News For Friday Aug 8, 2008 News For Friday Aug 8, 2008

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Clintons want Obama to win _ truly - Added 12 minutes ago

Hillary Rodham Clinton says she truly wants Barack Obama to win the White House, even though he dashed her own presidential dreams. And she's going to keep saying it, despite the doubters. The New York senator was...

Girlfriend: Fla. man didn't want to hurt Obama - Added 21 minutes ago

Two people closest to a man charged with threatening to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he has no violent tendencies and would never have seriously threatened violence against...

White supremacists hope Obama win prompts backlash - Added 52 minutes ago

They're not exactly rooting for Barack Obama, but prominent white supremacists anticipate a boost to their cause if he becomes the first black president. His election, they say, would trigger a backlash _ whites rising...

AdWatch: McCain ad claims Obama bad for families - Added 57 minutes ago

TITLE: "Painful." LENGTH: 30 seconds. AIRING: In 11 key states where McCain ads already are on the air. SCRIPT: Announcer: "Life in the spotlight must be grand, but for the rest of us times are tough. Obama voted to...

Incumbent Tenn. congressman loses primary - Added 1 hour ago

Being linked to "big oil" turned into a big problem for Tennessee Republican freshman Rep. David Davis, who became the first congressman from that state to lose in a primary in more than four decades. Johnson City...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 1 hour ago

IN THE HEADLINES Vice President Dick Cheney to speak at GOP convention, joining Bush on opening night ... McCain, Obama urge end to fighting in Georgia, push diplomatic efforts ... Through personal history, McCain...

McCain, Obama urge halt to fighting in Georgia - Added 2 hours ago

The major candidates for president on Friday called on Russia and Georgia to end their military action and appealed for more diplomatic efforts aimed at avoiding a full-scale war. Republican John McCain said Russia...

Cheney to speak at GOP convention on opening night - Added 2 hours ago

Vice President Dick Cheney, a conservative favorite but a divisive national figure, will join President Bush in addressing delegates on the opening night of the Republican National Convention, the White House said...

McCain urges Russia to halt action in Georgia - Added 3 hours ago

John McCain is calling on Russia to cease military action in Georgia and withdraw its forces. Campaigning in Iowa, the Republican presidential hopeful called for the U.S. to convene an emergency session of the U.N....

McCain seeks to define himself and Obama - Added 3 hours ago

John McCain's efforts to define Barack Obama have been well cataloged in recent days, from the substantive (calling Obama a tax raiser slow to offer an energy plan) to the silly (comparing the Illinois senator to...

White supremacists hope Obama win prompts backlash - Added 10 hours ago

They're not exactly rooting for Barack Obama, but prominent white supremacists anticipate a boost to their cause if he becomes the first black president. His election, they say, would trigger a backlash _ whites rising...

Island life in multiracial Hawaii shaped Obama - Added 16 hours ago

The diverse culture of the nation's 50th state _ and the island nature of Hawaii itself _ shaped Barack Obama's view of the world and the politics he would practice. Those who knew him as a child say that view and...

Man held in Fla. on charge of threatening Obama - Added 16 hours ago

A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and military-style gear in his hotel room and car appeared in court Thursday on charges he threatened to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. ...

ACLU ends its legal challenge to DNC restrictions - Added 17 hours ago

The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday it will not appeal a federal judge's ruling that upheld the city's decision to limit protests during the Democratic National Convention to a fenced-in demonstration zone,...

McCain calls for probe of company he once aided - Added 17 hours ago

Republican John McCain called Thursday for a federal investigation into plans by the DHL shipping company that could cost 10,000 jobs here, as he and his campaign manager took criticism for helping DHL complete a key...

McCain campaign to return 50K in donations - Added 18 hours ago

John McCain's campaign said Thursday it is returning $50,000 in contributions solicited by a foreign citizen. The move follows the disclosure that the money was being raised by a Jordanian man who is a business partner...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 21 hours ago

IN THE HEADLINES Trying to dispel tension ahead of convention, Obama and Clinton promote cooperation, unity ... McCain's campaign reviewing donations brought in by prominent Florida fundraiser ... McCain says Obama...

