Stories tagged with Politics
Pastor Rick Warren makes national entrance alongside the candidates
By Carol Eisenberg | August 15, 2008 at 2:20pm | 0
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
