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Edward Norton, HBO set to release Obama documentary

By Carol Eisenberg   |   November 14, 2008 at 12:28pm   |   1 Comments

And now comes Obama the movie.

Rahm Emanuel brings strong Wall Street ties to White House

By Carol Eisenberg   |   November 7, 2008 at 10:51am   |   1 Comments

With his choice of Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama is getting not just a politically savvy player, but a man with deep ties to the business community, especially to Wall Street.

Rahm Emanuel agrees to be chief of staff

By A. James Memmott   |   November 5, 2008 at 4:31pm   |   0 Comments

Fresh from his victory Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama has tapped a fellow Chicagoan to be the White House enforcer.

Obama wins decisively to become nation’s first black president-elect

By Carol Eisenberg   |   November 5, 2008 at 11:49am   |   0 Comments

The journey could not have been less likely.

Catholic bishop: Obama supporters risk their ‘eternal salvation’

By Carol Eisenberg   |   November 4, 2008 at 4:18pm   |   2 Comments

Bad enough to experience earthly doubts about one’s choice for president.

Sarah Palin withholds medical records

By Carol Eisenberg   |   November 3, 2008 at 11:23am   |   2 Comments

With less than 24 hours to go before the presidential election, Sarah Palin still has not released her medical records despite her campaign’s earlier pledges to do so.

Maker of Obama infomercial plies the family trade

By Carol Eisenberg   |   October 30, 2008 at 12:51pm   |   0 Comments

Davis Guggenheim is following in his father’s footsteps.

Watch Joe Lieberman pivot

By Carol Eisenberg   |   October 29, 2008 at 11:08am   |   0 Comments

The one thing you can say about Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman is that he’s a survivor.

Sen. Chuck Hagel dances closer to Obama

By Carol Eisenberg   |   October 27, 2008 at 1:26pm   |   0 Comments

Sen. Chuck Hagel, the Nebraska Republican who has become a pariah in his own party, has been publicly criticizing John McCain’s vice-presidential pick, while his wife, Lilibet, attended the final presidential debate as Michelle Obama’s guest.

Colin Powell and son, Michael, at odds over Obama, McCain

By Carol Eisenberg   |   October 21, 2008 at 1:27pm   |   0 Comments

When Colin Powell announced his support of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s candidacy on Meet the Press Sunday, he was distancing himself not just from his party, but from his own son.

John Podesta and Cassandra Q. Butts oversee Obama’s transition

By Carol Eisenberg   |   October 21, 2008 at 12:19pm   |   1 Comments

Away from the glare of the campaign, leaders of two distinct Democratic networks are sifting names and vetting resumes for a prospective Barack Obama presidency.

Weathermen prosecutor dismisses efforts to tie Obama to Ayers

By Carol Eisenberg   |   October 10, 2008 at 5:19pm   |   0 Comments

The former lead prosecutor of the Weather Underground has expressed indignation over efforts to link Barack Obama to onetime radical William C. Ayers by the campaign of John McCain.

Nicholas Cafardi resigns as Catholic college trustee after pro-Obama column

By Carol Eisenberg   |   October 9, 2008 at 1:56pm   |   0 Comments

A respected Catholic legal scholar has resigned from the board of Ohio’s Franciscan University of Steubenville as a result of a firestorm over his endorsement of Democrat Barack Obama.

Neither McCain nor Obama did much to rally troops for bailout

By Carol Eisenberg   |   September 30, 2008 at 11:18am   |   0 Comments

Neither John McCain, nor Barack Obama could claim they exercised leadership on the bailout plan, whose rejection by rank-and-file lawmakers yesterday drove markets to historic lows.

Lynn Forester de Rothschild endorses McCain

By Carol Eisenberg   |   September 17, 2008 at 2:14am   |   10 Comments

Democratic fund-raiser Lynn Forester de Rothschild has spent several months bemoaning Hillary Clinton’s failed bid for the presidential nomination. Today she went further, throwing her support behind GOP nominee John McCain.

Hunter Biden resigns as lobbyist

By Carol Eisenberg   |   September 12, 2008 at 6:48pm   |   0 Comments

Hunter Biden, the lobbyist son of Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joseph Biden, has quit the business in an apparent effort to shield his father and his father’s running-mate, Barack Obama, from negative political fallout.

Michelle Obama has a rabbi in her family

By Carol Eisenberg   |   September 12, 2008 at 5:06pm   |   1 Comments

Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, is a first cousin, once removed, to Rabbi Capers C. Funnye Jr., spiritual leader of a mostly black synagogue on Chicago’s South Side.

Gwyneth Paltrow appeals to Americans abroad to vote

By Carol Eisenberg   |   August 5, 2008 at 10:36am   |   0 Comments

London-based actress Gwyneth Paltrow stars in a new video aimed at persuading Americans living abroad to vote in this fall’s presidential election.

Murdoch’s daughter throws Obama bash

By Carol Eisenberg   |   April 2, 2008 at 3:40pm   |   0 Comments

Rupert Murdoch’s distaste for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has often spilled out onto the pages of the New York Post, and into broadcasts on Fox News, both of which he owns.


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