Recent Politico News
Minding the Window Treatments
Posted from The Caucus 27 days ago
Linguists are mining the derivation of "measuring the drapes," a popular term on the campaign trail for decades. (original story)
Chill, Baby, Chill
Posted from The Caucus 27 days ago
Variations on a popular phrase. (original story)
A Big Close
Posted from Swampland - TIME.com 27 days ago
The Obama campaign has just announced something I can't recall seeing at the close of a campaign: a two-minute ad (you can see it here), which it says will be running in "key states" starting tomorrow. It's unusual in part because few campaigns find themselves having the resources for two-minute spo... (original story)
Democrats and Republicans Feud Over Donor Data
Posted from The Caucus 27 days ago
The two camps lob charge and countercharges over the legitimacy of some donors contributing to their respective presidential campaigns. (original story)
Palin in Des Moines, Iowa
Posted from Radio Iowa 27 days ago
Some familiar rally songs were played as the large crowd filed in, with the song "Hip to be Square" thrown in the mix. Dave Roederer, Iowa chairman of McCain's Iowa campaign, was first to the microphone and first to mention... (original story)
Obama and McCain Try a Little Western Swing
Posted from ABC News: Politics 27 days ago
Barack Obama, John McCain trade barbs as they scramble for support in Western swing states (original story)
A Maverick in Rouge
Posted from Swampland - TIME.com 27 days ago
To Karen's suggestion that Sarah Palin might be hacking her own path across the wilderness, I direct readers to this note sent to Marc Ambinder from Randy Scheunemann, regarding Palin's mavericky maverickiness: Just read your post. This is on the record. This is cleared by HQ. It is a fact tha... (original story)
CNN confirms: Bill Clinton to campaign with Obama
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 27 days ago
Sen. Obama and former President Clinton greet supporters in Harlem after their September meeting. (Photo Credit: Getty Images/File) (CNN) – In yet another sign that Democrats are putting the contentious and hard-fought primary season behind them, former President Bill Clinton will campaign with Se... (original story)
Obama again mocks McCain over ties to Bush
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 27 days ago
Obama: McCain really stuck it to Bush — 10 percent of the time. RENO, Nevada (CNN) — Democrat Barack Obama levied more criticism at opponent John McCain Saturday, mocking the Arizona Republican by saying McCain is just "trying to break with his president over the last ten days after h... (original story)
AP: How Things Have Changed
Posted from Swampland - TIME.com 27 days ago
Here's a story I wrote for tomorrow's Washington Post Outlook section about the AP and how things are changing for them and thus the journalism world. (original story)
McCain: Don't Write Us Off Yet
Posted from The Caucus 27 days ago
The Republican nominee stumps in New Mexico. (original story)
The Sound of Silence for Obama
Posted from The Caucus 27 days ago
The power goes out momentarily at the Democrat's first foray back on the trail. (original story)
McCain aide: Palin 'going rogue'
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 27 days ago
Tensions within the McCain-Palin campaign are spilling into the public. A McCain aide told CNN that Gov. Palin is a 'diva.' ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (CNN) – With 10 days to go until election day, long brewing tension between Sarah Palin and key aides to John McCain has become so in... (original story)
Palin warns Obama would create nanny state if elected
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 27 days ago
Gov. Palin said Saturday that Sen. Obama has a big government agenda. SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNN) — Campaigning Saturday in Iowa, a state where polls show Barack Obama enjoying a healthy lead just 10 days before the election, Sarah Palin warned that putting Obama in the White House along with De... (original story)
Michelle Obama takes to the airwaves in GOTV appeal
Posted from CNN Political Ticker 27 days ago
Michelle Obama COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Michelle Obama is telling voters it's really important to participate in this election. In this week's Democratic Radio Address, Obama says the American dream is becoming harder for families to realize, especially in the last eight years and under the c... (original story)
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