All 2008 Election Posts
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Bunning says he won't run in 2010
From NBC's Mark MurrayThe news was expected, but it was a wild ride to get there -- vulnerable Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning (R) won't run for re-election next year, giving… Read more »
LaHood kicks off 'Cash for Clunkers'
From NBC's Betsy ClineTransportation Secretary Ray LaHood told Americans "to get out there and buy cars" as he officially kicked off Cash for Clunkers this morning. LaHood complimented what he… Read more »
Shaq tries, fails to get into WH
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroDespite the myriad of sports starts seen traipsing through the White House, today it apparently turned away a big one -- Shaq . According to Shaq's Tweets… Read more »
McCotter pushes Obama apology res.
From NBC's Luke Russert and Domenico MontanaroThaddeus McCotter, a Republican congressman of Michigan, will introduce a resolution in the House tonight asking President Obama to formally apologize to the Cambridge… Read more »
Blue Dogs: 2001 vs. 2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayIn his New York Times column today, Paul Krugman asks this question: Where were the Blue Dogs' cries for fiscal responsibility in 2001, when Congress passed Bush's… Read more »
IL Senate race shapes up
From NBC's Danielle WeisbergIllinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias yesterday officially entered the Senate race for President Obama's old seat. Giannoulias called Obama his “friend, mentor, and inspiration," according to the… Read more »
Sessions to oppose Sotomayor
From NBC's Mark MurrayHardly a surprise, but Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions , ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says in a USA Today op-ed that he will vote against… Read more »
First thoughts: Back to health care
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Ali Weinberg*** Back to health care: Sarah Palin’s in the news. So is Hillary Clinton after her “Meet” appearance. And Gates-gate hasn’t… Read more »
GOP ratchets up health care reform debate
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, says his party may have enough votes to stall Democratic health care reform. WASHINGTON (CNN) — As Democrats continue to splinter over President Obama's proposed health… Read more »
Obama to hit the trail in Virginia
President Obama will be hitting the campaign trail in August for fellow Democrat Creigh Deeds. WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama's heading back on the campaign trail next month, this… Read more »
