Fiorina Expected to Launch Bid This WeekSource: CQ Politics
Fiorina is being feted at a Capitol Hill-area fundraiser next month headlined by a list of notable senators, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Among the others Republican senators listed as hosts of the Nov.
Tea partiers turn on GOP leadership Source: Politico
excerpt: "" The tea party is taking aim at NRSC-backed canidates including Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Texas Rep. Michael Conaway, and California gubernatorial candidate Carly Fiorina. ""

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina hasn't said yet whether she's decided to seek the Republican nomination and run against Barbara Boxer for the California Democrat's Senate seat next year. But a new poll might give her some more incentive to jump into the race.
CarlyforniaSource: Crooks and Liars
excerpt: "" As former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina prepares to enter the 2010 California Senate race on the GOP side, her quirky new Web site is being ridiculed by the online community — and not just by those on the political left.""
Senate bid dogged by Fiorina's failure to voteSource: The San Francisco Chronicle
Fiorina's erratic voting record in a handful of states could become an issue in a campaign for U.S. Senate, said Mark Petracca, a professor of politics at UC Irvine.
McCain campaign refuses to let Carly Fiorina debate tech policy.»Source: Think Progress
Last week after it published a Technology Policy Scorecard, Wired contacted the Obama and McCain campaigns for a debate on tech policy. After the Obama campaign offered former FCC chair Reed Hundt, Wired requested former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina for the McCain campaign.

Now that the press has settled down from the media bonanzas in Denver and St Paul, and now that Sarah Palin's celebrity and novelty are starting to wear thin, the campaign season is beginning in earnest.
Mo Dowd: 'Barbies for War!' Source: The New York Times
Carly Fiorina, the woman John McCain sent out to defend Sarah Palin and rip anyone who calls her a tabula rasa on foreign policy and the economy, admitted Tuesday that Palin was not capable of running Hewlett-Packard.
Carly Fiorina Criticizes Tina Fey As "Disrespectful...Sexist"Source: The Huffington Post
From Fiorina:I think that continues the line of argument that is disrespectful in the extreme, and yes, I would say, sexist in the sense that just because Sarah Palin has different views than Hillary Clinton does not mean that she lacks substance.
John McCain, Internet dunceSource: Salon.com
John McCain spends a lot of time talking about Iraq. He also likes talking about terrorism. But one issue he rarely touches upon is technology. In fact, under the "Issues" section of his campaign Web site, technology isn't even an option.

For the past 25 years, John McCain has consistently voted against women's health. From opposing funding for family planning programs to voting against requiring insurance coverage of birth control, McCain has taken extreme positions.
McCain dodges Viagra, contraceptives questionSource: msnbc.com
The Republican presidential candidate prides himself on being a straight talker. But he resisted being dragged into a discussion Wednesday about insurance companies that cover Viagra but not birth control products.
McCain surrogate Fiorina's campaign gaffes drawing criticismSource: The San Francisco Chronicle
the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard has a new challenge: As a leader of Republican National Committee's 2008 "Victory" drive and a chief adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, she's being buffeted by intense criticism that, as a star campaign surrogate, she is playing fast …
Fiorina Buttresses McCain on Economy, Touting Tax Cuts, Trade Source: Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg reports: By John McCain's own admission, the economy isn't his strong suit. The ace up his sleeve may be a polished corporate executive ranked six times as the U.S.'s most powerful businesswoman, who's also among the most controversial.