 Obama: I'll fix Washington
 Associated Press
Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the “broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush” Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid to become the nation's first black president.
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McCain taps Alaska governor for VP
DAYTON, Ohio, 3:34 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Republican John McCain introduced first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate Friday, a stunning selection of a little-known conservative newcomer who relishes fighting the establishment.
“She's exactly who I need. She's exactly who this country needs to help me fight the same old Washington politics of 'Me first and country second,' “ McCain declared as the pair stood together for the first time at a boisterous rally in Ohio just days before the opening of the party's national convention.
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Two first-time delegates report from the Democratic National Convention Just Keep Going: I arrived just in time to hear the female Democratic senators speak. It sounded like each was given about 2-3 minutes - not nearly long enough as far as I'm... Michelle Becomes Electric: Apparently after even one day, the morning delegate breakfast is so yesterday's event - the room was only about half full today. That's too bad, because one truly inspiring moment...
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JUNEAU, Alaska, 4:29 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
McCain's veep choice is historic and hardly known: In two short years, Sarah Palin moved from small-town mayor with a taste for mooseburgers to the governor's office and now – making history – to John McCain's side as the first female running mate on a Republican presidential ticket.
ST. PAUL, Minn., 4:17 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
McCain to spend advertising money in Minnesota: Republican presidential candidate John McCain plans to air television commercials in Minnesota, at least during the Republican National Convention here, establishing a strong presence in a state that has not been a focus of his ad campaign.
COLUMBIA, S.C., 4:10 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
GOP upholds delegate penalties against states: The Republican National Committee on Friday made its penalties stick against South Carolina, New Hampshire, Florida and Michigan for holding primaries earlier than rules allowed.
BOSTON, 4:07 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Secrecy, surprise were goals of McCain's VP search: John McCain's search for a running mate was remarkable in that it was carried out in secret, concluded with a bang and conducted in sharp contrast to the freewheeling style of his early presidential campaign or his hard-charging Navy days.
RALEIGH, N.C., 4:01 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
John Edwards to emerge from seclusion for speech: In a return to the public stage, John Edwards has confirmed plans to talk politics a month after admitting to an extramarital affair. But his wife won't be at his side.
NEW YORK, 3:39 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Obama's speech seen by 38 million-plus viewers: Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other political convention in history.
DAYTON, Ohio, 3:34 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
McCain taps Alaska governor for VP: Republican John McCain introduced first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate Friday, a stunning selection of a little-known conservative newcomer who relishes fighting the establishment.
MONACA, Pa., 3:08 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Obama camp hits, then praises McCain's VP choice: Barack Obama's spokesman fired off a fast criticism of Republican John McCain's new running mate Friday, but the Democratic candidate himself quickly stepped in to offer her congratulations and praise.
SAN DIEGO, 2:56 p.m. Aug. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Schwarzenegger praises selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Friday praised the selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the running mate of presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain, saying she has the courage to push back.
2:05 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Timeline of Palin's life and career: A timeline of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's life and career:
NEW YORK, 1:41 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
McCain VP decision boosts book on Alaska governor: Republican presidential candidate John McCain's surprise choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate has given a brief, upbeat biography of her the kind of boost that Sen. Joe Biden's memoir received when he joined the Democratic ticket.
WASHINGTON, 12:31 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Obama, McCain vie for suburbanites, white women: Kathy Melkey stands astride some of the fault lines between Barack Obama and John McCain. The 49-year-old substitute teacher from Granby, Conn., is a white woman, an independent and a suburbanite. Each of those groups is closely divided between the two presidential candidates.
WASHINGTON, 12:14 p.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Palin views on oil, polar bears may be liabilities: Democrats are probably cobbling together the campaign ad right now: “John McCain's running mate is for big oil and against the environment,” a somber voice intones as cute baby polar bears scamper across the screen.
11:31 a.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Reaction to McCain choosing Palin as running mate: Reaction to Republican presidential candidate John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate:
Aug. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Obama's speech vetters leave some speakers grumbling: Having been victimized by heavy-handed editing on numerous occasions, I can certainly sympathize with the gripes of some of the Democratic National Convention speakers.
