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Fewer Democratic candidates seeking Obama’s help
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – President Barack Obama doesn’t go there anymore.
John McCain turns back tea party opponent
Voters weighed the merits of establishment candidates against outsiders, as U.S. Sen.
McCain Appears Primed to Turn Aside Primary Challenge (CQPolitics.com)
There hasn’t been a public poll released on Tuesday’s Arizona GOP Senate primary in more than a month — illustrating Sen. John McCain’s commanding position in the once white-hot race with former Rep.
McCain turns vulnerable label into front-runner
GILBERT, Ariz. – The cast of “Survivor” has nothing on Sen.
Obama signs $600M border security bill into law (AP)
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a $600 million border security that will put more agents and equipment along the Mexican border. Obama signed the bill in the Oval Office alongside Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
Primary votes show limits of anti-incumbent wave (The Upshot)
In an election year dominated by a desire for change in Washington, voters in Colorado and Connecticut on Tuesday nominated a trio of Senate candidates who positioned themselves as political outsiders. But Colorado’s results proved there are limits on how much change voters actually want, a telling sign that November’s pivotal midterm elections may be even more unpredictable than polls suggest.
In campaign mode, Obama makes Texas dash for cash (AP)
AUSTIN, Texas – Deep in the land of George W. Bush, President Barack Obama swept through Texas on Monday to gather Democratic cash and votes, pounding home education as not just an economic imperative but also a political wedge.
Senator sees big reporting gap in stock options (AP)
WASHINGTON – A multibillion-dollar gap between what public companies book as expenses for their executives’ stock options and what they report to the IRS under two sets of rules is costing the Treasury billions in lost revenue, a key senator says. Companies continue to report deductions for stock options to the Internal Revenue Service that far exceed what they are accounting and disclosing to shareholders as hits against their bottom line, Sen.
Study reveals $52 billion stock option tax break (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM)
NEW YORK (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) – Companies are getting an “excessive” $52 billion tax break on stock options issued to their executives, new data from a U.S. Senate panel showed on Wednesday.
Fierce struggle for McCain to retain Arizona seat (AP)
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – A serious re-election fight wasn’t what Republican John McCain expected when he returned to the Senate after losing the presidency.