News Roundup

Evangelical Christians Adrift Without Candidate
NPR - USA
Rozell says that means the religious right might not turn-out in the numbers they have in past elections to support a Republican candidate. ...

McCain Now Gay Republican Candidate of Choice
EDGE Boston - Boston,MA,USA
by Kilian Melloy With Rudy Giuliani having now bowed out of the race for Republican nominee in this year’s presidential election, Republican gays are ...

Los Angeles Times endorses Obama, McCain
AFP - The Times meanwhile said McCain was the best Republican candidate even though the paper disagreed with his stance on abortion, gay marriage and Iraq. ...

Terminator's fave: Schwarenegger backs McCain
CNN-IBN - New Delhi,India
New Delhi: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed Republican candidate John McCain's bid for presidential nomination. ...

Paul can be a strong Republican candidate
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
There is one candidate running for president in the Republican Party primary who is a traditional conservative: Dr. Ron Paul. ...

The Oregonian endorses Obama, McCain
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
McCain is the strongest Republican candidate, the paper states, adding that the Arizona senator "is a war hero . . . honest and forthright. ...

How the Republican Party Committed National Suicide
Canada Free Press - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
By JB Williams Friday, February 1, 2008
Republicans no longer control the Republican Party and as a result, they cannot advance a truly Republican candidate ...

Departures Of Thompson, Edwards Leave Backers Split
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville,TN,USA
Fred Thompson of Tennessee has not made any endorsement since dropping out of the presidential race. Geer said Thompson's supporters in Tennessee appear to ...

Republican leaders see McCain as favorite in Illinois
Examiner.com - USA... when about 1000 people cast votes and he won with 40 percent - twice as much as the second-place finisher, Fred Thompson, who now backs McCain. ...

The New Republican Party: Liberal to the Core
Nolan Chart LLC - Warrenton,VA,USA
How in the world can tough talking Fred Thompson now support the author of McCain-Kennedy with a straight face? What we are seeing is the true direction of ...

Giuliani lawyer jumps to McCain
Baltimore Sun - United States
by James Oliphant Theodore Olson, the former solicitor general during the first term of the Bush administration and chair of Rudy Giuliani's justice ...