NEW YORK - With Democrat Barack Obama on the other side of the planet, Republican presidential candidate John McCain stayed closer to home Sunday, visiting Yankee Stadium with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Barack Obama cut back on his spending in June after securing the Democratic presidential nomination, building up his cash on hand as Republican rival John McCain outspent him with a heavy dose of television advertising.
Chuck Hagel, a Nebraska Republican, and Jack Reed, a Democrat from Rhode Island. Obama made no public comment after the meeting with Karzai, which included a traditional lunch of mutton, chicken and rice washed down with a yogurt drink.
Notes: Republican presidential candidate John McCain took in the game as a guest of former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani. … Yankees OF-DH Johnny Damon (sprained left shoulder) plans to begin throwing Monday, manager Joe Girardi said.
The trips, the speeches, and the moments of Decision ’08. A look at the campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain. WASHINGTON - Faced with a spending cap for his fall campaign, Republican presidential candidate John McCain is aggressively spending …
John McCain, the likely Republican presidential nominee. The visit took place as the U.S. and Iraq were negotiating rules that would govern the American military presence in Iraq once the U.N. mandate expires at the end of the year.
When 10 Republican congressmen — 9 of them freshmen facing a crucial re-election in November — set boots on tundra today in Alaska, they’ll meet with native villagers who will likely agree with them on the need to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But political opponents and environmentalists say the GOP journey to one of America’s northernmost outposts is a “junket” and a …
KABUL, Afghanistan - Barack Obama visited with U.S. troops and Afghan officials at the start of a Europe and Mideast trip aimed at bolstering his foreign policy and national security credentials and countering Republican claims that he is not ready …
The trips, the speeches, and the moments of Decision ’08. A look at the campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain. WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate John McCain raised more than $21 million in June and spent nearly $26 million, the …
With gas prices setting records daily, Republican presidential hopeful John McCain and former Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton called for a 90-day suspension of the federal fuel tax to give drivers a little relief at the pump.