Republican News
Printer-friendly versionBush raises $2 million in Florida, South Carolina (AP)
Lawmakers meeting secretly on Palin ethics report (AP)
AP - Alaska lawmakers met behind closed doors Friday to discuss a politically charged ethics report into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her state public safety commissioner.
Biden says McCain trying to distract voters (AP)
AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says Republican candidate John McCain is trying to distract voters from the nation's financial problems.
Bob Benenson's Jigsaw Politics: The Fight by GOP Conservatives for Control of Their Party (CQPolitics.com)
Palin wrongly suggests Congress bans oil exports (AP)
AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, touted by GOP presidential candidate John McCain as his expert on energy, seemed to have problems Thursday explaining whether the government bans oil exports especially from her state's North Slope fields.
Senate pal never heard of Ted Stevens telling lies (AP)
AP - Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii strongly defended the honor of Republican Sen. Ted Stevens at the Alaska senator's corruption trial Thursday, saying he's never heard of his friend telling a lie.
VP candidate Palin to drop puck at Flyers' home opener (AFP)
AFP - Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for the vice presidency of the US, will drop the ceremonial puck when the Philadelphia Flyers host New York in a National Hockey League game on Saturday.
GOP candidate challenges Sen. Kerry on AIG bailout (AP)
GOP finds plucking off House Democrats difficult (AP)
Once firmly in GOP column, NC now a battleground (AP)
AP - It's no coincidence that Barack Obama did his preparation for this week's presidential debate in North Carolina's western mountains. Or that on the day of the debate, Michelle Obama was rallying voters on the state's Atlantic Coast. Or that the Democratic nominee spent the morning after the first presidential debate in the state.
US House race in NM pits oilman against rancher (AP)
AP - Small details matter to rancher Ed Tinsley, the Republican nominee in the 2nd Congressional District race.
McCain linked to group in Iran-Contra affair (AP)
AP - Barack Obama has his William Ayers connection. Now John McCain may have an Iran-Contra connection. In the 1980s, McCain served on the advisory board to the U.S. chapter of an international group linked to ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America.
Can McCain Turn the Tide in Debate No. 2? (Time.com)
Time.com - It may well be impossible for the Republican nominee to achieve in just 90 minutes all that is expected of him
Obama camp cites SC school invites to Ayers (AP)
McCain Insiders Fret About Poll Trends (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report - Dropping poll numbers, the increase in contested GOP states, and a lack of time to turn around the presidential election are leading to a deep concern among Republicans and inside John McCain's campaign that the Arizona senator won't be able to scratch back against Sen. Barack Obama by Election Day.
