Recent 2008 Election Posts
LaHood warns California lawmakers on high-speed rail funds
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned California lawmakers Thursday not to wait until fall for a vote on high-speed rail, urging its approval in a budget vote next month.Click to… Read more »
Prosecutors rest case against John Edwards
The government rested its case against John Edwards on Thursday by showing a videotape of the one-time Democratic presidential hopeful telling a now infamous lie that he was not the…Click… Read more »
House budget fight frames partisan lines for elections' big issue
After hours of sharp, partisan debate Thursday that’s likely to be echoed around the nation this election year, the Republican-dominated House of Representatives approved, with no Democratic support, a federal…Click… Read more »
N.C. gay marriage amendment draws plenty of snarky online comments
The colorful, normally cheerful Facebook page called “Visit North Carolina” filled up so quickly with profane posts Wednesday that its moderator had to plead for a more civil tone.Click to… Read more »
Prosecutors won't call Rielle Hunter to testify at Edwards trial
Prosecutors trying John Edwards have called a full cast of witnesses over the past three weeks to talk about $400 haircuts, fancy houses, posh estates, the whirlwind details in a…Click… Read more »
Tea-party lawmakers face quandary in House vote on export bank
A vote Wednesday in the House of Representatives to pour billions into a little-known federal bank illustrates the divide among tea party-backed lawmakers torn between upholding anti-government principles and helping…Click… Read more »
Obama's embrace of gay marriage makes it a big campaign issue
Gay marriage is poised to play a pivotal role in American politics this year with President Barack Obama becoming the first sitting president to endorse same-sex marriage.Click to Continue »... Read more »
'Presidential Campaign Posters' offers lessons in history
OK, political groupies, travel back through time to the campaigns of yesteryear. You can even wallpaper your bedroom with (long dead) politicians touting their virtues — and sometimes sliming their…Click… Read more »
Boy Scouts' policy on gays, atheists rankles California lawmakers
Stressing to millions of boys the value of honesty, loyalty, honor and good deeds is not enough to win a commendation from the California Assembly – if you exclude gays…Click… Read more »
California lawmakers propose way to keep state parks open
Democratic state Sens. Joe Simitian and Noreen Evans have rolled out a proposal aimed at keeping gates open at more than 50 California state parks set to close this summer.Click… Read more »
