• ← August 21
• August 23 →

Posts on Friday, August 22, 2008

Mittmentum?

One report suggests that John McCain has settled on former rival Mitt Romney as his running mate.

McCain camp strikes back on houses issue

With a nasty ad, John McCain's campaign tries to shift the focus on to Barack Obama -- and Tony Rezko.

Quote of the day

One reporter puts the proper perspective on the question of elitism in the presidential race.

Reports: Clinton wasn't vetted, Chet Edwards was

One Democratic source says Hillary Clinton "was not asked for a single piece of paper" by Barack Obama's team.

Obama ad: McCain "out of touch"

The latest spot put out by Barack Obama's campaign takes a swipe at John McCain's many houses.

Clinton still carrying heavy debt

Hillary Clinton has apparently barely made a dent in her campaign's sizable debt -- in fact, she raised only $2 million in July.

Setting expectations for Obama, McCain camp fuzzy on facts

Badly twisting history, John McCain's campaign says Barack Obama should get a 15-point bounce from the convention.

Biden our time

Nothing for sure yet, but all signs at this late hour on Friday night point to an Obama-Biden ticket.

Report: Biden gets Secret Service protection

The signs keep pointing to Joe Biden as Barack Obama's running mate, with the hours dwindling before that text message shows up.

It's Biden

Barack Obama has picked Joe Biden as his running mate, CNN reports and the AP confirms.

Currently in War Room

Report: Obama ready to announce economic team

The president-elect will reportedly be rolling out some big names Monday, including Tim Geithner at Treasury, Bill Richardson at Commerce and Larry Summers in the White House.

Friday, Nov 21, 2008 23:53 EST

Clinton to accept nomination?

The New York Times says Hillary Clinton has decided she's ready to become secretary of state; the Clinton camp says nothing's final yet.

Friday, Nov 21, 2008 23:15 EST

Another reason for Obama to ditch his BlackBerry

Verizon employees reportedly accessed the President-elect's old cell phone records.

Friday, Nov 21, 2008 23:00 EST

Mukasey checks out of hospital

The attorney general, who collapsed while giving a speech on Thursday night, says he's feeling fine and that tests came back with good results.

Friday, Nov 21, 2008 20:55 EST