News tagged with 'mccain'. Found 500 tagged news.

Katie Couric corrects Sarah Palin

Anchorage :: AK :: USA | about 8 hours ago

In an appearance on the “Late Show with David Letterman” Wednesday night, Katie Couric discussed the now-infamous interviews Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin granted her during the presidential campaign. The CBS anchor said that Palin might have been thrown by...

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McCain wins Garfield County by two votes

Glenwood Springs :: CO :: USA | about 12 hours ago

Colorado — Sen. John McCain could have been president of Garfield County. Garfield County voters apparently favored McCain over President-elect Barack Obama by just two votes. McCain received 11,359 votes and Obama received 11,357 votes in the county,...

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Napolitano emerges for Homeland Security job

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 15 hours ago

Democratic officials say that Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is a leading contender for the job of secretary of homeland security in President-elect Barack Obama's administration. These officials caution that no final decision has been made on the job...

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U.S.: Obama Urged to Strengthen Ties with U.N.

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 18 hours ago

A bipartisan group of some three dozen senior foreign policy figures has released a statement calling for President-elect Barack Obama to make strengthening long-troubled U.S. relations with the United Nations a major priority in his new administration.

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McCain wins Missouri in close race against Obama

New York City :: NY :: USA | about 21 hours ago

Posted by vishnughimire

The Associated Press Published: November 19th, 2008 12:19 PM | Updated: November 19th, 2008 12:19 PM JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri - the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential...

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Boston Globe: Survey says...

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 24 hours ago

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor November 19, 2008 10:26 AM They've given their votes, their money, and their devotion. And now that Barack Obama is president-elect, his camp is asking supporters for their opinion. Campaign manager...

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A View From the South

Santa Cruz :: Bolivia | 1 day ago

Morales is the first indigenous president of Bolivia, the poorest country in South America...Against tremendous internal opposition, he nationalized Bolivia’s natural-gas fields, transforming the country’s economic stability and, interestingly, enriching...

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John McCain wins final undecided state

Missouri :: MO :: USA | 1 day ago

Republican John McCain picked up the final prize of the US presidential election on Wednesday, winning the hotly contested battleground of Missouri by a narrow margin. More than two weeks after the vote, results showed him beating president-elect Barack...

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Palin's Pipeline at Risk in Slowdown

Juneau :: AK :: USA | 1 day ago

The troubled economy that helped sink Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's hopes of becoming U.S. vice president now is undermining prospects for building the $30 billion natural-gas pipeline she touts as her administration's signal achievement. The state faces...

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Senate Democrats go easy on Lieberman

Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 day ago

Liberal activists are outraged that the Connecticut senator, who supported McCain for president, will retain his committee chairmanship...The liberals, and some senators, had wanted to punish Lieberman for campaigning on behalf of John McCain, the Republican...

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