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Oct 31, 2007 12:24 PM CDT

It's Down to Rudy and Mitt

Weekly Standard scribe says no other GOP candidate has a ‘credible scenario’

(Newser) - The baffling race for the GOP nomination is now down to two, argues the Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes: Only Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani have what really matters in the primary fight—“credible” paths to victory. Mitt’s the early-state favorite, the man to beat if he captures...

Obama Looks
for Gospel Lift

Oct 29, 2007 7:30 PM CDT

Obama Looks for Gospel Lift

But tour isn't attracting the young believers who fueled his early campaign

(Newser) - Barack Obama's three-city South Carolina gospel tour kicked off over the weekend, with hopes that a little soul would lift his swooning numbers along with spirits. If the goal was, as one local supporter put it, to "get these young folks re-fired up," it wasn't happening at the...

'Candidates'
Spar Over SC Credentials

Oct 29, 2007 10:55 AM CDT

'Candidates' Spar Over SC Credentials

Colbert, Edwards both claim favorite-son bragging rights

(Newser) - With Stephen Colbert kicking off his presidential campaign spoof in South Carolina yesterday, things got a little heated between the Comedy Central star and John Edwards, the state's other favorite-son contender. Colbert accused Edwards of having abandoned the Palmetto State at the age of 1; the Edwards folks shot back...

Colbert Nation Rules Facebook

Oct 29, 2007 4:30 AM CDT

Colbert Nation Rules Facebook

Fictional presidential campaign rocks online fans

(Newser) - The Facebook group "1,000,000 Strong for Stephen T. Colbert" reached a million members in just over a week, making the organization devoted to the comedian's phony presidential campaign the fastest-growing political group in the four-year history of the social networking site.

Primary Leapfroggers Will Lose Half of Delegates: GOP

Oct 23, 2007 4:58 PM CDT

Primary Leapfroggers Will Lose Half of Delegates: GOP

RNC vows to penalize 5 states

(Newser) - Five state delegations will lose half their votes if they hold their primaries, as currently scheduled, before the official start date of February 5, the RNC ruled yesterday. The party’s national chairman said the penalty shouldn’t come as a surprise, because the 2008 rules were adopted at the...

Black Women Face Tough Choice

Oct 14, 2007 2:22 PM CDT

Black Women Face Tough Choice

(Newser) - South Carolina’s real Democratic debate is going down in the hair salon, where the New York Times informally polled black women on their split allegiances to Hillary and Obama. Maternal fondness for Barack may work against him—one won’t vote for him because “I fear that they...

South Carolina Black Women Key for Dems

Sep 26, 2007 12:39 PM CDT

South Carolina Black Women Key for Dems

Early primary could make or break Obama in battle with Clinton

(Newser) - The Jan. 29 Democratic primary in South Carolina might come down to black women, the Los Angeles Times reports. Half of Democratic voters in the state are African American, and most of those are female—40% of whom have yet to pick a horse. That decision may hinge largely on...

Clinton, Obama Oppose Primary Leapfrogging

Sep 2, 2007 12:32 PM CDT

Clinton, Obama Oppose Primary Leapfrogging

Candidates bow to pressure from states protecting their early primaries

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama joined three of their presidential rivals yesterday in pledging not to campaign in states that have defied Democratic primary rules by pushing their primaries to early 2008. In recent weeks, Michigan and Florida have announced votes before February 5, challenging the first dibs the party...

Teen Contestant All Over Map
in Geo Gaffe

Aug 28, 2007 4:36 AM CDT

Teen Contestant All Over Map in Geo Gaffe

Miss SC explains rambling response to 'US Americans'

(Newser) - Miss South Carolina Teen USA will have a second crack at answering the question that made her an internet laughing stock. Asked why some Americans cannot locate the US on a map, she launched into a rambling response, referring to “US Americans," South Africa and “the Iraq....

