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GOP heavyweights bailing on McCain campaign

Oct. 24, 2008
Republican nominee John McCain heads into the final week of a historic presidential election beset by a wave of high-profile GOP defections and the second-guessing and recriminations from ostensibly friendly quarters that losing campaigns attract like flies....
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ATLANTA, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has joined the list of Republican figures to campaign in Georgia for U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, observers said.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- As a Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama did not donate to his campaign, which is not uncommon for presidential candidates.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Charles R. Black Jr. says he is going back to lobbying after his stint advising 2008 Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain on his campaign.

GOP loses ground with Hispanics

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Gains that the Republican Party had made among Hispanics in recent U.S. elections were reversed this year, analysts said.
Gingrich: GOP needs to refocus

Gingrich: GOP needs to refocus

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich says the Republican Party is unprepared to take on Democrats.
Pawlenty calls on GOP to modernize

Pawlenty calls on GOP to modernize

MIAMI, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told fellow Republican governors Wednesday that the GOP needs to broaden its appeal so it can be the majority party again.

Analysts: McCain doomed from start

PHOENIX, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain lost his bid for the White House mainly because anti-incumbent fury doomed him from the start, analysts say.
GOP strategist Rove sees Obama landslide

GOP strategist Rove sees Obama landslide

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Republican strategist Karl Rove said Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama would win Tuesday's election in an Electoral College landslide.

McCain asks for Va. ballot extension

RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Campaigners for Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain say they have filed suit to extend the Virginia deadline for U.S. military absentee ballots.
Sen. McCain casts vote in Phoenix

Sen. McCain casts vote in Phoenix

PHOENIX, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., voted Tuesday morning in Phoenix, quickly slipping in and out of the polling place at Albright United Methodist Church.
Campaigns' moods belie poll standings

Campaigns' moods belie poll standings

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The campaigns of the two major-party U.S. presidential nominees went into Election Day in moods that belie their positions in the polls, observers said.

Strategists examine Wright's place in race

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Some U.S. Republican strategists say John McCain would not have benefited from focusing on Barack Obama's relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Final Pew poll: Obama 52, McCain 46

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama holds a significant lead over his opponent, but the Republican is narrowing the gap, a poll indicates.
Campaign financing debate reopened

Campaign financing debate reopened

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's ability to raise huge sums of money has reopened the debate on campaign financing, strategists said.
Personality Spotlight: Sarah Palin

Personality Spotlight: Sarah Palin

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin rose from relative political obscurity to superstar when Republican presidential nominee John McCain made her his running mate.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch