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Perkins, speaking to reporters at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor, said he believed McCain was more likely to pick someone he has known for a while and trusts, like Lieberman or Ridge. But Palin was an out-of-the-box pick and prompted...
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This year's election campaign will certainly go down in history, but not just because of the election's outcome. Now that Presidential hopeful John McCain's surprise pick for running mate, Sarah Palin, has been seen by the world in a positive national...
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As the Republican National Convention winds down in Minneapolis this evening the 2008 U.S. political party convention season slowly comes to an end. Careful scrutiny of both the Democrat and Republican conventions have left some significant, if not important,...
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Bookmark/Share Save Write to Editor Single page view ST. Sarah Palin touted her small-town roots and swiped at Democrat Barack Obama during a highly anticipated speech to the Republican convention on Wednesday, ridiculing her critics as out-of-touch...
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An open letter to Presidential candidate, Senator John McCain. Dear John (I hope I can call you John, as I feel I know you well, though we’ve never formally met): I know that you and your advisers believe that you’ve already made the right...
Tags: Sarah Palin, John McCain, election 2008, running mate, vice presidential candidate, little known
I think it is safe to say that when the Presidential candidates were picking their #2's,Barack Obama considered, among many factors, the impact that his choice would have among Jewish voters. John McCain didn't. Before they picked their veeps, it was...
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Lieberman and former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge were floated, "like a lot of conservatives, I was holding my breath," Sauerbrey said. "I can speak as one conservative woman: This energizes me quite a bit." In introducing Palin to the nation yesterday,...
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If Mitt Romney is picked, it would be akin to Barack Obama choosing Hillary Clinton for his running mate. Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, was McCain's chief rival for the Republican nomination, and as such spent several months savaging the Arizona...
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McCain decided on his choice for vice president early yesterday, but so far hasn't hinted as to who it'll be. McCain's campaign is hoping the announcement will dampen any momentum Barack Obama might get from the just wrapped up Democratic Convention.
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Sebelius, a second-term Democratic governor in heavily Republican Kansas, is scheduled to make four stops in the Des Moines area today. Could it be the Obama campaign has her within close range of Illinois, where Obama plans to attend a rally with his...
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