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Ron Paul to write memoir

By Carol Eisenberg   |   July 22, 2008 at 12:36pm   |   1 Comments

Quicker than you can say ‘political has-been,’ Ron Paul, the onetime GOP presidential candidate, has moved from “Manifesto” to “Memoir.”

McCain rides a tank, Obama rides a unicorn in JibJab video

By A. James Memmott   |   July 19, 2008 at 12:27pm   |   0 Comments

JibJab has news: “It’s Time for Some Campaign!” Borrowing the melody and the refrain of the Bob Dylan song, “The Times They are A Changin’,” JibJab has launched its first flash animation video of the non-primary, presidential season.

Lobbyist Steven Farber leads fund drive for Democratic convention

By A. James Memmott   |   July 16, 2008 at 9:35am   |   1 Comments

Muckety is shocked, shocked, to learn that a lobbyist is leading the effort to raise money to pay for the Democratic National Convention

Billionaire Peter G. Peterson evangelizes about perils of debt with ‘I.O.U.S.A.’

By Carol Eisenberg   |   July 15, 2008 at 9:05am   |   0 Comments

Can an iconoclastic Republican billionaire do for the national debt what former Vice President Al Gore did for global warming?

Politics is a favorite pastime of the Estee Lauder board

By Laurie Bennett   |   July 13, 2008 at 8:16am   |   0 Comments

The sweet scents of women’s cosmetics and the stench of politics are an unlikely blend. Yet few corporate boards are more politically active than that of Estee Lauder.

Facebook co-founder helps Obama build support on the web

By A. James Memmott   |   July 10, 2008 at 10:15am   |   0 Comments

Thanks to a Facebook founding friend, Barack Obama now has well over one million Facebook supporters.

Rothschild continues to pitch Hillary Clinton as ‘beacon of hope’

By A. James Memmott   |   July 10, 2008 at 7:23am   |   0 Comments

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild is one millionaire backer of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton who still hasn’t let go. For starters this week, she dissed the presumptive Democratic candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, on national TV.

Howard Wolfson joins Fox News

By A. James Memmott   |   July 8, 2008 at 3:57pm   |   0 Comments

After months of speaking on behalf of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Howard Wolfson, has joined the ranks of talking heads on Fox News. As many observers have noted, there was a time when Democrats ran from, not to, Fox News, but Wolfson says the network has changed.

McCain shakes up campaign organization - again

By Laurie Bennett   |   July 3, 2008 at 9:34am   |   0 Comments

John McCain rearranged his inner circle yesterday, putting political veteran Steve Schmidt in charge. Although Rick Davis will continue to hold the title of campaign manager, Schmidt will have near total control of day-to-day operations.

NBC political director Chuck Todd an unlikely on-air hit

By A. James Memmott   |   July 1, 2008 at 9:12am   |   1 Comments

As the presidential primaries dragged to a close, Republicans and Democrats alike agreed that there was at least one winner, Chuck Todd of NBC News and MSNBC.


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