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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3228 Elections - Politico en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:20:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3228 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080704/pl_politico/11522 politico/20080704/11522 Politico Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:20:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080704/pl_politico/11522"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080703/capt.cps.mxa64.040708012723.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Y88Era1ZL1WipEATxBTNSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, pictured in June 2008, insisted Thursday he had not changed his plan for immediate troop withdrawals from Iraq, despite earlier saying he might refine his policies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff Haynes)" border="0" /></a>Politico - It&rsquo;s an axiom in presidential politics to ignore the early polls. Perhaps that&rsquo;s one piece of conventional wisdom that&rsquo;s better ignored.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080704/pl_politico/11522"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080703/capt.cps.mxa64.040708012723.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Y88Era1ZL1WipEATxBTNSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, pictured in June 2008, insisted Thursday he had not changed his plan for immediate troop withdrawals from Iraq, despite earlier saying he might refine his policies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff Haynes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080703/pl_politico/11520 politico/20080703/11520 Politico Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:17:00 GMT Politico - The realization almost always prompts a double take, a moment of inspection, maybe even a debate: Is baby-faced Barack Obama, the symbol of a younger political generation, actually aging in front of us? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080703/pl_politico/11517 politico/20080703/11517 Politico Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:16:00 GMT Politico - Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Thursday backed off his firm promise to withdraw combat forces from Iraq immediately and instead said he could &ldquo;refine&rdquo; his plan after his trip to Baghdad later this month. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080703/pl_politico/11507 politico/20080703/11507 Politico Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:04:00 GMT Politico - Joe Hagin, a White House deputy chief of staff who is one of the longest-serving members of President Bush&rsquo;s inner circle, told friends Thursday morning that he is leaving later this month to take a corporate position. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080703/pl_politico/11498 politico/20080703/11498 Politico Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:29:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080703/pl_politico/11498"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080613/capt.eafb86bc73d0425e8f54fb315f9db324.obama_caroline_kennedy_wx109.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=GvARlY47822Yv93EPLdWtA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="In this May 21, 2007 file photo, Caroline Kennedy is seen during the JFK Profile in Courage Award presentations at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. Caroline Kennedy lives a very private life with a very public profile, the perfect skill set for her newest assignment as part of Barack Obama's vice presidential search team. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki, File)" border="0" /></a>Politico - The question bounced around the Internet and tumbled from the lips of Washington insiders: Why would Barack Obama choose Caroline Kennedy, a reluctant public figure with little affection for modern politics, to vet the next Democratic vice presidential candidate?</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080703/pl_politico/11498"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080613/capt.eafb86bc73d0425e8f54fb315f9db324.obama_caroline_kennedy_wx109.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=GvARlY47822Yv93EPLdWtA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this May 21, 2007 file photo, Caroline Kennedy is seen during the JFK Profile in Courage Award presentations at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. Caroline Kennedy lives a very private life with a very public profile, the perfect skill set for her newest assignment as part of Barack Obama's vice presidential search team. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080703/pl_politico/11496 politico/20080703/11496 Politico Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:22:00 GMT Politico - The Sergeant has been promoted. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080702/pl_politico/17355 politico/20080702/17355 Politico Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:33:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080702/pl_politico/17355"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t173646_450x318_us_usa_politics_mccain_mexico.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=MUOw_XlhUwrN.PRd2xPQwA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy attend a news conference during a visit to a new federal police center in Mexico City July 3, 2008. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Politico - Steve Schmidt is taking over the day-to-day operation of John McCain&rsquo;s campaign, according to multiple campaign sources.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080702/pl_politico/17355"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t173646_450x318_us_usa_politics_mccain_mexico.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=MUOw_XlhUwrN.PRd2xPQwA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy attend a news conference during a visit to a new federal police center in Mexico City July 3, 2008. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080702/pl_politico/11478 politico/20080702/11478 Politico Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:20:00 GMT Politico - Lawyers for disgraced Chicago businessman Antoin &ldquo;Tony&rdquo; Rezko accused the government of &ldquo;recklessly&rdquo; whipping up a &ldquo;media frenzy&rdquo; by alleging that Rezko used a straw donor to contribute to Barack Obama. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080702/pl_politico/11477 politico/20080702/11477 Politico Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:52:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080702/pl_politico/11477"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t173646_450x318_us_usa_politics_mccain_mexico.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=MUOw_XlhUwrN.PRd2xPQwA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy attend a news conference during a visit to a new federal police center in Mexico City July 3, 2008. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Politico - In 2004, Republicans demanded fuller disclosure about the considerable fortune of Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080702/pl_politico/11477"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t173646_450x318_us_usa_politics_mccain_mexico.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=MUOw_XlhUwrN.PRd2xPQwA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy attend a news conference during a visit to a new federal police center in Mexico City July 3, 2008. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080701/pl_politico/11471 politico/20080701/11471 Politico Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:18:00 GMT Politico - Barack Obama is a different kind of Democrat. He is one who actually intends to win. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080701/pl_politico/11474 politico/20080701/11474 Politico Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:18:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080701/pl_politico/11474"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t173646_450x318_us_usa_politics_mccain_mexico.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=MUOw_XlhUwrN.PRd2xPQwA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy attend a news conference during a visit to a new federal police center in Mexico City July 3, 2008. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Politico - Four months have passed since John McCain effectively captured the party nomination, and the insiders are getting restless. Top GOP officials, frustrated by what they view as inconsistent messaging, sluggish fundraising and an organization that is too slow to take shape, are growing increasingly uneasy about the direction of the McCain presidential campaign.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080701/pl_politico/11474"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t173646_450x318_us_usa_politics_mccain_mexico.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=MUOw_XlhUwrN.PRd2xPQwA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy attend a news conference during a visit to a new federal police center in Mexico City July 3, 2008. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080701/pl_politico/11462 politico/20080701/11462 Politico Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:22:00 GMT Politico - Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) plans to slam President Bush&rsquo;s faith-based program as &ldquo;a photo op&rdquo; and a failure on Tuesday, and says he would scrap the office and create a new Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships that would be a &ldquo;critical&rdquo; part of his administration. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080701/pl_politico/11436 politico/20080701/11436 Politico Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:26:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080701/pl_politico/11436"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080701/i/ra1501794689.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=6VmXn3ck65zqfzLLfj1Ofg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate John McCain laughs after being interrupted by a demonstrator protesting the U.S. occupation in Iraq while speaking to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) 25th Annual conference and political convention in Washington, DC, June 28, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files" border="0" /></a>Politico - For years John McCain&rsquo;s environmental agenda highlighted his independent streak, and angered conservatives in the process. Yet the right showed little ire when he aired an ad last month touting his environmentalist bona fides: "John McCain stood up to the president and sounded the alarm on global warming five years ago."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080701/pl_politico/11436"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080701/i/ra1501794689.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=6VmXn3ck65zqfzLLfj1Ofg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate John McCain laughs after being interrupted by a demonstrator protesting the U.S. occupation in Iraq while speaking to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) 25th Annual conference and political convention in Washington, DC, June 28, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080701/pl_politico/11457 politico/20080701/11457 Politico Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:15:00 GMT Politico - On June 20, President Bush asserted executive privilege to shut down a House probe into an Environmental Protection Agency rule making. Three days later, a federal judge heard arguments in the Democrats&rsquo; groundbreaking lawsuit over subpoenas for White House aides. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080630/pl_politico/11452 politico/20080630/11452 Politico Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:43:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080630/pl_politico/11452"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_04t010316_450x398_us_usa_politics_obama_iraq_1.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=IXC9DuYk.Kg42gKk.l.i_g--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama speaks at Eastside Community Ministry in Zanesville, Ohio, July 1, 2008. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Politico - The National Rifle Association plans to spend about $40 million on this year&rsquo;s campaign, with $15 million of that devoted to portraying Barack Obama as a threat to the Second Amendment rights upheld last week by the Supreme Court.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080630/pl_politico/11452"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_04t010316_450x398_us_usa_politics_obama_iraq_1.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=IXC9DuYk.Kg42gKk.l.i_g--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama speaks at Eastside Community Ministry in Zanesville, Ohio, July 1, 2008. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080630/pl_politico/11435 politico/20080630/11435 Politico Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:51:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080630/pl_politico/11435"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080614/capt.df2353a539cf4b12911dc179d11a0eb2.texas_gop_txdp117.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=.FEiaQX5I6pPSyaPAYulvw--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks to the Texas Republican Party State Convention Friday, June 13, 2008 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" border="0" /></a>Politico - In a surprise to many Republican insiders, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is at the top of the vice presidential prospect list for John McCain. But lack of personal chemistry could derail the pick.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080630/pl_politico/11435"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080614/capt.df2353a539cf4b12911dc179d11a0eb2.texas_gop_txdp117.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=.FEiaQX5I6pPSyaPAYulvw--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="photo" title="Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks to the Texas Republican Party State Convention Friday, June 13, 2008 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080630/pl_politico/11426 politico/20080630/11426 Politico Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT Politico - One-third of Colorado registered voters are not affiliated with a political party. In New Mexico, Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly 200,000, yet the state routinely votes for the GOP presidential candidate. Montana voters don&rsquo;t even register with a party. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080630/pl_politico/11429 politico/20080630/11429 Politico Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:54:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080630/pl_politico/11429"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t173646_450x318_us_usa_politics_mccain_mexico.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=MUOw_XlhUwrN.PRd2xPQwA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy attend a news conference during a visit to a new federal police center in Mexico City July 3, 2008. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Politico - The highest-voltage third rail of this presidential campaign may not be race, sex or age, but John McCain's military service.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080630/pl_politico/11429"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t173646_450x318_us_usa_politics_mccain_mexico.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=MUOw_XlhUwrN.PRd2xPQwA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy attend a news conference during a visit to a new federal police center in Mexico City July 3, 2008. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080629/pl_politico/11424 politico/20080629/11424 Politico Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:19:00 GMT Politico - One-third of Colorado registered voters are not affiliated with a political party. In New Mexico, Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly 200,000, yet the state routinely votes for the GOP presidential candidate. Montana voters don&rsquo;t even register with a party. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080629/pl_politico/11425 politico/20080629/11425 Politico Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:36:00 GMT Politico - Gen. Wesley Clark, acting as a surrogate for Barack Obama&rsquo;s campaign, invoked John McCain&rsquo;s military service against him in one of the more personal attacks on the Republican presidential nominee this election cycle.