News Round Up

New polls show Clinton doing better than Obama against McCain in ...
USA Today - USA
John McCain -- and runs much better than Illinois Sen. Barack Obama -- in three critical swing states, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania," the Quinnipiac ...

John McCain draws strength from Democratic nomination battle
Times Online - UK
Mr Andrew, appointed the party chairman in 1999 by Bill Clinton near the end of his presidency, said in a letter to other super-delegates: “John McCain, ...

Clinton and McCain Are Born Again as Populist Candidates
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
And John McCain, married to a beer heiress, charges that Obama is "insensitive to the hopes and dreams and ambitions" of millions of Americans. ...

McCain: Gas tax holiday 'a little break,' not a fix-all
CNN - USA
John McCain says gas tax holiday would give drivers "a little money left over" Sen. Clinton also supports gas tax holiday, Sen. Obama opposes move By Scott ...

McCain backs off gov't waste as cause of bridge collapse
The Associated Press - CLEVELAND (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Thursday backed off his assertion that pork-barrel spending led to last year's deadly ...

Anti-McCain ad seems to work
Chicago Tribune - United States
John McCain for his 100-years-in-Iraq remark seemed to have the desired effect with some of the all-important voters who see it, making those voters look ...

Republican John McCain coming to state
MLive.com - MI,USA
by AP LANSING -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain plans to hold a Tuesday evening fundraiser at the West Bloomfield home of Peter and Danialle ...

John McCain: GOP 'brand' harmed
The Swamp - Chicago Tribune Blog - Chicago,IL,USA
by Mark Silva
Here was Joe Scarborough, former Republican congressman from Florida, asking John McCain, the party's presumptive presidential nominee, ...

DNC McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Mission Accomplished
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain was right when he claimed the war in Iraq would be over soon. Five years ago today, President Bush declared that "major ...

McCain On "100 Years in Iraq," Troops in Middle East
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
John McCain defended his now infamous “100 years in Iraq” comments made at a town hall back in January, contending the Democrats are deliberately distorting ...

Parsing McCain on the Democrats’ Health Plans
New York Times - United States
By MICHAEL COOPER and JULIE BOSMAN
Senator John McCain has been repeatedly suggesting that his Democratic rivals are proposing a single-payer, ...

McCain blasts ads as lies about position on war
Boston Herald - United States
By AP DENVER - Republican John McCain lashed out yesterday at TV ads that accuse him of advocating a 100-year war in Iraq. The ads, attempting to tie McCain ...

McCain's Oily Comments
ABC News - USA
John McCain's remarks today on the goal of US energy independence meaning never having to send US troops to the Middle East again. ...

State Party Defies McCain, Runs Ad
Wall Street Journal - USA... Party ran its ad featuring Barack Obama and his former pastor for four days this past week, openly defying John McCain's calls to pull the spot. ...

McCain, Obama get principled stand awards
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
By Barb Shelly, Kansas City Star editorial board
John McCain, for marching into Iowa and declaring that he'd veto the Farm Bill, with all its subsidies to ...

McCain in battleground states as Democrats fight on
CNN - USA
John McCain is looking to make the most of a golden opportunity this week in a string of battleground states, while the fight drags on for the Democratic ...

McCain Backs Off War-Oil Link
ABC News - USA
John McCain (R-Ariz.) stepped away Friday from seeming to suggest earlier in the day that the Iraq War was motivated by US dependence on foreign oil. ...

McCain opens national lead over Obama
USA Today - USA
The headline on latest national Gallup tracking poll is that Republican John McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama in a hypothetical matchup by six percentage ...

McCain Defends Gas Tax Holiday, Health Care Plan
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
John McCain continues his push for a “gas-tax holiday” as he concludes his weeklong “Call for Action” healthcare tour. “I want to talk to you about a modest ...