washingtonpost.com - ElectionsComplete coverage of the 2006 midterm elections, congressional campaigns and governors races. Political news and analysis from The Washington Post and washingtonpost.com.Obama Making Christian Push- June 21, 2008 WASHINGTON -- With the Democratic presidential nomination in his grasp, Sen. Barack Obama is making a full-throttle push for centrist evangelicals and Catholics.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/316876131/AR... McCain Defends Trade Pact- June 21, 2008 OTTAWA -- Sen. John McCain traveled to Canada on Friday to offer a vigorous defense of the North American Free Trade Agreement, as his campaign sought to portray rival Sen. Barack Obama as inconsistent on free trade.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/316651204/AR... Big Promises Bump Into Budget Realities- June 21, 2008 On the presidential campaign trail, Democrat Barack Obama promises to "completely eliminate" income taxes for millions of Americans, from low-income working families to senior citizens who earn less than $50,000 a year.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/316651203/AR... Clinton Campaign $22.5 Million In Debt at the End of Last Month- June 21, 2008 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to return to Senate politics next week, now that her run for the Democratic presidential nomination is over, but a campaign finance filing made plain last night that the effects of that losing effort will continue to weigh on her political future.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/316651202/AR... Big Bucks Barack- June 20, 2008 Liberals have been championing campaign finance reform since Richard Nixon's bagmen were walking around with suitcases of cash.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/316222620/AR... Obama to Reject Public Funds for Election- June 20, 2008 Sen. Barack Obama reversed his pledge to seek public financing in the general election yesterday, a move that drew criticism from adversaries and allies alike but could provide him with a significant spending advantage over Republican rival John McCain.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/315882286/AR... Obama's Patriotic Pitch- June 20, 2008 THE AD "America is a country of strong families and strong values. My life's been blessed by both. I was raised by a single mom and my grandparents. We didn't have much money, but they taught me values straight from the Kansas heartland where they grew up. Accountability and self-reliance. Love of...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/315908525/AR... Obama Meets With Labor Leaders- June 19, 2008 Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) met here last night with dozens of union leaders in an effort to mobilize their support for the general election as lingering rifts from a hard-fought primary campaign as well as broader tensions among major unions threaten to undermine organized labor's efforts on his...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/315047074/AR... Gas Prices Energizing Va. Senate Race- June 19, 2008 RICHMOND, June 18 -- Senate candidate Mark R. Warner said Wednesday that the U.S. government needs to get tougher with OPEC and better regulate investors speculating in the oil market to drive down gas prices.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/315882287/AR... Libertarian Candidate Barr Blasts McCain- June 18, 2008 Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee, offered a scathing critique of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) today and predicted he would garner substantial conservative Republican support in a handful of battleground states critical to McCain in his campaign against Democratic Sen. Barack Oba...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/314870341/AR... |