TUCSON, July 11 (UPI) — Research shows the circumstances of John McCain’s birth don’t pass constitutional muster for him to be U.S. president, a University of Arizona professor says.
A 1937 law granting citizenship to children of U.S. parents in the Panama Canal Zone came too late to apply to McCain, the U.S. senator from [...]
McCain not natural-born citizen, prof says
TUCSON, July 11 (UPI) — Research shows the circumstances of John McCain’s birth don’t pass constitutional muster for...
Crude Oil Rises to Record on Speculation Israel May Attack Iran
July 11 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose more than $4 to a record on concerns that Israel may be preparing to...
MCCAIN RIPS GRAMM
From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro McCain slammed economic adviser Phil Gramm for his “mental recession” and “nation of whiners” comment. He said he didn’t...
Rove ignores subpoena, refuses to testify on Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify Thursday about...
Obama will accept nomination at football stadium
NEW YORK — In a break with tradition, Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination at a football field rather...
McCain Battles a Nemesis, the Teleprompter
LAS VEGAS —Senator John McCain was performing relatively smoothly as he unveiled his energy plan. He managed to limit the mechanical...
John McCain’s would-be VP Charlie Crist to marry after being dogged by gay rumours
A would-be presidential running mate for John McCain is getting married after being dogged...
Barack Obama now wears his patriotism on his lapel
Tired of having his patriotism questioned, the Democratic candidate has made Old Glory a major visual element of his campaign. By...
‘Don’t run’ inspires candidate Bob Barr
ATLANTA — He has been called a spoiler. A wannabe Ralph Nader. A thorn in the side of Sen. John McCain and the Republican...
McCain served, Obama didn’t — does it matter?
WASHINGTON — How important is military service in this presidential election? Republican nominee John McCain has a vaunted...
McCain not natural-born citizen, prof says
Presidential candidate Obama to sponsor Cup car at Pocono race
SI.com has learned that for the first time in history, a major presidential candidate may sponsor a race car in NASCAR’s premier series. According to sources, Barack Obama’s campaign is in talks to become the primary sponsor of BAM Racing’s No. 49 Sprint Cup car for the Pocono race on August 3. Details of the [...]
Rove ignores subpoena, refuses to testify on Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify Thursday about allegations of political pressure at the Justice Department, including whether he influenced the prosecution of a former Democratic governor of Alabama.
Rep. Linda Sanchez, chairman of a House subcommittee, ruled with backing from fellow Democrats on the [...]
Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress
WASHINGTON - Moving from celebrity to senator isn’t exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn’t mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road.
Franken, a Democrat, best-selling author and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member, once penned a racy piece for [...]
Crude Oil Rises to Record on Speculation Israel May Attack Iran
July 11 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose more than $4 to a record on concerns that Israel may be preparing to attack Iran, while a strike in Brazil and renewed militant activity in Nigeria threaten to cut supplies.
Oil rallied to a record high of $145.98 a barrel after the Jerusalem Post said Israeli war planes [...]
Film of Zimbabwe ‘vote-rigging’
New evidence of vote-rigging in last month’s presidential election in Zimbabwe has emerged in the form of a secret film made by a prison guard.
The guard, Shepherd Yuda, filmed the vote-rigging at his jail in a production for Guardian Films.
Prison officers, including Mr Yuda, who has now fled Zimbabwe, were forced to [...]
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McCain not natural-born citizen, prof says
TUCSON, July 11 (UPI) — Research shows the circumstances of John McCain’s birth don’t pass constitutional muster for him to be U.S. president, a University of Arizona professor says.
A 1937 law granting citizenship to children of U.S. parents in the Panama Canal Zone came too late to apply to McCain, the U.S. senator from [...]
Presidential candidate Obama to sponsor Cup car at Pocono race
SI.com has learned that for the first time in history, a major presidential candidate may sponsor a race car in NASCAR’s premier series. According to sources, Barack Obama’s campaign is in talks to become the primary sponsor of BAM Racing’s No. 49 Sprint Cup car for the Pocono race on August 3. Details of the [...]
Crude Oil Rises to Record on Speculation Israel May Attack Iran
July 11 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose more than $4 to a record on concerns that Israel may be preparing to attack Iran, while a strike in Brazil and renewed militant activity in Nigeria threaten to cut supplies.
Oil rallied to a record high of $145.98 a barrel after the Jerusalem Post said Israeli war planes [...]
MCCAIN RIPS GRAMM
From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro
McCain slammed economic adviser Phil Gramm for his “mental recession” and “nation of whiners” comment. He said he didn’t agree with him and even proposed a position in a McCain administration – ambassador to Belarus, “though I’m not sure the citizens of Minsk would welcome that,” McCain said.
“I don’t agree with Sen. Gramm,” [...]
Rove ignores subpoena, refuses to testify on Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify Thursday about allegations of political pressure at the Justice Department, including whether he influenced the prosecution of a former Democratic governor of Alabama.
Rep. Linda Sanchez, chairman of a House subcommittee, ruled with backing from fellow Democrats on the [...]
Obama to McCain: We Don’t Need Another Dr. Phil
It is not just Senator Barack Obama’s advisers (see: Jackson, Jesse) who wander off the reservation. Former Senator Phil Gramm, a prominent economic adviser to Senator John McCain, the likely Republican presidential nominee, weighed in today with some not-so-well-considered remarks on the economy.
Mr. Gramm, in an interview with the Washington Times, seemed to minimize the [...]
UBS exec and McCain advisor Phil Gramm: U.S. is ‘nation of whiners’
The Washington Times reports that Phil Gramm, UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) vice chairman and senior economic advisor to John McCain (R.-AZ), thinks we’re a nation of whiners. Gramm’s UBS is a leader on three important fronts in the effort to destroy the U.S. economy: the $1.3 trillion subprime mortgage catastrophe, the $330 billion Auction [...]
What you don’t know about the presidential candidates
People would rather barbecue burgers with Barack Obama than with John McCain. While many are still deciding who should be president, by 52 percent to 45 percent they would prefer having Mr. Obama than Mr. McCain to their summer cookout, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released last week.
As commentators and talk show hosts [...]
Obama will accept nomination at football stadium
NEW YORK — In a break with tradition, Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination at a football field rather than at the site of the party’s national convention.
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean acknowledged the decision to move Obama’s speech on the final night of the Aug. 25-28 convention to the Denver Broncos’ Invesco [...]
Kerry, on ‘Face the Nation,’ Calls McCain Wrong on the War
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) might have flirted with the idea of idea of enlisting his Republican colleague John McCain as his running mate in 2004, but he sounded distinctly less enthusiastic about the Arizona senator today on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
Kerry, who is a strong supporter of presumptive Democratic nominee and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, [...]