Aug. 29
Speech a landmark moment in history and race relations: Promising a break from the “worn-out ideas and politics of the past,” Sen. Barack Obama's address last night was a celebration of Democratic unity, an invitation to wary independents and a stinging rebuke of Republican Sen. John McCain, whose recent momentum was likely blunted by an effective convention.
DENVER, 9:19 a.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Analysis: Palin's age, inexperience rival Obama's: John McCain's risky choice of Gov. Sarah Palin gives him a running mate who doubles down on his maverick image, may appeal to “hockey moms” and other women, and counters Barack Obama's aura of new-generation change. But he may have undercut his best attack on the Democrat.
DENVER, 9:05 a.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
McCain taps Alaska governor for VP: John McCain tapped Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a conservative who shares his maverick streak, to be the Republican vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention.
NAME, 9:00 a.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Bio information on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin: Sarah Heath Palin. AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION – 44; born Feb. 11, 1964; Sandpoint, Idaho.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, 8:50 a.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Palin parents surprised by VP nomination: If not for flooding at a remote creek, Chuck and Sally Heath might have found out by radio that their daughter, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, had been picked by John McCain to be his GOP running mate.
SAN FRANCISCO, 8:31 a.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
Feinstein considers run for Calif. governor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she's actively considering a run for California governor in 2010, but wants to see the results of the November election before she makes a decision.
DAYTON, Ohio, 10:00 a.m. Aug. 29 (AP)
McCain taps Alaska governor for VP: John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a conservative who shares his maverick streak, as his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention.
DENVER, 11:18 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)Stars over the moon about Obama's speech: First word on Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech from a bevy of celebrities in attendance was decidedly partisan: “It was excellent,” Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie said. “It was amazing.” DENVER, 10:58 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Oprah on Obama: 'I cried my eyelashes off': Oprah Winfrey is leaving Denver with the candidate she wanted, but reportedly without her eyelashes. NEW YORK, 9:41 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Obama's breathtaking show transcended politics: Barack Obama transcended politics on Thursday in accepting his party's nomination for president during an event that played out on television like a combination of a rock concert and Super Bowl. DENVER, 9:03 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Analysis: Obama spares details, keeps up attacks: Barack Obama, whose campaign theme is “change we can believe in,” promised Thursday to “spell out exactly what that change would mean.” WASHINTON, 8:14 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Analysis: Oprah, Alba! Obama goldmine or downfall?: Hollywood didn't contribute official speakers to Barack Obama's convention. But, man, did celebrities flock to Denver in droves. Is Oprah in the house? That was Matthew Modine! Oh, wow, there's Anne Hathaway. WASHINGTON, 7:42 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Democrat's vision will collide with reality: Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday night with a lofty vision for the nation's future that is far easier to articulate than to accomplish. DENVER, 7:42 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Obama uses speech for high-tech outreach: Forgive some of the 84,000 people amassed Thursday at Invesco Field if their thumbs were a bit weary by the time Barack Obama arrived for a triumphant acceptance of his presidential nomination. DENVER, 7:38 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Analysis: 'Born in the USA' returns to politics: A generation after Ronald Reagan famously mistook Bruce Springsteen's music for uncritical patriotism, Democrats claimed “Born in the USA” on Thursday for the theme it was meant to project – to describe a splintered country they say desperately needs new policies and new dreams.
DENVER, 7:37 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Obama sketches promise of America: Barack Obama cast his presidential nomination as proof that no dreams are too high, savoring a historic moment for himself and the nation Thursday before setting out on a difficult struggle to break another barrier for a black American.
WASHINGTON, 7:37 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)End to Middle East oil imports unlikely: Barack Obama's promise Thursday to work to “end our dependence” on Middle East oil within a decade may be good political rhetoric when Americans have been paying $4 a gallon at the gas pumps, but the goal likely would be difficult – perhaps impossible – to achieve and flies in the face of how global oil markets work. DENVER, 7:27 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Ohio woman addresses Obama rumors: An Ohio woman who was one of the everyday Americans invited to speak at the Democratic convention sought in her speech Thursday night to debunk rumors circulating on the Internet about Sen. Barack Obama. DENVER, 7:26 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
View from cheap seats doesn't dampen enthusiasm: The air was thin, the sun was strong and the view of the stage was horrible. But that didn't dampen the enthusiasm of Democrats who sat in the cheap seats all the way at the top of Invesco Field at Mile High. DENVER, 7:21 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Barack Obama's convention address: Prepared remarks of Sen. Barack Obama for his address to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night in Denver, as released by the campaign: DENVER, 6:56 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
McCain makes decision on running mate: Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate early Thursday, and top prospects waited to hear from the nominee-in-waiting.
