[big campaign] '08 Daily News Clips - 6/18

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Election Daily News Clips June 18th, 2008 Candidate Tracking: ***All times in Eastern Standard Time TBA McCain: Attends Russert Memorial Service in Washington, DC 11am BUSH: Meets with the prime minister of Bulgaria in the Oval Office 1:40pm BUSH: Meets with the Chinese delegation to the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue in Washington, D.C. 2:30pm CHENEY: Speaks at the Heritage Foundation sponsored event on U.S. policy toward Asia in Washington, D.C. 3pm McCain: Round Table/Speech in Springfield, MO 7pm BUSH: Speaks at the 2008 President's Dinner in Washington, D.C. 7:30pm McCain: Finance Event in Chicago, IL 9pm McCain: Town Hall in Chicago, IL - Tracking scheduled for this event News Clips: MCCAIN NEWS *Candidates Clash on Terrorism (Washington Post 6/18/08)* By Anne E. Kornblut and Karen DeYoung; A01 The campaigns of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama on Tuesday engaged in a heated exchange over the rights of terrorism suspects, with each side accusing the other of embracing a policy that would put the country at risk of more attacks in the future. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/17/AR2008061702819.html *Three Questions for McCain (NYT 6/18/08)* By DAVID LEONHARDT A week before Pennsylvania's Democratic primary — in April, back when Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were still the big story — John McCain traveled to Pittsburgh to remind everyone how different his economic agenda would be from theirs. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/business/18leonhardt.html *McCain in Springfield, Mo. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch 6/18/08)* By Jo Mannies Sen. John McCain plans to conduct a seminar on energy and national security this afternoon in the student union at Missouri State University. But the purpose of his visit involves politics as much as policy. McCain's appearance speaks to the importance of socially conservative voters in Missouri — and across the nation. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/33EE324D239E45A68625746C00133528?OpenDocument *McCain's visit to Springfield is open on first-come, first-served basis (KY3 6/17/08)* by David Catanese and Gene Hartley When John McCain visits Missouri State University, the public may attend. It will be open on a first-come, first-served basis, the national press office said late Tuesday morning. http://www.ky3.com/news/local/20014809.html *John McCain open to drilling offshore, not in Arctic Refuge (LA Times 6/18/08)* By Bob Drogin McCain's support of protecting the wildlife refuge puts him at odds with the Bush administration. The Obama campaign criticizes the policy and the Republican's rejection of a windfall-profits tax. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign18-2008jun18,0,3060742.story *Visiting Houston, McCain urges diverse energy sources (Houston Chronicle 6/17/08)* By ALAN BERNSTEIN With pokes at Vice President Dick Cheney and rival Barack Obama, John McCain, who was visiting Houston today, called for an energy policy that combines heightened exploitation of American oil and nuclear power with a greater emphasis on conservation and development of alternative energy sources. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5841366.html *Link to video*: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid823433113/bctid1612745597 *McCain plays with fire on offshore drilling (Politico 6/17/08)* By: Charles Mahtesian and David Mark By calling for an end to the federal ban on offshore oil drilling, John McCain is placing a risky bet. He is wagering that skyrocketing gas prices have finally reached a tipping point, a threshold moment that has led voters to rethink their strong and long-held opinions against coastal oil exploration. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11154.html *Governor Backs Florida Drilling (WSJ 6/18/08)* By Stephen Power, Laura Meckler and Russell Gold President Bush, Florida's governor and Republican presidential candidate John McCain are calling to lift a federal ban on offshore oil drilling, showing how voter anger over soaring gasoline prices is pushing politicians to rethink U.S. energy policy. http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121372245926581441.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_leftbox *Your Tax Bill: How McCain, Obama Differ (WSJ 6/18/08)* By Tom Herman Capital-Gains Rates Are Likely To Rise, No Matter Who Wins; Far Apart on Estate Taxes http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121374794468982701.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_topbox *Club for Growth balking at idea of helping McCain (The Hill 6/17/08)* By Aaron Blake Club for Growth President Pat Toomey said this week that his economically conservative group might sit out the 2008 presidential election and focus on congressional races. http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/club-for-growth-balking-at-idea-of-helping-mccain-2008-06-17.html *McCain Wins Support as Last Best Hope of Former Republican Foes (Bloomberg 6/18/08)* By Hans Nichols and Kristin Jensen Senator John Cornyn says ``war hero'' John McCain is ``clearly my choice'' for the presidency, citing his stances on national security, cutting wasteful spending and picking judges ``who believe in the Constitution.'' http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=avgwOsPaqVk8&refer=home *That List Of "Democrats And Indys" Backing McCain? It's A Bit Of A Sham. (TPM 6/17/08)* By Greg Sargent and Eric Kleefeld This is a fun one. A few days ago, the McCain campaign proudly released a list of "prominent Democrats and Independents" supporting his candidacy. The idea was to appeal to disgruntled Hillary supporters and others by sending a message that it's okay to be a Dem and not support Barack Obama. http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/mccain_dems.php *McCain Takes Harder Line On Hezbollah Than Bush (Huffington Post 6/17/08)* By Seth Colter Walls Visiting Beirut on Monday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice lent her personal support to the new power-sharing agreement reached between the country's U.S.