Obama rejects talk of trouble from Clinton backers - Added 1 day ago

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday dismissed suggestions that the nominating convention could be marred by tensions between his supporters and the die-hard backers of Hillary Rodham Clinton. ...

Play of the Day: Obama and pancakes on the go - Added 1 day ago

Pancakes to go? Barack Obama shook hands, chatted and posed for pictures as he greeted breakfast diners at The Copper Dome restaurant in St. Paul before returning home to Chicago for a day of strategy sessions and to...

McCain to discuss potential job losses in Ohio - Added 1 day ago

!!-- pobj:OHCHI101-0806081637 -->Republican presidential candidate John McCain is taking up the issue of possible job losses due to the closure of a DHL shipping site in Ohio, the result of a corporate merger aided by...

Island life in multiracial Hawaii shaped Obama - Added 1 day ago

The diverse culture of the nation's 50th state _ and the island nature of Hawaii itself _ shaped Barack Obama's view of the world and the politics he would practice. Those who knew him as a child say that view and...

Gasoline costs, energy rivet candidates' attention - Added 1 day ago

To understand why Barack Obama and John McCain are emphasizing solutions to the country's energy woes and have scrambled to change their positions, look no further than the voters' distress over $4-a-gallon gasoline and...

Clinton aims to soothe delegates at Dem convention - Added 1 day ago

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is seeking a way for her delegates to be heard at the Democratic National Convention, telling supporters such a step will help unify a party that split between her and Sen. Barack Obama...

GOP's Pawlenty praises Obama's positive message - Added 1 day ago

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, often mentioned as a possible running mate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, said Wednesday GOP candidates would do well to adopt a positive tone like that of McCain's...

Judge: No changes to DNC security plan - Added 1 day ago

A federal judge declined Wednesday to change security restrictions for protesters at the Democratic National Convention, concluding that parade routes and a demonstration zone established by the city don't infringe on...

AdWatch: Obama ad ties McCain to Bush - Added 1 day ago

TITLE: "Original." LENGTH: 30 seconds. AIRING: In some if not all of the 18 states where Obama is on the air. SCRIPT: Announcer: "He's the original maverick," followed on the screen by the word, "Really?" McCain:...

Polls: Obama has slim national lead over McCain - Added 1 day ago

THE RACE: The presidential race nationally THE NUMBERS (CBS News) Barack Obama, 45 percent John McCain, 39 percent ___ OF INTEREST: Obama's lead in the CBS News poll has not changed since June. Combining undecided...

Obama' plan to put ads on gas pumps hits roadblock - Added 1 day ago

Democrat Barack Obama's plan to bring the debate over gas prices straight to the pumps hit a roadblock Wednesday. What sounded like a great way to reach a captive audience as they pumped $4-a-gallon gas into their car...

AdWatch: McCain says Obama would lose jobs - Added 1 day ago

TITLE: "Family." LENGTH: 30 seconds. AIRING: Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. SCRIPT: Announcer: "Is the biggest celebrity in the...

McCain says he'd push Congress to vote on energy - Added 1 day ago

Republican candidate John McCain on Wednesday called on Congress to return from its summer recess to address immediately the U.S. energy crisis, though he missed numerous energy-related votes in the Senate last year. ...

Obama pokes at McCain over tire-pressure issue - Added 1 day ago

Barack Obama taunted Republican presidential rival John McCain on Wednesday for first ridiculing him for advising voters to keep tires inflated and then later acknowledging that the practice saves gasoline. "It will be...

McCain, Obama discuss movies, TV viewing habits - Added 1 day ago

!!-- pobj:WVHUN101-0806081302 -->John McCain's favorite television commander in chief plays the first black U.S. president. Just the role Democrat Barack Obama is looking to fill. "You know, I hope that I and all...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 1 day ago

IN THE HEADLINES Obama taunts McCain for criticizing him over tire pressure ... McCain says as president he would push Congress on energy issues, but he missed votes himself ... McCain, like Obama, will run TV ads...

Record number of US voters may cast paper ballots - Added 1 day ago

Come November, more Americans might cast their ballots on paper than in any other election in U.S. history. That wasn't supposed to happen. If everything had gone according to the government's $3 billion plan to...

