Day: May 1, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Barack Obama is looking for a little home cooking in next week’s Indiana primary. Counting on it, in fact….

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senators approved a two-week extension of agricultural programs on Thursday, a stopgap until a new $610 billion farm law is ready for a vote, possibly next week.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A landmark bill to forbid discrimination against people whose genetic information shows a predisposition to certain illnesses won final U.S. congressional approval on Thursday.

Obama and his supporters have so far resisted the temptation to rummage through the Clintons’ dirty laundry.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – He’s not predicting the weather, but House Minority Leader John Boehner on Thursday voiced worry about the potential for a food fight should drought disrupt the U.S. supply of corn this summer.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday said he had grown up in less privileged circumstances than his rivals as he fought a perception among some voters that he is “elitist.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican John McCain is making promises that would cost billions of taxpayer dollars, yet he is vague about how he would pay for them….

Gotcha! Olbermann Rips Apart Bush Economy Speech

McCain promises billions in spending

Republican John McCain is making promises that would cost billions of taxpayer dollars, yet he is vague about how he would pay for them.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this weekend makes her fourth visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories since the November Annapolis peace conference with little to show for the U.S. effort.