An advisor to Republican John McCain said that the candidate would not meet with a politically moderate Cuban-American organization because it ''embraced'' Democrat Barack Obama and his call for overhauling the Bush administration's Cuba policy.
GUANTANAMO BAY
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- When U.S. law groups announced in April that they were hiring the nation's top criminal defense lawyers to defend alleged al Qaeda terrorists at the war court here, one executive called the lawyers ``The A Team.''
CAMPAIGN 2008
John McCain and Barack Obama wooed Hispanic voters Tuesday, as their campaigns traded barbs over which candidate is more committed to overhauling the nation's immigration laws.
Barack Obama says John McCain's plan to balance the budget doesn't add up. Easy for him to say: It's not a goal he's even trying to reach.
TITLE: "Love."
If the presidential election were up to pet owners, John McCain could have a blue ribbon in his future.
In his first negative ad of the general election campaign, Democrat Barack Obama said John McCain is "part of the problem" of high gas prices and tried to parry Republican criticism of his own energy policy.
Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama sought Tuesday to send the same message to a critical constituency: They understand that Hispanics share the same economic concerns as other Americans - and they will help the whole country prosper.
Asked by a voter about accusations of flip-flopping, Democrat Barack Obama dismissed the notion Tuesday that he has shifted stances on Iraq, guns and the death penalty to break with his party's liberal wing and court a wider swath of voters.
When U.S. law groups announced in April that they were hiring the nation's top criminal defense attorneys to defend alleged al Qaeda terrorists at the Guantánamo war court, one executive called the lawyers "The A Team.'' Now, they're the No-Pay Team.
CAMPAIGN 2008
A leading Hispanic organization is demanding assurances from the two major presidential candidates that they'll push for comprehensive immigration revisions and dramatically increase Hispanic representation in the federal government.
Barack Obama called on Tuesday for changing federal bankruptcy laws to help military families, seniors and victims of natural disasters, and accused John McCain of repeatedly siding with the banking industry when Congress acted on the issue.
The Democratic National Committee and Barack Obama's presidential campaign will hold meetings in all 50 states to get voters more involved in developing the party platform.
CONGRESSIONAL RACES | VOTER POLL
A new poll suggests tight races between two Miami Democrats and the Cuban-American Republican members of Congress they are challenging.
CAMPAIGN 2008 | ECONOMY
John McCain tried Monday to relaunch his campaign with a pledge to use broad-based tax cuts to revive the ailing economy -- and a string of barbs contrasting his views with Barack Obama's.
MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
A leading Hispanic organization is demanding assurances from the two major presidential candidates that they'll push for comprehensive immigration revisions and dramatically increase Hispanic representation in the federal government.
In a break with tradition, Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination in Denver at Invesco Field at Mile High, a 76,000-seat stadium, instead of the Pepsi Center, site of the party's national convention.
The airplane carrying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made a precautionary landing in St. Louis on Monday after the crew had a problem keeping the nose up on takeoff from Chicago.
THE WASHINGTON POST
Conservative activists are preparing to do battle with allies of Sen. John McCain in advance of September's Republican National Convention, hoping to prevent his views on global warming, immigration, stem cell research and campaign finance from becoming enshrined in the party's official declaration of principles. (May need to register)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged the steep drop in U.S. jobs and said he would help the economy by cutting taxes, encouraging free trade, building nuclear power plants and launching other initiatives.
