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Lieberman on His Private Chat with Obama, Rev. Wright, and How McCain is Picking Up the Gore-Lieberman Foreign Policy Mantle

In an interview on the ABC News Shuffle Podcast today (listen HERE) Sen. Joe Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut, made his case for the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., saying, "I’m going to make a provocative statement:...

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June 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (60)

McCain Meets with Wary Ohio Conservatives

A late update to the schedule today -- at 2:30 pm ET, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., met with some local conservative leaders. Specifically, he'll be meeting with Phil Burress, Mike Gonidakis, Harvey Hook, Chris Long, Dr. Jack...

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June 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (21)

Obama Eager to Distance Self from Campaign's Former Position on DC Handgun Ban

Craig Layne, a reporter from WJET-TV in Erie, Penn., today asked Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, a question on the DC gun ban. Here's how the exchange went down. "In November you mentioned that the DC handgun law was constitutional," Layne...

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June 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (226)

Obama Embraces Supreme Court Decision as "Well-Needed Guidance"

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, may have a long record of supporting gun control measures, and he may have seemed to have previously endorsed the DC Handgun Ban. But just now he issued a paper statement embracing the 5-4 decision, written...

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June 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (18)

Where Has Obama Been on the Unconstitutional DC Handgun Ban?

I call it unconstitutional, because the U.S. Supreme Court just did, and they decide. "Today’s decision is a landmark victory for Second Amendment freedom in the United States," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. "For this first time in the history...

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June 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (47)

Big Bad John's Big Bad Video

While much attention has been given to the reelection TV ad of Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore. -- in which he invokes praise for his bipartisan efforts from Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois -- another Republican Senator's video is getting some buzz...

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June 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (19)

Quinnipiac: Obama Ahead in Four Key Battlegrounds

Far more important than the national polls in this race for 270 electoral votes are the credible state-by-state polls. And new Quinnipiac/Wall Street Journal/Washingtonpost.com polls out today show Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, with a lead over Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.,...

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June 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (61)

Obama Distances Self from Middle Initial?

It's one thing for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, to distance himself from his minister, his home lender, his pledge to try to work out an agreement to use public financing, or the importance of telecom immunity in the FISA bill....

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June 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (138)

Is Unity Just a Town in New Hampshire?

We took a look at the tensions behind the scenes between the Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama rapprochement last night on World News. Read more HERE. Or watch HERE. - jpt

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June 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (14)

Rendell Explains Why Clinton Needs Obama to Help Her With Campaign Debt

Why is it important for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, to have Sen. Barack Obama's help in retiring her sizable campaign debt? Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell explained it to me today. Recalling two elections he lost in his career, Rendell recalls,...

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June 25, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (65)