Claire McCaskill

Missouri's Hulshof Wins GOP Nod to Defend Vulnerable Governor's Seat (CQPolitics.com)

yahoo.com     Aug 6, 2008   4 related          

CQPolitics.com - Missouri Rep. Kenny Hulshof won the state's Republican primary for governor on Tuesday. That victory, though, is a prelude to a tough fall contest with Democratic state Attorney General Jay Nixon, in a tossup...                    

Obama-Bayh Team Up for Injured Vets

abcnews.com     Aug 4, 2008   7 related          

ABC News' Teddy Davis and Matthew Jaffe report: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., along with rumored vice-presidential possibility Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and eight other senators, wrote Monday to...                    

Obama's offshore conversion: helps but battles loom

thestar.com.my     Aug 4, 2008   873 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sen. Barack Obama's conversion in favour of offshore drilling on the road to the White House will ease the standoff in the U.S. Congress over energy but forging a veto-proof bill still faces big hurdles.                    

Sinquefield, Republican majority leader pour money into St. Louis Democrat's Senate campaign

rturner229.blogspot.com     Aug 4, 2008   1 related          

Twenty-four hour reports filed by Rep. Rodney Hubbard, D-St. Louis, who is running for Senate in the Fifth District, indicate he received $14,850 Friday from 22 of the committees formed by retired billionaire Rex Sinquefield to...                    

Inside O-Force One...

drudgereport.com     Aug 4, 2008   1,549 related          

From CBS News' Allison O'Keefe: Barack Obama’s new campaign plane is nothing short of grand. The table of the booth is always covered in snacks and cheese and is where Obama spends most of his time during flights meeting with...                    

Pelosi pushes Texas lawmaker as Obama running mate

usatoday.com     Aug 3, 2008   23 related          

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is behind on a dark horse in the Democratic veepstakes: Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas. "I hope he will be the nominee," Pelosi said Sunday on ABC's This Week. Edwards, first elected in...                    

Obama Supporter: VP Pick Coming Soon

abcnews.com     Aug 3, 2008   2 related          

ABC News' Matthew Jaffe Reports: Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said Sunday that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will choose his vice-presidential running mate soon, but reiterated that it won't be her. "I think that all the...                    

Race, anthrax and oil on Sunday shows

cbsnews.com     Aug 3, 2008          

Race took center stage on the Sunday talk shows this week, as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) accused Barack Obama of injecting the issue into the presidential campaign, and twice called it "a lie" for the Democratic nominee to...                    

Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 3 August 2008

freerepublic.com     Aug 3, 2008   5 related          

The Talk Shows Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D.; Ashley Judd, actress.MEET...                    

FREE PRESS EDITORIAL: No small change for credit cards

freep.com     Aug 3, 2008   6 related          

As they continue to aggressively market the wonders of plastic, the nation's credit card companies have invited further regulation by their unwillingness to change billing and interest practices that range from confusing to...