-supported prime minister and the armed group Hezbollah. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/17/bush-administration-takes_n_107626.html *McCain's Declaration of Independence (Washington Post 6/18/08)* ...While McCain is using global warming to neutralize Obama's charge that he's running for Bush's third term, he angered environmentalists this week by proposing to lift a ban on offshore oil drilling. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/17/AR2008061702269.html *McCain Showcases His Environmental Side (NYT 6/18/08)* By JIM RUTENBERG Senator John McCain of Arizona began running this commercial on Tuesday on cable news and in closely contested states like Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, where his advertisements have been running for the past couple of weeks. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/us/politics/18madbox.html *Fix Pick: "McSame" as Bush? (Washington Post blog 6/18/08)* By Chris Cillizza John McCain = George W. Bush. For much of the last few months, Democrats and their affiliate groups have worked hard to ensure voters become familiar with that equation. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/06/fix_pick_mcsame.html *McCain Talks Energy, Slams Obama as "Carter" (Washington Post blog 6/17/08) * By Michael D. Shear Speaking in a city famous for oil, Republican Sen. John McCain lashed out at his Democratic rival for wanting to tax the profits of the nation's oil companies, calling it a recycled idea that will increase dependence on foreign energy. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/17/mccain_talks_energy_slams_obam.html *Link to video:* http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2008/06/17/VI2008061701983.html *Link to transcript:* http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/17/AR2008061701949.html *Terrorism Takes Center Stage as Obama Responds to McCain Camp's Charges (Washington Post blog 6/17/08)* By Alec MacGillis It was only a matter of time, but the McCain and Obama campaigns today engaged more directly than ever before on one of the central disagreements between them -- the high stakes question of how to pursue Islamic terrorists. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/17/terrorism_take_center_stage_as.html?hpid=topnews *Obama Campaign Rolls Out Richard Clarke To Hit Back At McCain's "Sept. 10th Mindset" Attack (TPM 6/17/08)* By Greg Sargent Richard Clarke made an appearance as an Obama surrogate on a conference call with reporters moments ago, hitting back very hard against the McCain camp's claim today that Obama has a "September 10th mindset." http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/obama_campaign_rolls_out_richa.php *McCain Campaign Accuses Obama Of Having "A September 10th Mindset" (TPM 6/17/08)* By Greg Sargent Aggressively moving to shift the debate away from domestic issues to national security, the McCain campaign hit Obama with some of the most incendiary language of the campaign, accusing Obama on a conference call with reporters moments ago of having a "September 10th mindset." http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/mccain_campaign_accuses_obama.php *Obama: McCain 'Out of Touch' on Ed. (MSNBC 6/17/08)* By Athena Jones McCain is "out of touch" with people who struggle to pay for college, Obama told a small group of students during a town hall at a community college outside Detroit Tuesday. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/17/1149517.aspx *Straightening Out McCain's Straight Talk (Slate 6/17/08)* By John Dickerson How his campaign is trying to get his message across. http://www.slate.com/id/2193749/ *DNC: Investigate McCain For Election Law Violations (AP 6/17/08)* Democratic Party officials plan to file a new lawsuit to compel federal regulators to investigate whether Sen. John McCain violated election laws by withdrawing from public financing. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/17/dnc-investigate-mccain-fo_n_107630.html *OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS* *The Court McCain Wants (Washington Post 6/18/08)* By Ruth Marcus; A15 Conservatives, seizing on the Supreme Court's ruling last week on Guantanamo detainees, want to turn the court into election fodder. I hope they succeed. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/17/AR2008061702009.html *McCain's Energy Drill (WSJ 6/18/08)* Behold, a miracle: Public anger over $4 gas is forcing at least some of our political class to confront their energy contradictions. Last week, Republicans Jim Walsh of New York and Roscoe Bartlett of Maryland -- two longstanding opponents of offshore drilling -- asked for a mulligan. We can now add John McCain to the roll: In a speech in Houston yesterday, the Senator finally came out in favor of increasing domestic energy supplies. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121374864081982763.html?mod=googlenews_wsj *The Oil Future (Washington Post 6/18/08)* Government can't repeal the law of supply and demand, but it could curb speculative excess. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/17/AR2008061702037.html *No giant leap by McCain (Houston Chronicle 6/18/08)* By LOREN STEFFY In town Tuesday for his first serious discussion of energy issues, John McCain offered a plan with something for everyone and specifics for none. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/steffy/5843389.html *BUSH NEWS* *Bush to Seek an End to Ban on Oil Drilling (NYT 6/18/08)* By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG President Bush, reversing a longstanding position, will call on Congress on Wednesday to end a federal ban on offshore oil drilling, according to White House officials who say Mr. Bush now wants to work with states to determine where drilling should occur. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/washington/18drill.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin *President Bush promises flood aid (Baltimore Sun blog 6/17/08)* by Katie Fretland The federal government has sent 2 million liters of fresh drinking water to flood-damaged areas in Iowa and is setting up a task force to help residents secure long-term housing, President Bush said in an address today. Bush plans to travel on Thursday to the flood zones to meet with residents and survey damage. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/06/president_bush_briefed_on_floo.html *Link to Bush remarks:* http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080617-1.html *Congress subpoenas Bush, Cheney FBI interviews (LA Times blog 6/18/08)* By Johanna Neuman Valerie Plame, the former CIA operative whose identity was leaked by White House operatives eager to discredit her husband Joe Wilson for his antiwar views, was back in the news today. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/2008/06/spy-gate-subpoe.html *Mr. Bush v. the Bill of Rights (NYT 6/18/08)* In the waning months of his tenure, President Bush and his allies are once again trying to scare Congress into expanding the president's powers to spy on Americans without a court order. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/opinion/18wed1.html?ref=opinion *American President Pleads Guilty to Hopeless Idealism (NYT 6/18/08)* By MAUREEN DOWD President Bush was in one of his oddly chipper moods when he arrived for dinner with Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street on Sunday night. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/opinion/18dowd.html?ref=opinion *OTHER TOP NEWS* * Mississippi breaks Midwest levee (BBC 6/18/08)* The Mississippi river has burst through one levee in the US state of Illinois and threatens to break many more throughout the American Midwest. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7460712.stm *Senate Dems won't block FISA compromise (The Hill 6/17/08)* By Manu Raju Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they would not stand in the way of a compromise overhaul of the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), despite their concerns with the impacts of the sprawling measure. http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/senate-dems-wont-block-fisa-compromise-2008-06-17.html *Midwest farmland flooding boosts food prices (Reuters 6/17/08)* By Nick Carey The Mississippi River surged up through storm drains and flooded part of an eastern Iowa river town on Tuesday as the worst Midwest floods in 15 years ruined cropland and drove up world food prices. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080617/ts_nm/usa_flooding_dc;_ylt=Anhe8zeSObeDMOZm5DPC_4us0NUE *Hamas Says Gaza Cease-Fire Reached With Israel (AP 6/17/08)* By JOSEF FEDERMAN The Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group said Tuesday it has reached a cease-fire with Israel meant to halt a cycle of deadly Palestinian rocket attacks that rained hundreds of rockets on Israel in the past year and Israeli reprisals that have killed hundreds of Palestinians. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5182817 *Baghdad car bomb kills at least 51, police say (AP 6/17/08)* Another 75 are injured as attackers target mainly Shiite section of the city http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25211885/ *POLLS* *Obama has narrow lead on McCain: Reuters poll (Reuters 6/18/08)* By John Whitesides Democrat Barack Obama has a narrow 5-point lead on Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, but holds a big early edge with the crucial swing voting blocs of independents and women, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSN1736113820080618 *Poll: Obama has clear lead over McCain in Pennsylvania (AP 6/18/08)* Barack Obama, 52 percent John McCain, 40 percent ...The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted from June 9-16... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/5843810.html *Link to Quinnipac poll:* http://www.quinnipiac.edu/ *Poll: Obama has modest lead over McCain in Ohio (AP 6/18/08)* Barack Obama, 48 percent John McCain, 42 percent ...The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted from June 9-16... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/5843809.html *Link to Quinnipac poll:* http://www.quinnipiac.edu/ *Poll: Obama has slight lead over McCain in Florida (AP 6/18/08)* Barack Obama, 47 percent John McCain, 43 percent ...The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted from June 9-16... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/5843807.html *Link to Quinnipac poll:* http://www.quinnipiac.edu/ *Ignore the polls — trust fundamentals (The Hill 6/17/08)* By Mark Mellman Analysts of the latest ABC/Washington Post poll note ominously that Barack Obama's current lead is identical to John Kerry's in June 2004. http://thehill.com/mark-mellman/ignore-the-polls--trust-fundamentals-2008-06-17.html -- Sara DuBois Deputy Director - Tracking/Media Monitoring Progressive Media USA [email protected] 202-609-7681 (office) 410-967-7306 (cell) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. 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