Blogs For McCain

What Does the CPAC Straw Poll Result Mean?
Culture11
By Adam Graham The early polling indicates a 6-way race between Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul( or due to his age, someone similar carrying the banner for libertarians).
Gov. Pawlenty makes top 10 list for potential 2012 GOP nominees KSTP.com

Among the Young Conservatives Newsweek
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5th District race in final lap, will be close call
Chicago Tribune
By John McCormick and Dan Mihalopoulos | Tribune reporters The competitiveness of the Democratic race to replace Rahm Emanuel in Congress was on display Saturday as candidates crisscrossed the North and Northwest Sides to glad hand at bowling alleys, …
Candidates for 5th District ad it up Chicago Sun-Times

5th District candidates in home stretch, vote on Tuesday ChicagoPride.com
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Massive Budget Marks Largest Ideological Swing Since the Reagan Era
Washington Post
By Lori Montgomery Battle lines are rapidly hardening over the broad policy shifts, massive deficits and tax increases President Obama unveiled last week in his first budget request, a 10-year spending plan thick with political friction points.
Obama's 'change' theme tested again Los Angeles Times

Obama challenges lobbyists to legislative duel International Herald Tribune
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State of the Black Union in LA addresses mixed emotions
Los Angeles Times
Earl E. Gibson III, AP Tavis Smiley oversees the State of the Black Union, attended by 6000 at the LA Convention Center. Speakers included the Revs.
Obama: 'Tougher for African Americans' The Swamp - Tribune’s Washington Bureau

Obama sees 'tougher times' for African-Americans AFP
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Obama challenges lobbyists to legislative duel
International Herald Tribune
AP WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama vowed to fight America's powerful interest groups as he seeks to push through Congress a budget plan so breathtaking in its scope and ambition that it could help reshape American society.
Obama's budget: huge ambitions, huge obstacles Washington Post

Comment by Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Rush Limbaugh calls on conservatives to take back nation
CNN
(CNN) — Rush Limbaugh brought a cheering crowd to its feet several times Saturday in Washington as he called on fellow conservatives to take back the country in the keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Why Limbaugh Is Right to Oppose Obama's Economic Policies Huffington Post

Limbaugh Rallies Conservatives to Fight Democrats, Find 'Right … FOXNews
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In Conservatives’ Straw Poll, Romney Still Tops
New York Times, United States

It was at the same conference last year that Mr. Romney dropped out of the 2008 presidential race, clearing the path for Senator John McCain of Arizona to clinch the Republican nomination. Conference planners said they did not invite Mr. McCain to …
Fear And Loathing (And Buttons) At CPAC NPR
Mitt Romney is CPAC Straw Poll Winner (Video) Right Pundits
Romney wins CPAC straw poll Politico
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McCain leads way as party lines up behind plan
Financial Times, UK

During the presidential -campaign, John McCain, argued that imposing a -deadline to remove combat troops from Iraq was tantamount to accepting defeat in the country. It is a measure of how much has changed over the past six months that he is now one of …
Video: Troops React to Obama's Iraq Pullout Plan AssociatedPress
McCain 'optimistic' about Iraq plan MSNBC
McCain backs Obama Iraq pullout plan Reuters
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Obama ready to put 'em up over budget
NECN
(NECN/ABC) - Whether it's healthcare, education or clean energy, the President's agenda, along with the massive budget needed to pay for it, is huge.
Preserving budget discipline Washington Times

Comment by Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Limbaugh Rallies Conservatives to Fight Democrats, Find 'Right …
FOXNews
On the conference's third and final day, the conservative talk radio host was the headliner, and the crowd greeted him with an immense ovation.
Romney seeks early nod from the right Boston Globe

Conservative Activists Still Favor Romney CQPolitics.com
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Among the Young Conservatives
Newsweek
By Mollie Reilly | Newsweek Web Exclusive It's 9:15 am on Friday morning. Most college students across America are still hitting the snooze button.
Conservatives Seek Next Ronald Reagan FOXNews

KUHNER: Conservative disarray Washington Times
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Obama challenges lobbyists to legislative duel
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama challenged the nation's vested interests to a legislative duel Saturday, saying he will fight to change health care, energy and education in dramatic ways that will upset the status quo.
Obama's budget: huge ambitions, huge obstacles Washington Post

Comment by Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Straw poll will show who conference attendees think should win …
CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Conservative Political Action Conference culminates Saturday as conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh delivers the keynote address and the results of the 2012 straw poll are released.
‘Socialism!’ Boo, Hiss, Repeat New York Times

Romney seeks early nod from the right Boston Globe
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GOP presidential movie: '2012: The sequel'
CNN
By Bill Schneider Bill Schneider is in Hollywood, where they know a few things about making movies. So who does he think is will be the lead in the Republican Party's new picture?
Poll: Palin GOP favorite in 2012 - but pollster says poll has no value Christian Science Monitor

Crisis Gives Obama a Chance to Make Long-Term Electoral Gains Bloomberg
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Frustrated GOP Tries to Drive Wedge Between Obama and Pelosi
New York Times
By CARL HULSE WASHINGTON - Barack Obama might be the new president, but to hear Republicans tell it, Nancy Pelosi is really running things.
Republicans set course in Congress budget battle Reuters

Obama's budget, stimulus plan could prompt stagflation, Ryan says Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Obama's budget: huge ambitions, huge obstacles
Washington Post
President Barack Obama speaks about his fiscal 2010 federal budget, in this Thursday Feb. 26, 2009 file photo taken in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington.
Obama Vows to Battle Powerful Lobbies on Reform Efforts FOXNews

