Stories tagged with John McCain
Meghan McCain: budding author and budding Republican
By A. James Memmott | April 14, 2009 at 8:27am | 1
Meghan McCain, daughter of John, has blogged her way to a book deal said to be in the high six figures.
Lawsuit against Skull and Bones renews mystery about Geronimo’s remains
By Carol Eisenberg | February 19, 2009 at 10:05am | 1
The descendants of Geronimo, the Apache chief whose skull is rumored to be part of the rituals of Yale’s Skull and Bones Society, filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding the return of their ancestor’s remains.
Candidate Obama is now president-elect
By Laurie Bennett | November 5, 2008 at 12:05am | 0
Winning decisively in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida and Virginia, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president today - the first black American ever chosen for the office.
Red states and blue states reach fever pitch
By Laurie Bennett | November 4, 2008 at 8:33am | 0
The campaign that seemed eternal finally comes to an end today, and still we fret about a replay of 2000 and 2004, when Election Day was not the end, but only an escalation of months-long worries and anxieties.
Rashid Khalidi’s web of connections includes McCain, as well as Obama
By Carol Eisenberg | November 2, 2008 at 10:56am | 0
Social networks can be tricky things, as John McCain found out this week.
Nate Silver sets the gold standard for analysis of political polls
By Gary Jacobson | October 26, 2008 at 8:42am | 1
Nate Silver, the Sultan of Stats behind FiveThirtyEight.com, referred to himself as a “poll Nazi” this past week when he criticized the methodology of some pollsters.
The governor’s new clothes
By Emily Morgan | October 22, 2008 at 3:39pm | 0
Sarah Palin’s wardrobe has been revamped, thanks to the Republican National Committee.
McCain goes after Obama’s links to ACORN
By Carol Eisenberg | October 15, 2008 at 12:35pm | 0
The group stands accused of a grand scheme - of registering Mickey Mouse in Florida, and Tony Romo, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, in Nevada - all in an effort to elect Sen. Barack Obama as president.
Cindy McCain’s 13-year business relationship with Charles Keating
By Carol Eisenberg | October 14, 2008 at 11:25am | 0
Cindy McCain and her late father, James Willis Hensley, were partners with the convicted savings-and-loan chief from 1986 until 1998 through their investment in a Phoenix shopping center.
Weathermen prosecutor dismisses efforts to tie Obama to Ayers
By Carol Eisenberg | October 10, 2008 at 5:19pm | 0
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.
She knows mavericks, and John McCain, you’re no maverick
By A. James Memmott | October 7, 2008 at 10:59am | 4
Terrellita Maverick is upset that Sen. John McCain and his campaign have appropriated the family name.
Homer Simpson: another frustrated voter
By Emily Morgan | October 5, 2008 at 9:10am | 0
Homer Simpson’s choice for the next president of the United States has leaked to the internet.
Neither McCain nor Obama did much to rally troops for bailout
By Carol Eisenberg | September 30, 2008 at 11:18am | 0
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.
John McCain has a long, complicated relationship with gambling interests
By Laurie Bennett | September 28, 2008 at 10:40am | 0
In a lengthy piece today, The New York Times details John McCain’s extensive connections to the casino industry and Indian gaming.
SEC’s Christopher Cox vows to finish Bush term, despite McCain criticism
By A. James Memmott | September 20, 2008 at 12:40pm | 1
Finding a scapegoat within his own party, Republican Sen. John McCain said Thursday that if he were president he would fire Christopher C. Cox, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Obama less than transparent when it comes to disclosing bundler info
By Laurie Bennett | September 17, 2008 at 8:41am | 0
A web-savvy campaign that promises open government shouldn’t make it so hard to learn about its financial backers.
Fey a dead ringer for small-town mayor from Alaska’s meth capital
By Emily Morgan | September 16, 2008 at 1:04pm | 0
SNL producer Lorne Michaels must have had mixed feelings Saturday night.
Obama and McCain both have ties to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
By Laurie Bennett | September 10, 2008 at 9:28am | 2
In the wake of the federal government’s bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two presidential candidates are calling for reform. Yet both men have close connections to the mortgage giants.
Mark Salter ‘channels’ John McCain for his biggest speech yet
By Carol Eisenberg | September 4, 2008 at 3:43pm | 0
The prime-time acceptance speech to be delivered tonight by Republican presidential nominee John McCain has been crafted by a man described as the candidate’s best friend, as well as his Boswell.
Fred ‘Hollywood’ Davis shapes McCain ads, convention script
By A. James Memmott | September 3, 2008 at 11:37am | 0
Advertising guru Fred Davis III left the John McCain campaign last year when it was running low on funds and getting nowhere in the polls. But the man they call “Hollywood” rejoined the McCain team in May as creative director.
