sábado, 6 de febrero de 2021

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While Republican Mike Huckabee wishes voters Merry Christmas in a television ad, a group organized by his supporters makes automated phone calls slipping the knife into his opponents.

John Edwards' presidential campaign is entitled to $8.8 million in federal matching funds and John McCain's could get $5.8 million, election regulators said Thursday.

Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson on Saturday decried the "nasty little fights" between his Democratic rivals, saying the scuffles distract from serious issues in the campaign.

Members of the bipartisan ONE campaign are encouraging people to ask the presidential candidates what they would do about the world's poorest people in $1.8 million worth of television ads to be shown in the weeks before the nation's first presidential contests.

Little change in security is expected for presidential candidates and their New Hampshire campaign offices following a hostage incident at a Hillary Rodham Clinton office.

Mitt Romney is the target, abortion is the issue, and the $100,000 ad buy will change the tone of the Iowa and New Hampshire presidential primaries.

A union-financed advocacy group that played a major role in the 2004 elections has agreed to pay a $580,000 fine after the Federal Election Commission concluded it illegally ran advertising against President Bush and in favor of Democrat John Kerry.

The next 100 days on the presidential campaign trail promise a whirlwind of back-to-back debates, numerous appearances around the country — and, oh yes, primaries and caucuses slated to begin Jan. 3 in Iowa.

There's a little-girl memory that Najoh Tita-Reid recounts, as a way of explaining what's behind a new campaign by the nation's biggest advertiser.

Democrat Barack Obama promoted his tax relief plan and Republican Mitt Romney likened Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's experience to an internship in television ads that the two presidential candidates began airing Friday in New Hampshire.

When it comes to presidential politics, the news media loves front-runners. And seems to hate them, too.

Turkey has options if it decides to launch a major assault on Kurdish rebels in Iraq: airstrikes on suspected hideouts, helicopter-borne commando raids, or the long-term occupation of a "buffer" zone to seal off paths across the mountainous border.

Fergus Cullen, New Hampshire's youthful Republican Party chairman, takes notice of these things: The ninth piece of mail from Rudy Giuliani, the second missive from Mitt Romney in two weeks, a new campaign staffer for one of the presidential campaigns

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton ended September with more money in the bank than rival Barack Obama, holding $35 million (euro24.6) cash on hand for the presidential primary contests to his $32 million (euro22.5 million). Both were far ahead of Rudy Giuliani, the money leader on the Republican side, underscoring the financial underscoring the financial disparity between the parties. Giuliani reported $11.6 million (euro8.2 million) in the bank for the GOP primary. Clinton, who had trailed Obama in fundraising and in money in the bank at the end of June, edged past him with an aggressive third quarter of fundraising. Neither Obama nor Clinton had yet filed detailed reports of their third-quarter finances with the Federal Election Commission. The reports were due at 11:59 p.m. EDT Monday. Clinton, who also has been raising money for the general election, had a total of $50 million (euro35.2 million) in the bank, her campaign said Monday night. But $15 million (euro10.6 million) of that cannot be used for the pr

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton ended September with more money in the bank than rival Barack Obama, holding $35 million cash on hand for the presidential primary contests to his $32 million.

John Edwards once lived in the heart of Washington's Georgetown district, was squired around the Capitol by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and led the presidential field in fundraising thanks to donations from trial lawyers.

Thou shalt not wear a shirt and tie at a lobster shack near a New Hampshire beach. Thou shalt not invoke upscale grocery stores while campaigning in farm-rich Iowa. And thou shalt not call South Carolina's Lowcountry "the lowlands."

A law that bars political candidates from deliberately lying about their opponents is unconstitutional, a sharply divided state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Several presidential candidates have disclosed their third-quarter fundraising totals this week. More details will be available later this month when they file financial reports with the Federal Election Commission. Here's a look at the numbers:

Front-running Republicans Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney outpaced the rest of the GOP presidential field in summer campaign fundraising, but newcomer Fred Thompson was hot on their heels.

Hillary Rodham Clinton seized on public attention over President Bush's veto of child health insurance legislation to launch a new ad Thursday that casts her as the candidate best able to provide universal health care.

Long-shot Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul raised a surprising $5 million during the past three months, capitalizing on his stance as the only anti-war contender in the GOP field.

Republican Rudy Giuliani compared Hillary Rodham Clinton to 1972 Democratic nominee George McGovern on Wednesday and chided his rival for adding a Southern lilt to her voice as he intensified his criticism.

Hillary Rodham Clinton defied the usual slow flow of summer money, tapping 100,000 new donors and outpacing all other presidential candidates in the chase for campaign cash over the past three months.

Barack Obama raised more than $19 million this summer for the presidential primaries, holding his lead for now in the race for campaign cash though still trailing Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in national polls.