WASHINGTON, 4:19 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Post-convention 'bounce' averages 10 points: And now comes ... the wait for “The Bounce.” One thing presidential candidates hope they'll get from their nominating conventions is a healthy “bounce” – a gain in popularity as measured by public opinion polls.
DENVER, 3:51 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Dean tells delegates turnout vital this fall: Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean has told the party's convention delegates that John McCain is a “yes man” for President Bush's policies.
DENVER, 2:18 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Thousands celebrate before Obama speech: Musicians strummed guitars, hawkers sold political souvenirs and the Colorado sun beat down on thousands of people who celebrated in a mile-long queue Thursday to hear Barack Obama's historic acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High.
DENVER, 1:41 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
GOP counterpunches as Obama to claim nomination: On Barack Obama's big night, Republicans in Denver pushed an alternative convention narrative: Sure he can thrill a crowd of Democrats, but is he ready to be president?
DENVER, 1:37 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Street vendors flourish at convention: That familiar old refrain about getting a lousy souvenir wouldn't sell very well in the city hosting the Democratic National Convention.
DENVER, 1:32 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
In a switch, McCain to Obama: 'Well done': In a brief break from a fierce advertising war, Republican presidential candidate John McCain will air a one-evening-only ad with a simple message for Barack Obama: “Job well done.”
LAS VEGAS, 1:15 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
RNC panel calls Nevada GOP 'inept': A key Republican committee says it is troubled by the “ineptness” of the Nevada GOP and called the state party's attempt to choose delegates for next week's national convention “flawed, inadequate and unacceptable.”
From Thursday's Union-Tribune
Aug. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Unity and mutiny can be hard to distinguish: Conventions are about message, and the Democrats have been on it . . . at least from the podium.
Aug. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Placement inside arena identifies party's seats of power: Maybe it's just a coincidence that the home-state delegation of Democratic star-turned-embarrassment John Edwards is watching this week's proceedings in the Mile High City from the mile-and-a-half-high seats.
Aug. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Mayoral, council candidates plan events tonight: OCEANSIDE – Two candidates in the November municipal elections will hold events tonight.
Aug. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Planning group has 7 running for 5 slots: Blackwater Worldwide has left Potrero behind, but the controversy engendered by the company's aborted plans for a training camp in the rural community remains.
DENVER, 10:04 a.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Biden: Obama cannot win without Pennsylvania: Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden told Pennsylvania delegates Thursday that running mate Barack Obama can't win the White House without the Keystone State.
