Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1930 Politics - Republican Party en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:17:36 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1930 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_houses ap/20080821/mccain_houses AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:26:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_houses"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.6c4ef62c078b4783aa1f6e28b32bf142.mccain_houses_wx204.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=0VMFSO5KgemOMGwztANc2w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this Feb. 5, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., watches Super Tuesday election returns from the kitchen area of his home in Phoenix, Ariz. Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, McCain acknowledged that he wasn't sure how many houses he and his wealthy wife actually own. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)" border="0" /></a>AP - John McCain may have created his own housing crisis.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_houses"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.6c4ef62c078b4783aa1f6e28b32bf142.mccain_houses_wx204.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=0VMFSO5KgemOMGwztANc2w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Feb. 5, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., watches Super Tuesday election returns from the kitchen area of his home in Phoenix, Ariz. Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, McCain acknowledged that he wasn't sure how many houses he and his wealthy wife actually own. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_el_pr/black_republicans ap/20080821/black_republicans AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:04:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_el_pr/black_republicans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.d180522f0bff4c7daf79069e9bf6baf0.obama_2008_vash105.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=4X9y1AEv0ia3EEpBp.D3lw--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama,D-Ill., gestures while speaking at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Va., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sen. Barack Obama isn't just inspiring black voters to register in large numbers as he gets closer to being the Democratic presidential nominee. Evidence indicates that he's motivating some black Republicans to switch parties.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_el_pr/black_republicans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.d180522f0bff4c7daf79069e9bf6baf0.obama_2008_vash105.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=4X9y1AEv0ia3EEpBp.D3lw--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama,D-Ill., gestures while speaking at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Va., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/pl_nm/usa_politics_denver_republicans_dc nm/20080821/usa_politics_denver_republicans_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:42:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/pl_nm/usa_politics_denver_republicans_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20080820/capt.19e85c84f12767d1e09c38b5e806e489.jpeg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=F6nUtQxGGsOwg3_0sOTtlQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks after former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, left, announced that he is leaving the presidential race and endorsing McCain, in this file photo from Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When Democrats gather in Denver next week to nominate Barack Obama for president, they'll be joined by such uninvited guests as Republicans Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/pl_nm/usa_politics_denver_republicans_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20080820/capt.19e85c84f12767d1e09c38b5e806e489.jpeg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=F6nUtQxGGsOwg3_0sOTtlQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks after former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, left, announced that he is leaving the presidential race and endorsing McCain, in this file photo from Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/gop_convention ap/20080820/gop_convention AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:30:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/gop_convention"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20080820/capt.19e85c84f12767d1e09c38b5e806e489.jpeg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=F6nUtQxGGsOwg3_0sOTtlQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks after former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, left, announced that he is leaving the presidential race and endorsing McCain, in this file photo from Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will give the keynote address at the Republican National Convention next month and Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman also will take center stage at the GOP gathering.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/gop_convention"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20080820/capt.19e85c84f12767d1e09c38b5e806e489.jpeg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=F6nUtQxGGsOwg3_0sOTtlQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks after former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, left, announced that he is leaving the presidential race and endorsing McCain, in this file photo from Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/2008_race_rundown ap/20080820/2008_race_rundown AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:24:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/2008_race_rundown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.b394716909424fb69b27c0e5c1c4a0f8.obama_2008_vash106.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=SLtd7EBILnEr9SOKL1pUCA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a town hall meeting at the Patrick Henry Community College Motorsports facility in Martinsville, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)" border="0" /></a>AP - McCain says he questions Obama's judgment, not his patriotism, on how to deal with Iraq war ... Former NY Mayor Giuliani to keynote GOP convention; other former McCain rivals also to speak ... Traveling by bus in Virginia, Obama pushes for more union jobs ... AFL-CIO jabs McCain on his economic record in new mailer</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/2008_race_rundown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.b394716909424fb69b27c0e5c1c4a0f8.obama_2008_vash106.