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.Gore Gives Backing to Obama- June 17, 2008 DETROIT, June 16 -- Former vice president Al Gore finally stepped forward to endorse Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Monday night, telling a crowd of thousands at a hockey arena, "Take it from me -- elections matter."http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/313451793/AR... McCain Seeks to End Offshore Drilling Ban- June 17, 2008 Sen. John McCain called yesterday for an end to the federal ban on offshore oil drilling, offering an aggressive response to high gasoline prices and immediately drawing the ire of environmental groups that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has courted for months.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/313498008/AR... In China, Fascination With Obama's Skin Color- June 17, 2008 BEIJING, June 16 -- America may be discussing whether Barack Obama is tough enough to field a 3 a.m. phone call, but for the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, the real issue is his race.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/313451794/AR... Groups Push to Restore Va. Felons' Voting Rights- June 17, 2008 RICHMOND -- Civic and social organizations are teaming with Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to try to add thousands of nonviolent offenders to the voting rolls in time for the November election, a move that has angered Republicans who say the effort is designed to help Democratic Sen. Barack Obama...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/313834037/AR... McCain Denounces Detainee Ruling- June 14, 2008 PEMBERTON, N.J., June 13 -- Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Friday forcefully sided with President Bush in condemning the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to grant access to federal courts for the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, potentially muddying his reputation as a critic of the a...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/311528253/AR... Court Deems Campaign Finance Rules Too Weak- June 14, 2008 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled yesterday that the Federal Election Commission has failed to adequately enforce key aspects of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance restructuring that Congress passed six years ago, and urged the FEC to write new rules that help...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/311528254/AR... A GOP Congressional Candidate's Lonely Voice- June 13, 2008 No Republican has captured more than 25 percent of the vote in Maryland's 4th Congressional District since its boundaries, twisting through Montgomery and Prince George's counties, were redrawn not long before the congressional election in 1992.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/311528255/AR... McCain, Obama Clash on Economy- June 11, 2008 ST. LOUIS, June 10 -- Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain outlined on Tuesday sharply different approaches on how to revive the nation's economy and provide aid to struggling workers, giving voters a clear choice on the issue that Americans say they are most concerned about.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/309303845/AR... Obama's Choice of Insider Draws Fire- June 11, 2008 Last month, Sen. Barack Obama turned to James A. Johnson, a former Fannie Mae chief executive and Washington insider since the Carter administration, to lead the vetting of potential running mates for the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/309303844/AR... The Reformers As Fundraisers- June 10, 2008 Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are turning their undivided attention to the general election this week, loading their schedules with fundraising events that will fuel their campaign through the summer. But advisers to the White House hopefuls are also working feverishly to square their carefu...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/elections/index_xml/~3/308453516/AR... |