DENVER, 9:31 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)Obama makes unscripted convention appearance: Sen. Barack Obama dropped in on his own party at the Democratic convention a day early Wednesday to praise his wife, his former rival, and former President Bill Clinton for going to bat for him. NEW YORK, 9:17 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Obama nomination a key moment in TV coverage: A carefully timed roll call and a sudden recognition of history may prove to be a turning point for Democrats at a convention that hadn't been going well for them as a television event. DENVER, 9:00 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Biden says nation needs more than a good soldier: Joe Biden accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday night and declared that the challenges America faces require “more than a good soldier” in the White House, hailing Barack Obama as a wise leader who can deliver the change the nation needs. DENVER, 8:16 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Potential Obama veeps get turn on stage: Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't the only also-ran on the loose in Denver. Three officials who were mentioned as possible running mates for Barack Obama but didn't make it onto the ticket got a chance to address the Democratic convention Wednesday night. 7:59 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Joe Biden's speech at the Democratic convention: Prepared remarks from Sen. Joe Biden, Barack Obama's runningmate, for his address at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday in Denver, as released by the Obama campaign: MINNEAPOLIS, 7:11 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
GOP platform backs off pet issues to help McCain: Republicans are putting John McCain's campaign priorities above some of their pet issues, including drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and denying citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants. DENVER, 7:06 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Clinton helps seal Obama nomination amid cheers: It was a closing of sorts, but whether closure was there is another matter. There stood Hillary Rodham Clinton, embraced on the floor of the Democratic National Convention by her fellow New York delegates, urging the party to shut down the roll call of states and declare Barack Obama's their presidential nominee by acclamation. DENVER, 7:02 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Bill Clinton's convention address: Prepared remarks of former President Bill Clinton for his address to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night in Denver, as released by the Obama campaign: DENVER, 6:58 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Iraq veterans endorse Obama: Iraq war veterans brought their military credibility to the podium on Wednesday and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama as the best candidate to lead the military and help veterans. HENDERSON, Nev., 6:49 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Romney: Democrats using 'politics of envy': Potential vice presidential nominee Mitt Romney accused Democrats on Wednesday of playing “the politics of envy” in recent ads and speeches that focus on John McCain's wealth and multiple homes. DENVER, 6:35 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Kerry: I don't recognize my former friend, McCain: Sen. John Kerry, the one-time presidential nominee whose campaign crumbled under attacks on his military service and consistency, told fellow Democrats on Wednesday that he doesn't recognize Republican John McCain, a man he once considered as a runningmate.
DENVER, 3:51 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Waiting game for McCain veep: John McCain's potential running mates were in what amounted to a high-stakes waiting game Wednesday as the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting prepared to announce his running mate in the coming days.
Aug. 27
Clinton speech delivers for Obama, and herself: Hillary Rodham Clinton said all the right words last night to unite a party battered by a divisive nomination battle. But she's done that before, with some of the same words, long before the Democratic National Convention opened.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)McCain visits for fundraiser: Republican presidential candidate John McCain condemned overspending and corruption by Republicans in Congress as he raised money for his campaign in the district once represented by imprisoned former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham.
Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Dean differs with TV analysts; defends tone, tenor of opening: Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean was in a grumpy mood yesterday after enduring sniping from Democratic TV talking heads about the soft tone of the first night of the national convention.
Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City attorney, challenger face off: RANCHO BERNARDO – City Attorney Michael Aguirre enjoyed a Perry Mason moment in a debate yesterday against his challenger in the Nov. 4 election, Superior Court Judge Jan Goldsmith.
SACRAMENTO, 11:35 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Schwarzenegger could be no-show at GOP convention: When the Republican convention opens Monday night, its prime-time lineup could be missing one of its biggest draws: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
6:42 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Analysis: McCain's Iran ad misleading: TITLE: “Tiny.” LENGTH: 30 seconds.
RANCHO BERNARDO, Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City attorney, challenger face off: RANCHO BERNARDO
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City Attorney Michael Aguirre enjoyed a Perry Mason moment in a debate yesterday against his challenger in the Nov. 4 election, Superior Court Judge Jan Goldsmith.
Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Dean differs with TV analysts; defends tone, tenor of opening:Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean was in a grumpy mood yesterday after enduring sniping from Democratic TV talking heads about the soft tone of the first night of the national convention.
DENVER, 10:01 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)Clinton says election isn't about her: Hillary Rodham Clinton had a simple message Tuesday for her still loyal supporters: This election isn't about her. NEW YORK, 9:51 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Democratic convention, but focus not Obama: Barack Obama is still going to be the Democratic candidate for president, right? It seemed easy to forget that fact watching Tuesday's coverage of the Democratic convention. The focus on Hillary Clinton and how warmly she would embrace her former rival dominated discussion, almost to the exclusion of everything else.
DENVER, 8:50 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Clinton salutes Obama as Dems at convention cheer: Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is “my candidate and he must be our president.”