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=SLtd7EBILnEr9SOKL1pUCA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a town hall meeting at the Patrick Henry Community College Motorsports facility in Martinsville, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/lieberman_gop_convention ap/20080820/lieberman_gop_convention AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:29:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/lieberman_gop_convention"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080813/capt.fa62a38130934ad38fde36e3c507601b.mccain_2008_mima110.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=uezPwGc7rfFwl2AIrqlDVA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., share a laugh while speaking to reporters during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, in Birmingham, Mich. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate in 2000 and now an independent who is one of John McCain's strongest supporters, will speak at the Republican National Convention, an official said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/lieberman_gop_convention"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080813/capt.fa62a38130934ad38fde36e3c507601b.mccain_2008_mima110.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=uezPwGc7rfFwl2AIrqlDVA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., share a laugh while speaking to reporters during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, in Birmingham, Mich. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/pl_afp/usvoterepublicanslieberman afp/20080820/usvoterepublicanslieberman AFP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:59:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/pl_afp/usvoterepublicanslieberman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nit32.200808195747.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=jy8dL3NfxXnEaEQbCDkOTg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="US Republican presidential candidate John McCain (R) and Senator Joe Lieberman (L) hold a joint press conference in the southern Israeli town of Sderot in March 2008. Lieberman, Al Gore's Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000, will appear at this year's Republican convention in support of party White House nominee John McCain.(AFP/File/David Buimovitch)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Senator Joseph Lieberman, Al Gore's Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000, will appear at this year's Republican convention in support of party White House nominee John McCain.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/pl_afp/usvoterepublicanslieberman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nit32.200808195747.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=jy8dL3NfxXnEaEQbCDkOTg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="US Republican presidential candidate John McCain (R) and Senator Joe Lieberman (L) hold a joint press conference in the southern Israeli town of Sderot in March 2008. Lieberman, Al Gore's Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000, will appear at this year's Republican convention in support of party White House nominee John McCain.(AFP/File/David Buimovitch)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/huckabee_paul_backers ap/20080820/huckabee_paul_backers AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:28:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/huckabee_paul_backers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.6fb37b494b354fa98e5a154a9c569212.huckabee_paul_backers_wx108.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=KdetykoC.UWsCWlvk3.aMg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This photo provided by the Medill News Services shows Ron Paul supporters marching down Constitution Avenue to Capitol Hill in Washington, July 12, 2008, where they held an all-day rally. Paul supporters will hold a second march on Sept. 2 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Medill News Service, Kathryn Grim)" border="0" /></a>AP - While this year's presidential election shows signs of drawing in more young voters than any since 1992, the candidates who pulled some of them into the Republican race are long gone — and it's unclear whether they've taken their young supporters with them.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/huckabee_paul_backers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.6fb37b494b354fa98e5a154a9c569212.huckabee_paul_backers_wx108.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=KdetykoC.UWsCWlvk3.aMg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo provided by the Medill News Services shows Ron Paul supporters marching down Constitution Avenue to Capitol Hill in Washington, July 12, 2008, where they held an all-day rally. Paul supporters will hold a second march on Sept. 2 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Medill News Service, Kathryn Grim)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/democratic_convention ap/20080820/democratic_convention AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:39:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/democratic_convention"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080819/capt.6c4c94b223ca4461ab65eaa975b0d151.democratic_convention_cojd10.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=qhGoOp1cVDwk_smMviayNg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Workers hang Democratic National Convention banners outside of the Pepsi Center in Denver, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. Denver will host the convention starting next week. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)" border="0" /></a>AP - An Indiana railroader, an Iowa mother and a Michigan truck driver are getting a moment at the Democratic convention to help portray Barack Obama as the people's champion and counter GOP characterizations of him as an out-of-touch celebrity.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/democratic_convention"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080819/capt.6c4c94b223ca4461ab65eaa975b0d151.democratic_convention_cojd10.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=qhGoOp1cVDwk_smMviayNg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="Workers hang Democratic National Convention banners outside of the Pepsi Center in Denver, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. Denver will host the convention starting next week. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush ap/20080820/bush AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:59:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.e13c45aa927b453f8b1fc3eccba06578.bush_fljr104.