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Feb 27, 2008 12:10 PM CST

'Jackie Moon' Plugs Old Spice

Jocular tie-in to Will Ferrell character to revamp brand

(Newser) - In its latest move to shed its image as a '70s relic, Old Spice has hired a '70s relic as its spokesman: the Afro-ed, headband-sporting basketball player Jackie Moon. Old Spice hopes Moon, a Will Ferrell character starring in the upcoming Semi-Pro, will attract the coveted young male demographic with...

Howard Dean, Shadow of His Former Self

OPINION

Feb 18, 2008 9:20 PM CST

Howard Dean, Shadow of His Former Self

Dems now need the scream that ruined him, TNR scribe argues

(Newser) - The Howard Dean who once shocked Washington is now a model of docility, “unwilling or afraid to confront the establishment that was once so afraid of him," the New Republic’s Eve Fairbanks argues. The Democratic National Committee chair is also the wrong man for a bitter primary...

Clinton, Obama Bicker About How to Count Superdelegates

Feb 17, 2008 9:55 AM CST

Clinton, Obama Bicker About How to Count Superdelegates

He says obey voter will; she wants autonomy

(Newser) - As superdelegates appear ever more likely to play a deciding role in the Dems' hotly contested primary battle, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are pushing very different visions of how they should decide how to vote, the Washington Post reports. Obama wants them to follow the will of voters in...

Clinton U-Turns on Michigan, Florida Ban

Jan 26, 2008 4:46 PM CST

Clinton U-Turns on Michigan, Florida Ban

Says delegates should count after all; most would be hers

(Newser) - The Dems punished Michigan and Florida for slating their primaries early, but yesterday Hillary Clinton said she wants their delegates to count after all, Reuters reports. As the only Dem on last week's Michigan ballot and the front-runner in Tuesday's Florida's primary, she would reap nearly all 350 delegates at...

Mitt-mentum: How Far Will It Go?

Jan 16, 2008 11:09 AM CST

Mitt-mentum: How Far Will It Go?

Michigan win showed Romney in his element; can he sustain it nationally?

(Newser) - Mitt Romney finally got his gold medal last night in Michigan, but the win has analysts wondering whether his home-state comeback can carry the country. Michigan was, after all, the land of his father, a three-term governor in the Big Three's glory days; there was a nostalgic haze around the...

McCain Blasts Mailer Attacking War Record

Jan 16, 2008 9:39 AM CST

McCain Blasts Mailer Attacking War Record

Confident he'll win SC, dismisses claim he sold out fellow POWs

(Newser) - Citing "deceitful smear tactics" by "fringe elements," John McCain's campaign is on the offensive against a flier circulating in South Carolina attacking his war record—an echo of the attacks that derailed his 2000 candidacy. The flier, sent to some 80 newspaper editors, claims McCain betrayed his...

Romney Wins on Economic Woes

Jan 16, 2008 6:40 AM CST

Romney Wins on Economic Woes

Romney takes Michigan with promise to fight for jobs

(Newser) - Mitt Romney campaigned in Michigan as a favorite son, but he beat John McCain by persuading voters he could bring jobs back to the beleaguered state, the Wall Street Journal reports. Romney sold himself as a business executive who could end Michigan's "one-state recession." He was quick to...

GOP Field Lacks Frontrunner

Jan 16, 2008 3:45 AM CST

GOP Field Lacks Frontrunner

Three states, 3 winners—and there could soon be 5

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's Michigan win leaves the outlook for the GOP as muddied as before, writes the New York Times. So far in the race, three different Republican candidates have won three different states appealing to three different sets of voters. With South Carolina and Nevada voting this weekend, the GOP...

Clinton
Beats Back
'Uncommitted'

Jan 16, 2008 3:10 AM CST

Clinton Beats Back 'Uncommitted'

68% of blacks picked no one over Hillary, bad news for fight in South

(Newser) - Democratic presidential candidate Hilary Clinton beat off a challenge in yesterday's Michigan primary from a new tough contender—the "uncommitted" choice that 40% of voters checked off to the 55% who voted for the New York senator. Blacks and young voters favored "uncommitted," which is largely viewed...

Romney Wins Michigan Primary

Jan 15, 2008 8:06 PM CST

Romney Wins Michigan Primary

State's native son gets much-needed victory to salvage campaign

(Newser) - Native son Mitt Romney won the Michigan primary tonight, salvaging his campaign and scrambling the Republican race anew, MSNBC reports. With 99% of returns in, Romney had 39% of the vote, John McCain 30%, and Mike Huckabee 16%. Ron Paul finished a distant fourth, but he had nearly as many...