BILLINGS, Mont., 9:38 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)Obama watches, cheers Clinton speech: Barack Obama on Tuesday applauded and cheered former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as she declared her support for his candidacy, and urged her own backers to rally behind Obama in his contest with Republican John McCain. DENVER, 9:34 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Analysis: A perfect night for Clinton, Obama?: For one evening, their political world was perfect. Or so it seemed. Standing before thousands of delegates, almost half of them her backers, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton declared it time “to unite as a single party with a single purpose” and urged her followers to help elect once-bitter rival Barack Obama. DENVER, 9:22 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Romney, Pawlenty on attack in GOP veep tryouts: Mitt Romney, a potential John McCain running mate playing Republican pit bull on the periphery of the Democratic National Convention, charged Tuesday that a Barack Obama presidency would “make America a weaker nation.” DENVER, 9:19 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
GOP 'war room' revs up as Giuliani goes on air: Surrogates for John McCain fired away Wednesday from the outskirts of the Democratic convention, with Rudy Giuliani going live on the Fox News Channel to eclipse convention keynote speaker Mark Warner. SAN DIEGO, 9:15 p.m. Aug. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
McCain condemns overspending in San Diego fundraiser: Republican presidential candidate John McCain condemned overspending and corruption by Republicans in Congress Tuesday night as he raised money for his campaign in the district once represented by imprisoned former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham. DENVER, 9:10 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Radical tied to Obama compared U.S. actions to 9/11: The release of a 2004 interview with former 1960s radical William Ayers, in which he compared U.S. government actions to the Sept. 11 attacks, drew renewed attention Tuesday to his association with Democratic candidate Barack Obama. DENVER, 8:58 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Governors in chorus of Obama talking points: Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, not exactly a household name in national Democratic politics, energized the party's convention Tuesday night with an animated, arm-waving speech chastising Sen. John McCain. DENVER, 8:44 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Hillary Clinton's speech at the Dems convention: Remarks of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, for her address to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night in Denver: DENVER, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
A convention comeuppance for Bill Clinton: The Comeback Kid is having a convention comeuppance. Bill Clinton was supposed to beam at the side of his wife at the Democratic convention as she was crowned their party's presidential nominee. Instead, he clenched back tears as his wife formally surrendered the nomination to Barack Obama and threw her full support behind her former opponent. WASHINGTON, 7:54 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
No more 'Democrat wars' for GOP spinmeisters?: Republicans have come up with another name for the opposing party – the right name. For years now, the GOP has gone after “Democrat schemes,” “Democrat presidents,” “Democrat Congresses” – all phrases from the 1996 Republican platform, repeated many times since. DENVER, 7:34 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Get the instant replay! Bush steals 2nd from 3rd: Stealing second base from where? Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland brought down the house at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night with a crack about President Bush – and John McCain – that harked back to one of the sharpest verbal stones ever thrown at Bush's father. DENVER, 7:28 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Former Gov. Warner: Party must seize opportunity: Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, keynoting the Democratic National Convention, said Tuesday that American voters “have one shot to get it right” by electing Barack Obama president to end Republican leadership that is stuck in the past. MINNEAPOLIS, 6:56 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
GOP takes a hard line on abortion for its platform: Republicans went on record Tuesday with a reaffirmation of their hard line on abortion and edged toward a more moderate stance toward climate change, reflecting the views of both John McCain and the conservative base. DENVER, 6:43 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Casey speaks of father, abortion: Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey invoked his late father's name Tuesday night and referred to his own opposition to abortion rights from the podium of the Democratic convention – 16 years after his father was denied the same privilege. DENVER, 6:29 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
13 anti-abortion protesters arrested: Thirteen anti-abortion activists, including Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, were arrested Tuesday during an orchestrated demonstration in which they blocked a security gate near the site of the Democratic National Convention. SAN DIEGO, 6:12 p.m. Aug. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
McCain arrives in San Diego for fundraiser: While the Democrats convene in Denver, Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain flew to San Diego Tuesday night for a private fundraiser at The Grand Del Mar hotel. DENVER, 2:57 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
AT&T has high profile presence at Dem convention: AT&T is not just a phone call away at the Democratic National Convention. The telecommunications giant is virtually everywhere, wining and dining delegates and members of Congress with a relentless schedule of luncheons and evening parties. DENVER, 1:52 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
The whereabouts of McCain's potential veeps: One of Republican John McCain's prospective running mates planned to stand up for him Tuesday at the site of the Democratic National Convention, while other potential picks had some down time. DENVER, 1:41 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Clinton allies urge Obama to hit McCain harder: Top associates of former President Clinton accused Barack Obama's team of going too soft on Republican John McCain at the Democratic convention, the latest sign of continued tension between the Obama and Clinton camps at a time of supposed party unity. KANSAS CITY, 1:06 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Obama pushes economics on road to Denver: Barack Obama renewed his emphasis on economic themes Tuesday, pledging to enforce occupational health and safety regulations as president and declaring that Republican rival John McCain “doesn't get it” when it comes to the anxieties that many middle-class workers are facing. NEW YORK, 12:58 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Dems, networks struggle over convention coverage: National political conventions have become, in NBC's Brian Williams' words, “four-day infomercials.” But it's not always clear the message is getting through.