Fattest States in America

Aug 27, 2007 8:36 PM CDT

Fattest States in America

(Newser) - The Trust for America's Health has come out with its fourth annual report on obesity. And the losers are:

Mississippi
West Virginia
Alabama

Obama Needs
to Try On a
Blue Collar

Aug 13, 2007 12:35 PM CDT

Obama Needs to Try On a Blue Collar

Dem struggles to overcome ‘arugula’ rep

(Newser) - Barack Obama is having trouble appealing to the more downscale wing of the Democratic Party, a problem on display in a recent Iowa farm appearance in which the Chicagoan complained about the price of arugula at Whole Foods. More a “wine track” than a “beer track” candidate, Obama...

Heat Wave Bakes Southeast

Aug 10, 2007 12:42 PM CDT

Heat Wave Bakes Southeast

Region reaches for the iced tea as temps shatter records

(Newser) - A heat wave brought record high temperatures to much of the Southeast yesterday, with highs of over 100 degrees recorded in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Kentucky. Excessive heat warnings ruled the day, prompting the National Weather Service to urge people to stay inside in air-conditioning and drink plenty of fluids,...

South Carolina Prompts Primary Chaos

Aug 9, 2007 5:14 AM CDT

South Carolina Prompts Primary Chaos

SC to jump to January, pushing primary schedule as early as December

(Newser) - South Carolina's Republican Party is about to shift its primary to January 19, triggering a chain reaction of primary rescheduling that is infuriating candidates and campaign managers, the Washington Post reports. The New Hampshire primary will likely be rescheduled for early January and the Iowa caucuses as early as December....

YouTube Asks, Dems Respond

Jul 24, 2007 6:35 AM CDT

YouTube Asks, Dems Respond

Voters call the shots as candidates answer their questions directly

(Newser) - Voters put questions directly to the Democratic presidential candidates last night, thanks to 3,000 citizens who submitted questions to YouTube. CNN selected and played 39 of the homemade videos, in which regular Americans—including a lesbian couple, a singer, and a snowman—created an unprecedented debate format. The candidates...

Fallen Firefighters Mourned

Jun 22, 2007 4:24 PM CDT

Fallen Firefighters Mourned

Thousands attend SC ceremony for 9 killed in blaze

(Newser) - Thousands of firefighters from across the country gathered today for a memorial ceremony honoring their nine colleagues who died Monday battling a blaze in Charleston, SC. Their chief shared humorous stories about the men, adding a personal touch to a formal affair. A column of firetrucks snaked through the...

For Giuliani, Things Go Better Without Coke

Jun 20, 2007 9:45 AM CDT

For Giuliani, Things Go Better Without Coke

Campaign axes SC chairman in wake of federal drug rap

(Newser) - The South Carolina state treasurer's drug problem is reverberating in New York, where the Giuliani campaign severed ties with volunteer state chairman Thomas Ravenel after his indictment yesterday on federal cocaine-trafficking charges. The campaign said the real estate millionaire "has stepped down from his volunteer responsibilities," and the...

SC Blaze Kills 9 Firefighters

Jun 19, 2007 8:17 AM CDT

SC Blaze Kills 9 Firefighters

Roof of Charleston furniture store collapses

(Newser) - Nine firefighters died last night when the roof of a burning furniture store in Charleston, SC, collapsed in what one onlooker described as a "30-foot tornado of flames." The mayor said no city firefighter had died on the job in his 30 years in office, and to "...

Musical McCain Becomes YouTube Hit

Apr 20, 2007 11:59 AM CDT

Musical McCain Becomes YouTube Hit

But "bomb bomb Iran" joke may be tone-deaf political move

(Newser) - If John McCain fails in his presidential bid, he may have a future in karaoke. The senator-turned-songbird's impromptu performance of "Bomb Bomb Iran"—set to the tune of the Beach Boys classic "Barbara Ann"—at a South Carolina campaign rally has picked up 118,000 YouTube...