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Pastor Rick Warren makes national entrance alongside the candidates

By Carol Eisenberg   |   August 15, 2008 at 2:20pm   |   0 Comments

Mega-church pastor Rick Warren will accomplish tomorrow what no one else has been able to do: He will bring John McCain and Barack Obama together on the same stage (albeit sequentially) to be grilled about their faith, leadership and compassion.

Mark Penn may yet find his way back into the action

By A. James Memmott   |   August 15, 2008 at 9:48am   |   0 Comments

For months during the heated contest for the Democratic presidential nomination, Mark J. Penn was the Hillary Clinton adviser everyone loved to hate.

Lincoln Chafee, Jim Leach and Rita Hauser form ‘Republicans for Obama’

By Carol Eisenberg   |   August 13, 2008 at 1:21pm   |   2 Comments

For months, Barack Obama’s website has advertised ‘Republicans for Obama’ buttons, but there have been few signs of mass GOP defection. Now, Republicans for Obama has been organized to reach out to disillusioned GOP voters.

Frederick Baron, former Edwards finance chief, paid Rielle Hunter

By A. James Memmott   |   August 13, 2008 at 10:23am   |   0 Comments

Frederick M. Baron was there for John Edwards in the past, giving and raising lots of money and doing other favors like letting the Democratic presidential candidate use his private jet.

Oprah Winfrey + Barack Obama = 1 million votes

By Laurie Bennett   |   August 11, 2008 at 8:01am   |   1 Comments

What’s the value of a celebrity endorsement in a political campaign? In the case of Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama, about 1 million votes.

Elizabeth Edwards, a public figure in her own right, steps out of the spotlight

By Laurie Bennett   |   August 9, 2008 at 10:18am   |   0 Comments

One of the likely outcomes of John Edwards’ bad judgment is the muting - at least temporarily - of his wife’s public voice.

On eve of convention, John Edwards admits to extramarital affair

By A. James Memmott   |   August 8, 2008 at 6:13pm   |   0 Comments

After months of denial, John Edwards has admitted he had an affair with a filmmaker who worked for his campaign.

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.

William Bennett, David Kuo team up to produce conservative ‘Slate’

By Carol Eisenberg   |   August 3, 2008 at 11:35am   |   0 Comments

Just in time for the presidential elections, former drug czar William Bennett and faith-based programs guru David Kuo will launch a new website designed to be the conservative answer to Slate.

Is Tim Kaine too much like Barack Obama to be VP choice?

By Carol Eisenberg   |   August 1, 2008 at 10:52am   |   0 Comments

The parallels between Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Obama - both of whom are Harvard-educated attorneys with Kansas roots and a civil rights orientation - help explain their unusual chemistry. But those similarities could also prove a liability for the Democratic ticket.


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