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Senate Dems to force equal pay vote on McCain
(Politico)
Politico - Democrats have hammered Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) this summer over his vote against legislation pushing equal pay for women and men. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act will get a second act in September, as Democrats seek to remind voters that McCain opposed it, according to an e-mail from the Democratic Senate message center. It lists "[e]qual pay legislation" as among the issues the Senate will take up in September.
Yahoo - 2 days ago
Battles for Control of Congress Little Changed by Conventions
(CQPolitics.com)
 CQPolitics.com - The back-to-back Democratic and Republican extragavanzas gave both parties a chance to put their best foot forward as the general election campaign gets underway. If their competing efforts are a wash, the advantage will remains with the Democrats as far as the push to expand their congressional majorities.
Yahoo - 2 days ago
Lieberman risks payback from Senate Democrats
(AP)
 AP - Senate Democrats hinted at payback Thursday for Sen. Joe Lieberman, who called Barack Obama an untested candidate beholden to Democratic interest groups in a prime-time Republican National Convention address.
Yahoo - 2 days ago
Wisconsin: Fighting to Keep It Close
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - A close look at recent presidential election results in Wisconsin suggests that John McCain should be able to compete and possibly win, even though Democrats have carried the state in each of the past five elections. The state favored Al Gore over George W. Bush by just two-tenths of a percentage point in 2000 and John Kerry by just four-tenths of a point in 2004.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Rhode Island: Most Likely a Lost Cause
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Here is how high the bar is for John McCain in his contest against Barack Obama for Rhode Island's four electoral votes. Since John F. Kennedy of neighboring Massachusetts won the state in 1960, Democratic candidates have taken 10 of the 12 presidential contests. Go back to 1928, and you find Democrats won 16 of the 20 elections in the state. President Bush garnered just 39 percent of the vote in 2004 and 32 percent in 2000.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Palin wows GOP, puts Dems on notice
(Politico)
Politico - In her first national address, vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin wowed the Republican convention using wit, sarcasm, charm and ridicule in a full scale assault on a now familiar cast of GOP targets — an elitist adversary, a biased media and high taxes.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Lieberman rallies GOP, writes check to Democrats
(AP)
 AP - Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman may have lined up with Republicans at their convention in Minnesota to support John McCain, but he's still writing six-figure checks to help Democratic Senate candidates.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Like Dems, GOP Aims for Green Convention
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Some call it a partisan re-branding, others call it genuine eco-friendliness. But no matter how you parse it, the Republican Party's efforts to host a "green" convention this week indicates the party has been doing some soul-searching when it comes to the environment.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
DNC sets high bar for RNC to reach
(Politico)
Politico - As the Republicans get their turn this week at the GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn., they start out with a difficult — though not impossible — mountain to climb. Democratic nominee Barack Obama is getting his convention bump for his party confab in Denver last week. If the Republican convention this week fails, the rest of the campaign probably won’t matter much.
Yahoo - 5 days ago
Laura Bush warns Dems away from anti-Palin sexism
(Politico)
 Politico - First lady Laura Bush said today that sexism aimed at Sarah Palin was a very real prospect and suggested Democrats watch what they say about the Alaska governor and John McCain's ticketmate.
Yahoo - 5 days ago
Former DNC chair apologizes for hurricane gaffe
(AP)
AP - A former Democratic National Committee chairman apologized Sunday for suggesting that Hurricane Gustav's expected arrival as Republicans prepare to open their national convention is a sign God favors Democrats.
Yahoo - 6 days ago
Dems armed with Palin opposition
(Politico)
 Politico - Sarah Palin may be a complete stranger to most of the American public, but there’s an important subset of the population that’s doubtless already very familiar with John McCain’s surprise vice presidential pick: Democratic opposition researchers.
Yahoo - August 30 - 2008
Democrats seek to get out the faith vote
(AP)
AP - Call it getting out the God vote.
Yahoo - August 29 - 2008
Dean tells delegates turnout vital this fall
(AP)
AP - Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean has told the party's convention delegates that John McCain is a "yes man" for President Bush's policies.
Yahoo - August 29 - 2008
5 things to watch at the DNC tonight
(Politico)
 Politico - Barack Obama delivers his acceptance speech at Invesco Field tonight, and you may even get to see it if the networks can pull away from the John McCain VP speculation long enough.
Yahoo - August 29 - 2008
McCain has picked his VP, campaign says
(AFP)
 AFP - Republican White House hopeful John McCain has picked his running mate to stand with him against the Democrats in the November election, his campaign said Thursday.
Yahoo - August 29 - 2008
THE EDGE: Dems' best and worst
(AP)
AP - Four days, hundreds of speakers, thousands of delegates, endless pontificating. So much that is memorable from the Democratic National Convention, so much that is forgettable. Seven AP reporters help sort it all out, by identifying — in their humble opinions — some of the week's best and worst: speakers, put-downs, seats, and more.
Yahoo - August 29 - 2008
Hillary Backers' Refusal to Aid Obama Helps Senate Democrats
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democrats are profiting from
the reluctance of some Hillary Clinton fundraisers to help Barack
Obama.
Yahoo - August 29 - 2008
McCain ad to laud Obama's DNC speech
(Politico)
 Politico - Tonight, John McCain will talk directly to his opponent in a television ad his campaign is airing in battleground states around the time Barack Obama accepts the presidential nomination, McCain's campaign said.
Yahoo - August 29 - 2008
Biden says nation needs more than a good soldier
(AP)
 AP - Joe Biden accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday night and declared that the challenges America faces require "more than a good soldier" in the White House, hailing Barack Obama as a wise leader who can deliver the change the nation needs.
Yahoo - August 28 - 2008
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