December
2007
Dispute Over Bhutto's Cause Of Death
December 29, 2007
The Pakistani Interior
Ministry claims that Benazir Bhutto died from hitting
her head as she ducked into a car to avoid gunshots,
while officials from the political party she led
insist that doctors have told them that Bhutto died
from two bullet wounds.
Romney Hits McCain's Record
December 28, 2007
Mitt Romney has unveiled his first television ad in
New Hampshire attacking John McCain's record as weak
on immigration and taxes. McCain has been
gaining on Romney in recent polls of New Hampshire's
GOP voters.
Bush Vetoes Military Pay Raise
December 28, 2007
Bhutto Assassinated
December 27, 2007
Former Pakistani prime
minister Benazir Bhutto has been killed by gunshots to
the chest and neck that struck while she waived to
supporters through the sunroof of her heavily armored
SUV as it left a campaign rally. Bhutto had been
a harsh critic of both President Pervez Musharraf and
Muslim extremists in Pakistan.
Bhutto sent an email in October 2007 saying that if
anything should happen to her, Musharraf should be
blamed for interfering with her security.
Rioting has broken out in the aftermath of
Bhutto's murder.
Candidates On Final Lap In Iowa
December 27, 2007
With the January 3rd Iowa Caucuses only days away, the
Democratic and Republican candidates are trying to
close the deal with voters. On the Democratic
side, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are neck and
neck in recent polls. Among GOP candidates, Mike
Huckabee and Mitt Romney are battling for front-runner
status while John McCain is hoping for a comeback by
emphasizing his opponents lack of foreign policy
experience.
Giuliani Exploits 9/11 In Latest TV Ad
December 27, 2007
Thompson Blames Mortgage Crisis On Spanish Speaking
Immigrants
December 24, 2007
“A lot of them couldn’t
communicate with the people they were getting the
mortgage from,” said former senator and lobbyist
turned GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson.
Clinton Promises Better Care For Vets
December 24, 2007
In her final campaign
appearances in Iowa before its first-in-the-nation
caucuses, Hillary Clinton emphasized the need to care
for military service veterans. "The
commander-in-chief doesn't quit when the battle is
over and the war is fought," she said. "It continues
over many years."
NH Paper: Romney A Phony
December 24, 2007
A New Hampshire news
paper has taken an unusual path in the upcoming
presidential primary, issuing an ant-endorsement
encouraging voters to not vote for Mitt Romney.
McCain Coming On Strong In New Hampshire
December 24, 2007
John McCain's
presidential campaign is hoping for a comeback with
anew poll showing the Arizona Senator trailing former
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney by only 3
percentage points. Romney's lead in recent polls
was 15 percent.
Huckabee Blasts Bush For "Arrogant Bunker Mentality"
December 24, 2007
Giuliani Admitted & Released From Hospital
December 20, 2007
Giuliani Loses Steam
December 19, 2007
Tancredo May Drop Out Of Presidential Race Thursday
December 19, 2007
Lieberman Endorses McCain
December 17, 2007
Former Democratic
vice-presidential nominee Joseph Lieberman has
endorsed the campaign of John McCain for president.
Lieberman currently serves as an "Independent
Democrat" in the Senate representing Connecticut.
Lieberman lost his bid the 2006 Democratic nomination
for Senate due to his support for the war in Iraq.
None of the Democrats running for president asked for
Lieberman's endorsement, likely because of his pro-war
positions.
Des Moines Register Endorses Clinton
December 16, 2007
Iowa's influential newspaper, the Des Moines
Register, has endorsed New York Senator Hillary
Clinton in the Democratic race for president. On
the GOP side, the paper endorsed Arizona Senator John
McCain.
Democrats Bringing In Donations From Pastors,
Religious Organizations
December 15, 2007
Romney Blasts Huckabee For Attacking Bush
December 15, 2007
Video Shows Sharpton Seeking Payoff
December 15, 2007
Clinton, Obama Tied In New Hampshire
December 14, 2007
Huckabee Accepted Extravagant Gifts While Governor
December 14, 2007
While governor of Arkansas, one of the poorest states
in the country, GOP presidential contender Mike
Huckabee accepted thousands of dollars in lavish
gifts, including a $1,000 pair of cufflinks, boots
worth $3695 and over $20,000 in clothes. In addition,
when Huckabee moved out of the governor’s mansion, he
opened a gift registry so people could help furnish
his new home. Update:
Huckabee accepted over 90 gifts from 21 people he
later appointed to Arkansas state commissions and
boards.
Huckabee
Apologizes To Romney For Mormon Slur
December 13, 2007
Former
Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher Mike Huckbee
has apologized to rival Mitt Romney for an interview
in which Huckabee asked
"Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are
brothers?"
Final GOP Debate Before Iowa Caucuses “Resembled A
Train Wreck”
December 13, 2007
Democrats Pledge Return To Balanced Budget
December 13, 2007
Clinton Advisor Says Obama’s Past Drug Use A Liability
December 13, 2007
Oprah Draws Big Crowds For Obama
December 10, 2007
Libby Drops Appeal
December 10, 2007
Vice
President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff is
dropping his appeal of his conviction on obstruction
of justice charges relating to the investigation of
the disclosure of the identity of CIA agent Valerie
Plame.