Comment by Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Combative Obama vows to fight for his budget
Reuters
By David Alexander WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - A combative President Barack Obama warned on Saturday he was bracing for a fight against powerful lobbyists and special interests who sought to pick apart the $3.55 trillion budget he wants to advance …
Obama challenges lobbyists to legislative duel The Associated Press

Comment by Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Combative Obama vows to fight for his budget
Reuters
By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A combative President Barack Obama warned on Saturday he was bracing for a fight against powerful lobbyists and special interests who sought to pick apart the $3.55 trillion budget he wants to advance his …
Obama Says He Expects a Fight Over $3.55 Trillion Budget Plan Bloomberg

Comment by Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Obama plays Robin Hood with budget
Chicago Tribune
By Maura Reynolds | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - From front to back and on nearly every page, President Barack Obama's new budget plan delivers a message that's seldom been heard in American politics for more than three decades: It's time for the …
Obama's budget: Taxing for fairness or class warfare? Los Angeles Times

Super-rich would be taxed most under Obama plan Seattle Times
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McCain doesn't want tanker contract split between Boeing and Northrop
Seattle Times, United States

John McCain said Friday. By Tony Capaccio The new competition between Boeing and Northrop Grumman-EADS to build an aerial refueling tanker for the US Air Force should remain a winner-take-all contest, Sen. John McCain said Friday. …
• Tanker contest gains traction; Boeing’s 3rd KC-767 February 27 HeraldNet
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Sheryl gives F-word bashing to John McCain
SINDH TODAY, Pakistan

Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): Sheryl Crow displayed her hatred towards former presidential candidate John McCain by shouting ‘F**k John McCain” at a recent event. Crow was performing at the Global Green Pre-Oscars party on February 26, but midway through …

Romney seeks early nod from the right
Boston Globe
By Sasha Issenberg WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney returned yesterday to a conservative gathering where his 2008 presidential campaign was both birthed and buried, helping to establish the onetime moderate Massachusetts governor as a movement favorite, …
Poll: GOP split over possible 2012 contenders CNN

Conservatives Seek Next Ronald Reagan FOXNews
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Obama's budget: Taxing for fairness or class warfare?
Los Angeles Times
The president calls for more from the richest Americans to ease the load on others, which would reverse a trend that began in Reagan's presidency.
Video: Obama budget sees soaring deficit france24english

Comment by Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Cautiously, Democratic lawmakers embrace Obama's budget
San Jose Mercury News
By Carl Hulse and David M. Herszenhorn WASHINGTON - For years, congressional Democrats tried to avoid anything that would let Republicans slap the tax-and-spend label on them.
Video: Obama budget sees soaring deficit france24english

Comment by Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council
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John McCain still really hates science
Discover Magazine, NY

Oh John McCain, I’m so glad you’re gone. But I wish you would actually leave! Through Cosmic Variance I found out John McCain has a Twitter feed. That’s pretty amazing for a guy who doesn’t understand computers or even use email, but hey, …

McCain Says Obama’s Climate Plan Faces Tough Road in Congress
Bloomberg

27 (Bloomberg) — Senator John McCain, who backs tougher laws to fight climate change, blasted President Barack Obama’s plan to raise revenue from an emissions-trading system and said he will have a tough time getting support from Congress. …
Video: Obama budget sees soaring deficit france24english
Barack Obama's speech: good notices from John McCain, Fox News The TV Guy
Comment by Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council
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The Ghost of John McCain at CPAC
New York Times, United States

By Michael Falcone Had Senator John McCain been walking the halls of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington this week, he might have winced to hear his name taken in vain — over and over again. But Mr. McCain wasn’t anywhere to be …
Huckabee, in CPAC Speech, Blasts McCain, Democrats, Socialisms Washington Post
Cornyn serves up red meat to conservative crowd Austin American-Statesman
Conservatives Aim the Blame for Election Losses CQPolitics.com
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A Sarcastic John McCain Tweets Top 10 Porkiest Projects
ABC News

John McCain, R-Ariz., wrote on his Twitter page yesterday. "#10. $1.7M "for a honey bee factory" in Weslaco, TX "#9. $475000 to build a parking garage in Provo City, Utah "#8. $200000 "tattoo removal violence outreach program to could help gang members …
John McCain Doesn't Know How to Manage a Beaver [Twitterati] Examiner.com
John McCain Embraces Twitter, New BlackBerry Appscout
Stimulus Pork Has John McCain All A-Twitter Indecision 2008 (satire)
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Poll: GOP split over possible 2012 contenders
CNN
By Paul Steinhauser WASHINGTON (CNN) — As the first unofficial ballots are cast in the 2012 presidential race, a new national poll of Republicans indicates no clear front-runner for the next GOP White House nominee.
Conservatives Seek Next Ronald Reagan FOXNews

Poll: Palin GOP favorite in 2012 - but pollster says poll has no value Christian Science Monitor
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Iraq pullout plan feasible but has risks
Reuters
By Tim Cocks - Analysis BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan to pull US combat troops out by Aug 31, 2010 may avoid plunging Iraq back into chaos, but Washington will need to use adroit diplomacy to quell fresh conflict between rival Iraqi …
Video: Riz Khan - The Shift from Bagdhad to Kabul - Feb 26 - Part 1 AlJazeeraEnglish

Obama Iraq Plan Might End the War, But Will It Complete the Mission? FOXNews
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