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• CNN AllPolitics
• Jul 8, 2008 Obama looks to turn Georgia blue Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday campaigned in Georgia, a Republican-leaning state that his campaign hopes to turn blue.     CNN AllPolitics        more   
• Jul 8, 2008 Analysis: McCain looking to fix mojo problems It's being billed as the new and improved Sen. John McCain -- a sure-footed candidate working to reconnect with voters and recapture the magic that made him a political maverick. But will it work?     CNN AllPolitics        more   
• Jul 8, 2008 War Powers Act needs fixing, bipartisan panel says The United States needs a new law requiring that the president consult with Congress before going to war, a blue-ribbon panel led by two former secretaries of state said Tuesday.     CNN AllPolitics        more   
• Jul 8, 2008 GOP pressured to stop Medicare 'meltdown' Republicans were facing pressure Tuesday to vote for a rollback of across-the-board cuts in Medicare payments to health providers after a major doctors' group said the cuts could lead to a "meltdown" of the government's health care system for the elderly.     CNN AllPolitics        more   
• Jul 8, 2008 Cheney wanted testimony cut, ex-official says Read full story for latest details.     CNN AllPolitics        more   
• Democratic National Committee
• Jul 8, 2008 Listening to America: The Democratic Platform for Change Today the Democratic National Committee and Obama for America unveiled a bold new initiative to involve the American people in the development of the Democratic National Platform. This year, for the first time, voters will have the opportunity to take part in Platform Meetings in all 50 states to...     Democratic National Committee        more   
• Jul 6, 2008 Statement From DNC Chairman Dean and Convention CEO Daughtry on New York Times Sunday Story We are proud to stand at the helm of the finest Convention team we’ve known. As the arm of the national Party tasked with planning and organizing the Democratic National Convention in Denver, the Democratic National Convention Committee has been at this for more than a year. And we take great...     Democratic National Committee        more   
• Jul 3, 2008 DNC Celebrates Independence Day Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement in honor of Independence Day to be celebrated tomorrow: "This Independence Day, families and neighbors across America will come together to celebrate freedom, liberty, and patriotism, values that make our country...     Democratic National Committee        more   
• Jul 3, 2008 Chalk on McCain's Shoes: McCain Finds More Ways to Skirt Campaign Finance Reforms The Wall Street Journal today reveals the latest in a string of campaign improprieties from John McCain. According to the report, "allies of Sen. John McCain have found new loopholes in the campaign-finance law he helped write" after months of lagging behind the Obama campaign's...     Democratic National Committee        more   
• Jul 3, 2008 Dean on Job Loss Numbers Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement after the Labor Department announced America lost another 62,000 non-farm jobs last month--the sixth month in a row to lose jobs--bringing the total to nearly 500,000 this year:"On the same day John McCain is...     Democratic National Committee        more   
• The Nation
• Jul 8, 2008 Plamegate Finale: We Were Right; They Were Wrong As Valerie Plame Wilson publishes her book, the bottom line is clear: the Bush gang and the neocons were dishonest about the CIA leak and the war.     The Nation        more   
• Jul 8, 2008 Judge Radhi Testifies on Iraqi Corruption; GOPers Attack--UPDATE The gutsy testimony of the former Iraqi anticorruption chief undercuts Bush's rationale for the "surge."     The Nation        more   
• Jul 8, 2008 Springsteen's 'Magic': Darkness in the Center of Town On a new album, Springsteen rocks out but offers a troubling message: the Iraq war is harming the nation's soul, and the road back won't be easy.     The Nation        more   
• Jul 8, 2008 State Dept: Corruption in Iraq is Classified To protect Bush policy in Iraq, the State Department refuses to cooperate with a congressional probe of corruption in the Maliki government, claiming the matter is classified.     The Nation        more   
• Jul 8, 2008 An Iraqi "Eliot Ness" Out in the Cold--UPDATED The Bush administration abandons the forced-out Iraqi anticorruption chief, as he prepares to testify the Iraqi government is so corrupt it should be abolished.     The Nation        more   
• Washington Post
• Jul 7, 2008 Candidates Diverge on How to Save Social Security Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are both proposing dramatic changes to Social Security, taking on the financially fragile "third rail of American politics" that Congress and recent presidents have been unable to repair.     Washington Post        more   
• Jul 7, 2008 Court Nominee Accused of Plagiarism Won't Withdraw A nominee for a federal judgeship who has been accused of plagiarism said yesterday that he will not withdraw his nomination because he fully disclosed the controversy to both White House officials and the FBI during interviews for the job.     Washington Post        more   
• Jul 7, 2008 EPA Enforcement Is Faulted An official administration guidance document on wetlands policy is undermining enforcement of the Clean Water Act, said a March 4 memo written by the Environmental Protection Agency's chief enforcement officer.     Washington Post        more   
• Jul 7, 2008 Another Obstacle Conquered When Jim Langevin first rolled his wheelchair onto Capitol Hill in 1984 as a young Senate intern, barriers to the disabled in this city were even more common than the bollards that now circle its monuments.     Washington Post        more   
• Jul 7, 2008 McCain Campaign's Prepared Speech for Denver Town Hall Meeting with Question and Answer Session SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, R-ARIZ: Thank you, Beth, for the kind introduction and inspiring words. Bethany Manufacturing is one of the many small business success stories in America. Beth is rightfully proud to have created good, secure jobs. Through her and her employees' ingenuity and hard work,...     Washington Post        more   
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