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Christopher Wilson / Tales from the Trail:
McCain takes air out of tire pressure debate — HUNTINGTON, W. Va - Republican John McCain appeared to back down on Tuesday in his dispute with his opponent Barack Obama over tire pressure. — Last week in St. Louis, Obama told an audience that steps such as inflating tires to the correct levels …
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McCain — Paris Is My Energizer Bunny — John McCain's mouthpiece has responded to Paris Hilton's stinging retort — but he's not attacking Hiltie! — In the unkindest cut of all, McCain's spokesperson Tucker Bounds tells TMZ that on the subject of energy, Paris is deeper than Barack.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Paris Hilton responds. Really. — Paris Hilton makes fun of John McCain's age and unveils her own energy policy. Really. — UPDATE: Obama spokesman Bill Burton reacts: “Whatever.” — UPDATE: McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds emails: “It sounds like Paris Hilton supports John McCain's …
Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
Election Central Morning Roundup — New Obama Ad Uses McCain's Own Words About Supporting Bush — The Obama campaign has a new TV ad in response to John McCain's “Original Maverick” ad, rerunning a video from 2003 of McCain himself boasting that he's voted with President Bush more than 90% of the time:
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Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Bundler Collects From Unlikely Donors — The bundle of $2,300 and $4,600 checks that poured into Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign on March 12 came from an unlikely group of California donors: a mechanic from D&D Auto Repair in Whittier, the manager of Rite Aid Pharmacy No. 5727 …
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New York Times:
In Obama Campaign, Big Donors Are a Major Force — In an effort to cast himself as independent of the influence of money on politics, Senator Barack Obama often highlights the campaign contributions of $200 or less that have amounted to fully half of the $340 million he has collected so far.
Wall Street Journal:
For Bayh, Shot No. 3 at No. 2 Spot — Committee Seats, Red-State Support Complement Obama — Officially, Barack Obama will deliver an energy-policy speech Wednesday to citizens in Elkhart, Ind. But the focus of the political chattering class will be on the man sitting shotgun at the event …
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Mary Beth Schneider / Indianapolis Star:Bayh: Obama hasn't asked me to join ticket
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Greg Gordon / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Queens couple's $61,600 donation to McCain questioned — WASHINGTON — Alice Rocchio is an office manager at the New York headquarters of the Hess Corp., drives a 1993 Chevy Cavalier and lives in an apartment in Queens, N.Y., with her husband, Pasquale, an Amtrak foreman.
The Hill:
House Republican leader rips Bush — A House Republican leader is lambasting President Bush on his decision not to call Congress back into session to deal with the energy crisis. — In a legislative update sent to GOP members and staff on Tuesday, Republican House Policy Committee Chairman …
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Vaughn Ververs / CBS News:
CBS News Poll: Veep Picks May Matter More This Year — A new CBS News poll on the presidential election will be released this evening but we have a few nuggets to share this morning. While most voters (67 percent) say their vote will be based mostly on the candidate at the top of the ticket …
David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
Obama stalls in public polling — In the two months since Barack Obama captured the Democratic nomination, he has hit a ceiling in public opinion, proving unable to make significant gains with any segment of the national electorate. — While Obama still leads in most matchups with John McCain …
Peter Kirsanow / The Corner:
25 Reasons You May be a Racist — The tendency of Obama supporters to see racist impulses behind every criticism of their candidate has evolved into absurdity. Now even the first black president feels compelled to declare he's not a racist. By this measure, nearly every American …
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Diane Stafford / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Kansas politician who crusaded against abortion loses big — For the second time in two years, voters in Kansas have handed a stinging defeat to Phill Kline, an anti-abortion crusader who's reputation was made attempting to prosecute the state's abortion providers, first as state attorney general …
BBC:
Hospitals ‘infested with vermin’ — The cleanliness of most NHS hospitals in England is threatened by frequent invasions of rats, fleas, bedbugs, flies and cockroaches, a report claims. — Figures released by the Conservatives show that 70% of NHS Trusts brought in the pest controllers at least 50 times over a two-year period.
Hillary Rodham Clinton / Wall Street Journal:
No Crisis Is Immune From Exploitation Under Bush — Tucked away on the Cayman Islands sits Ugland House, an unassuming, nondescript building of modest scale and size. However, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), this five-story office building is home …
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