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Colin Powell Clarifies Comments About Illegal Immigrants
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyRetired Gen. Colin Powell wants to make it clear: He doesn't hire illegal immigrants. The former secretary of state is explaining comments he made Sunday during a wide-ranging interview on NBC's "Meet the Press." Asked about immigration in this country, Powell advocated a path to legal status for those here illegally because they "are doing things we need done in this country." "They're all over my house, doing things whenever I call for repairs, and I'm sure you've seen them at your house," Powell told host David Gregory. "We've got to find a way to bring these people out of the darkness ...
Mitch McConnell on Obama's Religion: Clearing the Air or Clouding It?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyWhen Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday that he would "take the president at his word" that he's a Christian and not a Muslim, it's a safe bet that many Republicans, and others, won't. David Gregory of NBC's "Meet the Press" asked McConnell about the poll out last week from Pew showing that 18 percent of Americans believe Barack Obama is a Muslim, up from 11 percent, and that just one-third of adults say Obama is a Christian, down from 48 percent in 2009. Among Republicans, 34 percent believe the president is a Muslim. And that despite the fact that Obama has been more ...
Petraeus for President? He Says, 'No way!'
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyThe question has been raised more than once, especially in the blogosphere: Will Gen. David Petraeus, the architect of the 2007 surge in Iraq and now the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, run for president? And it was put to him directly Sunday on the NBC News program "Meet the Press." In answering the question, the modern general echoed two Civil War generals. The question came up when the NBC program's moderator, David Gregory, asked Petraeus, "What are you reading?" The general responded that he had recently been reading about the historiography of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and how ...
While Praising Palin, McCain Calls Her 'Irrelevant'
By David Sessions - Politics DailyIn the midst of lavishing praise on his former running mate Sunday, Sen. John McCain said Sarah Palin is "irrelevant." In an interview with NBC's David Gregory on "Meet the Press," McCain came to Palin's defense, saying she is "what the Republican Party needs to regain power in the midterms and ultimately in 2012." He also said he continues to have a "wonderful relationship" with her and that he enjoyed her book in spite of the negative things it has to say about his campaign. But while he was handing out high praise, McCain wedged in what could be interpreted as a jab at Palin. "I am ...
Damon Weaver, 11-Year-Old Reporter, Grills President Obama
By David Knowles - Politics DailyConsider the brief journalistic career of Damon Weaver, a fifth-grader at Florida's Kathryn E. Cunningham Canal Point Elementary. Since joining his school's television station (KEC TV), he has covered the presidential election of '08 (eventually landing an interview with Joe Biden), attended the inauguration, and then gone on to snag airtime with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Colin Powell, Paula Abdul, Norah O'Donnell, David Gregory, Caroline Kennedy, Meghan Kelly, Dwayne Wade, L.L. Cool J, Jordan Sparks and Major Garrett. His high-profile interviews have been so noteworthy that Weaver himself ...
Hillary Clinton: 'I'm Out of Politics'
By Melinda Henneberger - Politics DailyAs I'm sure all of you Woman Uppers saw, that's what the secretary of state told David Gregory on "Meet the Press" this week. Then again, Clinton also laughed at the idea that she meant all those things she said during last year's presidential campaign about the man who was then her rival and is now her boss. "[D]uring a campaign you're going to magnify differences,'' she told Gregory. "You're trying to convince people to vote for you and, and vote against the other candidate." So, 3 a.m. calls to the red phone notwithstanding, Clinton now says she was a fan from the start: "I always had a ...
David Gregory Named Host of 'Meet the Press'
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyPolitico's Mike Allen reports that NBC has named a permanent host for "Meet the Press," White House correspondent David Gregory. NBC News plans to name David Gregory as moderator of "Meet the Press," infusing one of television's most prized franchises with a sharp edge leavened by a youthful style and versatility, according to network executives. The plan to anoint Gregory is not final but will be as soon as today, the executives said. NBC spokespeople refused to comment, saying the network would make the announcement. Meet the Press has been without a permanent moderator since the untimely ...
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