Day: May 14, 2008

John Edwards could bring in support Barack Obama needs from working-class whites.

SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled on Wednesday a revised $144.35 billion budget plan for the state’s next fiscal year that proposes using state lottery revenues to back bonds whose proceeds would help close a $17.2 billion shortfall and build a rainy-day reserve.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the House of Representatives, stung by a third election defeat in as many months, scrambled on Wednesday to regain the confidence of voters as well as some of their own members.

Two-day trip through swing states showcases cross-party appeal and advertises challenges.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, who led investigations into companies blamed for the state’s subprime mortgage mess, resigned under a cloud on Wednesday after admitting to an affair with a female staff member.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Paul Clement, who defended President George W. Bush’s policies restricting the legal rights of the Guantanamo Bay prisoners, is resigning as the administration’s top lawyer before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s wife, Cindy, has sold more than $2 million in mutual funds with investments in companies that do business in Sudan, McCain’s campaign said on Wednesday.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday six world powers had no plans to offer Iran security guarantees to encourage it to suspend nuclear activity, hours after Russia floated the idea.

EMILY’s List’s Malcolm says NARAL’s Obama endorsement “tremendously disrespectful” to Clinton.  

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