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Samuel Wurzelbacher, the Ohio man hailed as "Joe the Plumber" by Republican John McCain's presidential campaign last year, said he believes gays are "queer" and said he won't allow them near his children.
Sen. Joe Lieberman has changed his tune on Barack Obama. After campaigning across the country for Republican John McCain in 2008 and attacking Obama as naive, untested and unwilling to take on powerful special interests, Lieberman now showers praise on the popular new Democratic president.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed fellow Republican John McCain for president, but he's not passing up a chance to attend the historic inauguration of Barack Obama.
Connecticut Democratic Party officials, after an hour of political soul searching, decided Wednesday to send Sen. Joe Lieberman a letter detailing their disappointment with his public support for Republican John McCain in the presidential race.
Barack Obama, who rewrote the book on presidential fundraising, amassed more than $745 million during his marathon campaign, more than twice the amount obtained by his rival, Republican John McCain.
Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri — the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential election.
President-elect Barack Obama has waded into Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff, recording a radio ad supporting Democrat Jim Martin, but there's still no word on whether the president-elect will make a personal appearance.
Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday appealed to Georgians to send Democrat Jim Martin to Washington arguing the state's hotly contested Senate runoff must provide a "bridge not a firewall" to the progress promised by President-elect Barack Obama.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has put the "brutal" 2008 campaign behind her and has the next presidential race in her sights. John McCain gave her a hearty thumbs-up, saying Palin didn't damage his own White House bid.
A look at the uncalled races and ballot measure from Election Day, including those states yet to be called in the presidential race between Democrat Barack Obama, the president-elect, and Republican John McCain:
President-elect Obama has told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid he's not interested in seeing Democrats oust Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman from their ranks over his endorsement of Republican John McCain.
Text of Republican John McCain's concession speech Tuesday in Phoenix, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
Republican John McCain has history on his side when it comes to Wyoming, as the state's voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots for president.
Republican John McCain bid farewell Tuesday to the reporters and photographers who traveled the country with him during the presidential contest, calling the campaign "a great experience, full of memories."
Long lines have formed as polls open in Eastern states as Barack Obama's bid to become the first black president faced the final test of his remarkable two-year journey Tuesday, while Republican John McCain pressed for an Election Day upset.
Long lines and malfunctioning machines greeted voters Tuesday as polls across the country were deluged by people wanting to cast ballots in this historic race between Barack Obama and John McCain.
Numbers and more numbers from the 2008 presidential campaign cycle and the journeys of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain:
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is in excellent health, with her only hospitalization related to her five pregnancies, her family physician said in a two-page letter the campaign released hours before Election Day.
His storied election behind him and weighty problems in his face, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to the task of building an administration in times of crisis as Americans and the world absorbed his history-shattering achievement as the first black leader ascending to the presidency.
Democrat Barack Obama told ESPN's "Monday Night Football" it's time for college football to pick a champion with a playoff system while Republican John McCain would put an end to performance-enhancing substances.
Republican John McCain's presidential campaign sued the Virginia election board Monday, claiming absentee ballots weren't mailed on time to military members serving overseas.
It's a nightmare scenario for Democrats — their nominee Barack Obama winning the popular vote while Republican John McCain ekes out an Electoral College victory. Sure, McCain trails in every recent national poll. Sure, surveys show that Obama leads in the race to reach the requisite 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.
The presidential candidates are capping a history-making campaign with a dash from Florida through a half-dozen other crucial states as John McCain tries for an upset over Barack Obama. With little sleep, McCain was darting through seven swing states Monday, arguing that victory was virtually at hand despite national polls showing otherwise.
Republican John McCain poked fun at his presidential campaign's financial shortcomings and his reputation as a political maverick in an appearance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live."
With the economy in a downward spiral, U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and the nation under threat from terrorists, President Bush pledged Saturday to make a smooth transition to an Obama administration a top priority for the rest of his days in office.
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Obama draws big crowd in Springfield, Mo.It's typical for a presidential candidate to stop in Missouri's third-largest city right before Election Day. But as a rule, that candidate isn't a Democrat.
106-Year-Old Nun Voting For ObamaA 106-year-old American nun living in a convent in Rome could well be the oldest person to vote in the 2008 US Presidential election.
Thomas verdict overturned, making available theory rejectedJammie Thomas is off the hookâat least for the time being. Judge Michael J. Davis has overturned a federal jury's copyright infringement verdict and award of $222,000 in damages to the RIAA.
Resentment grows over Wall Street bailout plan | Politics | Reutersthe American People say no to Blank Check
Vending machine will let you fix your bike, day or nightAbout a week ago a prototype of Trek Stop, a bicycle vending machine, was set up outside of the Machinery Row Bicycles store on Williamson Street.
Once Again, Barack Obama is Embarrassed by "Americans"Barack Obama has a problem, he has an old European mindset in an American body. Every once in a while he drops his guard long enough to give the American people a glimpse in his anti-Americanism.
The Lede: Sunscreen in Sea Water May Harm CoralWhat's good for your skin is bad for what you went snorkeling to see, Italian scientists say in a new research paper.
'Star Trek's' George Takei Plans Gay MarriageActor and his partner have been together over 21 years. First it was Ellen DeGeneres. Now George Takei wants to take advantage of California's gay marriage laws and tie the knot with his longtime partner Brad Altman.
Home Buyers, Start Your EnginesIf you were thinking of buying a home, start looking. The latest data from the housing market shows that sellers, after months and years in denial, are finally giving in to reality and slashing prices.
Edwards, McCain Win Enviro EndorsementsBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Writer
Clinton cackle becomes issue in US electionHILLARY Clinton has been accused of being too aloof or too serious, but now she is under attack about her laugh.
Presidential candidate Daniel Gilbert (R-NC) has launched a website to allow people to cast their vote of who they believe should get the RINO (Republican in name only) award.
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