2008 Presidential Election

Without much fanfare or public notice, Senator Barack Obama has embraced a central element of the Republican agenda: the treatment of corporate dividends.

The Republican convention, though battered, goes ahead
IT HAS been a rocky week for the Republican Party, as its convention gets under way in St Paul, Minnesota. After the focus on the Democrats last week, John McCain snatched back attention at the weekend with his choice of Sarah Palin, the young governor of Alaska, as his […]

President George W. Bush announced today the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China on September 6, 2008. The Honorable James B. Peake, M.D., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, will lead the delegation. Members of the Presidential Delegation are: The Honorable Clark T. Randt, Jr., United […]

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Gov. Sarah Palin may be squaring off for working white women’s votes.

AP - John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about the sinking economy. “Tough times all over America,” McCain said.

AP - Although most Americans are focused on the presidential campaign, voters in 11 states are also choosing governors this fall in races that offer an important prelude to 2010, when most of the nation’s governors’ offices are up for grabs.

AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republicans at their national convention are attacking him to avoid talking about the sagging economy and housing problems.

Politico - As the Republicans get their turn this week at the GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn., they start out with a difficult ;— though not impossible ;— mountain to climb. Democratic nominee Barack Obama is getting his convention bump for his party confab in Denver last week. If the Republican convention this week […]

The daily dispatch for Monday, August 4 is posted.

In his acceptance speech, Senator John McCain is expected to say that he has consistently “worked with members of both parties to fix problems.”