Giuliani Defends Using Taxpayer Money To Provide
Security For Mistress
December 10, 2007
Huckabee Promoted Quarantining AIDS Victims
December 9, 2007
During his 1992 campaign for the U.S. Senate, Mike
Huckabee advocated putting AIDS patients in
quarantine. He now defends those comments as the
result of a lack of information about the disease,
saying “There was still a great deal of, I think,
uncertainty about just how widespread AIDS was, how it
could be transmitted.” But in 1988, President Ronald
Reagan’s Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop sent a
brochure to Americans about AIDS, which explained "No
matter what you may have heard, the AIDS virus is hard
to get and is easily avoided. You won't just catch
AIDS like a cold or flu because the virus is a
different type. The AIDS virus is transmitted through
sexual intercourse, the sharing of drug needles or to
babies of infected mothers before or during birth."
Most Americans understood Koop’s warning. In an April
1991 Harris poll, only 14 percent of Americans agreed
with Huckabee’s position that AIDS patients should be
quarantined "to keep them away from the general
public" while 85 percent disagreed.
CIA Destroyed Video Of Al Qaeda Interrogations
December 9, 2007
The CIA has destroyed hundreds of hours of videotape
showing interrogations of al Qaeda members detained
after 9/11. The tapes were destroyed in 2005 while
the press was reporting on the CIA’s “waterboarding”
technique, which most Democrats and some Republicans,
such as presidential candidate and former Viet Nam POW
John McCain, consider torture.
Huckabee’s Parole Problem
December 8, 2007
The presidential campaign of former Arkansas governor
Mike Huckabee is fighting to
explain Huckabee’s controversial role in the parole of
a convicted rapist who murdered a woman after his
early release from prison. Wayne Dumond was convicted
and sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for
kidnapping and raping a 17-year old girl in 1984.
Huckabee denies advocating an early release of Dumond,
but Huckabee wrote a letter to Dumond in 1997 saying
“My desire is that you be released from prison.”
In addition, three
members of the Arkansas state parole board claim
that Huckabee pressured them to give Dumond an early
release from prison. Dumond’s innocence was
championed by Huckabee’s friend Jay Cole, an Arkansas
pastor who claimed Dumond had been “born again.”
Other supporters of Dumond claimed he had been
railroaded because Dumond’s victim was a distant
cousin of Bill Clinton.
Bush Under Fire For Hyping Iran Threat
December 7, 2007
The recent
intelligence report concluding that Iran stopped its
nuclear weapons program in 2003 has critics asking why
President Bush continued giving dire warnings about
the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program. At the
same time, there are claims that
Bush has refused Iranian efforts to hold comprehensive
negotiations regarding the disputes between Iran
and the United States.
Romney Says Campaign Not Defined By His Religion
December 7, 2007
In a speech
designed to address the fears of evangelical
Christians about his Mormon religion, GOP presidential
candidate promised that if elected "no authorities of
my church will ever exert influence on my presidential
decisions." Romney’s speech avoided any discussion of
Mormon doctrine, which includes the belief that after
the second coming of Jesus, he will reign over the
world from Missouri.
Defense Bill Spends Another $198 Billion On Iraq,
Afghanistan
December
7, 2007
Televangelist Refuses To Cooperate With Senate
Investigation
December 7, 2007
Georgia
televangelist Creflo Dollar is refusing to provide
financial records requested as part of GOP Senator
Charles Grassley’s investigation into the spending of
donations to televangelists’ non-profit
organizations. Grassley is looking into allegations
that the organizations spent large amounts on personal
luxuries rather than on non-profit activities. Dollar
lives in a $2.5 million dollar mansion, drives a
Rolls-Royce purchased by his church, and has the use
of a luxury apartment in New York City.
GOP Plan To Split CA’s Electoral Clout Fails
December 7, 2007
California,
with its 55 votes in the Electoral College, is the
biggest prize in a presidential election and a key
element, along with New York, in Democratic
presidential campaign strategy. Some Republicans were
backing a state initiative that would have changed the
winner-take all approach and apportion California’s
electoral votes, seen as a way to pull some of those
electoral votes away from the Democrats in 2008.
Huckabee The New GOP Frontrunner?
December 5, 2007
A new
Rasmussen poll shows former Arkansas governor Mike
Huckabee leading the pack of GOP candidates for
president with 20 percent. Former New York mayor Rudy
Giuliani comes in second with 17 percent.
Romney Prepares For Speech On Religion And Politics
December 5, 2007
Oprah Hits The Campaign Trail For Obama
December 5, 2007
Clinton Dumps Campaign Aide For Spreading Rumor That
Obama Is Muslim
December 5, 2007
Gen. Wes Clark Appears In Clinton TV Ad
December 5, 2007
Supreme Court To Hear Gitmo Case
December 4, 2007
The US
Supreme Court will consider whether people held by the
Bush Administration at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
as “unlawful combatants” may use the US court system to
challenge their detention.
Ron Paul Appears On ‘The View’
December 4, 2007
Edwards Video Shows People How To Caucus
December 4, 2007
Obama And Huckabee Gaining In Iowa
December 3, 2007
US Intelligence Says No Nuke Program In Iran
December 3, 2007
A
declassified intelligence report states that Iran
stopped its efforts to build a nuclear bomb in 2003.
Iowa Congressman Endorses Edwards
December 3, 2007
The Des
Moines Register is reporting the Bruce Braley, the
congressman from Eastern Iowa, will endorse the
presidential campaign of John Edwards.
Romney To Give Speech On Mormonism
December 3, 2007
Giuliani Attacks Huckabee’s Tax Plan
December 3, 2007
