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Sunday, September 7, 2008
Obama can’t seem to shed his ‘bitter’ remark
National |
12:00AM, September 7
Barack Obama wanted to talk about the economy Friday as he campaigned in Pennsylvania, especially in light of that morning’s government report showing unemployment increasing to 6.1% in August. Read more
The Palin charm is a tough sell here
National |
12:00AM, September 7
Trish Heckman, a 49-year-old restaurant cook and disappointed Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter, watched last week as the country’s newest political star made her explosive debut. Read more
Candidates each vow to shake things up
National |
12:00AM, September 7
Barack Obama on Saturday ridiculed John McCain’s renewed emphasis on his reputation as a government reformer, mocking the Republican presidential nominee in unusually sharp language while campaigning in this traditional GOP stronghold. Read more
Saturday, September 6, 2008
GOP ticket split over condom use
National |
September 6, 2008
Teen pregnancy and sex education were thrust into the spotlight this week when Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin revealed that her 17-year-old daughter is five months pregnant. Read more
Palin stays true to her moose roots
National |
September 6, 2008
John McCain and Sarah Palin began their post-convention tour of battleground states Friday in the small Wisconsin town of Cedarburg. Read more
Friday, September 5, 2008
Before Palin, Republicans had Quayle
National |
September 5, 2008
If anyone knows what it is like to be Sarah Palin right now, it is James Danforth Quayle. Read more
Governor hails the chief executive
National |
September 5, 2008
Here is something you might not have thought about much lately, but by the time Nov. Read more
Let’s hear about healthcare, rival says
National |
September 5, 2008
As John McCain prepared to accept the Republican nomination Thursday, Barack Obama intensified his criticism of the GOP, accusing the party of ignoring the economic hardships of working Americans at its convention. Read more
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Head to head against Big Oil
National |
September 4, 2008
Days after she was sworn in as governor, Sarah Palin began to clean house at the department of natural resources, firing and demoting several top officials and eventually appointing a new director at the agency that oversees the energy companies that provide the state with 85% of its revenue. Read more
A shrinking black presence for GOP
National |
September 4, 2008
Michael Steele was once the symbol of the Republican Party’s ambitions to expand its reach into black America – a high-ranking African American elected official who traveled the country telling longtime Democrats why the GOP should be their new home. Read more
After a quiet beginning, GOP celebration revs up
Entertainment |
September 4, 2008
The GOP’s uninvited guest, Hurricane Gustav, initially cast a pall over festivities at the Republican National Convention this week, but by Wednesday the party was popping. Read more
Blurring of media lines hurts public
National |
September 4, 2008
The mystery woman of the great white north, Sarah Palin, introduced herself to the nation last night as a regular “gal.” Read more
The imperfect hero
National |
September 4, 2008
On a humid summer morning, the Straight Talk Express is rolling along, en route from a town-hall meeting in Albuquerque to a private airstrip where a newly refurbished plane, also dubbed the Straight Talk Express, awaits. Read more
Military seeks to avoid being seen as taking political sides
National |
September 4, 2008
Like it or not, the military finds itself in a highly visible, and often uncomfortable, role in a campaign season that features a decorated war hero as a presidential candidate. Read more
An actor gives the Republican team rave reviews
National |
September 4, 2008
Fully ully 20% of Hollywood’s Republican celebrities are gathered in St. Read more
Obama courts female vote with his family stories
National |
September 4, 2008
Democrat Barack Obama renewed his outreach to female voters Wednesday, just as Sarah Palin was on the verge of becoming the Republican Party’s first female vice presidential nominee. Read more
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Vetting of Palin is raising questions
National |
September 3, 2008
John McCain first met Sarah Palin in February. Read more
