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A Threat to Hockey Moms Everywhere
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who hasn’t been “America’s most popular governor” for a few months now, has drawn her first Democratic challenger for re-election.
Bob Poe, a former state commissioner and past president of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp., is the first to announce for the race. Republican Gov. Sarah Palin hasn’t said for sure whether [...]
Stand Up! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is launching a new political action committee, Country First, replacing the storied Straight Talk America PAC that was folded into his presidential campaign.
Michael O’Brien has the scoop:
The new PAC, headquartered in Alexandria, Va., lists Keith Davis, a New Jersey-based local Republican official.
McCain will publicly announce the PAC’s formation today, CNN reported, [...]
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Shotgun Wedding No More
People.com reports that Bristol Palin, daughter of former GOP vice presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, gave birth over the weekend.
Obama Urges Administration and Congress to Keep Working on Auto Deal
President-elect Barack Obama released the following statement this morning on Congress’ failure to reach an agreement on a federal bailout for the “Big Three” auto manufacturers:
Would $30K Have Been Better Spent on Something Other Than the Palins?
After news broke in October that the Republican National Committee had spent some $150,000 on clothes and accessories for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the former GOP vice presidential nominee claimed in early November that she had gone back to wearing her own clothes,
It turns out that in the weeks leading up to her announcement, Palin’s [...]
In Georgia, Palin Stumps For Chambliss
Most folks around the country have had a few privileged weeks to recover from the drone of election-year politics. Not in Georgia, where tomorrow’s run-off vote will decide whether one-term GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss can make it two. And the big guns are out — at least on the Republican side.
Sen. John McCain visited the [...]
Obama, Palin To Appear at Governors’ Economic Meeting
During his press conference today, President-elect Barack Obama took a question from a local Chicago television reporter about the role of state and local governments in his plan for economic recovery. Here’s part of his response:
Palin to Stump for Chambliss
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is already planning a trip back out on the campaign trail. TPM Election Central’s Eric Kleefeld reports the Alaska governor is heading down South to stump for Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) in a run-off election with Democrat Jim Martin for a U.S. Senate seat from Georgia.
As Kleefeld notes, this special [...]
Report: Daschle to Head Health and Human Services
Moments after the Obama-Biden Transition team announced former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) would head a health care policy working group in the new administration, MSNBC reports that Daschle will serve as the next secretary of health and human services.
