In Michigan, Edwards endorses Obama
May 14, 2008
Edwards gives Illinois senator blessing. See also: Edwards delegate moves
House GOP points fingers after loss
May 14, 2008
Boehner says Miss. loss is “wake-up call” for GOP-ers desperate to avoid November disaster.
GOP cancer: Party could lose 20 more seats
May 14, 2008
Combined with 30 seats lost in 2006, GOP could be left with 70-vote deficit against Dems in House. See also: House GOP points fingers after loss
Why we need Hillary to save us from space invaders.
May 14, 2008
I watched Hillary’s victory speech after routing Obama in West Virginia. Billed by her supporters as one of the greatest political speeches of all time, if excellence in wishful thinking was the criterion I’d give her an A plus. I have to give her credit because of the three candidates she proved that if evil space monsters bent on the subjugation of earth ever invade us and need a foil to get the population to lay down their arms and becoming willing slaves, I’d say Hillary is their girl.
An Obama supporter who wants to defend Hillary as a decent sober human being
May 14, 2008
Hillary is not perfect but she is no monster.
I am sad that Hillary is spending her personal wealth in an uphill battle toward the White House.
Edwards backs Obama’s White House bid
May 14, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Reuters) – Former U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday, giving a major boost to the Illinois senator’s efforts to unify the party behind his bid for the White House.
U.S. tells Venezuela to explain ties to FARC rebels
May 14, 2008
LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) – The United States accused unnamed members of Venezuela’s left-wing government on Wednesday of conspiring against neighboring Colombia by supporting Marxist guerrillas.
House panel votes to cut European missile funds
May 14, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A House of Representatives committee voted on Wednesday to withhold more than 50 percent of the funds sought by the Bush administration to start building missile-defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Bush pushes peace, says U.S. “best friend” to Israel
May 14, 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – President George W. Bush, in the Middle East to encourage struggling Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, has emphasized historic ties with Israel saying the United States was its “oldest and best friend in the world.”
Big vote for farm bill could beat Bush veto
May 14, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed and sent to the Senate a $289 billion, five-year farm bill that expands nutrition and biofuel programs in the face of President George W. Bush’s promise to veto it.