April 30, 2008

Results from the Dow Jones Insight-2008 Presidential Election Media Pulse show that with the contentious Pennsylvania primary at a close, the Democratic presidential candidates are focused on "electability" as their ticket to the White House shrugging off any GOP jabs of being "elitist." As the remaining states will be fierce battlegrounds for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama up until the Democratic National Convention, the two look to prove that they can connect to the working class and their constituencies. Full release

Speaker Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement in the wake of the new numbers showing anemic economic growth (0.6 percent) and the Federal Reserve Board's decision to cut a key interest rate by a quarter percentage point: "Today's economic news and action by the Federal Reserve are further evidence that the economy is weak and that we must do much more to help families struggling with the rising prices of gas, groceries, college tuition, and health care.
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FACTS: The Full Quote From Sen. McCain Shows That He Was Talking About A Non-Combat Presence. Sen. McCain: "[I] don't think Americans are concerned if we're there for 100 years or 1,000 years or 10,000 years. What they care about is a sacrifice of our most precious treasure, and that's American blood. So what I'm saying is look, if Americans are there in a support role, but they're not taking casualties, that's fine." (CBS's "Face The Nation," 1/6/08) Full release

A new poll released today shows that two-thirds of all U.S. adults (66%) believe it is important that the next president of the United States have a policy which addresses climate change. Almost half, or 44%, believe it is extremely or very important, and only 14% believe it is not at all important. A significant majority of Americans -- sixty-three percent (63%) of U.S. adults -- say it is important that the new president, soon after taking office, initiates strong action to address global warming/climate change. Full release

Jordan's Foreign Minister Dr. Salaheddin Al Bashir met today with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other administration officials during his three-day visit to Washington. Talks focused on Jordan and U.S. efforts to enhance the Annapolis peace process ahead of Secretary Rice's upcoming diplomatic tour and President George W. Bush's visit to the region later next month. Full release

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Robert M. "Mike" Duncan today restated his call for cable networks to pull the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) false and misleading advertisement, "100." As outlined in a letter from the RNC's Legal Counsel to the cable networks, the DNC's ad was debunked yesterday by the nonpartisan FactCheck.org as an attempt to "misrepresent" Senator McCain's words. Full release

John McCain says he's a straight talker who will tell people the truth, not what is politically expedient. But as we've seen from the way he has backed away from his Iraq comments, McCain will try to cover up things he has said when they do him political harm. This week, McCain and the RNC are claiming McCain's comments about keeping our troops in Iraq for one hundred years have been distorted, even though McCain has repeatedly said he has no problem with there being a long-term American troop presence in Iraq. And the RNC is using its lawyer to manufacture baseless legal arguments to stop people from hearing what McCain has said about Iraq because Republicans know he does not have a plan to bring our troops home. Full release

Sen. John McCain Has Proposed Immediate Gas Tax Relief, Which Would Save Americans Over $6 Billion: Sen. John McCain's Gas Tax Relief Would Last From Memorial Day To Labor Day. "Hard-working American families are suffering from higher gasoline prices. John McCain calls on Congress to suspend the 18.4 cent federal gas tax and 24.4 cent diesel tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day." (John McCain For President Website, http://www.johnmccain.com, Accessed 4/22/08) Full release

The following is an editorial from The Wall Street Journal that is being distributed by the Republican National Committee: [J]ohn McCain delivered another speech yesterday on health care that offered a sophisticated set of policies that could lead to some of the most constructive changes to the system in decades. It is good news for his candidacy if Mr. McCain is making space now for political creativity and policy risks. Full release

Five states are currently considering adoption of academic freedom legislation designed to protect teachers who teach both the scientific strengths and weaknesses of evolutionary theory. Introduction of similar legislation is being considered by legislators in several other states, indicating the national scope of this movement. Full release.

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