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May 15, 2008
McCain's Grand Ambitions
John McCain has laid out an ambitious agenda for America. But could he achieve it? --Dan Balz
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 6:40 PM ET | Comments (92)
Edwards Supporters Start to Swing to Obama
Superdelegates, pledged delegates and endorsers of former N.C. senator John Edwards come out for Barack Obama in the wake of Edwards's endorsement. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 5:19 PM ET | Comments (363)
Candidates Respond to Bush Talk of 'Appeasement'
Addressing the Knesset in Jerusalem, President Bush takes a veiled swipe at Sen. Barack Obama and other Democrats, calling suggestions of negotiating with terrorists "appeasement." Democrats respond.
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 12:48 PM ET | Comments (257)
Steelworkers Union Comes Out for Obama
John Edwards's decision yesterday to fall in behind Sen. Barack Obama continued to have reverberations today with the announcement by the United Steelworkers to issue its endorsement. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 12:27 PM ET | Comments (36)
Democratic Media Group Ditches Ad Effort
Progressive Media USA, the group organized to be the main soft-money advertising vehicle for Democrats in the fall, will dramatically scale back its efforts in deference to the wishes of the party's presumptive nominee.
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 11:23 AM ET | Comments (9)
McCain: Iraq War Can Be Won by 2013
Sen. John McCain predicted today that the Iraq war would be won and most American troops would come home by 2013 if he is elected president, joining his Democratic rivals for the first time in offering a timeline for a large-scale military withdrawal. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 10:49 AM ET | Comments (379)
Text of McCain's Speech on First-Term Goals
Text of this morning's speech in Columbus by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 10:27 AM ET | Comments (27)
NARAL Affiliates Question Obama Endorsement
NARAL Pro-Choice America affiliates in key swing and primary states are openly distancing themselves from the decision by NARAL Pro-Choice America to endorse Illinois Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to be the Democratic nominee for president. --Garance Franke-Ruta
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 9:21 AM ET | Comments (240)
