert, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made a guest appearance via satellite from South Carolina (supposedly). He and Colbert discussed various topics such as hamburgers, guns, evolution, global warming, and foreign policy. On previous episodes of the show, Huckabee had asked Colbert to be his running ... More About: Elections , Running , Democrats , Republicans , General
Giuliani plans largest tax cut in American history
2008-01-11 02:13:00 After failing in Iowa and New Hampshire, Rudy’s at it again! Rudy Giulianai has announced that if elected, he will send Congress his plans for the largest ever tax cut in American history, on his first day in office. Here’s an excerpt from an email we received: On his first day in office as President, Rudy ... More About: Elections , History , Republicans , American History , General
John Kerry endorses Barack Obama for president
2008-01-10 23:37:00 Sen. John Kerry is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kerry was the party’s nominee in 2004. More About: Elections , Democrats , President
Bill Richardson ends presidential campaign
2008-01-10 23:08:00 Bill Richardson, the Hispanic-American Democratic Governor of New Mexico announced today that he is officially ending his bid for President of the United States. Richardson came in fourth in both the Iowa and New Hampshire caucuses. It is with great pride, understanding and acceptance that I am ending my campaign for President of the ... More About: Elections , Democrats , Presidential , Bill Richardson , General
President George W. Bush arrives in Israel to promote peace talks
2008-01-10 00:58:00 U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in Israel on Jan. 9, for his first trip during his presidency. The reason for the trip is to promote peace talks he initiated for the region late last year. During their discussion, Israeli Prime Minister Olmert mentioned that Israel does will tolerate attacks on it’s civilians. “And ... More About: Terrorism , Peace , International , Military
Hillary Clinton and John McCain win New Hampshire primaries
More articles from this author:2008-01-09 05:00:00 New York Senator Hillary Clinton won New Hampshire’s Democratic primary just a few minutes ago, defeating chief rival Barack Obama, who just last week won the Iowa Caucus. John McCain, surprisingly, moved up the ranks to win the Republican vote in New Hampshire. This is a demonstration of McCains’ campaign comeback. He has been falling ... More About: Elections , Democrats , Republicans , General 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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