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Obama Declines to Check Box for Public Financing Sen. Barack Obama posted the last six years of his tax returns on the Internet yesterday. Aside from his soaring income as a book author, reporters have found little to discuss.But Ken Vogel points out something interesting: "Curiously, the Obamas checked the box to set aside $3 for th Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Opts Out of Public Financing In a video message to supporters, Sen. Barack Obama announced he would opt out of the public financing system for the presidential election, effectively forgoing more than $80 million in public funds.Wrote Obama: "It's not an easy decision, and especially because I support a robust syst Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Calls Public Financing System "Creaky" Sen. Barack Obama said the system of public financing presidential elections is "creaky" and needs to be updated, according to the Associated Press, "offering another possible argument for bypassing the three-decades-old system that has helped pay campaigns for the White House."Said O Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Sets Condition for Public Financing Sen. Barack Obama said he'll accept public financing for his campaign -- which would limit the amount of spending -- only if Sen. John McCain agrees to curb spending by the Republican National Committee, according to USA Today.Said Obama: "I won't disarm unilaterally."Meanw Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama rejects public financing against McCain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama said on Thursday he would reject public financing of his campaign against Republican John McCain, reversing an earlier stance and positioning himself to outspend McCain in the White House race. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Obama rejects public financing against McCain
(Reuters) Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama said on Thursday he would reject public financing of his campaign against Republican John McCain, reversing an earlier stance and positioning himself to outspend McCain in the White House race. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Obama Poised for Huge Cash Edge - ABC News KATUObama Poised for Huge Cash EdgeABC News - 57 minutes agoBy RICK KLEIN Sen. Barack Obama's decision to forgo public financing for his presidential campaign clears the way for him to outspend Sen. John McCain by 3-to-1 or substantially more in the general election, a Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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McCain and Obama Tussle Over Future Financing John McCain challenged Barack Obama to abide by his earlier pledge to use public financing for his general election if Mr. McCain does so as well. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Obama Forgoes Public Funds in First for Major Candidate Senator Barack Obama became the first candidate of a major party to decline public financing, arguing that the system had collapsed and would put him at a disadvantage. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Obama bypasses public money — 1st since Watergate
(AP) AP - Barack Obama is abandoning public financing for his presidential campaign, reversing his earlier stance in bold certainty he can raise millions more on his own as the first major-party candidate to bypass the tax-checkoff system that was hurried into place after the Watergate scandal. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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McCain Prepares to Abandon Public Financing "With the Republican presidential nomination within reach," Sen. John McCain is "reshaping his campaign to press on without public financing that could limit his spring spending," reports The Politico. McCain's "rejection of the presidential public financing program he once defended i Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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The Grand Old White Party Confronts Obama - New York Times Sioux City JournalThe Grand Old White Party Confronts ObamaNew York Times - 45 minutes agoBy FRANK RICH THE curse continues. Regardless of party, it’s hara-kiri for a politician to step into the shadow of even a mediocre speech by Barack Obama.McCain challen Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Microsoft offering zero-percent financing for ERP, CRM Hoping to spark sales as companies put the squeeze on capital spending, Microsoft said Thursday that new customers of its Dynamics ERP and CRM applications in some parts of the world can apply for zero-percent, 36-month financing. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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McCain accuses Obama of 'double speak' - USA Today Vancouver SunMcCain accuses Obama of 'double speak'USA Today - 39 minutes agoBy David Jackson, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - Republican front-runner John McCain accused Barack Obama on Wednesday of waffling on a pledge to accept public financing for the fall presidential camp Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Five Questions on Obama's Decision to Opt Out CQ Politics answers five questions on the implications of Sen. Barack Obama rejecting public financing for the general election.Over at Political Insider, we discuss the impact of opting out on the presidential race. Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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McCain Outspending Obama in Battlegrounds "The McCain campaign has outspent the Obama camp by hundreds of thousands of dollars, and in some cases by as much as a million dollars or more, in virtually all of the nearly dozen battleground states where both campaigns are up on the air," TPM reports."McCain is advertising heavily Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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McCain: Obama lied on public financing Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain sat down for an interview with CNN's Larry King on Wednesday. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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FACT CHECK: Obama charges against McCain debatable - Washington Post BBC NewsFACT CHECK: Obama charges against McCain debatableWashington Post - 1 hour agoDemocratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at a rally in the Canton Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008.Video: Republican influence Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Why Obama may back an H-1B increase even in a recession Does Obama support the H-1B visa program? Obama supports the temporary visa program but also wants it reformed. It needs reform. A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service report released in October said as many as one-in-five visa applications are either fraudulent o Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Oracle to buy BEA Systems for $8.5 billion Oracle has agreed to buy BEA Systems for about $8.5 billion, or $19.375 per share, the companies announced.BEA's board of directors turned down an initial offer from Oracle of $17 per BEA share in October, say Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |