GOP prepares for Fossella’s open seat
May 21, 2008
House GOP leaders insisted they did not urge him to retire, though they were clearly pleased with his decision.
Boehner, Cole to release election plan
May 21, 2008
Outside consultant will come in to help NRCC. See also: GOP preps for Fossella’s open seat.
At news of Kennedy, Senate stops cold
May 21, 2008
He is a part of the place; his mortality reminds the Senate of its own. See also: Absence already felt
Goodbye
May 21, 2008
Effective immediately, I’m suspending publication of this column and stepping away from the day-to-day operations of Capitol Hill Blue.
I’ve done this before only to come back after a brief break. This break will be much longer and probably permanent.
Obama all but declares victory
May 21, 2008
Obama speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, the state that ignited his candidacy and one he thinks he can turn from red to blue in 2008.
‘Change is coming to America’
May 21, 2008
After capturing the Oregon primary and compiling a delegate count that Hillary Clinton cannot overcome unless she convinces superdelegates to overturn the will of the voters, Senator Barack Obama now sounds more and more like the presumptive Democratic nominee for President.
Watch the video of his speech in Iowa.
Obama on brink of nomination
May 21, 2008
Barack Obama stepped to the brink of victory in the Democratic presidential race Tuesday night, defeating Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Oregon primary and moving within 100 delegates of the total he needs to claim the prize at the party convention this summer.
How Obama and Clinton won
May 21, 2008
Clinton racks up blue-collar, white support in Kentucky; Obama lands the college-educated vote in Oregon.
McCain strategist keeps Obama vow, leaving campaign
May 21, 2008
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) – A senior adviser to Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Tuesday that he was stepping down to keep a commitment he made not to campaign against Democrat Barack Obama.
Homeland Security Stands by Its Fence
May 21, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security is confronting the sharpest resistance yet while conceding that physical barriers alone do not stop illegal crossings.