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Little seen simple in race and politics in south MACON, Georgia (Reuters) - With its painful history of slavery and segregation, it is easy to presume how Southern white voters will respond to Barack Obama, who would be the country's first black president, but observers say simple assumptions about politics in the region would be wrong. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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VA-5 Race Seen as Competitive The emergence of a "vigorous and well-funded" Democratic challenger in the VA-5 congressional race has prompted CQ Politics to change its rating on the race to reflect the possibility of a competitive contest this fall.The rating, which was Safe Republican, is now Republican Favored. Th Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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WRAPUP 9-McCain, Huckabee duel in S.Carolina White House race - Reuters BBC BulgariaWRAPUP 9-McCain, Huckabee duel in S.Carolina White House raceReuters - 45 minutes agoBy John Whitesides, Political Correspondent COLUMBIA, SC, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee were locked in a close battle in South Carolina's US Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Dems Need To "Suck It Up" On Race The following guest post is from Dan Conley, a former speechwriter for Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder.The McCain campaign won an important battle last week, goading Barack Obama into a defense of his candidacy that ventured into racial politics. Even though his quote about people on the dolla Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Ventura Looks Likely to Enter Senate Race Former Minnestora Gov. Jesse Ventura (I) "is hinting more strongly than ever that he will enter the state's race for U.S. Senate," according to CQ Politics. "The pending candidacy by Ventura -- a flamboyant professional wrestler before he entered the political arena -- would add to th Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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McCain accuses Obama of playing politics with race
(AP) AP - John McCain accused Barack Obama of playing politics with race on Thursday, raising the explosive issue after the first black candidate with a serious chance of winning the White House claimed Republicans will try to scare voters by saying he "doesn't look like all those other presidents on Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Obama Will Make Speech on Race "Faced with what his advisers acknowledged was a major test to his candidacy, Sen. Barack Obama sought on Monday to contain the damage from incendiary comments made by his pastor and prepared to address the issue of race more directly than at any other moment of his presidential campaign," the New Y Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Ciresi Drops Race in Minnesota Mike Ciresi (D) announced he was terminating his campaign for Minnesota’s Senate race, "clearing the path for former Saturday Night Live comedian Al Franken to win the party’s endorsement and take on Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in November," CQ Politics reports. CQ rate Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Clinton Says Obama Played Race Card on Him In a radio interview last night, Bill Clinton defended his comments before the South Carolina primary -- saying that even Jesse Jackson had actually won the state twice -- claiming the Obama campaign "played the race card on me" with its immediate denunciation of his remarks. At the Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Udall Opens Lead in Colorado Senate Race The latest Rasmussen Reports survey in Colorado shows Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) leading Bob Schaffer (R), 47% to 41%, in the state's U.S. Senate race. Udall and Schaffer are competing for the right to replace Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO).CQ Politics rates the race No Clear Favorite Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Study of '94 Adoption Law Finds Little Benefit to Blacks - Washington Post eFluxMediaStudy of '94 Adoption Law Finds Little Benefit to BlacksWashington Post - 2 hours agoBy Darryl Fears A 1994 federal law that paved the way for more white adults to adopt black children has left many parents ill-equipped for the situation and has not achieved t Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Race goes national after Obama's big South Carolina win
(AFP) AFP - White House hopeful Barack Obama took his message of unity on the road Sunday one day after trouncing rival Hillary Clinton in a race-tinged battle in South Carolina's Democratic primary. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Martin: Race, faith and politics The revelation of controversial comments made by the longtime pastor of Sen. Barack Obama, and the equally hot aftermath from the general public that led to the junior senator from Illinois delivering a strong speech/sermon on race in America, has opened anew the explosive connection between three o Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Analysis: The Wright effect on presidential race - CNN PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)Analysis: The Wright effect on presidential raceCNN - 6 hours agoBy John King WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Politics is a business of numbers, and the numbers favor Sen. Barack Obama. But they are changing in ways that give Sen. Hillary Clinton som Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Reuters/Zogby Poll: Race Tightens in South Carolina A new Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby tracking poll in South Carolina finds Sen. John McCain holding on to his lead in South Carolina. However, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney "are closing in on him ahead of Saturday’s vote." McCain leads with 29%, followed by Huckabee at 22%, Romney at 15% Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Huckabee drops out of presidential race
(AP) AP - Mike Huckabee bowed to reality Tuesday and out of the Republican presidential race. "We kept the faith," he told his end-of-the-road rally Tuesday after John McCain clinched the nomination. "I'd rather lose an election than lose the principles that got me into politics in the first place." Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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This Year's Twitter? A Simple Scheduling App That Brings Order Every year at South by Southwest, one web service captures all the buzz by proving itself to be innovative, geek friendly and insanely useful. This year, Sched.org, a simple calendaring service is proving to be a godsend to overwhelmed attendees trying to figure out where to go, when to get there, w Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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This Year's Twitter? A Simple Scheduling App That Brings Order Every year at South by Southwest, one web service captures all the buzz by proving itself to be innovative, geek friendly and insanely useful. This year, Sched.org, a simple calendaring service is proving to be a godsend to overwhelmed attendees trying to figure out where to go, when to get there, w Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Men's Little 500 Race Makes Its 58th Run The Cutters win the one-speed coaster-brake bike race at Indiana University, making them the team with the most wins in Little 500 history. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Men's Little 500 Race Makes Its 58th Run The Cutters win the one-speed coaster-brake bike race at Indiana University, making them the team with the most wins in Little 500 history. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |