[big campaign] '08 Daily News Clips - 6/27

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Election Daily News Clips June 27th, 2008 Candidate Tracking: ***All times in Eastern Standard Time 10:30am McCain: Tour and Employee Town Hall in Warren, OH - Tracking scheduled for this event 12pm McCain: Finance Luncheon in Howland, OH 4pm McCain: Fund Raiser in Hunting Valley, OH News Clips: MCCAIN NEWS Schwarzenegger criticizes McCain's offshore drilling proposal (LA Times 6/27/08) By Carol J. Williams At a Florida conference on global warming, California's governor says drilling will not bring down oil prices, and he urges consumers to use more renewable resources. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-me-arnold27-2008jun27,0,1954634.story *See HuffPo's "Schwarzenegger: McCain "Blowing Smoke" On Offshore Drilling": * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/26/schwarzenegger-mccain-blo_n_109451.html Obama, McCain Likely to Step Up Government Role in U.S. Economy (Bloomberg 6/27/08) By Rich Miller and Lorraine Woellert An era of active government may be approaching -- no matter who wins the presidency. In a variety of areas -- from oil-futures trading and investment banking to climate change and home mortgages -- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama both see a bigger government role in the economy. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a5Ol9JeDatck&refer=home McCain seeks to reassure conservatives in Ohio (LA Times 6/27/08) By Peter Wallsten and Bob Drogin Participants in the private meeting say he promised to consider an anti-abortion running mate and to talk more openly about his opposition to gay marriage. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-mccain27-2008jun27,0,2333.story *See WSJ's "Conservative Leaders Urge McCain To Speak Out on Social Issues": * http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121452732081709177.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_topbox McCain tries to assure conservatives (MSNBC blog 6/26/08) By Matthew E. Berger McCain told conservative leaders that he would speak out more to highlight his pro-life record and views on other social issues to garner more Christian conservative support, leaders in the room said Thursday. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/26/1171065.aspx Faithful in pews might not be voters in November (AP 6/26/08) By PHILIP ELLIOTT If Christian conservatives stay on the sidelines during the fall campaign, presidential hopeful John McCain probably stays in the Senate. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7612531 McCain, GOP unleash anti-Obama plan (Politico 6/27/08) By: Jonathan Martin ... After weeks of criticism from Republicans about the leisurely pace at which they seemed to be preparing for the general election, McCain's campaign has apparently settled on a highly personal campaign theme that aims to differentiate McCain and Obama on both character and issues. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11372.html McCain Praises Supreme Court Gun Decision (Washington Post blog 6/26/08) By Michael D. Shear Sen. John McCain leaped quickly Thursday to praise the Supreme Court decision striking down the District of Columbia's gun ban. It is a political position that that will surely please gun owners and the National Rifle Association. ... But McCain has his own checkered history when it comes to the Second Amendment. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/26/mccain_praises_supreme_court_g.html#more *Link to McCain statement on SCOTUS ruling:* http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/News/PressReleases/87e4941a-3753-4a82-8985-7d461b1b894e.htm McCain backs gun decision, Obama straddles issue (AP 6/26/08) By LIZ SIDOTI John McCain welcomed a Supreme Court decision invalidating a District of Columbia handgun ban. Barack Obama sought to straddle the subject by saying he favors an individual's right to bear firearms as well as a government's right to regulate them. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iws_NUP4CywbKPEd1Czf0PY8NWVAD91I2T0G0 Gun (law) battle coming today (Boston Globe blog 6/26/08) By Foon Rhee While John McCain and Barack Obama agreed in their disdain for Wednesday's US Supreme Court ruling outlawing the death penalty for child rapists, the presidential candidates will not be united in today's decision throwing out the handgun ban in Washington, D.C. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/06/gun_law_battle.html *Link to McCain release in response to Obama's statement on SCOTUS ruling*: http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/News/PressReleases/8528d447-e576-439f-89b6-718238ed7ed3.htm *Link to McCain oppo release on Obama "A Timeline of Political Positioning on Second Amendment Rights": * http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/News/PressReleases/5a80daf7-b81f-4e61-aef0-6f70fd44f933.htm John McCain's Voodoo Reformism (The Nation 6/26/08*) *Print version of this article will appear in July 14th issue By Ari Berman In early April John McCain held a top-dollar fundraiser at Washington's Willard Hotel, where President Ulysses S. Grant invented the term "lobbyist." It was a fitting locale, as the election-reform group Public Campaign noted, since thirty-five of the forty-three hosts for the evening were registered lobbyists. The following week Rick Davis--on leave from his job as a lobbyist to work as McCain's campaign manager--gave a strategy presentation to lobbyists from the oil, utility and nuclear power industries, soliciting campaign contributions. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080714/berman Modern Maturity? (Newsweek 6/26/08) By Michael Hirsh McCain's campaign touts his 'grown-up' energy plan http://www.newsweek.com/id/143405 In Call To End Partisanship, McCain Camp Jabs Bush, Obama (CBS blog 6/26/08) By Jamie Farnsworth A memo circulated by the McCain campaign Thursday morning calls for an end to partisan bickering and promotes putting the country before politics. In the same statement, the campaign hits the Bush Administration for having "disappointed many" and hits Sen. Obama for never putting "his career on the line for a cause greater than himself." http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/06/26/politics/fromtheroad/entry4211824.shtml McCain, Obama cautious on N. Korea moves (AP 6/26/08) Say trade sanctions, terrorism blacklist removal should be looked at closely http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25392717/ *Link to McCain statement on N. Korea:* http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/News/PressReleases/a375dc21-a2c6-4ec1-9058-92f368d0c595.htm McCain and Obama on energy issues (Cleveland's The Plain Dealer blog 6/26/08) Republican presidential candidate John McCain isn't playing it safe by sticking to friendly turf as he travels the United States to sell voters his plans for energy independence. http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/06/washington_republican_presiden.html McCain focuses on 'undecideds' (Cincinnati Enquirer 6/26/08) By Howard Wilkinson and Peggy O'Farrell That Republican John McCain would come to Cincinnati for a town hall forum with undecided voters so early in the general election campaign made it clear that he knows this will be a major battleground... And what he talked about made it clear the battle won't be won on the issues he has been most comfortable with in his long congressional career - national security, defense, and, in recent years, the war on radical Islamic terrorists. "The economy, the economy, and the economy,'' the senator from Arizona said after his town hall performance at Xavier University's Schmidt Hall. http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/NEWS0108/306260040/1055/NEWS *Link to video*: http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/VIDEO/80626006/1055/NEWS McCain to tap top donors (Cincinnati Enquirer 6/26/08) By Malia Rulon When it comes to rounding up money from Greater Cincinnati's top Republican donors, John McCain is no George W. Bush. These big donors - nicknamed "Rangers" or "Pioneers" for raising more than $200,000 or $100,000 for President Bush... so far, they haven't opened their checkbooks as much for McCain, the presumed GOP presidential nominee. http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/NEWS01/806260366/1055/NEWS Not everybody undecided at McCain event (Dayton Daily News 6/26/08) By William Hershey More than 150 people packed into a meeting room in Schmidt Hall at Xavier University in Cincinnati for a town hall meeting with Republican presidential candidate John McCain. ... The crowd mainly undecided voters, picked by a marketing firm, but there also were college students and McCain backers. http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/06/26/not_everybody_undecided_at_mcc.html Calling all McCain fans (Cincinnati Enquirer blog 6/25/08) An evening email from the Hamilton County GOP: Dear Republican Supporter, There are a few seats available for Senator John McCain's townhall meeting tomorrow at noon at Xavier University. ... Please let me know if you are intersted in attending. http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=blog02&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3aec38bb2b-982e-46ba-819a-da01a547e8eaPost%3a418a2432-9b87-47a4-8124-2524aa1a4b5f&plckCommentSortOrder=TimeStampAscending&sid=sitelife.cincinnati.com Distorting Obama (FactCheck.org 6/26/08) By Brooks Jackson ...Sen. John McCain's campaign announced the new Web-only ad on June 25. It portrays Obama as "The Dr. No of energy security." We find that some of the claims in the ad go too far and misrepresent some of Obama's positions. http://www.newsweek.com/id/143344 Hill Dems launch major assault on McCain policies (Politico blog 6/26/08) By Martin Kady II Democrats on Capitol Hill have launched a major assault Thursday on John McCain's policies, targeting two areas where he is thought to be the strongest: taxes and foreign policy. http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0608/Hill_Dems_launch_major_assault_on_McCain_policies.html After Impeaching Clinton, McCain Now Dismisses Idea Of Impeaching Bush: 'I Do Not Agree With It' (ThinkProgress 6/26/08) Today during a town hall event at Xavier University, an attendee forced Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to respond to Rep. Dennis Kucinich's (D-OH) impeachment articles against President Bush. McCain immediately brushed off the question, saying that he opposes them: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/mccain-impeachment/ McCain heads for top-level talks in Colombia, Mexico (AFP 6/26/08) Republican White House hopeful John McCain is heading to Colombia and Mexico next week for talks with their presidents on trade and narcotics, aides said Thursday. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i13e_Z_T2JSRgUZAk9xxMX220zOw HALPERIN'S TAKE: What Smart Republican Strategists Think Should Be on John McCain's To-Do List (The Page 6/26/08) 1. Prove to your staff you can drive a message for more than one consecutive day. http://thepage.time.com/halperin%e2%80%99s-take-what-smart-republican-strategists-think-should-be-on-john-mccain%e2%80%99s-to-do-list/ Black Ops (New Yorker Magazine blog 6/25/08) By Hendrik Hertzberg All the ostentatious indignation about Charlie Black's comment that a terrorist attack on American soil would be helpful to McCain's candidacy�MoveOn has just jumped into the fray with a demand that Black be fired�is a little puzzling. Black merely stated the conventional wisdom. The view that terrorism is good for McCain is supported by polling data and is shared across the board http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/hendrikhertzberg/2008/06/black-ops.html Budweiser deal puts political pressure on McCain campaign (The Hill 6/25/08) By Michael O'Brien A Belgian brewery's recent attempt to buy out iconic American firm Anheuser-Busch is putting Cindy McCain in a politically difficult position. http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/budweiser-deal-puts-political-pressure-on-mccain-campaign-2008-06-25.html Charlie Crist's McCain Problem (TIME 6/26/08) By Tim Padgett ...Crist's environmental victory came just as many Floridians and other national political observers had begun to wonder if he was going overboard in a perceived bid to be John McCain's running mate. McCain announced earlier this month that he favors allowing new offshore oil drilling to help ease America's gas-pump nightmare. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1818326,00.html La. gov. signs chemical castration bill (UPI 6/26/08) Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law a measure that would force convicted rapists and others to undergo chemical castration. Calling sex offenders "monsters," Jindal signed Senate Bill 144 into law on Wednesday http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06/26/La_gov_signs_chemical_castration_bill/UPI-16241214510807/ OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS McCain's Day Of Repudiation (Washington Post 6/27/08) By George F. Will; A17 Two of yesterday's Supreme Court rulings -- both decided 5 to 4, and with the same alignment of justices -- concerned the Constitution's first two amendments. One ruling benefits Barack Obama by not reviving the dormant debate about gun control. The other embarrasses John McCain by underscoring discordance between his deeds and his promises. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062603651.html Let McCain Be McCain (WSJ 6/27/08) By PEGGY NOONAN Why should Obama be the only interesting candidate? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121450930616708139.html?mod=todays_columnists No, McCain Isn't 'Doomed' (WSJ 6/27/08) By JOHN FUND; Page A13 Some pundits claim John McCain has no chance of beating Barack Obama. "The current bundle of economic troubles should doom any Republican hoping to succeed George Bush," says NBC's Chris Matthews. "It's almost impossible to believe that another Republican could get elected," insists Katty Kay, the BBC's Washington-based correspondent. They need to better understand the rhythms of presidential campaigns and show more humility in a year that's been chock full of political surprises. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121452433272409083.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries McCain has answers to U.S. energy needs (Morning Call 6/27/08) By Sen. ARLEN SPECTER ''McCain knows America needs to reform its energy portfolio to include both new and proven sources of energy. He supports harnessing solar, wind and clean coal as well as expanding the use of nuclear power.'' www.mcall.com/news/opinion/anotherview/all-right_col-b.6478598jun27,0,7962234.story On energy, McCain sounds a lot like Cheney (Salon 6/27/08) By Joe Conason The GOP nominee wants to distance himself from Bush on climate change, but he'd do better to emulate Jimmy Carter than the vice president. http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/06/27/energy_plans/ BUSH NEWS Bush Rebuffs Hard-Liners to Ease North Korean Curbs (NYT 6/27/08) By HELENE COOPER Two days ago, during an off-the-record session with a group of foreign policy experts, Vice President Dick Cheney got a question he did not want to answer. "Mr. Vice President," asked one of them, "I understand that on Wednesday or Thursday, we are going to de-list North Korea from the terrorism blacklist. Could you please set the context for this decision?" http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/world/asia/27nuke.html?ref=todayspaper Flashback: As Governor, Bush Said, 'Why Should I Care About North Korea?' (ThinkProgress 6/26/08) Today, President Bush announced that North Korea has turned over a statement describing its nuclear program, prompting Bush to lift sanctions and rescind its designation as a state sponsor of terror. The news is a step "toward reintegration into the world community and rapprochement with the United States," the New York Times observed. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/bush-north-korea/ Bush Policies On Terror Get Fresh Airing (WSJ 6/27/08) By Evan Perez Democrats in Congress used a rare House appearance by David Addington, an aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, to take aim at the Bush administration's interrogation and terror-detainee policies. http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121453420995409733.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_leftbox White House insiders refuse to shed light on interrogations (CNN 6/26/08) * Alleged architects of detainee interrogation policy prove to be difficult witnesses * David Addington, vice president's chief of staff, dances around questions * John Yoo, ex-deputy assistant attorney general, refuses to answer questions * Men among 6 accused of colluding to form legal rationale for harsh treatment http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/26/interrogations.hearing/index.html Pastor Who Officiated at Jenna Bush Wedding Launches Pro-Obama Website (Washington Post blog 6/26/08) By Krissah Williams Sparks are flying in the 2008 culture wars. The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, leader of the largest Methodist congregation in the country, launched a website yesterday titled "James Dobson Does Not Speak For Me." http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/26/pastor_who_officiated_at_jenna.html OTHER TOP NEWS North Korea Destroys Tower at Nuclear Plant (NYT 6/28/08) By CHOE SANG-HUN In a gesture demonstrating its commitment to halt its nuclear weapons program, North Korea blew up the most visible symbol of its plutonium production Friday, South Korean media reported from the site. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/28/world/asia/28korea.html?ref=world NWS: Levee breaks, threatening eastern Mo. homes (AP 6/27/08) The National Weather Service says a corner of an earthen levee has broken, and officials say the leak will "ultimately inundate" part of an eastern Missouri town. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hw95ek5Sllmi4SoQ_N4HJvwHE0ZAD91ID9QG1 Landmark Ruling Enshrines Right to Own Guns (NYT 6/27/08) By LINDA GREENHOUSE The Supreme Court on Thursday embraced the long-disputed view that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own a gun for personal use, ruling 5 to 4 that there is a constitutional right to keep a loaded handgun at home for self-defense. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/washington/27scotus.html?ref=todayspaper Supreme Court Strikes Down 'Millionaire's Amendment' (NYT 6/27/08) By ADAM LIPTAK The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law meant to level the financial playing field when rich candidates pay for their own political campaigns. The 5-to-4 decision, legal experts said, was significant for rejecting the rationale behind the law, known as the "millionaire's amendment," and for confirming the court's continuing skepticism about the constitutionality of campaign finance regulations. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/washington/27money.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin Lawmakers Call for Air Force to Reopen Tanker Competition (Washington Post 6/27/08) By Dana Hedgpeth; D04 Congressional and military leaders said yesterday that they are continuing to investigate how the Air Force awarded a $40 billion aerial refueling tanker contract to Northrop Grumman and its European partner, leaving the deal's future on shaky ground. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062603793.html Obama, Clinton Join Together in Show of Unity (Washington Post 6/27/08) By Anne E. Kornblut and Matthew Mosk; A04 Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton showered each other with praise yesterday in their first joint appearance since the end of the Democratic presidential primary season at an event in which the senator from New York urged hundreds of her top donors to get behind the party's presumptive nominee. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062604151.html Obama Gives $2,300, Intended as a Spur, for Clinton Debt (NYT 6/27/08) By JEFF ZELENY Senator Barack Obama said on Thursday that he had written a personal check of $2,300 to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, a goodwill gesture intended to nudge his top donors to help ease Mrs. Clinton's campaign debt and help the two Democrats move beyond their rivalry to focus on the fall contest. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/us/politics/27campaign.html Wave of bad news sends Dow down nearly 360 (AP 6/26/08) By MADLEN READ A barrage of bad news including yet another record high for oil drove stocks sharply lower Thursday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 360 points to their lowest level in almost two years. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street;_ylt=Am0qDWRwSyPqWjg03eHYs1Gs0NUE Senate finalizes war funding bill (CNN 6/26/08) * $165 billion bill funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan into early 2009 * Measure includes money for a new GI Bill, extended unemployment benefits * Bill also provides disaster assistance for Midwest flooding http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/26/senate.war.funding/index.html Housing bill, FISA delayed until after July recess (The Hill 6/26/08) By Manu Raju and J. Taylor Rushing The Senate hit impasses over legislation aimed at helping struggling homeowners and a rewrite of spying laws, forcing Democratic leaders to push back consideration of those measures until next month. http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/housing-bill-fisa-delayed-until-after-july-recess-2008-06-26.html New high for Afghanistan deaths (CNN blog 6/26/08) A roadside bomb killed three service members and a local-national interpreter in a coalition convoy in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said. With the deaths, the number of foreign forces in Afghanistan killed in June has reached 39, the highest monthly toll of the war, according to a CNN count of official figures. http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/26/new-high-for-afghanistan-deaths/ 3 Marines killed in attack on Iraq officials (AP 6/26/08) At least 20 Iraqis also slain at meeting; 18 die in Mosul car bombing http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25384438/ Weather delays U.S. handover of Iraqi province (Reuters 6/27/08) The handover of security control in Iraq's Anbar province to Iraqi forces has been put on hold, the U.S. military said on Friday, blaming a sandstorm forecast to hit the region. http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSL27289784 POLLS Americans Prioritize the Economy Over Terrorism (Gallup 6/27/08) by Lymari Morales Confidence in a presidential candidate's ability to handle terrorism may not be enough to satisfy American voters in 2008. A majority of Americans say they prefer a candidate whose greatest strength is fixing the economy (56%) rather than one whose greatest strength is protecting the country from terrorism (39%). http://www.gallup.com/poll/108415/Americans-Prioritize-Economy-Over-Terrorism.aspx Obama Leads McCain In Key Battleground States (WSJ 6/27/08) By JUNE KRONHOLZ; Page A6 Four states that are expected to be pivotal in deciding November's presidential election are trending comfortably toward Barack Obama, with independents giving him wide support over John McCain, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted in partnership with The Wall Street Journal and washingtonpost.com: [Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121448793591307047.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news Obama Lead Tight Over McCain (TIME 6/26/08) By Jay Newton-Small / Washington Illinois Senator Barack Obama enters the General Election with a tight lead, 43% to 38%, over Arizona Senator John McCain, according to a new TIME Magazine poll of registered voters. 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