DENVER, 11:07 a.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Obama, conservative group battle through DOJ: Barack Obama and a conservative group have escalated their fight over the group's TV commercial linking him to a 1960s radical, by firing off dueling letters to the Department of Justice.
PHOENIX, 10:58 a.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
McCain defends support of war, U.S. role in world: Republican candidate John McCain is defending his staunch backing for the war in Iraq as well as an aggressive role for the U.S. around the world.
PHOENIX, 10:31 a.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
McCain ad returns to Clinton's 3 a.m. phone call: If you think you've heard this line of attack before, there's a reason. Republican John McCain's latest TV spot is playing off Hillary Rodham Clinton's best-known ad against Barack Obama to heighten any concerns that Obama isn't ready to take a 3 a.m. phone call that could signal a crisis demanding judgment and experience.
CHULA VISTA, Aug. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Candidate says he encouraged school board rivals: CHULA VISTA
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Trina Lopez, a South County school board candidate, said longtime high school principal Jaime Mercado is her campaign chairman. That would make sense – except that she is running against him.
Aug. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Democrats are looking for those 'Pee Wee Reese moments':Any lifelong Dodgers fan (I plead guilty) knew exactly what the Rev. Jesse Jackson meant yesterday when he said Barack Obama needs a “Pee Wee Reese moment.”
Aug. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Under protest: Political conventions like the Democratic one in Denver this week are among the most stage-managed “news” events on the planet. Suspense takes a holiday.
Aug. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
BFTV (Bob Filner television):I want to be a Bob Filner constituent. There. I spilled it. And now you – not to mention my editors – are probably wondering what I sprinkled this morning on my Froot Loops.
Aug. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Foreign oil producers have U.S. over barrel:Every time you fill your gas tank, you're participating in what Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens describes as “the largest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.” On average nationwide, roughly 38 percent of the cost of gasoline is tied to foreign-produced petroleum.
Aug. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
California getting less of its oil from domestic sources:Thanks largely to oil derricks in Bakersfield, oil rigs off Santa Barbara and oil tankers from Alaska, California still gets most of its petroleum from domestic sources instead of relying predominantly on foreign supplies.
Aug. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Those fretting over size of Obama's lead should relax:“Why isn't Barack Obama further ahead?” is one of the most asked questions of the presidential campaign. It is also the silliest. To ask it signals a basic misunderstanding both of the American electorate and of the challenges facing Obama.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., 2:19 p.m. Aug. 23 (AP)Obama introduces running mate Biden: Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware on Saturday as a man "ready to step in and be president," and the newly minted running mate quickly converted his debut on the Democratic ticket into a slashing attack on Republicans seeking four more years in the White House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23
Politicians OK if rich but not if seen as out of touch: When John McCain forgot how many houses he owns and suggested that it takes $5 million to be considered rich, he did more than just trigger a heated fight with his Democratic opponent, fellow millionaire Barack Obama.
Aug. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Castaneda changes parties; now is Democrat: CHULA VISTA – Chula Vista Councilman Steve Castaneda has switched to the Democratic Party after spending most of his voting life as a Republican, saying he identifies more with his new party.
Aug. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Viva Obama Clubs target Latinos:As Barack Obama accepts his party's nomination next week, his Latino supporters in San Diego and across California will be reviving a 1960s political tactic that helped rally Hispanics behind the presidential candidacy of John F. Kennedy.
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