<><>DEMOCRATS<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
THE FIELD
By Jill Lawrence and Kathy Kiely
USA Today
March 14, 2008
WASHINGTON — Democrats are increasingly worried about their chances for victory in November after a series of attacks by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on rival Sen. Barack Obama's leadership, credibility, readiness as commander in chief and, now, his ability to win the White House…
Dem fight conflicts some women, blacks
By Kathy Kiely
USA Today
March 14, 2008
WASHINGTON — The passion fueling the Democrats' history-making presidential campaign is putting two of the party's most important constituencies — women and African-Americans — on what could be a collision course…
CLINTON
Clinton Opens Her Home to Woo Unaligned Lawmakers
By Shailagh Murray and Anne E. Kornblut
Washington Post
March 14, 2008
Having mastered the art of town-hall meetings on the campaign trail, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is now holding them in a more comfortable setting: her living room…
OBAMA
A Free-Spirited Wanderer Who Set Obama’s Path
By Janny Scott
New York Times
March 14, 2008
People who knew Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro well say they see her influence unmistakably in her son, Senator Barack Obama…
Obama Lists His Earmarks, Asking Clinton for Hers
By Christopher Drew and Jo Becker
New York Times
March 14, 2008
The release comes as both Democratic rivals have joined John McCain in supporting a proposal to ban earmarked spending requests for one year…
<><>REPUBLICANS<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
McCAIN
McCain Touts Earmark Opposition on Hill
By Elizabeth Holmes
Wall Street Journal
March 14, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain returned to Capitol Hill to cast a vote against pork-barrel spending, a centerpiece of the presumptive Republican nominee's economic agenda and part of his broader campaign on government reform…
<><> PRIMARY CONTESTS<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN
Florida, Michigan Tangles Persist
Democrats Scramble To Find Consensus Plan To Seat States' Delegates
By Susan Davis
Wall Street Journal
March 14, 2008
The battle among Democrats over how to seat the convention delegates stripped from Florida and Michigan seems to be moving one step forward, two steps back…
Architect of Florida Mail-In Vote Says Its Chances Are Poor
By Abby Goodnough and John M. Broder
New York Times
March 14, 2008
Karen Thurman, the chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, continued to push her plan. “If this is not it,” she said, “then what?”
Florida Democrats Urge A 2nd Primary, in June
Ballots Would Be Sent Out 2 Weeks Before
By Dan Balz
Washington Post
March 14, 2008
Florida Democrats, seeking a solution to the dispute over their delegates to the party's national nominating convention, yesterday proposed a do-over primary in June that would be conducted largely by mail, although even the idea's sponsors expressed pessimism that the plan will ever be implemented…
Florida Democrats weigh options on delegate dilemma
By Johanna Neuman and Janet Hook
Los Angeles Times
March 14, 2008
State officials consider a mail-in and in-person election to assign representatives to the party's national convention, but Clinton and Obama have rejected the idea…
By Fredreka Schouten
USA Today
March 14, 2008
WASHINGTON — The head of the Florida Democratic Party said vigorous opposition has jeopardized a proposed mail-in presidential primary to reinstate the state's delegates…
<><>RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE<><><><><><><><><><><>
Presidential Contenders Show Up for Budget Votes
By Lori Montgomery
Washington Post
March 14, 2008
Presidential politics swept onto the floor of the Senate yesterday, as the three contenders took a rare break from the campaign trail to return to Washington, cast a few votes and spar over spending on government pork…
Pollsters see closer-than-expected November election
By David Cook
Christian Science Monitor
March 14, 2008
Prevailing political winds are blowing in a direction that is not helpful for the Republican Party. But when voters are asked to choose between John McCain and either Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama, Senator McCain is competitive…
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Spike in violence follows troop withdrawal
By Charles Levinson
USA Today
March 14, 2008
BAGHDAD — Militants have staged a deadly wave of attacks in Baghdad two weeks after the U.S. military began pulling out the first combat brigade from last year's troop buildup…
<><>CONGRESS<><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Democrats Dig In for Surveillance Battle
By Siobhan Gorman
Wall Street Journal
March 14, 2008
House Democrats are expected to approve today a surveillance measure that challenges the White House and which President Bush said he would veto, virtually ensuring the spy-power battles on Capitol Hill will continue at least into the spring…
With Eye on Campaigns, House Passes a Budget
By Carl Hulse and Robert Pear
New York Times
March 14, 2008
The House passed a $3 trillion Democratic spending plan as Congress engaged in a day of budget theater that had as much to do with the political bottom line as federal fiscal policy…
Sham Audits May Have Hid Theft by G.O.P. Committee Treasurer, Lawyer Says
By Neil A. Lewis
New York Times
March 14, 2008
The former treasurer of a Republican Congressional fund-raising committee may have stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars by submitting forged audit reports, a lawyer for the committee said…
<><>OTHER NEWS<><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Economy Hammered by Toxic Blend of Ailments
By Vikas Bajaj
New York Times
March 14, 2008
Call it a perfect storm: on Thursday, the dollar plumbed new lows, the price of gold jumped above $1,000 for the first time and lenders raised home loans once again…
White House Offers Plan to Ward Off Credit Crises
By Stephen Labaton
New York Times
March 14, 2008
The Bush administration on Thursday outlined a plan that officials emphasized is meant more to prevent future crises than to address the current…
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