Palin pokes fun at herself at journalists' dinner

2010-02-23T20:15:37Z

<div id="subtitle">No one escapes barbs as Palin pokes fun at herself, journalists, politicians from both parties</div><div><p>Sarah Palin poked fun at herself in a speech to journalists Saturday night, drawing laughter when she announced she "came down from my hotel room and I could see the

McCain defends campaign team against Palin

2010-02-24T03:47:18Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator John McCain on Wednesday strongly defended the top advisers from his 2008 presidential campaign in the face of sharp criticism from his vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin.</p><p>McCain, in a telephone inter...

McCain strategist defends Palin as 2008 VP choice

2010-02-24T18:43:24Z

<div id="subtitle">McCain strategist who criticized Palin's presidential hopes defends her as '08 running mate</div><div><p>A top adviser from John McCain's presidential campaign who has criticized Sarah Palin's odds as a 2012 presidential candidate defended Wednesday the decision to pick her as McCain's 2008 running mate.</p&a...

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

2010-02-27T09:56:03Z

<div id="subtitle">Guests for the Sunday TV news shows</div><div><p>Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:</p><p>___</p><p>ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Jim Webb, D-Va.; Republican strategist Liz Cheney, daug...

McCain Campaign Manager Endorses Gay Marriage

2010-03-02T23:47:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Steve Schmidt is expected to endorse gay marriage today during a lunchtime speech to Log Cabin Republicans</div><div><p> <p>Steve Schmidt, Arizona Senator John McCain's presidential campaign manager, is expected to endorse g...

McCain Manager To Speak At Gay Republicans Convention

2010-03-01T16:54:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Steve Schmidt and Meghan McCain expected to speak at gay Republicans convention</div><div><p> <p>Senator John McCain's presidential campaign manager is scheduled to speak at the national convention of the

McCain is Not Where Gore Was

2010-02-27T21:02:51Z

<div><p>Contrary to what Steve Schmidt told Adam Nagourney, John McCain's poll numbers are not the same as Al Gore's, writes Steve Kornacki.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=35612564&bid=i...

Shops Upgrade Drag-Racer Production

2010-02-28T05:29:59Z

<div><p>A dragster is a collection of metal, rubber, and composite parts assembled into a vehicle designed to go a single quarter mile or less. Exciting to watch, that short trip tests these machines to their design limits. Whether the vehicles are 8000-hp (5976-kW) Top Fuel rail cars or street-legal hobby machines, teams constantly search for a technical edge while finding ways to make the vehicles safer. This effort translates into low-volume production runs and an ...

Press Circus: Schmidt Declares Victory Absolutely, But Democrats Spin Spain

2010-02-28T08:48:15Z

<div><p> </p><p>OXFORD, Miss.—It was hours before Friday night’s debate at the University of Mississippi on September 26 and rows of reporters in a hangar-size white press tent were typing the background and context graphs of their stories. Dozens of flat-screen televisions in front of t...

Press Circus: Schmidt Declares Absolute Victory, But Democrats Spin Spain

2010-02-28T09:18:21Z

McCain says economy in crisis

2010-02-28T10:13:12Z

<div id="subtitle">McCain says economic crisis worst since World War II</div><div><p>Republican John McCain called Monday for greater oversight of the Bush administration's proposed bailout of U.S. financial markets, saying the $700 billion plan being crafted by Treasury ...

McCain aides: Obama 'cheerleading' market crisis

2010-02-28T11:01:18Z

<div id="subtitle">McCain aides accuse Obama, congressional Democrats of 'cheerleading' market crisis for gain</div><div><p>Top aides to Republian John McCain are claiming Democrat Barack Obama and his advisers are exploiting Steve Schmidt, a senior advisor for John McCain, attacked The New York Times today. He said, among other things, that the Times is “an organization that is completely, totally 150 percent in the tank for the Democratic candidate, ...

Analysis: McCain camp plays sexism card for Palin

2010-02-28T16:19:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Analysis: McCain campaign plays sexism, media cards for running mate Palin</div><div><p>John McCain's campaign could be panicking or politicking with its claim that sexism lies beneath any questions about Sarah Palin's past.</p><p>They say they're not panicked — that the

McCain campaign calls Palin affair story a 'vicious lie'

2010-02-28T17:52:58Z

<div><p>John McCain's campaign threatened to sue a supermarket tabloid Thursday for printing the "vicious lie" that his vice presidential pick had cheated on her husband.</p><p>The National Enquirer is generally dismissed as poorly sourced gossip but has gained credibility in recent weeks after it broke the news of...

Smelling Smoke in Wasilla

2010-02-28T17:59:43Z

<div><p>Republicans hate nothing more than nosy, enterprising reporters who dismiss whatever piffle the party bosses hand out and insist on…well, reporting. Yesterday Steve Schmidt whined piteously to Howie Kurtz about the “frenzied” coverage of Sarah Palin, as journalists around the country attempt to d...

McCain brings in 'The Bullet' as White House race turns nasty

2010-03-03T23:59:25Z

<div><p>The first warning sign was delivered in a phone call nine days ago, when John McCain's new senior adviser, Steve Schmidt, held a conference call with worried senior Republican party figures.</p><p>Schmidt told them that they would soon see McCain go on the offensive against John McCain said Thursday that a shake-up in the leadership of his campaign was part of a "natural evolution" as the organization becomes more national in scope.</p><p>McCain's campaign announced Wednesd...

McCain aide takes over day-to-day campaign duties

2010-03-04T17:02:03Z

<div id="subtitle">John McCain puts top adviser in control of day-to-day campaign duties after Republican concerns</div><div><p>John McCain put a top adviser in control of day-to-day campaign operations Wednesday after weeks of private concerns among Republicans that the GOP presidential campaign had not made the t...

Shake Up At Top Of McCain Campaign

2010-03-04T17:09:32Z

<div><p></p><p>A McCain aide confirms to us that there's been something of a shake-up at the top of the McCain campaign, as <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0708/Schmidt_takes_control_of_daytoday_operation.html"> first reported by Jonathan Martin</a>:</p><div>Steve Schmidt is taking over the day-to-day opera...

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