McCain Transition Chief Aided Saddam In Lobbying Effort

Seeded on Tue Oct 14, 2008 3:37 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

A Huffington Post article by Murray Waas details how William Timmons, who Senator McCain has named to head his Presidential transition team, worked with two other lobbyists over a 5 year period to ease international sanctions against Iraq.

politics, mccain, lobbyist, transition, timmons

Who's in control of McCain's campaign?

Seeded on Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:11 AM EDT (Politico)

Roger Simon analyzes the divide between Senator McCain and those on his campaign who want to make greater use of smear tactics to win the election. He determines that one of those on the other side of the fence is McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin.

politics, mccain, obama, palin

The risk of McCain's health plan

Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:44 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Ron Brownstein analyzes John McCain's healthcare proposal and Barack Obama's critique of it. He does not agree with Obama's claims that McCain's plan amounts to a tax increase.

politics, mccain, obama, healthcare

Obama Surge in West Virginia - The Campaign's Take

Thu Oct 9, 2008 11:40 PM EDT

Since I posted yesterday evening on the the Presidential polls in West Virginia, ARG has released a new poll showing Senator Obama ahead in the state by 8 points. In an average of polls, Real Clear Politics and Pollster now have Senator McCain's lead under 3 points.

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politics, obama, mccain, west-virginia, campaign, polls

What is going on in West Virginia?

Wed Oct 8, 2008 11:26 PM EDT

I realize this isn't the most pressing election issue, but it's bothering me and so I need to write about it. According to Real Clear Politics, the poll average in West Virginia shows Senator McCain leading by only 5.7 points.

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politics, obama, mccain, president, election, west-virginia

Chocoholics sour on new Hershey's formula

Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:42 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Apparently many of Hershey's products no longer officially qualify as chocolate (according to the FDA), as the company has changed recipes, replacing cocoa butter with vegetable oil.

odd-news, food, chocolate

Yankees must get back to Steinbrenner's ways

Seeded on Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:37 AM EDT (NBC Sports)

Filip Bondy's MSNBC piece argues that the Yankee's got away from Steinbrenner's plan, and this is the reason they are going to miss the playoffs for the first time in 13 years.

sports

Clinton Summons Top Donors, Supporters for Tuesday Speech - Expected to Suspend Campaign

Seeded on Mon Jun 2, 2008 3:30 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Huffington Post reports initial signs that Senator Clinton is wrapping up her campaign. Top donors have been asked to attend her Tuesday night speech in New York and her advisers have begun talks with the Obama campaign on post-primary activities.

politics, primary, clinton, obama

Nothing is fair about Florida and Michigan

Seeded on Fri May 30, 2008 6:50 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Chuck Todd reviews the history of the Florida and Michigan decisions to hold their primaries early and options on how the DNC can deal with those decisions.

politics, florida, michigan, primary, democrats, dnc

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Bill Clinton's enemies list?

Seeded on Fri May 30, 2008 6:36 PM EDT (Politico)

Ken Vogel pieces together Bill Clinton's public comments with a conference call transcript to create a narrative showing how Clinton believes the media stole the nomination from his wife.

politics, clinton, primary