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CQ Politics' Top 10: Democrats Dominate Best-Funded Challengers
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - One reason why Democrats are expected to make gains in the U.S. House in the November elections is they are fielding a number of well-financed challengers to Republican incumbents.
Yahoo - July 29 - 2008

Senate Republicans say yes to "Dr. No"
(Reuters)
Reuters - An effort to break a Republican hold
on U.S. election-year legislation that would aid medical
research, help crack down on child pornography and advance
other popular measures failed in the Senate on Monday.
Yahoo - July 29 - 2008

GOP Eyes Weaknesses in Obama's Overseas Trip
(U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report - Despite media raves about Barack Obama's weeklong trip to the Mideast and Europe, Republican strategists say his nation-hopping exposed major vulnerabilities that they hope to exploit in the fall.
Yahoo - July 29 - 2008

Republican Party Coffers Offset Obama's Cash Advantage
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - As anyone who has been following the presidential election knows, Barack Obama has raised substantial sums of campaign cash for his presidential campaign -- far more than John McCain.
Yahoo - July 26 - 2008

Majority of Americans believe Obama will win election: poll
(AFP)
AFP - A majority of Americans believe that Democratic candidate Barack Obama will win the presidential election against Republican hopeful John McCain in November, a Fox News poll showed Thursday.
Yahoo - July 25 - 2008

Republicans start arena conversion for convention
(AP)
AP - Construction crews began removing row after row of Xcel Energy Center seats. Forklift drivers slid load after load of electrical equipment off semi trucks. And the arena's manager handed over a ceremonial key to the building.
Yahoo - July 23 - 2008

Ron Paul's political event moves to larger venue
(AP)
AP - Supporters of maverick Rep. Ron Paul who are organizing a rally as an alternative to the Republican National Convention are moving their crosstown event to a larger venue.
Yahoo - July 23 - 2008

McCain canvasses US battlegrounds while Obama's abroad
(AFP)
AFP - Republican White House hopeful John McCain is campaigning this week in states crucial to victory in the November election while the media spotlight shines on Democratic rival Barack Obama's trip abroad.
Yahoo - July 22 - 2008

Republicans hoping for a grand old party in Minn.
(AP)
AP - Republicans are counting on a glitch-free convention to help lift the party's sagging morale and boost John McCain's presidential prospects when they assemble in this picturesque city on the Mississippi River in six weeks.
Yahoo - July 21 - 2008

McCain predicts 'spectacular' attacks in Iraq
(AFP)
AFP - Republican White House hopeful John McCain on Friday predicted a surge of militant attacks in Iraq around the time of the US election in November.
Yahoo - July 19 - 2008

Bush raises money for GOP House candidates
(AP)
AP - President Bush, in the second half of a Southwestern fundraising trip Friday, backed the candidacy of Republican Pete Olson, who is challenging incumbent Rep. Nick Lampson in Texas' 22nd congressional district.
Yahoo - July 19 - 2008

McCain and the GOP: A Dynamic Financial Partnership
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Republican presidential candidate John McCain and the Republican Party are knocking on the door of history when it comes to joint fundraising committees.
Yahoo - July 19 - 2008

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