Incumbents win Ind., N.C. primaries
May 6, 2008
Reps. Carson, Burton, Jones and McHenry all defeat primary challengers in competitive races.
How 3 voters made up their minds
May 6, 2008
Millie Seifert finally made a choice. She voted for the ghost….
Fossella arrest could cost GOP seat
May 6, 2008
Fallout from drunken driving arrest could seriously jeopardize his hold on Staten Island district.
Farm law writers ask tighter subsidy limits
May 6, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House and Senate negotiators suggested on Tuesday the new U.S. farm law could deny “direct” payments to growers earning more than $750,000 a year, down sharply from earlier proposals in Congress.
No free speech on CHB; Obama’s offices receive bomb threats
May 6, 2008
I hope Doug does not see fit to delete this post (I’ve had content deleted here), but, the latest scoop is that Obama’s offices have received bomb threats and this recent event stinks like Billary’s underpants!
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24491531/
GOP leaders warn of election disaster
May 6, 2008
Amid calls for reform agenda, House GOP members splitting apart in “everybody for himself” mode.
Indiana race too early to call
May 6, 2008
Polls have closed in the Indiana Democratic primary but the networks have declared the race between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton is too early to call.
CBS calls Indiana for Clinton
May 6, 2008
CBS news has called Indiana for Hillary Rodham Clinton. Other networks still call the race too early to call. Whatever the outcome, the vote tally is tightening.
USTR defends handling of trade deals with Congress
May 6, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab on Tuesday defended the White House’s decision to force a vote on a free trade pact with Colombia, even though it provoked a showdown with Congress that crippled a 34-year-old procedure used to win approval of trade deals.
Obama scores easy win in North Carolina primary
May 6, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama racked up a convincing win in the North Carolina Democratic primary Tuesday, denying Hillary Rodham Clinton the “game changing” outcome she claimed was coming.
Networks declared Obama the winner seconds after North Carolina polls closed at 7:30 p.m.
Exit polls showed the win by Obama will be “substantial” and could restore to Obama the momentum he needs to capture the Democratic Presidential nomination.
In Indiana, Clinton leads Obama but the race was still to early to call at 7:30 p.m.