Space Coast Politics » weight http://spacecoastpolitics.com Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:57:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 First McCain-Obama debate remains doubtful (AP) http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/first-mccain-obama-debate-remains-doubtful-ap/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/first-mccain-obama-debate-remains-doubtful-ap/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:52:12 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/first-mccain-obama-debate-remains-doubtful-ap/ AP – The first presidential debate between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama remained in doubt Friday, the very day it was to be held, embroiled in the same partisan divisions that were holding up a Wall Street bailout plan.
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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/first-mccain-obama-debate-remains-doubtful-ap/feed/ 0 A bad day for the GOP on politics, bailout plan (AP) http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/a-bad-day-for-the-gop-on-politics-bailout-plan-ap/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/a-bad-day-for-the-gop-on-politics-bailout-plan-ap/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://1940573663 US President George W. Bush (L) makes remarks during a meeting with members of congress including the Presidential candidates Republican John McCain and Barack Obama (R) in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC. Bush, hosting unprecedented economic crisis talks at the WHouse, said he hoped to reach an agreement AP – Even for a party whose president suffers dismal approval ratings, whose legislative wing lost control of Congress and whose presidential nominee trails in the polls, it was a remarkably bad day for Republicans. Read more…

]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/a-bad-day-for-the-gop-on-politics-bailout-plan-ap/feed/ 0 US wrangling and mutual collapse sparks new market fall (AFP) http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/us-wrangling-and-mutual-collapse-sparks-new-market-fall-afp/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/us-wrangling-and-mutual-collapse-sparks-new-market-fall-afp/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://2053799403 US President George W. Bush (left) speaks during a meeting with members of congress including presidential candidate Barack Obama (right) in the White House in Washington, DC on September 25. Deadlocked talks on a bailout of the US financial system and the collapse of Washington Mutual bank sparked new falls on global markets despite the injection of tens of billions of dollars by central banks.(AFP/Tim Sloan)AFP – Deadlocked talks on a bailout of the US financial system and the collapse of Washington Mutual bank sparked new falls on global markets Friday despite the injection of tens of billions of dollars by central banks.
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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/us-wrangling-and-mutual-collapse-sparks-new-market-fall-afp/feed/ 0 Stage is set but will U.S. debate go on? (Reuters) http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/25/stage-is-set-but-will-us-debate-go-on-reuters/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/25/stage-is-set-but-will-us-debate-go-on-reuters/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:21:44 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/25/stage-is-set-but-will-us-debate-go-on-reuters/ Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to the media at a Washington hotel September 25, 2008, following his meeting at the White House in Washington. (Jason Reed - UNITED STATES US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008/Reuters)Reuters – The stage is set, but it was unclear on Friday if Republican John McCain would show up to duel Democrat Barack Obama in the first of three debates that could help decide a tight White House race.



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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/25/stage-is-set-but-will-us-debate-go-on-reuters/feed/ 0 US Government takes over mortgage giants http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/08/us-government-takes-over-mortgage-giants-ap/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/08/us-government-takes-over-mortgage-giants-ap/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/?p=462 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr. speaks during a news conference in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 on the bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP – The Bush administration’s seizure of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is potentially a $200 billion bet that it will help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis. Read more…

]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/08/us-government-takes-over-mortgage-giants-ap/feed/ 2 China and Japan hail U.S. mortgage rescue as doubts linger http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/08/china-and-japan-hail-us-mortgage-rescue-as-doubts-linger-reuters/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/08/china-and-japan-hail-us-mortgage-rescue-as-doubts-linger-reuters/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://760940779 Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson (L) and Jim Lockhart, Director of the the new independent regulator, the Federal Finanace Agency (FHFA), announce that the government is taking control of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during a news conference at the Office of Management Supervision in Washington, DC, September 7, 2008. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)Reuters – China and Japan, the biggest buyers of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bonds, praised Washington for its rescue of the ailing mortgage giants, but investors had no illusions the bailout would end the global credit market misery.
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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/08/china-and-japan-hail-us-mortgage-rescue-as-doubts-linger-reuters/feed/ 0 Convention off to rocky start amid hurricane http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/convention-off-to-rocky-start-amid-hurricane-ap/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/convention-off-to-rocky-start-amid-hurricane-ap/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/?p=426 A small portion of the Louisiana delegation remaining at the convention stand for the National Anthem at the start of the first session at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 1, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)AP – Republicans set aside the agenda to focus on hurricane relief in the opening hours of their national convention, only to see the scaled-back program for Day One overshadowed by jarring disclosures about the family and work life of John McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin. Read more…

]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/convention-off-to-rocky-start-amid-hurricane-ap/feed/ 0 Gustav shields McCain from Democrat barbs http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/gustav-shields-mccain-from-democrat-barbs-reuters/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/gustav-shields-mccain-from-democrat-barbs-reuters/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/?p=430 Rick Davis, campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is seen on a television monitor on the convention floor giving a live briefing on the changes to the schedule for the Republican National Convention due to Hurricane Gustav as preparations are underway for the RNC in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. The right side of the screen shows the path of Hurricane Gustav. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Reuters – Not only is Gustav slowing Republican presidential hopeful John McCain’s big convention party, it also is sparing him from Democratic criticism that his election would amount to a third Bush term.

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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/gustav-shields-mccain-from-democrat-barbs-reuters/feed/ 0 Obama introduces running mate Biden http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/08/23/obama-introduces-running-mate-biden-ap/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/08/23/obama-introduces-running-mate-biden-ap/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://1245801338 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., and his vice presidential running mate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., appear together Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP – Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware Saturday as a man “ready to step in and be president,” and the newly minted running mate quickly turned his campaign debut into a slashing attack on eight years of Republicans seeking four more years in the White House.
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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/08/23/obama-introduces-running-mate-biden-ap/feed/ 0 Obama may announce running mate later today http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/08/22/obama-may-announce-running-mate-later-today-ap/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/08/22/obama-may-announce-running-mate-later-today-ap/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/?p=372

AP – Presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday the running mate he has chosen — but has not yet announced — had to meet three standards to join the Democratic ticket: Prepared to be president, able to help him govern and willing to challenge his thinking.
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