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News from around Wisconsin at 6:28 a.m. CDT
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would make a "pretty fragile" president, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton said Friday as politicians trotted out their talking points on Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's surprise vice presidential pick. In a...Tags: National Government, Government, Vehicles, Elections, Executive Branch
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McCain to spend advertising money in Minnesota
Associated Press WriterRepublican presidential candidate John McCain plans to air television commercials in Minnesota, at least during the Republican National Convention here, establishing a strong presence in a state that has not been a focus of his ad campaign. A new ad,...Tags: Government, Elections, Harry Reid, Executive Branch, Sarah Palin
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More on Palin: Polar bears and pipelines
Spin CycleRead a very nice primer on Palin from an Alaska blogger on Mudflats: She is against listing polar bears as an endangered species because it interferes with development. She favors letting hunters shoot wolves from airplanes. She favors ANWR......Tags: National Government, Government, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Natural Resources
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Palin: Breast pumps, Blackberries
Spin CycleSarah Palin and McCain have already done their family People interviews, and People has a release out -- including the news that Palin is still nursing her latest baby. On whether she???ll be able to balance the vice-presidency with......Tags: Government, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Executive Branch, Family
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Pool report: Obamas after the speech
Spin CycleHere's a pool report filed on two late-night appearances by the Obamas following the speech at Invesco. Some interesting stuff (Oprah Winfrey react!), especially Obama's caution: ???It???s going to be hard. You???ve been hanging out with Democrats all...Tags: Government, National Government, Elections, The White House, Washington Post Company
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TGIF: Ten to look at
Spin CycleObama's acceptance speech gets all the adjectives -- historic, tough, soaring -- here and here and here. What stood out was the aggressive confrontation of McCain -- the "thread woven throughout the speech." The spectacle seemed to work, at......Tags: Elections, Joe Biden, Tom Suozzi, Tim Pawlenty
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RNC mulls Limbaugh abortion Obama jab
The SwampConservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh boosted Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's pro-life position and mocked Barack Obama on his radio show earlier today with a make-believe riff in which Obama asked Palin "When you found out your baby would be born with...Tags: Elections, Sarah Palin, Diseases, Barack Obama
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John McCain taps Alaska's Palin for Veep
The Swampby Jill Zuckman DAYTON, Ohio -- On his 72nd birthday, Sen. John McCain chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a little-known, tough-talking social conservative with corruption-fighting credentials, to be his running mate, rattling the dynamic of the...Tags: National Government, Ceremonies, Government, Elections, Hillary Clinton
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Obama's 8-point convention 'bounce'
The Swampby Mark Silva DENVER - Barack Obama's "convention bounce'' has put him eight percentage points ahead of Republican rival John McCain in the latest daily tracking poll - with McCain hoping that his naming of a running mate today will......Tags: Elections, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Joe Biden, Democratic Party
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Barack Obama: 38.4 million TV viewers
The Swampby Mark Silva DENVER -- Thirty-eight million people watched the television coverage of the closing night of the Democratic National Convention here, with Sen. Barack Obama accepting the party's presidential nomination with a pledge for sweeping "change''...Tags: Elections, National or Ethnic Minorities, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Minority Groups
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Sarah Palin's experience: Checkmate
The Swampby Mark Silva DENVER - Credit Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska for two years and a former mayor of Wasilla, with the experience necessary to become president of the United States, perhaps - one of the criteria that John McCain......Tags: National Government, Government, Ceremonies, Elections, Joe Biden
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John McCain picks Alaska Gov for Veep
The Swampby Jill Zuckman Dayton, OHIO - Sen. John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a tough-talking social conservative with sterling credentials as a reformer, to be his running mate, campaign officials confirmed. McCain, who turns 72 today, is......Tags: National Government, Government, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden
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