<><>DEMOCRATS<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
THE FIELD
Democrats Woo Cuban-American Voters
By José De Córdoba
Wall Street Journal
April 15, 2008
MIAMI -- The Democratic Party is mounting its first serious challenge in years against Republican domination of Cuban-American voters in South Florida. The fight could affect politics in the battleground state as well as U.S. relations with Cuba…
Obama Remarks Change The Campaign Conversation
McCain May Benefit As Democrats Debate Problematic Issues
By Nick Timiraos and Amy Chozick
Wall Street Journal
April 15, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The dust-up over Sen. Barack Obama's remarks about rural America is forcing both Democratic candidates to talk about guns, abortion and family values -- issues that don't win them many votes among the social conservatives they are trying hard to court in the Rust Belt, South and West…
BET founder backs Ferraro on Obama
Associated Press
April 15, 2008
CHARLOTTE (AP) — The billionaire founder of Black Entertainment Television says Barack Obama would not be a leading presidential candidate if he were white and that the Illinois senator's campaign has "a hair-trigger on anything racial."
Ind. crowd not fazed by Obama comments
Associated Press
April 15, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton drew little response from a crowd Monday when he brought up the sharp exchanges between his wife and Barack Obama over Obama's comments that some in the Rust Belt are bitter over their economic situation…
CLINTON
At Clinton’s Side in Pennsylvania, a Dedicated and Often Blunt Promoter
By Katharine Q. Seelye
New York Times
April 15, 2008
Gov. Edward G. Rendell is an undeniable asset for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in Pennsylvania…
OBAMA
At Developer’s Trial, Witness Recalls Seeing Obamas at 2004 Party for Investor
By Christopher Drew
New York Times
April 15, 2008
Barack Obama’s campaign has said that he does not recall meeting the investor, who has been convicted on fraud charges in Europe…
'Citizen journalist' at center of Barack Obama 'bitter' words
By James Rainey
Los Angeles Times
April 14, 2008
The woman's Web post prompts charges of elitism against Obama, and exposes her to waves of vitriol…
<><>REPUBLICANS<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
McCAIN
McCain Seeks Funds Despite Legal Hurdles
By Mary Jacoby
Wall Street Journal
April 15, 2008
Sen. John McCain continues to raise and spend money for his presidential campaign despite mounting legal hurdles, a bet that the race will be over before Washington's hobbled election watchdogs can unholster their guns…
Rice Rules Out Spot on McCain Ticket
Associated Press
April 14, 2008
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she would return to academic pursuits at the end of the Bush administration…
McCain: Affluent Seniors Should Pay More for Drug Benefit
By Michael D. Shear and Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post
April 15, 2008
Sen. John McCain will propose today that affluent seniors pay more for government-provided drug benefits as a way to control health-care spending, aides said in previewing a major speech on economics that the Arizona Republican will deliver in Pittsburgh…
When John McCain turned to politics, he went all-out
By Faye Fiore
Los Angeles Times
April 14, 2008
His naval career relaunched, he became a popular liaison to the Senate and soon was fascinated with how levers of power worked…
The quiet force in McCain's campaign
By Jill Lawrence
USA Today
April 15, 2008
WASHINGTON — Election nights and campaign tours this primary season have spotlighted an elegant blonde in jewel-toned suits and a quadruple strand of pearls who stands beside her husband, Arizona Sen. John McCain, and says little…
McCain endorses federal shield law for reporters
By David Jackson
USA Today
April 14, 2008
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday he would support a federal shield law for reporters, although with misgivings…
<><>RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE<><><><><><><><><><><>
With Faith in the Spotlight, Candidates Battle for Catholic Votes
By Robin Toner
New York Times
April 15, 2008
Democrats, who lost among Catholics in the 2004 presidential election, have been trying to woo them back…
By Elisabeth Bumiller and Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
April 15, 2008
In his first public remarks on the issue, John McCain said that comments by Barack Obama about working-class voters were “elitist.”
McCain Echoes Clinton's Attacks
Obama Talks of November Damage
By Shailagh Murray and Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post
April 15, 2008
Sen. John McCain joined in the criticism of Sen. Barack Obama yesterday for Obama's comments about "bitter" victims of small-town economic distress, while Obama's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination weighed in with a tough new ad on the controversy…
<><>OTHER NEWS<><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><>
White House Considers Ways to Cut Emissions
By Stephen Power and John D. Mckinnon
Wall Street Journal
April 15, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration -- under pressure from Congress, some big businesses and overseas allies -- is weighing proposals to curb U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions…
Bush Orders $200 Million Drawdown From Reserve to Help Hunger Crisis
Associated Press
April 14, 2008
WASHINGTON -- President Bush ordered the release of $200 million in emergency aid Monday to help nations where surging food prices have deepened hunger woes and sparked violent protests…
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