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John McCain Protester Tackled [VIDEO]
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(Sept. 27) -- John McCain has had some close calls in his political career so far, but his latest was probably a bit too close for comfort. The former maverick and current Arizona senator was physically confronted by a protester at the conclusion of a televised debate with the challengers to his seat in the upcoming midterm elections (Democrat Rodney Glassman, Green Party candidate Jerry Joslyn and Libertarian candidate David Nolan). Described as a peace activist and bearing a sign, the protester strode toward McCain on his way out of the KTVK television studios in Phoenix before McCain's ...
Vice President Joe Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
By not in system - AOL NewsBAGHDAD (July 3) -- Vice President Joe Biden landed Saturday on what appeared to be a dual mission in Baghdad: to visit U.S. troops during the July Fourth weekend and coax Iraqi leaders into ending their government impasse. Top Obama administration officials have been reluctant to visit Iraq since its deadlocked March election failed to produce a clear winner. Biden's trip may signal the U.S. is stepping up its efforts to hammer out an agreement among Iraqi political rivals and get a new government in place as soon as possible. Biden is the White House's point man on Iraq issues, and was ...
McCain Voters Lost Testosterone, Study Says
By Buck Wolf - AOL NewsYoung men who voted for John McCain lost more than a presidential election last November. A study says their testosterone level plummeted. As polls closed on election night, researchers at Duke University and the University of Michigan had 183 men and women chew gum and spit into test tubes and analyzed their hormones. A few hours later, as Barack Obama supporters began celebrating, they tested hormone levels again, and then later, at two more intervals. Men who voted for Obama maintained stable testosterone levels, while men who voted for McCain saw those levels drop more than 25 ...
The Trillion Dollar Question: Who Pays for Health Care Reform?
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyRepublicans made clear this morning that the single biggest obstacle to passing President Obama's health care reform will be the question of who will pay for it. Before Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) could even begin the meeting of the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee, several Republicans objected to holding the mark-up session at all. "This is the most incredible process I've ever been a part of," said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Pointing to a draft of the bill, he said, "It is a joke if we run through this stack of papers without having some provision, and I suggest we postpone until ...
Is Palin Snubbing the New GOP Effort?
By Dave - Politics DailyThe Plum LineSources in the office of GOP Rep Eric Cantor, who's leading the new effort, tell me that Palin and her staff still have yet to respond to their invitation that she join their effort, which is called the National Council for a New America.No less a GOP luminary than John McCain confirmed last week that the group had reached out to Palin. The new GOP effort was launched on Thursday, and had its first big event on Saturday. That means Palin has had four days to respond to the group's entreaties.A spokesperson for Palin hasn't responded to emails I sent last Thursday and today asking ...
Just Imagine: The First 100 Days of John McCain
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyIf things had gone differently..... John McCain, the oldest first-term president in history, is proving as rambunctious and pugnacious as the youngest one, Teddy Roosevelt. Of course, Teddy probably would have sent the Marines to Venezuela, while McCain had to make do with mugging for the cameras with an exaggerated grimace when he was forced by protocol to shake Hugo Chavez's hand at the recent hemispheric summit. ...
The Week in Blog: Killer Light Bulb Edition
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyIs Obama withholding evidence that torture works? (05:30) Would another terrorist attack change the politics of torture? (06:02) Assessing McCain's and Specter's 2010 Senate challengers (05:29) Matt Yglesias vs. Meghan McCain (07:00) Battling over the true cost of cap-and-trade (05:16) Rescue dogs, bad facial hair, and a commenter challenge (03:58) ...
So Is the Economy Fundamentally Sound or Not?
By Dave - Politics DailyFile this one under, "If a Republican had said it..."NYTimes.comAfter meeting with Paul A. Volcker, one of his top economic advisers, Mr. Obama said, "There are a lot of individual families who are experiencing incredible pain and hardship right now.""But if we are keeping focused on all the fundamentally sound aspects of our economy," he added, "all the outstanding companies, workers, all the innovation and dynamism in this economy, then we're going to get through this. And I'm very confident about that."JustOneMinute has the McCain quote referenced by Mark earlier today (Go read that ...
McCain Asks Obama About Pricey New Marine One
By Dave - Politics DailyNot fair to call it a grilling, as they are pretty jovial at the start and finish, plus I like Obama's intro to inviting McCain in the question, and his disarming answer. But I think McCain was trying to score some points, burnishing his new image as fiscal warrior (remember that bank bailout you quit the campaign for senator?). Note that Obama said that he thought the old helicopters looked pretty good and that he had asked Secretary of Defense Gates to study the issue. Lockheed Martin dropped 5% yesterday. More background here. ...
McCain Opposes Stimulus as Generational Theft
By Dave - Politics DailyGood for McCain here. His Maverickness is deciding to be a Republican today. It's an easy call, and it's also the right one. Calling it generational theft, i.e. printing money we don't have and spending it on things we don't need. Now, if only that McCain had shown up in September of 2008 and decided to oppose the Paulson bank bailout fiasco that led to no increased bank lending, office redecorating, bonuses and learjets. ...
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