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Jackson Will Not Speak at Convention After speaking at the last six Democratic conventions, Rev. Jesse Jackson tells Essence magazine that he will attend this year but not play a formal role.On his recent comments critical of Obama caught on a live microphone, Jackson said, "It should not have happened. What was private tal Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Will Edwards Speak at Convention? There's still no word on when John Edwards will speak at the Democratic convention, but the Charlotte Observer reports "a number of Democrats are saying that Edwards needs to publicly address National Enquirer stories that have alleged he had an affair with a campaign worker and fathered her baby Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Cheney Will Attend Republican Convention Despite reports claiming that Vice President Dick Cheney would not attend the Republican convention in September, Cheney's office just confirmed to NBC News that he will in fact attend and will speak to the delegates. Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Kennedy Will Appear at Convention "In a moment that is sure to bring down the house," Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) "is expected to attend the Democratic National Convention, most likely to deliver a speech tonight," according to the Boston Globe."Buzz has built among Massachusetts politicos that Kennedy would come, a Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Jackson Leads Field of Obama Replacements A new Zogby poll in Illinois finds Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) is the favorite among possible replacements to fill the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. "The survey shows that, given a choice of 10 possible candidates, 21% think Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Lieberman May Speak at GOP Convention According to The Hill, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) "is leaving open the possibility of giving a keynote address on behalf of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at the Republican National Convention in September." "Republicans close to the McCain campaign say Lieberman's appearance at the conventio Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Will Not Speak at Brandenburg Gate Sen. Barack Obama will give a speech at the Victory Column in Berlin next week, "avoiding the Brandenburg Gate after a political spat broke out over plans to speak there," according to Berliner Zeitung.According to Bloomberg, "a stage will be set up at the column, a 19th-century fluted s Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Gore Will Speak on Thursday Al Gore "has accepted a speaking role on the final night of the Democratic convention, appearing on the same stage that Barack Obama will officially receive the Democratic Party's presidential nomination," three sources tell CNN. Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Jackson ends holdout, will report - FOXSports.com TSN.caJackson ends holdout, will reportFOXSports.com - 1 hour agoby Jay Glazer Jay Glazer is a Senior NFL Writer for FOXSports.com on MSN and also appears every week on FOX NFL Sunday as the network's NFL Insider.Jackson to end camp-long holdout, report on Thursday Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Jackson Has Been Working With Prosecutors ABC7 Chicago has learned that since late last summer, Rep. Jesse Jackon, Jr. (D-IL) "has worked with federal prosecutors, informing on an alleged Blagojevich administration scheme two and half years earlier." Sources tell the station that Jackson "has been in regular contact with the Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Michigan, Florida Will Have Limited Say at Convention The DNC announced that Florida and Michigan members "will be seated on the three standing committees -- including the critical Credentials Committee -- at the party's 2008 national convention, a position that could affect the selection of the Democratic nominee," according to The Politico. Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Clinton Will Concede Tonight In her speech tonight, Sen. Hillary Clinton will concede that Sen. Barack Obama "has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, campaign officials said, effectively ending her bid to be the nation's first female president," according to the Associated Press. Clinton "will stop Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Jackson is Senate Candidate 5 Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) is the anonymous Senate Candidate 5 "whose emissaries Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich reportedly claimed offered up to a million dollars to name him to the U.S. Senate," federal law enforcement sources tell ABC News. Jackson Jr. said this morning he wa Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Jackson Jr. talked to feds on Blagojevich Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who was cited in a criminal complaint against Rod Blagojevich, has for at least a decade informed the U.S. Attorney's office about alleged wrongdoers, a Jackson spokesman said Tuesday. Jackson has given information on the embattled governor of Illinois, though not in the case Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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McCain Will Face Rebellion at GOP Convention Quietly and "largely under the radar of most people," allies of of Rep. Ron Paul "have been organizing across the country to stage an embarrassing public revolt against Sen. John McCain when Republicans gather for their national convention in Minnesota at the beginning of September," according to th Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Don't Worry, Matilda Will Be "Taken Care Of" - TMZ.com Showbiz SpyDon't Worry, Matilda Will Be "Taken Care Of"TMZ.com - 3 hours agoHeath Ledger's family was quick to speak out today to quash any ideas that his daughter, Matilda Rose, would not be provided for after his death.Michelle Williams, baby not in Ledgerâ€℠Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Kennedy Will Skip Convention According to the AP, Sen. Ted Kennedy taped a five minute video presentation for the Democratic National Convention, suggesting he will not make an appearance as he continues treatment for a brain tumor. Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Democrats say convention will be most diverse ever - Boston Globe Times ColonistDemocrats say convention will be most diverse everBoston Globe - 1 hour agoThe convention that will send forward the first black presidential nominee for a major party will be the most diverse ever, Democratic officials announced this afternoon.Clinton Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Michael Jackson faces forced sale of Neverland - Reuters Virgin Media MusicMichael Jackson faces forced sale of NeverlandReuters - 2 hours agoBy Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's famed Neverland Valley Ranch in California will be foreclosed and sold on March 19 unless the pop star pays a balance of nearl Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Jackson Eyes Obama's Senate Seat Illinois political insiders say Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL), "who defended Barack Obama after his father famously threatened to castrate him, is the favorite to replace the Democratic nominee in the Senate," according to The Hill.Said Jackson: "If Sen. Obama wins -- and I'm optimisti Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |