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Archive for the ‘News’ CategorySep 16 By Brendan Scott, New York Post ALBANY - Surging Republican John McCain has moved to within 5 percentage points of Democrat Barack Obama in the true-blue Empire State, a stunning new Siena poll has found. The Arizona senator trails Obama 46 percent to 41 percent, slashing his deficit from June, when he trailed 51-33. Last month, McCain lagged 47-39. The close race is particularly dramatic for New York. (more…) Sep 15 Stephen Dinan, The Washington Times Sen. John McCain’s record of working with Democrats easily outstrips Sen. Barack Obama’s efforts with Republicans, according to an analysis by The Washington Times of their legislative records. Whether looking at bills they have led on or bills they have signed onto, Mr. McCain has reached across the aisle far more frequently and with more members than Mr. Obama since the latter came to the Senate in 2005. (more…) Sep 12 By Andrew Ward, Financial Times Democratic jitters about the US presidential race have spread to Capitol Hill, where some members of Congress are worried that Barack Obama’s faltering campaign could hurt their chances of re-election. Party leaders have been hoping to strengthen Democratic control of the House and Senate in November, but John McCain’s jump in the polls has stoked fears of a Republican resurgence. (more…) Sep 11 ALBANY, NY –Yesterday’s primaries reaffirmed that Republicans in New York State are unified behind our quality candidates and are poised to win this fall. From Congressional races through the Senate and Assembly contests, Republicans are energized about an excellent group of candidates. Building on the momentum of the McCain-Palin ticket and the energy from the national convention, Republicans are presenting a clear road map to cutting taxes, stimulating the economy and keeping Americans safe from dangers at home and abroad. This message coincides with needs of the average family here in New York, and across the country, and will lead to success this November. By listening to the public and following John McCain’s example of service to our country and neighbors above special interests, we will continue to gain people’s faith and confidence. Sep 10 By Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg News Democrats are beginning to worry about losing the presidential election. After months of leading in voter enthusiasm, fundraising and most surveys, Barack Obama lost momentum to John McCain after the Republican convention last week. McCain has gotten a boost from his pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate and has surged ahead of Obama in some national polls, while running even in others. Arizona Senator McCain, 72, is drawing larger crowds to his rallies than ever before. Illinois Senator Obama’s campaign, meanwhile, may struggle to keep up the record fundraising pace it has maintained all year. (more…) Sep 10 By Christopher Lee As House GOP leaders called for his removal from the powerful chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) announced yesterday that he will repay an unspecified amount in back federal, state and local taxes on unreported income from a Dominican Republic vacation property. The Harlem Democrat will file amended federal, state and local tax returns to reflect $75,000 in income from the beachfront villa that he previously failed to list on tax and congressional financial disclosure forms, said his attorney Lanny Davis. (more…) Sep 8 The New York Times ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Republican John McCain heads into the final stretch of the U.S. presidential campaign with a 4-point lead over Democrat Barack Obama, a USA Today/Gallup poll released on Sunday showed. The lead was McCain’s biggest since January and a turnaround from a USA Today poll taken just before last week’s Republican Party convention opened, when the veteran Arizona senator trailed Obama by 7 percentage points. The new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, showed McCain leading Obama, a first-term senator from Illinois, by 50 percent to 46 percent among registered voters with less than two months before the November 4 election. (more…) Sep 8 New York Post THE Post today enthusiastically urges the election of Sen. John S. McCain as the 44th president of the United States. McCain’s lifelong record of service to America, his battle-tested courage, unshakeable devotion to principle and clear grasp of the dangers and opportunities now facing the nation stand in dramatic contrast to the tissue-paper-thin résumé of his Democratic opponent, freshman Sen. Barack Obama. McCain has been in Washington for many years now, but he is not of Washington. He knows where the levers of power are located - and how to manipulate them - but he is not controlled by them.McCain’s selection of the charming, but rock-solid, outsider Sarah Palin as his running mate underscores the point. (more…) Aug 29 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a maverick conservative with less than two years in office, as his vice presidential running mate Friday in a startling choice announced on the eve of the Republican National Convention. At a raucous rally in the swing state of Ohio, McCain introduced Palin as the political partner ”who can best help me shake up Washington and make it start working again for the people who are counting on us.” ”I am honored,” she said moments later in her first turn in the national spotlight. (more…) Aug 28 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Joe Biden went before the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday to make the case for Barack Obama’s presidential bid. Biden, selected as Obama’s running mate, has offered different messages in the past. ”I mean, you got the first sort of mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” — January 2007 with the New York Observer. ”I think he can be ready, but right now I don’t believe he is. It’s awful hard, with only a little bit of experience to have a clear sense of what you would do on the most critical issues facing us today.” — August 2007 interview with Newsweek. ”Whoever the next president is, is going to have to know what he or she wants to do beyond a tactical move. In other words, there is a tactic and a strategy. Putting a cap on troops is a tactic, cutting funding is a tactic, making judgment about surging is a tactic, but at the end of the day how are America’s interests going to be preserved, enhanced or diminished by whatever we leave behind. … Let me put it this way, you didn’t hear any one of them get in this (war) debate at all until they announced for president. I don’t recall hearing a word from Barack about a plan or a tactic.” — January 2007 interview with the New York Observer. Read the full article here. |
