Obama Fundraiser Sets Sights on Texas House Races
Alexa Wesner caught Obamania before it became fashionable. The West Lake Hills woman, who's known Barack Obama since he ran for the U.S. Senate four years ago, has slogged through the snows of Iowa, exceeded her goal of raising $250,000 for his presidential campaign (she's got a similar target for the fall election), hosted a couple of local Obama fundraisers and dined with the candidate's wife last fall on a trip to London.
A Win by McCain Could Push a Split Court to Right
by Robert Barnes
For much of its term, the Supreme Court muted last year's noisy dissents, warmed to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.'s vision of narrow, incremental decisions and continued a slow but hardly steady move to the right.
Obama Plots to Reverse DeLay's Plot
Barack Obama, in his own fashion, wants to be the next Tom DeLay. He is plotting to convert the Texas congressional map to his party, just as DeLay did four years ago.
McCain Seeks to Reassure Conservatives in Ohio
Sen. John McCain, who has struggled to win the trust of evangelical voters, met privately Thursday in Ohio with several influential social conservatives who have been critical of him -- and impressed them, while telling them only some of what they wanted to hear.
Obama Faces Online Backlash for Centrist Views
Barack Obama is facing a rebellion from the liberal blogosphere that helped him lock up the Democratic presidential nomination.
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