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April 14, 2008
McCain Proposes Medicare Drug Benefit Changes
Sen. John McCain will propose that affluent seniors pay more for government provided drug benefits as a way to control health care spending, aides said during a preview of a major economic speech the senator will deliver Tuesday in Pittsburgh. --Michael D. Shear and Jonathan Weisman
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 8:21 PM ET | Comments (9)
Clinton Releases Tough New Anti-Obama Ad in Pa.
Hillary Clinton launches a new ad in Pennsylvania, in which voters accuse her rival Barack Obama of having insulted them. --Anne E. Kornblut
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 7:33 PM ET | Comments (404)
Bloomberg Uses Candidates to Argue for Tighter Gun Laws
A coalition of big-city mayors is using the words of the three presidential candidates as backing for their mission to enforce stricter gun control. The group, called Mayors Against Illegal Guns, has released a television ad that shows Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain each calling for legislation to close the loophole that allows guns to be sold at gun shows without the same checks as in a store. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 7:06 PM ET | Comments (18)
Obama Counters 'Elitism' Charge With Tale of Hard Times
Bristling from charges that he is an out-of-touch elitist, Sen. Barack Obama offered an unusually detailed biographical sketch today in a speech to newspaper editors and executives. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 6:51 PM ET | Comments (28)
Obama Called 'Obama bin Laden'
Play Video VIDEO | Obama Called 'Obama bin Laden' Dean Singleton, chairman of the...
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 4:53 PM ET | Comments (11)
McCain Backs Newspaper Shield Law
Sen. John McCain told newspaper executives that he supports a "shield law" to protect reporters who don't reveal their anonymous sources, putting him at odds with the Bush administration, which has threatened to veto the bipartisan legislation. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 4:50 PM ET | Comments (19)
Clinton Met With Cries of 'No!' in Latest Bitter Speech
PITTSBURGH -- Criticizing Barack Obama for the fourth straight day over comments he made about Americans who live in small towns, Hillary Clinton finally encountered some resistance in person. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 1:03 PM ET | Comments (210)
Faith Forum an Occasion for Obama-Clinton Sparring
PITTSBURGH -- For Democrats who have been pushing the party's candidates to talk about faith and values since the 2004 election, in order to better compete with the GOP, the forum last night at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa., was a success: the two leading Democrats repeatedly invoked the Almighty only days before a crucial primary, while Republican Sen. John McCain declined to attend the event. Whether this will make any difference in November is a different question. --Perry Bacon, Jr.
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 12:33 PM ET | Comments (35)
McCain Calls Obama's Comments 'Elitist'
Sen. John McCain said Sen. Barack Obama's comments about "bitter" Americans suffering economic distress were "elitist" and he called them a "contradiction from what I believe America is all about." --Michael D. Shear
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 11:28 AM ET | Comments (429)
"They'll Promise You Anything," Says Obama of Rivals
At a manufacturing forum in Pittsburgh, Barack Obama takes a shot at Hillary Clinton's positions on trade and called her honesty into question. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 11:21 AM ET | Comments (38)
Sen. Casey Defends Obama in New Ad
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) cuts and ad for Barack Obama. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on April 14, 2008 at 10:50 AM ET | Comments (54)
