Washington, Sept. 3: Republican presidential nominee John McCain has reportedly sent out a “political hit squad” to defend his running mate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin against various controversial claims, including the fact that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is pregnant for the last five months.
According to The Telegraph, a team of press officers has been put in place to handle the worldwide media frenzy surrounding the selection of only the second woman ever on a U. S. presidential ticket.
Washington, Sept. 2 : Up until midweek last week, some 48 to 72 hours before McCain introduced Sarah Palin at a Friday rally in Dayton, Ohio, he was still holding out the hope that he could name as his running mate a good friend, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, a Republican close to the campaign said.
DenverWashington, Sept. 2 : The series of disclosures about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in the wake of her being chosen as Senator John McCain’s running mate, has put a question mark on the Republican campaign’s vetting process.
Questions are now being asked as to how thoroughly did McCain examine Palin’s background before putting her on the Republican presidential ticket.
Washington, September 2 : Republican presidential candidate John McCain has drawn flak about his decision to appoint Sarah Palin as his running mate from yet another celebrity — Barbra Streisand.
The American singer, actress says that McCain has chosen Palin only to grab the voters who supported Hillary Clinton, the first women in history with her sights set on the White House.
"(It) sent a very clear message to America about how he views female voters,” Contactmusic quoted her as writing in her blog, entitled ‘MCCain doesn''t get it: Women are not that stupid’.
Washington, Sept. 2 : Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin employed a lobbying firm to secure almost 27 million dollars in federal earmarks for her hometown – Wasilla – when she was its mayor.
This town of 6,700 residents, according to an analysis by an independent government watchdog, secured 500,000 dollars for a youth shelter, 1.9 million dollars for a transportation hub, 900,000 dollars for sewer repairs, and 15 million dollars for a rail project, reports the Washington Post.
Washington, Sep 2 : Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden have taken a lead of eight points over their Republican rivals John McCain and Sarah Palin after the Democratic convention in Denver.
Obama and Biden now lead McCain and Sarah Palin 48 percent to 40 percent. This is the first CBS News poll to include the vice presidential candidates in the horserace question.
The eight-point lead for the Democratic ticket is up from Obama’s three-point lead before the convention. But there are still a significant number of voters who have yet to firmly make up their minds.
Republican presidential nominee John McCain has reportedly sent out a “political hit squad” to defend his running mate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin against various controversial claims, including the fact that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is pregnant for the last five months.
Washington, Sept. 2 : Up until midweek last week, some 48 to 72 hours before McCain introduced Sarah Palin at a Friday rally in Dayton, Ohio, he was still holding out the hope that he could name as his running mate a good friend, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, a Republican close to the campaign said.
DenverWashington, Sept. 2 : The series of disclosures about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in the wake of her being chosen as Senator John McCain’s running mate, has put a question mark on the Republican campaign’s vetting process.
Washington, Sept. 2 : Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin employed a lobbying firm to secure almost 27 million dollars in federal earmarks for her hometown – Wasilla – when she was its mayor.
Washington, Sep 2 : Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden have taken a lead of eight points over their Republican rivals John McCain and Sarah Palin after the Democratic convention in Denver.
