Day: May 23, 2008

Clinton’s trail rhetoric may be hinting at a détente with Obama, but some key supporters are still ready to scrap.

The former U.S. attorney talks about being fired (after being hired) by the Bush administration, why he’s not working for the C.I.A. and praying for Karl Rove.

CNN reports on "formal talks" between Dem campaigns. See also: “100 percent false”

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican John McCain has been slow to take advantage of his potential head start for the presidency against Democrats, who are better organized and generate more excitement among voters….

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. negotiator with North Korea visits China and Russia next week to brief their officials on multilateral efforts to get North Korea to give up its atomic programs, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.

Friends say that Bill Clinton has spoken of the idea of his wife as Barack Obama’s running mate.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban leader Fidel Castro blasted Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday for his criticism of the Cuban government this week, saying McCain had shown why he finished near the bottom of his class at West Point.

An audit of $8.2 billion spent on contractors in Iraq found that almost none of the payments followed federal rules.

Dodd, Mark Warner, Bloomberg grab spotlight as formal vetting begins. See also: Norquist likes Jindal

Freshman Dem denies a report in Capitol Weekly that a home she owns in Sacramento has been seized, sold.