No questions, please; Palin sticks to her script
LEBANON, Ohio - John McCain took a risk in picking little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate, but now the campaign's playing it safer. She's sticking to a greatest hits version of her convention speech on the campaign trail and steering clear of questions until she's comfortable enough for a hand-picked interviewer later this week.
Nations:U.S. Israel Lebanon People:Barack Obama John McCain Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-09
McCain, Palin criticize Obama on earmarks
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - John McCain and Sarah Palin criticized Democrat Barack Obama over the amount of money he has requested for his home state of Illinois, even though Alaska under Palin's leadership has asked Washington for 10 times more money per citizen for pet projects.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Barack Obama John McCain Peter Jackson Dick Cheney Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-08
McCain, Obama pitted in 8-week contest of 'change'
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Republican presidential nominee John McCain, buoyed by a unifying GOP convention and the spark of running mate Sarah Palin, plunged into a competitive, eight-week struggle with Democrat Barack Obama over which party can best bring change to Washington.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-05
Palin breaks silence, and lashes out at Obama
ST PAUL, Minnesota (AFP) - Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin lashed out at Barack Obama and styled herself as a crusader against the elite Washington establishment in her high-stakes convention debut.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin John McCain Mike Huckabee Rudolph Giuliani Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AFP)
2008-09-03
Palin introducing herself; GOP blasts questions
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Buffeted by political and personal revelations, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin presents herself to the GOP convention Wednesday, even as John McCain's campaign declared heatedly it was time to stop questioning her background. McCain was heading for St. Paul to be nominated in a roaring roll call.
Nations:U.S. People:Mike Huckabee Rudy Giuliani Barack Obama John McCain Fred Thompson Mitt Romney Activities:US Election 2008
2008-09-03
Palin is thrown into media major league
St. Paul, MN – As governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin enjoyed a relationship with the media that's only possible in a sparsely populated state, far from the nation's ravenous, political press corps.
Nations:U.S. Afghanistan People:Sarah Palin John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Politico)
2008-09-02
McCain taps Alaska governor for VP
DAYTON, Ohio - Republican John McCain introduced first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate Friday, a stunning selection of a little-known conservative newcomer who relishes fighting the establishment.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin John McCain Mitt Romney Joseph Biden Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008
2008-08-29
Ted Stevens indicted, longest-serving GOP senator
WASHINGTON - Sen. Ted Stevens, the nation's longest-serving Republican senator and a major figure in Alaska politics since before statehood, was indicted Tuesday on seven felony counts of concealing more than a quarter of a million dollars in house renovations and gifts from a powerful oil contractor that lobbied him for government aid.
Nations:U.S. Pakistan Russia People:Arlen Specter John Warner Harry Reid Ted Stevens Source:(AP)
2008-07-29
Gas hits national average of $4 for the 1st time
The average price of regular gas crept up to $4 a gallon for the first time over the weekend, passing the once-unthinkable milestone just in time for the peak summer travel season.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-06-09
Long, busy summer lies ahead of McCain and Obama
While many people will work on their tans this summer, or on summer reading lists or on not working too hard, two exceptions -- John McCain and Barack Obama -- and their underlings will be working.
Nations:U.S. People:Tim Pawlenty Kathleen Sebelius Mitt Romney Evan Bayh Jim Webb Carly Fiorina Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-06-08
Many states appear to be in recession as deficits grow
The finances of many states have deteriorated so badly that they appear to be in a recession, regardless of whether that's true for the nation as a whole, a survey of all 50 state fiscal directors concludes.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Recession
2008-04-25
Clinton, Obama draw; McCain ahead
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton faced a protracted battle while John McCain took charge of the Republican race after the "Super Tuesday" presidential nominating contests in 24 U.S. states.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Hillary Clinton Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Activities:US Election 2008
2008-02-06
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