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=cGz4NEC2xgPxxc6Epl_GsQ--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="President Bush gestures while addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/John Raoux)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Bush, nearing the end of two terms dominated by war, said Wednesday his decision to increase U.S. troop levels in Iraq early last year brought security to a now resurgent nation and he criticized those who said his plan was flawed.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.e13c45aa927b453f8b1fc3eccba06578.bush_fljr104.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=cGz4NEC2xgPxxc6Epl_GsQ--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="photo" title="President Bush gestures while addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/John Raoux)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/ts_alt_afp/usitinternetpoliticscompanygoogle afp/20080820/usitinternetpoliticscompanygoogle AFP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:56:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/ts_alt_afp/usitinternetpoliticscompanygoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nip22.200808105530.photo00.photo.default-512x346.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=wKFkHxmclbpUcLcgT7SmGQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Google will be pampering bloggers and tutoring US policy makers at Democratic and Republican national conventions as Internet culture flexes growing political muscle.(AFP/File/Jose Luis Roca)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google will be pampering bloggers and tutoring US policy makers at Democratic and Republican national conventions as Internet culture flexes growing political muscle.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/ts_alt_afp/usitinternetpoliticscompanygoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nip22.200808105530.photo00.photo.default-512x346.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=wKFkHxmclbpUcLcgT7SmGQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Google will be pampering bloggers and tutoring US policy makers at Democratic and Republican national conventions as Internet culture flexes growing political muscle.(AFP/File/Jose Luis Roca)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_el_st_lo/wv_secretary_of_state2008 ap/20080818/wv_secretary_of_state2008 AP Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:59:57 GMT AP - The Republican running for West Virginia secretary of state wants to withdraw from the race in the hopes that the incumbent will take his place. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_re_us/california_budget ap/20080818/california_budget AP Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:12:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_re_us/california_budget"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080815/i/r1901986499.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=pYno_2P3_mc_xZyag5Z3eA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger answers questions at a news conference at the conclusion of the 26th Border Governors Conference at Universal Studios in Los Angeles August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>AP - California's Republican lawmakers on Sunday rejected a Democratic proposal for $6.6 billion in tax increases on the wealthy and corporations despite an offer to boost the state's rainy day fund. The failed vote now pushes California's budget impasse into its eighth week with no compromise in sight.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_re_us/california_budget"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080815/i/r1901986499.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=pYno_2P3_mc_xZyag5Z3eA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="photo" title="California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger answers questions at a news conference at the conclusion of the 26th Border Governors Conference at Universal Studios in Los Angeles August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080817/ap_on_el_pr/rural_voters ap/20080817/rural_voters AP Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:32:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080817/ap_on_el_pr/rural_voters"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080817/capt.d812e5c4b499484d851a0698eb434192.rural_voters_wx312.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=aSX4K0.mM4ov85allSkHgA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="W.T Braker, left, and Robert Blyler talk as they lean on a load of hay for auction at Belleville Farmers Market & Livestock in Belleville, Pa., Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Folks in this community have voted overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades, but tough economic times in Mifflin County and in rural areas all around the country have created possible openings for Democrat Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>AP - The folks in this picturesque mountain community with red barns and Amish buggies have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080817/ap_on_el_pr/rural_voters"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080817/capt.d812e5c4b499484d851a0698eb434192.rural_voters_wx312.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=aSX4K0.mM4ov85allSkHgA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="W.T Braker, left, and Robert Blyler talk as they lean on a load of hay for auction at Belleville Farmers Market & Livestock in Belleville, Pa., Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Folks in this community have voted overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades, but tough economic times in Mifflin County and in rural areas all around the country have created possible openings for Democrat Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080817/ap_on_el_pr/veepstakes ap/20080817/veepstakes AP Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:22:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080817/ap_on_el_pr/veepstakes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080817/capt.f6cc8ecc247641fbb72cfd2eae08d354.fox_news_sunday_ridge_wx102.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=ae5Bq8RRBJzGY1meflJdOg--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="In this photo provided by FOX News, former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge appears on 'Fox News Sunday' in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/FOX News Sunday, Freddie Lee) MANDATORY CREDIT: FREDDIE LEE, FOX NEWS SUNDAY" border="0" /></a>AP - Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080817/ap_on_el_pr/veepstakes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080817/capt.f6cc8ecc247641fbb72cfd2eae08d354.fox_news_sunday_ridge_wx102.