Obama's Muslim outreach director resigns - Added 1 day ago

An attorney who volunteered to help Barack Obama improve his relationship with Muslim and Arab-Americans has resigned from the campaign amid questions about his connection to a fundamentalist imam. Mazen Asbahi started...

McCain opposes farm policies popular in Midwest - Added 2 days ago

Republican presidential candidate John McCain opposes the $300 billion farm bill and subsidies for ethanol, positions that both supporters and opponents say might cost him votes he needs in the upper Midwest this...

GOP's Pawlenty praises Obama's positive message - Added 2 days ago

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, often mentioned as a possible running mate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, said Wednesday GOP candidates would do well to adopt a positive tone like that of McCain's...

McCain to give Stevens money to Pa. 9/11 memorial - Added 2 days ago

Republican presidential candidate John McCain will give $5,000 that his campaign received from indicted Sen. Ted Stevens' political action committee to the Flight 93 National Memorial, a campaign spokesman said...

Poll: Nearly half hearing too much about Obama - Added 2 days ago

Barack Obama may be the fresh face in this year's presidential election, but nearly half say they're already tired of hearing about him, a poll says. With Election Day still three months away, 48 percent said they're...

Paris Hilton issues tart rebuttal to McCain ad - Added 2 days ago

Attention, America: Paris has spoken. Paris Hilton, the blonde, doe-eyed celebrity thrust into the presidential campaign in an ad by Republican candidate John McCain, issued a tart rebuttal Tuesday, albeit in a scantily...

McCain, too, will run Olympics ads - Added 2 days ago

John McCain won't cede the pricey Olympics airwaves to Barack Obama. The Republican presidential candidate plans to run $6 million worth of TV commercials on NBC broadcast and cable channels during the Summer Games in...

Detroit mayor's mother wins Mich. House race - Added 2 days ago

The mother of Detroit's mayor narrowly survived a primary election that focused on her scandal-plagued son as much as her own six terms in Congress. Democratic Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick overcame a city hall sex...

A look at McCain, Obama farm policies - Added 2 days ago

Major farm policies advanced by presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama: ___ McCAIN _Opposed a $300 billion farm bill approved by Congress this year over President Bush's veto. Opposes subsidies to divert...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 2 days ago

IN THE HEADLINES Obama links GOP energy policy to economic downturn; McCain pushes for more nuclear power ... Paris Hilton spoofs McCain ad and proposes a solution to nation's energy crisis ... Lehrer, Ifill, Brokaw...

Obama, McCain diverge on solution for energy woes - Added 2 days ago

Democrat Barack Obama blamed Republican energy policies for some of the nation's economic woes Tuesday as his GOP rival John McCain advocated a large expansion of nuclear power. Both candidates roamed the economically...

Newspaper: Black reporter booted from McCain rally - Added 2 days ago

A newspaper has asked John McCain's campaign why a black reporter assigned to cover a rally was singled out by security and told to leave a backstage area. Stephen Price, a reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat, was...

AdWatch: McCain now says country is "worse off" - Added 2 days ago

TITLE: "Broken." LENGTH: 60 seconds. AIRING: In the 11 states where McCain is running ads. SCRIPT: Announcer: "Washington's broken. John McCain knows it. We're worse off than we were four years ago. Only McCain has...

Obama leads McCain nationally in AP-Ipsos poll - Added 2 days ago

Solid margins among women, minorities and young voters have powered Barack Obama to a 6 percentage point lead over John McCain in the presidential race, according to a poll released Tuesday. Obama is ahead of his...

Presidential debate commission chooses moderators - Added 2 days ago

The Commission on Presidential Debates on Tuesday named Jim Lehrer and Gwen Ifill of PBS, Tom Brokaw of NBC News and Bob Schieffer of CBS News as moderators of the three presidential debates and one vice presidential...

Six Republican senators to skip GOP convention - Added 2 days ago

Will he or won't he? Vice President Dick Cheney is one of the nation's most prominent Republicans, but there are doubts about whether he will attend the GOP convention. Cheney press secretary Megan Mitchell left the...