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Obama, McCain Stand United In Pressing Hard for Rescue

Obama delivered an unflinching defense yesterday of a bill that could not muster majority support in the House just two days earlier. Four hours later, both men cast their votes for its passage. Voters now face the choice between two major-party ...

From JONATHAN WEISMAN, The Washington Post,  1 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  White House,  U.S. Senate,  Dow Jones

House Rejects Financial Rescue, Sending Stocks Plummeting

House Democratic and Republican leaders vowed to go back into negotiations to find compromise legislation to stabilize the credit markets, but no talks were scheduled. After U.S. financial markets closed, with the Dow Jones industrial average down a ...

From JONATHAN WEISMAN, The Washington Post,  29 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Congress,  Dow Jones,  Citigroup

How McCain Stirred a Simmering Pot

When Sen. John McCain made his way to the Capitol office of House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) just past noon on Thursday, he intended to "just touch gloves" with House Republican leaders, according to one congressional aide, and get ready ...

From JONATHAN WEISMAN, The Washington Post,  26 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  John McCain,  U.S. Senate,  Paul Ryan,  John A. Boehner

Candidates Have Negotiators Wary

But with tempers still flaring, Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, appeared to quiet the controversy with his announcement last night that after consulting with President Bush, he, too, will be in Washington today. McCain's move -- dismissed as ...

From JONATHAN WEISMAN, The Washington Post,  24 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Mickey Edwards,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  John McCain,  George W. Bush

Obama, Capitol Hill Leaders Speak as One on Crisis

Summers, now a senior economic adviser to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), was accompanied by Jason Furman, who is Obama's economic policy coordinator. "Basically, Obama's advisers are our advisers," said one Democratic leadership aide. While the ...

From JONATHAN WEISMAN, The Washington Post,  24 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Republican Party,  John McCain,  U.S. Congress

A New Landscape, the Same Proposals

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain indicated they will not stand in the way of the Bush administration's $700 billion rescue of U.S. financial markets, and each offered his own proposals for making it more palatable to voters: Obama laid out a plan to ...

From JONATHAN WEISMAN AND SHAILAGH MURRAY, The Washington Post,  23 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  Congressional Budget Office,  Fannie Mae,  Ronald Reagan

New Landscape, Same Proposals

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain indicated they will not stand in the way of the Bush administration's $700 billion rescue of U.S. financial markets, and each offered his own proposals for making it more palatable to voters: Obama laid out a plan to ...

From JONATHAN WEISMAN AND SHAILAGH MURRAY, The Washington Post,  23 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  Congressional Budget Office,  Fannie Mae,  Ronald Reagan

Obama Campaign Begins Counterattack

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden continue their separate campaign tours. The pair focused on the swing states of Missouri, Ohio, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, among other appearances to bolster support a ...

From JONATHAN WEISMAN, The Washington Post,  13 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  U.S. Democratic Party,  George W. Bush,  Joe Biden

As Campaign Heats Up, Untruths Can Become Facts Before They're Undone

Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...

From JONATHAN WEISMAN, The Washington Post,  10 Sep 2008
Related Topics: John McCain,  Sarah Palin,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Republican Party

Congress's Return Adds Another Facet to Elections

Lawmakers return to the Capitol tomorrow for a quick session loaded with political traps and minefields, for each other and for presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain. These include offshore oil drilling and economic stimulus, with a ...

From JONATHAN WEISMAN AND PAUL KANE, The Washington Post,  7 Sep 2008
Related Topics: John McCain,  U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  George W. Bush

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