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=ae5Bq8RRBJzGY1meflJdOg--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="photo" title="In this photo provided by FOX News, former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge appears on 'Fox News Sunday' in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/FOX News Sunday, Freddie Lee) MANDATORY CREDIT: FREDDIE LEE, FOX NEWS SUNDAY" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080816/ap_on_el_se/senate_campaign_list ap/20080816/senate_campaign_list AP Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:04:34 GMT AP - Democrats appear all but certain to expand their 51-49 Senate majority this year. Republicans are defending 23 Senate seats, including five left open by GOP retirements, while Democrats have just 12 senators up for re-election and no departures. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080816/ap_on_el_se/senate_campaign ap/20080816/senate_campaign AP Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:03:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080816/ap_on_el_se/senate_campaign"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080816/capt.e447772dc1b0426ea3459ec00dc016ae.senate_campaign_wx401.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=8EjfOX7pYlIozW7s_2EcjQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="In this July 8, 2008, file photo Republican Louisiana State Treasurer John Kennedy, joined by his wife Becky and son Preston, settle aboard their campaign bus after Kennedy he announced in Kenner, La., that he will challenge Louisiana Democratic, Sen. Mary Landrieu, in the fall elections. Strategists in both parties have long expected that the race for the Democrat U.S. Senate seat, held by Landrieu, who has never drawn more than 52 percent of the vote, will be very close. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Even the top Republican in charge of the party's Senate campaigns concedes that the GOP will lose seats this year — the only question is how many.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080816/ap_on_el_se/senate_campaign"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080816/capt.e447772dc1b0426ea3459ec00dc016ae.senate_campaign_wx401.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=8EjfOX7pYlIozW7s_2EcjQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this July 8, 2008, file photo Republican Louisiana State Treasurer John Kennedy, joined by his wife Becky and son Preston, settle aboard their campaign bus after Kennedy he announced in Kenner, La., that he will challenge Louisiana Democratic, Sen. Mary Landrieu, in the fall elections. Strategists in both parties have long expected that the race for the Democrat U.S. Senate seat, held by Landrieu, who has never drawn more than 52 percent of the vote, will be very close. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_money ap/20080815/campaign_money AP Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:05:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_money"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080815/2008_08_15t010233_450x351_us_usa_politics_obama.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=JiWZjv4HuIoIll.M3KPQSw--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama gives a speech at Keehi Lagoon Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 8, 2008. (Hugh Gentry/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_money"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080815/2008_08_15t010233_450x351_us_usa_politics_obama.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=JiWZjv4HuIoIll.M3KPQSw--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama gives a speech at Keehi Lagoon Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 8, 2008. (Hugh Gentry/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_stumping_for_dollars ap/20080815/bush_stumping_for_dollars AP Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:59:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_stumping_for_dollars"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080723/capt.f70237f39b19430e925964c44faf636b.mccain_2008_pack124.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=srZ8bn6EhbwIOKB02AXA6w--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during an impromptu news conference in King's Supermarket in Bethlehem, Pa., Wednesday, July 23, 2008. McCain pushed back against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the surge strategy in early 2007. McCain said, 'I am again deeply disappointed that Sen. Obama will not recognize that the surge has succeeded', adding that 'no rational person' could think otherwise. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Bush's popularity has tanked, but boy can he still bring in the cash.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_stumping_for_dollars"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080723/capt.f70237f39b19430e925964c44faf636b.mccain_2008_pack124.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=srZ8bn6EhbwIOKB02AXA6w--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during an impromptu news conference in King's Supermarket in Bethlehem, Pa., Wednesday, July 23, 2008. McCain pushed back against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the surge strategy in early 2007. McCain said, 'I am again deeply disappointed that Sen. Obama will not recognize that the surge has succeeded', adding that 'no rational person' could think otherwise. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080815/pl_nm/usa_politics_browne_dc nm/20080815/usa_politics_browne_dc Reuters Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:13:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080815/pl_nm/usa_politics_browne_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080815/2008_08_15t151831_371x450_us_usa_politics_browne.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=bQuyC_RrDV44y4OwO96omQ--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="Musician Jackson Browne performs before a town meeting for former Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator John Edwards in Iowa City, Iowa, in this November 19, 2007 file photo. (Shannon Stapleton/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Rock star Jackson Browne has sued U.S. presidential candidate John McCain for copyright infringement, accusing the presumptive Republican nominee of using the singer's 1977 hit "Running on Empty" in a campaign ad without permission.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080815/pl_nm/usa_politics_browne_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080815/2008_08_15t151831_371x450_us_usa_politics_browne.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=bQuyC_RrDV44y4OwO96omQ--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="photo" title="Musician Jackson Browne performs before a town meeting for former Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator John Edwards in Iowa City, Iowa, in this November 19, 2007 file photo. (Shannon Stapleton/Files/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)