<><>DEMOCRATS<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
THE FIELD
In final contests, it's all about momentum
By Martha T. Moore
USA Today
May 16, 2008
When South Dakota scheduled its primary to be dead last of the 56 Democratic nominating contests, no one thought the vote would matter much…
CLINTON
Clinton scolds McCain for opposing farm bill
Associated Press
May 16, 2008
BATH, S.D. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton scolded John McCain Thursday for opposing the farm bill, attempting to maintain the sense that she is already competing against the certain Republican presidential nominee even as her chances for winning the Democratic nomination dim…
OBAMA
Obama: President Bush used 'false political attack'
USA Today
May 16, 2008
Barack Obama's presidential campaign Thursday accused President Bush of using a speech in Israel to launch a "false political attack" involving the appeasement of terror threats — a claim the White House said was not true…
Obama Courts Christian Voters in Kentucky
By Amy Chozick and Suzanne Sataline
Wall Street Journal
May 16, 2008
CHICAGO -- Sen. Barack Obama plans to roll out a new nationwide faith effort to make it clear to voters that the presidential candidate is a Christian who reflects the values of the electorate…
Naral Picks Obama, and Uproar Breaks Out
By Katharine Q. Seelye
New York Times
May 16, 2008
Some of the group’s affiliates and other abortion-rights advocates said that there was no need to take sides in the Democratic primary…
Edwards Supporters Start to Swing to Obama
By Shailagh Murray
Washington Post
May 15, 2008
Former Democratic candidate John Edwards has joined the Barack Obama bandwagon, but will his small band of delegates and superdelegates follow his lead?
<><>REPUBLICANS<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
McCAIN
Troop Withdrawal Predicted by 2013 Amid Victory in Iraq
By Laura Meckler
Wall Street Journal
May 16, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- John McCain said that if elected president, he would win the Iraq war and bring most U.S. troops home by January 2013, offering his first date for withdrawal and refuting Democratic charges he would keep the U.S. mired there indefinitely…
McCain Vision Has Most G.I.’s Out of Iraq by 2013
By Elisabeth Bumiller
New York Times
May 16, 2008
John McCain’s comments were a striking departure from his usual refusal to set a date for American withdrawal…
McCain action helped Ariz. land developer
By Matt Kelley
USA Today
May 16, 2008
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain secured millions in federal funds for a land acquisition program that provided a windfall for an Arizona developer whose executives were major campaign donors, public records show…
<><> PRIMARY CONTESTS<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><>RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE<><><><><><><><><><><>
In the South, a Force to Challenge the G.O.P.
By Adam Nossiter and Janny Scott
New York Times
May 16, 2008
The surge in black turnout Barack Obama has helped to generate could signal a threat to the Republican dominance of the South…
<><>WAR/TERROR<><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><>
House Rejects More War Funding
Senate Approves Sweeping Farm Bill That Bush Opposes
By Sarah Lueck and Greg Hitt
Wall Street Journal
May 16, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The House rejected $163 billion in funding for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- the first time the House has voted against funding for the Iraq war -- as Republicans held back support as a protest against domestic-spending items Democrats added to the legislation…
<><>CONGRESS<><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Lawmakers Fault Bush Team on Housing Bill
Complaints Cite Mixed Signals; Progress in Senate
By Damian Paletta and Henry J. Pulizzi
Wall Street Journal
May 16, 2008
WASHINGTON -- In the national debate about a housing rescue, there is a surprising wild card: the lame-duck White House…
Senate Takes Step On Energy Oversight
By Ian Talley
Wall Street Journal
May 16, 2008
Federal regulators would have greater oversight of energy markets as part of the massive farm bill passed by the Senate Thursday…
<><>OTHER NEWS<><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Ruling Returns Gay Marriage to Stage in Presidential Bids
By Adam Nagourney
New York Times
May 16, 2008
The three candidates oppose same-sex marriage, but say couples should be entitled to the legal protections afforded married couples…
California Court Affirms Right to Gay Marriage
By Adam Liptak
New York Times
May 16, 2008
The ruling, striking down laws limiting marriages to unions between a man and a woman, would make California the second state to allow same-sex marriage…
Calif. Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Gay Marriage
By Ashley Surdin
Washington Post
May 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES, May 15 -- The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages Thursday, potentially creating the second state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed…
California high court overturns gay marriage ban
Thursday's ruling makes it the second state to legalize same-sex marriage.
By Ben Arnoldy
Christian Science Monitor
May 16, 2008
Oakland, Calif. - California joins Massachusetts as the second state to legalize gay marriage following a decision Thursday by the state's highest court…
California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban
By Maura Dolan
Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court decided today that same-sex couples should be permitted to wed, ruling that gay unions must be given the "respect and dignity" of marriage…
Opponents of gay marriage see hope in ballot measure
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2008
Opponents of same-sex marriage in California expressed dismay after the state's Supreme Court ruled in favor of the unions today, but said the decision likely would galvanize supporters of a November ballot measure that would bar such marriages…
Bush Assails ‘Appeasement,’ Touching Off Storm
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Jim Rutenberg
New York Times
May 16, 2008
A remark seen as a rebuke to Barack Obama likened those who would negotiate with “terrorists” to Nazi appeasers…
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