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  • Bill Moyers and Michael Winship: Mother's milk of politics turns sour 23 Jul 2008 22:54 GMT
    ... money to candidates in this 2007-08 federal election cycle? That's right, the financial services and ... all political stripes, including Republican John McCain's presidential campaign manager, Rick Davis; Democrat Barack Obama's ... Payne, a political appointee appointed to the Homeland Security Advisory Council. The Times set him up ...

  • McCain and Obama hit crunch time in hunt for No. 2 23 Jul 2008 21:54 GMT
    ... - After months of secrecy and intrigue, presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain are ... will end the suspense of a cat-and-mouse selection game that has been conducted with rare ... from battleground states -- former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, who was governor of Pennsylvania, ...

  • Romney heads McCain's VP short list; Pawlenty, Ridge also in the mix 23 Jul 2008 20:34 GMT
    ... with Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge also in the mix. ... according to sources familiar with the vice presidential search. McCain's campaign, however, is not commenting ... that could change the outcome of the election and he has a media presence in ...

  • Jindal Says He's Not Interested in No. 2 Spot With McCain 23 Jul 2008 18:29 GMT
    ... I'm not going to be the vice presidential nominee or vice president. I'm going to ... most important quality for a vice presidential candidate. “I think the most important thing in ... in their decision,” said Ridge, also former Homeland Security secretary. He said he has “no idea” ...

  • JOHN C. BERSIA: Every presidential candidate should dust off his passport 23 Jul 2008 16:54 GMT
    ... Whether Barack Obama's multi-nation, overseas tour amounts to a political ... a prominent part in every serious U.S. presidential candidate's bid. Americans cannot escape their critical ... sounding like glorified slogans. In this year's election, Americans are looking for and deserve a ...

  • Security experts appreciate Obama's concern on issues 23 Jul 2008 14:53 GMT
    ... on issues Last week's visit from Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., caused reassurance in ... Tim Collins, managing director of the Purdue Homeland Security Institute, also appreciated the focus on security ...

  • Oil mogul: Change is in the wind 23 Jul 2008 07:30 GMT
    ... digging," Pickens told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in a series of ... Republicans and two dozen GOP senators, including presidential candidate John McCain, have written to the EPA ...

  • T. Boone Pickens says U.S. must rely less on foreign oil 23 Jul 2008 05:32 GMT
    ... the Texas oilman said he's approached both presidential candidates about discussing his plan for reducing the ... invited Mr. Pickens' testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Tuesday. Mr. ...

  • Bush library cash-for-access scandal reveals darker foreign relations truth 22 Jul 2008 21:31 GMT
    ... the funding of the George W. Bush presidential library. Payne made to upper-level Bush Administration ... Payne served as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Let's assume the White House ... for President Nursultan Nazarbayev and altered the election criteria and composition of the legislature, in ...

  • Senate Agrees On Plan To Curb Oil Speculation 22 Jul 2008 17:14 GMT
    ... driven by more than record oil prices. Presidential politics and the looming elections for control of Congress are coloring lawmakers' ... directly related to spot prices." The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee also held a ...

  • Senate Agrees On Bill To Curb Oil Speculation 22 Jul 2008 16:47 GMT
    ... driven by more than record oil prices. Presidential politics and the looming elections for control of Congress are coloring lawmakers' ... directly related to spot prices." The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee also held a ...

  • McCain Muddled By Lobbying Controversy 22 Jul 2008 14:53 GMT
    ... Inc., according to the records. The McCain campaign said Scheunemann did not lobby on any ... Partners, Payne is identified as a "senior presidential advance representative" who traveled with President Bush ... at the request of the Department of Homeland Security. He had a security clearance issued in ...

  • McCain Camp Defends Well-Connected Lobbyist 22 Jul 2008 14:51 GMT
    ... Inc., according to the records. The McCain campaign said Scheunemann did not lobby on any ... Partners, Payne is identified as a "senior presidential advance representative" who traveled with President Bush ... at the request of the Department of Homeland Security. He had a security clearance issued in ...

  • McCain adviser lobbied for Stephen Payne 22 Jul 2008 09:12 GMT
    ... Inc., according to the records. The McCain campaign said Scheunemann did not lobby on any ... Partners, Payne is identified as a "senior presidential advance representative" who traveled with President Bush ... at the request of the Department of Homeland Security. He had a security clearance issued in ...

  • Michigan a toss-up for Obama, McCain 22 Jul 2008 06:31 GMT
    ... Gordon Trowbridge / Detroit News Washington Bureau Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are locked ... voters trust, and to handle terrorism and homeland security. Each candidate gets support from about four ...

  • State shapes up to be Nov. battleground, poll finds 22 Jul 2008 06:31 GMT
    ... Gordon Trowbridge / Detroit News Washington Bureau Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are locked ... voters trust, and to handle terrorism and homeland security. Each candidate gets support from about four ...

  • Bush views America through rose-colored glasses 22 Jul 2008 05:56 GMT
    ... paying dearly for his mistake. It's the presidential sock puppet election show: the one and only Demupplicans. Hear ... issues, so he created another bureaucracy called "homeland security." Less federal government? There have been too ...

  • The Conquest and Theft of América, Pt. 13 22 Jul 2008 01:30 GMT
    ... 2 Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enter into agreements with state and ... unchampioned by most. Given lip service by Presidential Candidates, used as target practice by Right Wing ...

  • McCain's foreign policy adviser lobbied Congress, National Security Council on behalf of Payne 22 Jul 2008 00:30 GMT
    ... Inc., according to the records. The McCain campaign said Scheunemann did not lobby on any ... Partners, Payne is identified as a "senior presidential advance representative" who traveled with President Bush ... at the request of the Department of Homeland Security. He had a security clearance issued in ...

  • McCain's foreign policy adviser lobbied Congress, National Security on behalf of Payne 21 Jul 2008 23:34 GMT
    ... On Monday, McCain's campaign said that from 2002 to 2006, Scheunemann ... Partners, Payne is identified as a "senior presidential advance representative" who traveled with President Bush ... at the request of the Department of Homeland Security. He had a security clearance issued in ...

  • Poll: Obama, McCain locked in tight battle for Michigan 21 Jul 2008 23:31 GMT
    ... McCain are locked in a tight Michigan presidential race, according to a Detroit News-WXYZ Action ... still undecided, and 5 percent chose third-party candidates Bob Barr or Ralph Nader. "Just as ... voters trust, and to handle terrorism and homeland security. Each candidate gets support from about four ...

  • McCain adviser lobbied for Stephen Payne 21 Jul 2008 23:30 GMT
    ... Strategic Partners Inc., in 2002. The McCain campaign said Scheunemann did not lobby on any ... Partners, Payne is identified as a "senior presidential advance representative" who traveled with President Bush ... at the request of the Department of Homeland Security. He had a security clearance issued in ...

  • Stumping for McCain, Lieberman says Democrats have 'changed dramatically' 21 Jul 2008 22:31 GMT
    ... matters of foreign and defense and even homeland security policy, return to where it was, not ... told the town-hall crowd that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's current visit to Iraq ... about 3-to-1 Democrat in the 2004 presidential election, but Republicans hope McCain's pro-Israel record, doubts ...

  • NJ governor pushes Obama, trade in Israel visit 21 Jul 2008 21:32 GMT
    ... leaders and said he's assured them Democratic presidential hopeful backs America's longtime commitment to Israeli ... the Democratic governor who once endorsed 's campaign but now supports Obama said he didn't ... center in Tel Aviv, a review of homeland security technology at Ben Gurion Airport, a meeting ...


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