Romney Gets Personal in Michigan

Jan 13, 2008 10:04 PM CST

Romney Gets Personal in Michigan

Will candidate's more emotional touch save his campaign?

(Newser) - You can go home again, Mitt Romney is finding in Michigan, where the GOP presidential candidate has adopted a softer approach as he vies for a badly needed primary victory in the state where he was born and raised and his father was governor. Voters are responding to the more...

Romney Leads McCain in Michigan: Poll

Jan 13, 2008 6:30 AM CST

Romney Leads McCain in Michigan: Poll

Favored by voters who cite economy & jobs as top concerns

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has grabbed an 8-point lead over closest rival John McCain heading into the Michigan primary, according to the latest MSNBC/McClatchy poll of the state's voters. Romney needs the good news: he has reduced advertising in South Carolina and staked his continuing candidacy on Michigan. The poll puts Romney...

Needing Win, Romney Attacks McCain in Mich.

Jan 12, 2008 6:45 PM CST

Needing Win, Romney Attacks McCain in Mich.

Home state victory crucial for hopeful after Iowa, NH finishes

(Newser) - After huge cash infusions won him second place in Iowa and New Hampshire, Mitt Romney is seizing on hopes for economic—and campaign—rejuvenation in his home state of Michigan, the Chicago Tribune reports. In a GM plant where 200 workers were just laid off, Romney attacked policies today that...

GOP Headliners Blitz Michigan Ahead of Vote

Jan 10, 2008 3:44 PM CST

GOP Headliners Blitz Michigan Ahead of Vote

Romney, on familiar ground, makes last stand; McCain upbeat

(Newser) - Its primary set for Tuesday, the Republican presidential front-runners have been rallying in Michigan, where economic issues are taking center stage. John McCain proposed a training program for workers whose jobs have been eliminated. Mitt Romney is playing up family connections in the state his father once governed; wife Ann...

Wounded Romney Vows Fight

Jan 9, 2008 11:46 AM CST

Wounded Romney Vows Fight

Supporters crest-fallen, candidate faces critical Michigan hurdle

(Newser) - Rushing through a 7-minute concession speech last night after he came in a disappointing second again, Mitt Romney turned immediately to Michigan, which looks like make-or-break for the former governor. Aides blamed the loss on the mauling Romney got in anti-endorsements in New Hampshire newspapers, and “authenticity” issues they...

Big Mac Back From the Brink

Jan 9, 2008 3:44 AM CST

Big Mac Back From the Brink

Wheels are back on the 'Straight Talk Express'

(Newser) - After his national operation was dismantled last summer for lack of funds, John McCain's aides thought New Hampshire would be just a trip down memory lane before results drove the final nail in his campaign's coffin. Instead, the Arizona senator now finds himself arguably the GOP frontrunner after his big...

Romney: 'I Am Feeling Awfully Darn Good'

Jan 8, 2008 6:45 PM CST

Romney: 'I Am Feeling Awfully Darn Good'

But he stresses Mich. and SC races in case he loses in NH

(Newser) - Hopeful he will win the hearts of New Hampshire's undecided, GOP candidate Mitt Romney was effusive and optimistic about tonight's primary. But the ex-Massachusetts governor stressed upcoming races in case he loses here. He vowed to "connect with Michigan," where his father was governor and where he travels...

After NH, What’s Next?

Jan 7, 2008 8:36 PM CST

After NH, What’s Next?

Ethnic blocs come into play in Mich., SC, Nev.; hopefuls will have to bear down on issues

(Newser) - After tomorrow's New Hampshire primary separates the early winners from losers, the trail will change radically, the New York Times reports. South Carolina, Nevada, and Florida will bring more diverse racial demographics into play and turn up the heat on bread-and-butter issues. "All of a sudden you’re playing...

Police: Wife Aimed at Hubby But Decked TV

Dec 19, 2007 5:10 AM CST

Police: Wife Aimed at Hubby But Decked TV

'He pushed me over the edge,' says woman

(Newser) - A Michigan woman allegedly aiming a gun at her husband killed the couple’s flat-screen TV instead, the Detroit Free Press reports. The woman, 61, explained to a police dispatcher that her husband "pushed me over the edge" but insisted she wasn't trying to hurt him. She said her...

Label to Die for: 'Danger—
Avoid Death'

Dec 13, 2007 1:35 PM CST

Label to Die for: 'Danger— Avoid Death'

Bizarre caution nails wacky warning contest

(Newser) - Turns out creators of the bizarrely macabre warning posted on a tractor—"Danger: Avoid Death"—didn't make such a grave mistake after all. The warning was so peculiar that it won the 11th annual Wacky Warning Label Contest, an event run by a lawsuit abuse group. Second...