McCain tells convention, nation he'll bring change
ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain, a POW turned political rebel, vowed Thursday night to vanquish the "constant partisan rancor" that grips Washington as he launched his fall campaign for the White House. "Change is coming," he promised the roaring Republican National Convention and a prime-time television audience.
Nations:U.S. People:John McCain George W. Bush Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Barack Obama Lindsey Graham Activities:US Election 2008
2008-09-04
Palin's national guard faces a crisis in personnel
WASHINGTON - The Alaska National Guard, which Republicans are pointing to as an important national-security credential for vice presidential choice Sarah Palin, has personnel shortages that make its aviation units the most poorly staffed in the nation.
Nations:Afghanistan Kuwait People:John McCain Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Palin delivers star-turning performance at RNC
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Sarah Palin delivered. An embattled vice presidential candidate, a novice on the national stage, the head of a family suffering its "ups and downs," the first-term Alaska governor rocked the GOP convention with a star-turning performance.
People:Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Barack Obama John McCain Ronald Reagan Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Why the media should apologize
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On behalf of the media, I would like to say we are sorry.
People:John McCain Mike Huckabee Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Politico)
2008-09-04
Palin mocks Obama, readies Republicans for McCain
ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee John McCain has a new attack dog. Her name is Sarah Palin, and she bites hard.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Barack Obama Rudy Giuliani John McCain Ronald Reagan George W. Bush Activities:US Election 2008
2008-09-04
Palin breaks silence, and lashes out at Obama
ST PAUL, Minnesota (AFP) - Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin lashed out at Barack Obama and styled herself as a crusader against the elite Washington establishment in her high-stakes convention debut.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin John McCain Mike Huckabee Rudolph Giuliani Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AFP)
2008-09-03
Palin introducing herself; GOP blasts questions
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Buffeted by political and personal revelations, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin presents herself to the GOP convention Wednesday, even as John McCain's campaign declared heatedly it was time to stop questioning her background. McCain was heading for St. Paul to be nominated in a roaring roll call.
Nations:U.S. People:Mike Huckabee Rudy Giuliani Barack Obama John McCain Fred Thompson Mitt Romney Activities:US Election 2008
2008-09-03
Lieberman Says McCain Is `Best Choice' in Break With His Party
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Joseph Lieberman, who eight years ago served as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, said he decided to back Republican presidential candidate John McCain this year because ``country matters more than party.''
Nations:U.S. People:John McCain Fred Thompson Ned Lamont Laura Bush Joseph Biden Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008
2008-09-03
Palin to try to silence media storm in debut
ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Sarah Palin has dominated the Republican convention for days without making a public appearance but on Wednesday she takes the spotlight with a prime-time speech that will introduce her to American voters.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin John McCain Fred Thompson Joseph Biden Barack Obama Joe Lieberman Activities:US Election 2008
2008-09-03
Lieberman calls Obama young, untested
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential pick eight years ago, on Tuesday criticized his former party's nominee as an untested candidate unwilling to challenge powerful interest groups as both Republican John McCain and one-time Democratic President Clinton have done.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Bill Clinton John McCain Joe Lieberman John Kerry Al Gore Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-03
McCain defends Palin selection process
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain defended on Tuesday his choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate after she admitted that her teenage, unmarried daughter is pregnant.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin John McCain Fred Thompson Mitt Romney Joseph Biden Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-02
Palin is thrown into media major league
St. Paul, MN – As governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin enjoyed a relationship with the media that's only possible in a sparsely populated state, far from the nation's ravenous, political press corps.
Nations:U.S. Afghanistan People:Sarah Palin John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Politico)
2008-09-02
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