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April 10, 2008
Keeping a Sense of Perspective on College Life
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Sen. Barack Obama has a vision, and it extends well beyond health care and Iraq. It includes parenting (turn off the TV and video games). And eating habits (no cold Popeye's for breakfast). And now, dorm life. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on April 10, 2008 at 10:01 PM ET | Comments (18)
Pizza and Economy on the Menu for McCain
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) gave a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y., on the economy and housing crisis. He also visited Verrazano Pizza during his campaign stop, and is pictured here paying for a slice. April 10, 2008. (Reuters)
Posted on April 10, 2008 at 7:43 PM ET | Comments (7)
Clinton: America Needs Leader Who Won't 'Bend' or 'Break'
Is Hillary Clinton saying Barack Obama isn't tough enough to be president? --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on April 10, 2008 at 6:31 PM ET | Comments (124)
Questions on Trade Agreement Bring Back the Laugh
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Asked about her husband's receipt of almost $1 million from a group that backs a trade deal with Colombia that she opposes, Sen. Hillary Clinton turned to a tactic she had used often early in her campaign, though not recently: laughing off the question. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on April 10, 2008 at 6:20 PM ET | Comments (27)
McCain Urges Olympic Ceremony Boycott
Republican presidential candidate John McCain added his voice to the growing chorus of officials urging President Bush to consider boycotting the opening ceremonies at the 2008 Olympics in China. --Dan Balz
Posted on April 10, 2008 at 2:05 PM ET | Comments (20)
Obama Rallies Gary with Talk of Tough Times
GARY, Ind. -- Sen. Barack Obama brought his newly minted economic populist message to one of the country's most troubled cities -- and a key front in his nomination battle with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on April 10, 2008 at 1:59 PM ET | Comments (98)
McCain Refines Plan for Homeowners
BROOKLYN -- Two weeks after drawing criticism for saying he favored only a limited federal role to help deal with the home mortgage crisis, Republican presidential candidate John McCain sought to assure Americans he is prepared to use the government where necessary to help ease the impact of a declining economy on working families. --Dan Balz
Posted on April 10, 2008 at 1:39 PM ET | Comments (56)
Examining a Mother's Work
Time magazine story by Amanda Ripley.
Posted on April 10, 2008 at 12:57 PM ET | Comments (30)
