2008-05-15T22:40:52Z tag:blog.washingtonpost.com,2008:/the-trail//322 Copyright (c) 2008, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive 2008-05-15T22:40:52Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/the-trail/2008/05/mccains_grand_ambitions.html

By Dan Balz Two things can be said about John McCain's attempt to look into the future with a major speech in Columbus Thursday. His ambitions are grand. His ability to achieve them enormously limited. The headlines coming out of the speech are over what McCain said about withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq. By early 2013, he said, America will have "welcomed home most of the servicemen and women" from that conflict. This is from...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

The Washington Post 2008-05-16T00:02:22Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/the-trail/2008/05/edwards_supporters_start_to_sw.html

Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) shakes supporters' hands with former Democratic challenger John Edwards at a rally with supporters in the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan May 14, 2008. (Reuters) By Shailagh Murray Former Democratic candidate John Edwards has joined the Barack Obama bandwagon, but will his small band of delegates and superdelegates follow his lead? At least six of the eight pledged delegates that Edwards won in South Carolina are expected to jump...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

The Washington Post 2008-05-15T20:37:58Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/the-trail/2008/05/candidates_respond_to_bush_tal.html

Note: Please upgrade your Flash plug-in to view our enhanced content. var thisObj = "flashobj051508X4v"; var so = new SWFObject("http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/player/wpniplayer_blog.swf", thisObj, "454", "305", "8", "#ffffff"); so.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "always"); so.addParam("swfliveconnect", true); so.addVariable("thisObj", thisObj); so.addVariable("vid","051508-4v_title"); so.addVariable("playads", "yes"); so.addVariable("adserv",""); so.addVariable("autoStart", "no"); so.write("flashcontent051508X4v"); 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." (Video by CBSNEWS.com.) Updated 4:36 p.m. By Garance Franke-Ruta At a...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

The Washington Post 2008-05-15T19:43:20Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/the-trail/2008/05/steelworkers_union_comes_out_f.html

By Matthew Mosk John Edwards's decision yesterday to fall in behind Sen. Barack Obama continued to have reverberations today with the announcement by the United Steelworkers that it is giving the senator from Illinois its endorsement. In a press release distributed this morning, the union noted that its leaders "felt strongly that because of Senator John Edwards's deep commitment to working people and because of our shared beliefs, he deserved our strong endorsement." "Today, by...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

The Washington Post 2008-05-15T18:57:39Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/the-trail/2008/05/democratic_media_group_ditches.html

By Chris Cillizza 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. "Progressive Media will not be running an independent ad campaign this year," David Brock, the head of the organization, confirmed in a statement obtained by The Fix this morning. "Progressive Media was established to be an independent on-going...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

The Washington Post 2008-05-15T21:58:34Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/the-trail/2008/05/mccain_outlines_troop_withdraw.html

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), speaks at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, May 15, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. (Associated Press) Updated 11:39 a.m. By Michael D. Shear COLUMBUS, Ohio -- 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....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Washington Post Editor 2008-05-15T15:56:47Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/the-trail/2008/05/text_of_mccains_vision_of_2013.html

Here is the text of this morning's speech at the Greater Columbus Convention Center by presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain, outlined his hopes, visions and goals for his first term in the White House: The hectic but repetitive routine of presidential campaigns often seems to consist entirely of back and forth charges between candidates, punctuated by photo ops, debates and the occasional policy speech, followed by another barrage of accusations and counter accusations, formulated...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Washington Post Editor 2008-05-15T15:55:31Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/the-trail/2008/05/naral_affiliates_question_obam.html

By Garance Franke-Ruta 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. Since yesterday's announcement, NARAL groups in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Oregon, Washington, Texas and New York -- Clinton's home state -- have issued statements signaling their continued neutrality in the Democratic race and emphasizing that...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Washington Post Editor 2008-05-15T00:20:05Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/the-trail/2008/05/edwards_announces_his_choice_o.html

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, is joined by former Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards, at a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., May 14, 2008. (Associated Press) By Peter Slevin GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- To thunderous applause, former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Sen. Barack Obama tonight, calling him a leader who can unite the country, end the Iraq war and restore a sense of fairness to the economy. "The reason I...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

The Washington Post 2008-05-15T20:02:55Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/the-trail/2008/05/hillraisers_still_in_it_to_win.html

By Matthew Mosk About 50 top fundraisers for Sen. Hillary Clinton packed into the living room of the candidate's Washington home this afternoon to express their continued belief in the candidate and her mission, several of those who attended said today. This was not an intervention aimed at persuading her to make a graceful exit, said fundraising co-chair Hassan Nemazee. "The message was, we're in it to the end, we're in it to win, and...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

The Washington Post 2008-05-15T16:19:02Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/the-trail/2008/05/cindy_mccain_divests_2_million.html

Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) (Associated Press) By Michael D. Shear Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, on Wednesday divested herself of $2 million in mutual funds that invested in Sudan after inquiries from a news organization. Sen. John McCain has called for international sanctions against the Sudanese government for killings in Darfur. The Associated Press reported that his wife sold the mutual funds -- American...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

The Washington Post 2008-05-14T23:34:53Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/the-trail/2008/05/obama_emphasizes_faith_in_kent.html

By Shailagh Murray Sen. Barack Obama has recycled his startling "Cross" flier to appeal to Kentucky voters. The pamphlet has circulated in other primary states, and it always raises eyebrows for its overt appeal on religion. The words across the top read, "Faith. Hope. Change." Obama is pictured at a church pulpit, with a large illuminated cross in the background. A quote at the bottom reads, "My faith teaches me that I can sit in...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

The Washington Post 2008-05-14T22:32:18Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/the-trail/2008/05/naral_endorses_obama_but_unity.html

By Garance Franke-Ruta NARAL Pro-Choice America endorsed Barack Obama today in a bid to unify the Democratic Party. It was a bid that rapidly fell short, provoking an outcry on NARAL's blog and a statement of displeasure with NARAL's timing from the president of Democratic women's political action committee EMILY's List, which supports Hillary Rodham Clinton. Clinton pronounced herself disappointed with the news. In a statement early this afternoon, NARAL president Nancy Keenan gave...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

The Washington Post 2008-05-14T22:36:00Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/the-trail/2008/05/judge_rebuffs_dnc_lawsuit_aga.html

Updated 6:35 p.m. By Matthew Mosk A federal judge has turned back the Democratic National Committee's attempt to mount a legal challenge against Sen. John McCain for his decision to withdraw from the presidential public financing system. Judge John Bates said the DNC failed to wait 120 days for the Federal Election Commission to contend with the complaint, as the law requires. Late last year, McCain had expressed an interest in the presidential matching funds...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

The Washington Post 2008-05-15T00:40:51Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/the-trail/2008/05/edwards_to_endorse_obama_tonig.html

In this Monday, Jan. 21, 2008 file photo, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, greets former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., before a Democratic debate sponsored by CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Associated Press) Update 6:36 p.m. By Peter Slevin and Anne E. Kornblut GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Vanquished Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will endorse Sen. Barack Obama tonight, giving the Illinois senator a boost after a bad loss in...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

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