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Federal Electiion Commission delays decision on Oklahoma congressional candidate Markwayne Mullin's plumbing company ads Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 Some members of Federal Election Commission express sympathy with Markwayne Mullin's position that his plumbing company's advertisements are not campaign messages. Read More
DC Notes: Sen. Tom Coburn asks political party leaders to return money for their conventions Published: Sun, May 20, 2012 Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, noted that both parties had criticized the recent scandal about the federal General Services Administration spending lavishly on a Las Vegas conference. Read More
GOPeeved: State party conclave gets down and dirty Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 Ron Paul got less than 10 percent of the vote in Oklahoma's Republican presidential primary. His supporters seemed to be the source of more than 90 percent of the rancor at Saturday's GOP state convention. Call it growing pains or minority dissatisfaction or Pauline fervor. Whatever it was, the party is starting... Read More
Oklahoma Senate panel blocks Democrat from Election Board Updated: Wed, May 16, 2012 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate Rules Committee has blocked Gov. Mary Fallin's nomination of an Oklahoma City attorney to the state Election Board, drawing the ire of Democrats who contend it is because he is openly gay. The committee chairman, Sen. Rob Johnson, R-Kingfisher, said... Read More
Ruth Marcus: Is John Edwards a criminal? Published: Wed, May 16, 2012 WASHINGTON — The prosecution has rested in a case that should never have been brought: the ghastly soap opera better known as the criminal trial of John Edwards. The testimony has been salacious, mesmerizing and revolting. Edwards has been proved to be what everyone already knew beyond a reasonable doubt: an... Read More
Oklahoma Republicans elect delegates to national convention Published: Sun, May 13, 2012 Fights over rules, problems with seating delegates and a physical altercation slowed the process Saturday during the daylong Oklahoma Republican State Convention in Norman. Read More
Romney reaffirms opposition to gay marriage Updated: Wed, May 9, 2012 The presumed Republican presidential nominee during an Oklahoma City campaign stop maintained his belief that marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. Romney was joined by Gov. Mary Fallin, who gave her endorsement to the former Massachusetts governor. Read More
Michael Gerson: President Barack Obama's ruthless campaign Published: Wed, May 9, 2012 WASHINGTON — “We're not going back. … We're going forward,” said President Obama during his formal campaign kickoff in Ohio. This rallying cry was pedestrian, and appropriately so. Obama is no longer a leader on horseback. His campaign — on the evidence of its first day — will be a long, unimaginative,... Read More
Paul Greenberg: A few words for Newt Gingrich Published: Mon, May 7, 2012 Newt Gingrich finally made it formal. He's now ended his presidential race with characteristic bombast. The real news, the big surprise, was that he made it this far. And resisted dropping out for this long. The man has a real talent — for ignoring reality. If character really is fate, then Newt should have been... Read More
Campaign 2012: That empty feeling Published: Fri, May 4, 2012 WASHINGTON — Maybe it's a hangover — metaphorical, not literal — from the partying of White House Correspondents' Association dinner weekend, but this is feeling like the most vacuous presidential campaign in memory. OK, there's a lot of competition in the vacuity derby. This is not the first presidential... Read More
Cain announces he's suspending his campaign Updated: Sat, Dec 3, 2011 ATLANTA (AP) — Republican candidate Herman Cain says he's suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination to avoid news coverage that is hurtful to his family. Cain's announcement came five days after an Atlanta-area woman claimed she and Cain had an affair for more than a decade, a claim that... Read More
Nevada Sen. John Ensign announces resignation Updated: Thu, Apr 21, 2011 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Sen. John Ensign announced Thursday he will resign amid an ethics investigation, insisting he's done nothing wrong but saying he could no longer subject his family and constituents to further investigation. Ensign said in a statement that he will send Vice President Joe Biden a letter... Read More
Feds probe Christine O'Donnell's campaign spending Updated: Wed, Dec 29, 2010 BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation of Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell to determine if the former Senate candidate broke the law by using campaign money to pay personal expenses, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation. Read More
Oklahoma elections: Fallin sweeps into history Updated: Wed, Nov 3, 2010 Republican Mary Fallin jumped out to a lead over Democrat Jari Askins in early returns in the race for Oklahoma governor. Read More
Obama's 4-day campaign swing is his longest yet Published: Wed, Oct 20, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years ago, presidential candidate Barack Obama drew 60,000 people to a riverfront park rally in Portland, Ore. Another 15,000 couldn't get in. But political organizers don't expect huge crowds when now-President Obama returns to Portland on Wednesday for the first time since that... Read More
As Democrats' message lags, GOP awaits huge wins Published: Sat, Oct 16, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks before Election Day, Democrats fear their grip on the House may be gone, and Republicans are poised to celebrate big gains in the Senate and governors' mansions as well. Analysts in both parties say all major indicators tilt toward the Republicans. President Barack Obama's... Read More
Obama aims to aid Mass. governor's re-election bid Published: Sat, Oct 16, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a don't-take-anything-for-granted message from President Barack Obama to his party: Even in the most reliably liberal states, no Democratic candidate is guaranteed victory in November. That helps explain Obama's scheduled appearance Saturday afternoon at a Boston rally for... Read More
Al and Tipper Gore to separate after 40 years Updated: Tue, Jun 1, 2010 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, are separating after 40 years of marriage. According to an e-mail circulated among the couple's friends and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, the Gores said it was "a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made... Read More
Obama triumphs, will be first black US president Updated: Thu, Jan 15, 2009 WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain battled for the White House on Tuesday in an election that challenged attitudes about race as surely as it gauged sentiments about the battered economy and the war in Iraq. As if unwilling to cede the stage, both men campaigned into... Read More
Last weekend: Obama confident, McCain seeks upset Published: Sat, Nov 1, 2008 SPRINGFIELD, Va. - Warmed by the cheers of thousands, John McCain and Barack Obama plunged through the final weekend of their marathon race for the White House, the Republican digging for an upset while his confident-sounding rival told supporters, "We can change this country." "Yes we can," he added, his slogan... Read More
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