Politics and Election News

• White House, Candidates Plot Smooth Transfer of Power - WSJ
• McCain Puts New Strategist Atop Campaign - Washington Post
• Obama Picks Up Fundraising Pace - New York Times
• McCain Works the Room, One Meeting At a Time - Los Angeles Times
• Hostage Rescue a Happy Coincidence for McCain - New York Times
• Evangelicals Discuss Supporting McCain - Associated Press
• Obama Makes Call for Service - Rocky Mountain News
• McCain Arrives in Mexico to Discuss Free Trade - Reuters
• Obama Fans Sweat It Out For Tickets - Fargo Forum
• The Road to the White House is Now Mapped - Los Angeles Times
• RNC Set to Run First Ad of the Campaign - Associated Press
• McCain Denies Roughing Up Sandinista - Associated Press
• Left Intensifies Pressure on Lieberman - The Hill

• Obama Got Home Loan Discount - Washington Post
• How Bush's Ratings Complicate McCain's Run - Wall Street Journal
• Obama Calls For More Faith-Based Funding - Chicago Tribune
• Obama Letter Puts Gay Rights at Forefront - San Francisco Chronicle
• McCain, Obama Queitly Take Stands on Marriage Issue - Los Angeles Times
• Improve Human Rights, McCain Tells Colombian President - New York Times
• Clark Refuses to Back Off McCain Critique - Associated Press
• McCain Talks to Sheriffs - Indianapolis Star
• Obama Heads to Colorado Springs - The Gazette
• McCain Not Fundraising Down-Ballot - The Hill
• Dems Criticize Oil Despite Holding Stock - The Hill

• McCain Heads To Colombia Today - New York Times
• Obama Defends His Patriotism - Chicago Tribune
• NRA Gathers Ammo Against Obama - The Politico
• Obama and Bill Clinton Talk - New York Times
• Obama Doubles McCain in Wall Street Money - New York Daily News
• Lobbying Loophole Funds Conventions - The Politico
• McCain Ready to Hammer Away for Pa. Votes - USA Today
• Romney Tops McCain Veep List - The Politico
• Clinton Supporters Face Trouble from Their Districts - New York Times
• Does Obama's Rise Mean Less Clout for Centrists? - McClatchy
• Boeing, Lockheed May Lose as Obama, McCain Reject Big Weapons - Bloomberg
• McCain's Energy Record is On/Off - Los Angeles Times

• Clark Hits McCain's Military Credentials - The Politico
• McCain Gets Praise, Not Backing, From Grahams - New York Times
• Michelle Obama: 'I Don't Want To Be a Distraction' - USA Today
• In Flag City, USA, False Obama Rumors Are Flying - Washington Post
• McCain Impresses Franklin Graham - Citizen-Times
• GOP Sharpens Attacks on Obama - Washington Post
• DLC Ready to Back Obama - Associated Press
• McCain on the Defensive About Spending - Associated Press

• McCain and Obama Court Latino Voters - The Politico
• Obama Plans Meetings With World Leaders - Washington Post
• McCain, Iraq President Say Progress Being Made - Associated Press
• Obama Supporters Take Middle Name as Their Own - New York Times
• For McCain, Airline Interior as Campaign Motif - New York Times
• McCain, Obama Would Return Humor to the White House - Bloomberg
• New Political Geography in the Virginias - Washington Post
• Richardson Rips McCain on Offshore Drilling - The Hill
• Political Freelancers Join the Web Attack - New York Times

• Clinton, Obama Stress Party Unity - N.H. Union Leader
• McCain Talks Trade with Autoworkers - Associated Press
• GOP Hopes to Keep Guns in the Spotlight - The Hill
• Hagel Says He Has No Plans to Back McCain - Bloomberg
• Candidates Get Little Help From Frist, Santorum - USA Today
• Delegate Who Said She'd Vote For McCain In A Fight - Associated Press
• Clinton Brings Obama to Hispanic Voters - The Hill
• Prosecutors Held Back on Using Obama's Name - Chicago Sun-Times
• Obama To Visit Walter Reed - The Politico

• Obama, Clinton Join Together for Unity - Washington Post
• Obama Hedges on Gun Ruling - Chicago Tribune
• McCain Focuses on Undecideds - Cincinnati Enquirer
• N.H. Clintonites Slow to Warm to Obama - McClatchy
• Obama's Cool Masks Competitiveness - Bloomberg
• Obama Leads in Key Battlegrounds - Wall Street Journal
• Latino Vote Up For Grabs - USA Today
• Obama: 'I Bit My Tongue' Against Clinton - The Hill
• Obama Donates $4,600 to Clinton - Associated Press
• Michelle Obama Campaigns in N.H. - New Hampshire Union Leader
• Supremes Strike Down 'Millionaire's Amendment' - New York Times
• Earmarks Persists in 2009 Spending Bills - New York Times
• Tempers Flare Over Off-Shore Drilling - The Politico

• Delicate Talks in Party Unification - New York Times
• Obama Meets with Auto Executives - Wall Street Journal
• McCain Adviser Finds Success Mixing Money, Politics - Washington Post
• Netroots Feel Jilted By Obama's FISA Stand - The Politico
• Judge Refuses to Block Florida Voter Law - Associated Press
• McCain Hosts Tele-Meeting with S. Fla. Voters - Miami Herald
• Budweiser Deal Puts Pressure on McCain - The Hill
• Obama Disagrees With Court on Child Rape Case - Associated Press
• Sen. Smith An Uninvited Ride on Obama's Coattails - Washington Post
• Sebelius Says GOP Will Play Race Card - Kansas City Star
• Portman Raises $100k for McCain - Politicker Ohio
• Chet Edwards Wouldn't Turn Down VP - The Hill
• On the Web, McCain Supporters Face Uphill Battle - Washington Post
• 99 Senators Offer Up Mortgage Details - The Politico

• Obama Assails McCain Energy Plan - New York Times
• McCain Campaign Seeks Independents for Town Halls - USA Today
• McCain Plans Greener Government - Washington Post
• Clinton Returns to the Senate - New York Times
• Turnout Boost Could Favor Obama - Chicago Tribune
• Obama Hits Up Hollywood For Cash - Associated Press
• Obama Asks Donors to Help With Clinton Debt - Associated Press
• Economists Like McCain's EBay Job Model - Bloomberg
• Clinton Expected to Play 'Big Role' in Obama Campaign - Bloomberg
• Defending Obama, Pelosi Cites Own Disagreements With Pastors - The Hill
• Senate Confirms FEC Nominees - The Hill

• Dobson Accuses Obama of "Distorting" the Bible - Associated Press
• Aide: Terror Strike Would Help McCain - Washington Post
• Obama, Clinton to Unite Friday in Unity, NH - N.H. Union-Leader
• Obama Tacks Toward Center - The Hill
• McCain Touts Energy Plan - San Francisco Chronicle
• Obama Rallies Support in Duke City - Santa Fe New Mexican
• Obama and McCain Go West for Votes - Los Angeles Times
• McCain's Energy Prize Sparks Buzz - USA Today
• Obama Campaign Retires Presidential Seal - Associated Press
• Obama Leads in South Florida - Miami Herald
• Bush, Clinton Economic Legacies At Stake in '08 - Bloomberg
• Presidential Politics Play Out in Place with No Stop Light - New Hampshire Union Leader
• Cinton Returns to Senate Earlier Than Expected - The Hill
• Drilling Lobby Makes New Friends - The Hill

• Obama Campaign Closely Linked to Ethanol - New York Times
• Hometown's Image a Risk for Obama - Chicago Tribune
• McCain Proposes $300 Million Prize for New Auto Battery - AP
• Brokaw To Host "Meet the Press" - New York Times
• Obama Targets Energy Speculators - Washington Post
• First Obama Attack Book in the Works - The Politico
• Obama Walks Fine Line With Muslims - Wall Street Journal
• Gore May Need to Work Hometown for Obama Support - Associated Press
• Three Women Who Might Join the GOP Ticket - The Politico
• Candidates Try To Pin Other With "Flip-Flop' Label - The Hill
• Biden Says Obama's Move Puts Financing System at Risk - Bloomberg

• 3 in 10 Americans Admit Race Bias - Washington Post
• Obama Plans National Ad Push - New York Times
• Split Electorate Puts Obama Narrowly Ahead - USA Today
• Obama, McCain Quarrel Over Flood Prevention - The Hill
• Obama Urges Mayors to Focus on Urban Growth - New York Times
• Is Webb Obama's Answer to McCain - Chicago Tribune
• Ohio Democrats Get Pro-Obama Message - Associated Press
• Wife's Beer Company Could Cause Headaches for McCain - Los Angeles Times

• McCain, GOP Best Obama, Dems in May Fundraising - McClatchy
• Sen. Webb Emerges as Military Point Man - Wall Street Journal
• Obama Meets Governors, Talks Unity - Chicago Tribune
• McCain Defends NAFTA - Washington Post
• Ready To Attack Obama, If Some Money Arrives - New York Times
• In Florida, Bloomberg Blasts Obama Rumor - New York Times
• Union: Respect, Don't Vote For McCain - Chicago Tribune
• RNC Raises $24 Million, NRCC Continues to Struggle - The Hill
• Obama, Clinton to Campaign Next Week - Reuters
• Swift Boat Groups May Bloom After Obama Decision - Bloomberg
• Hagel Says He'd Consider Obama VP Offer - Associated Press
• Clinton Vets Give Thoughts On How Obama Can Win Ohio - Politicker

• Obama Rejects Public Funds - Washington Post
• Obama's Decision a Threat to Financing System - New York Times
• McCain Woos Independents in Minnesota - Star Tribune
• McCain Inspects Damage - Des Moines Register
• Culver Aides Requested McCain Cancel Trip - Associated Press
• McCain Exports Trade Debate to Canada - USA Today
• Webb Splits with Obama on Drilling - The Hill
• McCain Meets with Hispanic Leaders - Associated Press
• Obama Weighs Edwards, Nunn as Running Mates - Associated Press
• Heal Now, Obama Tells CBC - The Hill

• Obama Campaign Tightens Control of Access - New York Times
• Obama: U.S. Should Avoid Making bin Laden a Martyr - Reuters
• McCain Stops in Southwest Missouri - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• McCain Wants 45 New Nuclear Reactors - New York Times
• 1,500 Gather at Russert Memorial - Washington Post
• Change? Obama's Foreign Policy Team is Clinton's Old Hands - McClatchy
• Muslim Calls Out Obama After Rally Snub - Detroit Free Press
• Rumsfeld Repays McCain, Doesn't Back Candidate - The Hill
• McCain Wins Support as Last Best Hope - Bloomberg
• AFL-CIO To Endorse Obama in Weeks - Associated Press
• Specter of 2000 Could Haunt Obama - The Politico
• GAO Questions Tanker Deal - The Politico