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Obama aides heading to Georgia for Senate runoff (ap.google.com)

Aides who worked in Barack Obama's presidential campaign are heading to Georgia to help Jim Martin in his hotly contested Senate runoff, two Democrats close to Martin's campaign said Tuesday. The... More

Tags: barack obama,aides,presidential campaign,georgia,gasen,jim martin,us senate,georgia runoff,sen saxby chambliss,grassroots,campaign strategy

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on GeorgiaRunoff | 0 Comments |

The '08 Campaign - Sea Change for Politics as We Know It (www.nytimes.com)

The 2008 race for the White House that comes to an end on Tuesday fundamentally upended the way presidential campaigns are fought in this country, a legacy that has almost been lost with all the... More

Tags: 2008 elections,white house,presidential campaign,voting,voters,barack obama,john mccain

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Independent U.S. military news from Iraq, Afghanistan and bases worldwide (hosted.ap.org)

Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama joined voters eager to cast ballots on Tuesday before making one last pitch for supporters to turn out for their historic presidential contest. With... More

Tags: john mccain,barack obama,election day,voters,voting,presidential campaign

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Troops: Election needs bigger military focus (www.militarytimes.com)

Seven out of 10 career-oriented service members say military issues are not getting enough attention in the presidential campaign, and nearly 30 percent don’t believe their vote will matter,... More

Tags: us military,2008 elections,issues,presidential campaign,voting,military times,polls

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Election Central Sunday Roundup (tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

McCain: I'm Not Bush Appearing this morning on Meet The Press, John McCain reiterated his "I am not George Bush" line. "So do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course," McCain... More

Tags: tmc,tpm election central,2008 elections,presidential campaign,john mccain,barack obama,polls

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

When McCain Says 'Tested' (news.aol.com)

The question that's really at the root of all of this is one of judgment, not experience. A shell-shocked soldier who fought several tours in Iraq but now suffers from PTSD has plenty of military... More

Tags: john mccain,ptsd,mental health,iraq,military,2008 elections,presidential campaign,presidency

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on PTSD | 0 Comments |

Obama: Powell 'will have a role as one of my advisers' (blogs.usatoday.com)

One day after being endorsed by former secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Powell "will have a role as one my advisers."

Tags: colin powell,barack obama,advisers,presidential campaign,2008 elections

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Economic Quackery at the Debate (www.progressive.org) TMC

At Wednesday night’s debate, Bob Schieffer, like Jim Lehrer and Tom Brokaw before him, tried to egg the candidates on foolishly to cut the budget deficit. Neither McCain nor Obama responded... More

Tags: tmc,the progressive,economics,presidential campaign,john mccain,barack obama,2008 elections,budget deficits

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on Economy | 0 Comments |

Questions that Should Be Asked of McCain at Wednesday’s Debate (journals.democraticunderground.com)

The most important purpose of our national news media is to report, clarify and explain issues that have the potential to affect the lives of the American people. Especially in the days, weeks and... More

Tags: john mccain,2008 elections,presidential debate,presidential campaign,veterans,veterans issues

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

McCain co-chairman questions Obama’s drug use (www.salon.com) TMC

Remember when John McCain’s 2000 presidential campaign was derailed by fallacious rumors that he had fathered a black child? You might think that would have caused McCain to avoid smear attacks.

Tags: tmc,salon,presidential campaign,barack obama,drug use

Submitted 3 months ago by robertharding on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

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