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Obama Weighed Change vs. Experience in Pick We know Sen. Barack Obama has made his choice for a running mate, and a source tells CNN Obama was "very hung up on the experience versus change" and how his message of change may conflict with a longtime Washington insider. "The source doesn't know who Obama ultimately chose, but con Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Early Reactions to Obama's Pick Just as news broke early this morning of Sen. Barack Obama's choice of Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, Sen. John McCain's campaign sent out a prepared attack ad using a quote from Biden saying that Obama was not "ready" to be president. It was predictable given that the two men were primary oppo Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Did Obama Rule Out Picking a Senator as Veep? Though Sen. Barack Obama promised not to talk about his vice presidential running mate until he actually announced his pick, Tom Brokaw got him to elaborate a little on Meet the Press yesterday.Said Obama: "I'm going to want somebody with integrity; I'm going to want somebody with inde Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Drops Hints About Veep Despite saying he wouldn't talk about his running mate until he made his announcement, Sen. Barack Obama "offered some clues as to how he is approaching the decision, and... a sense that he had pretty much made up his mind."Karen Tumulty speculates: "All that put together, if I were to g Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama, Clinton in Tight Colorado Race A new Denver Post poll in Colorado shows Sen. Barack Obama edging Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race, 34% to 32%, with John Edwards at 17%. With a 3.5% margin of error, the race is a statistical tie. Key finding: "The poll showed 51 percent of Democrats see chang Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Party Leaders Want More Specifics From Obama The New York Times spoke to Democratic party leaders in key battleground states. "These Democrats -- 15 governors, members of Congress and state party leaders -- say Mr. Obama has yet to convert his popularity among many Americans into solutions to crucial electoral challenges: showi Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama taps Geithner, Summers for top economic jobs - Reuters Sydney Morning HeraldObama taps Geithner, Summers for top economic jobsReuters - 2 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and Lawrence Summers as director of the White House National Economic Counci Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Kennedy May Endorse Obama Sen. Ted Kennedy, a longtime friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton, may endorse Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, according to speculation this morning. On This Week, Obama made no attempt to downplay the speculation. Update: The Boston Globe confirms the story Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama: Media response to Iraq remarks overblown - The Associated Press ABC NewsObama: Media response to Iraq remarks overblownThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoST. LOUIS (AP) - Barack Obama celebrated "active faith" as an obligation of religious Americans and a chief agent of societal change while speaking Saturday to a nearly all-black roo Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Republican McCain trails Clinton and Obama: poll - Reuters Canada.comRepublican McCain trails Clinton and Obama: pollReuters - 2 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain trails Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in hypothetical matchups, according to a Washington Post-ABC Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama Treasury pick means small-dose change What does the likely choice of New York Federal Reserve chief Timothy Geithner as his Treasury Secretary say about our President-elect? Simple: He believes in change, just not too much of it. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Holder Seen as Pick for Justice Post as Obama Begins to Settle on Team - New York Times Stuff.co.nzHolder Seen as Pick for Justice Post as Obama Begins to Settle on TeamNew York Times - 2 hours agoBy ERIC LICHTBLAU and JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team has signaled to Eric H. Holder Jr.Video: Holder Is Obama's Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Clinton Edges Obama 47-43; McCain Surges Clinton and Obama battle over change and experience; McCain opens wider lead. Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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Clinton hits Obama with ad questioning experience - Reuters PRESS TVClinton hits Obama with ad questioning experienceReuters - 1 hour agoBy Jeff Mason HOUSTON (Reuters) - US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton questioned rival Barack Obama's experience in handling a national security crisis on Friday as polls show Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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McCain, Obama Seek to Pick Off Marginal Voters From Opposite Party - FOXNews FOXNewsMcCain, Obama Seek to Pick Off Marginal Voters From Opposite PartyFOXNews - 4 hours agoby Cristina Corbin Will Bower is a co-founder of PUMA, a coalition of Democratic bloggers opposed to Barack Obama. (FNC) James McConaha is, by all appearances, a faithful Demo Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama plans big Illinois rally Saturday. VP pick day? - Los Angeles Times The Southern LedgerObama plans big Illinois rally Saturday. VP pick day?Los Angeles Times - 3 hours agoLooks like Illinois Sen. Barack Obama may be making his vice presidential announcement on Saturday back home again in Indiana, no, Illinois.Obama VP tea leaves Dal Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Gallup Poll: Obama Holds Lead Over McCain Sen. Barack Obama begins the presidential campaign with "some overwhelming advantages" over Sen. John McCain, a USA Today/Gallup Poll finds, "but voters also express doubts about the Illinois senator's experience and ability to handle the job of commander in chief."Overall, Obama lea Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Does Experience Matter? The Votemaster: "Suppose you had to choose between two Presidential candidates, one of whom had spent 20 years in Congress plus had considerable other relevant experience and the other of whom had about half a dozen years in the Illinois state legislature and 2 years in Congress. Which one do you th Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama cites faith as key to change - Boston Globe GulfNewsObama cites faith as key to changeBoston Globe - 16 hours agoBarack Obama called "active faith" an obligation of religious Americans and a chief agent of societal change in a speech yesterday at the national meeting of a black church group.Cashing In on Oba Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Rove: Obama Will Make Political Veep Pick - CBS News BBC NewsRove: Obama Will Make Political Veep PickCBS News - 6 hours ago(CBS) Republican strategist Karl Rove said on Face The Nation Sunday that he expects presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama to choose a running mate based on political calculations, not the pers Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |