July 08, 2008

"Sen. Barack Obama should lead the fight against legislation giving the president authority to bypass the Constitution in spying on Americans," says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee. "Without his leadership, the bill is certain to pass with Democratic as well as Republican support." Unfortunately, notes Barr, "these days no one is surprised when Republican legislators refuse to support the Fourth Amendment, but many Democrats are no better, including the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee." Full release

Today, Barack Obama Launched The First Negative Ad In The General Election By Either Campaign: Time's "The Page" Blog Headline: "Obama Attacks McCain On Gas Prices In New TV Spot" (Mark Halperin, "Obama Attacks McCain On Gas Prices In New TV Spot," Time's "The Page" Blog, thepage.time.com, 7/8/08) FLASHBACK: Obama Pledged He's "Not Going To Go Around Doing Negative Ads" Full release

As he campaigns this week on his economic tour, John McCain is desperately trying to convince America's families that he stands with them. But when it comes to the cost of health care, one of the most pressing economic issues Americans are facing today, it's going to be a tall order.
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Scott P. Serota, president and chief executive officer of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, issued the following statement today in response to the launch of a new healthcare coalition, Health Care America Now. Full release

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today about Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's call for a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq: "President Bush refuses to heed the clear warnings of our military leaders about the harmful impact the war in Iraq is having on the readiness of our armed forces and our country's ability to fight the real war on terrorism in Afghanistan and around the world." Full release

It's only Tuesday, but already the week isn't going so well for John McCain. Yesterday, Senator McCain rolled out his "Bush on Steroids" economic plan which the Wall Street Journal called a "repackage proposals he has already outlined." But rather than strengthen the economy and provide tax relief for hard-working families, Senator McCain's plan is more of the same tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy that will take our country further into debt and not do anything to help the Middle Class. Full release

On Day Two of John McCain's "Jobs First" tour, the Democratic National Committee today launched a new website that highlights McCain's fuzzy math and the impact of his out of touch economic agenda on the families hit hardest by the economic downturn. Despite the McCain campaign's claim that he will balance the budget by the end of his first term, the new website -- http://mccainmath.com -- demonstrates that McCain's economic agenda will mean trillions of dollars in new debt and the math just doesn't add up. The site also highlights the fact that Senator McCain has not offered any new economic stimulus package since his outrageous claim that our nation had made "great progress economically" under President Bush's leadership. Full release

The Democrats' Budget Would Raise Taxes On Individuals Earning $32,000 Or More. "Under both Democratic plans, tax rates would increase by 3 percentage points for each of the 25 percent, 28 percent and 33 percent brackets. At present, the 25 percent bracket begins at $31,850 for individuals and $63,700 for married couples. The 35 percent bracket on incomes over $349,700 would jump to 39.6 percent." (Andrew Taylor, "Presidential Hopefuls To Vote On Budget," The Associated Press, 3/13/08) Full release

The following Op-Ed by Bob Herbert is being issued by the Republican National Committee: In one of the numbers from "Fiddler on the Roof," Tevye sings, with a mixture of emotions: "We haven't got the man ... we had when we began." ... [B]arack Obama went out of his way to create the impression that he was a new kind of political leader -- more honest, less cynical and less relentlessly calculating than most. ... Full release

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