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All Rights Reserved.Sun, 11 May 2008 10:02:06 EDT15http://www.cbsnews.com/track/rss/sections/politics/washingtonpost/main502223.shtml??source=RSS&http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/common/images/v2/logo_cbsnews_small.gif13623Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/09/politics/washingtonpost/main4081992.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4081992John McCain championed bill that lets an Arizona rancher trade remote grassland and ponderosa pine forest for acres of valuable federally owned property, a land swap that now stands to benefit one of his top fundraisers, the Washington Post reports.Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:01 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/09/politics/washingtonpost/main4081991.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4081991Barack Obama began taking the first steps to unify the fractured Democratic Party for a general-election battle, even as Hillary Clinton continued to insist that she has the backing of a broader coalition, the Washington Post reports.Fri, 09 May 2008 15:26:19 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/09/politics/washingtonpost/main4081994.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4081994How will the Democratic nomination battle end?Thu, 08 May 2008 10:30:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/08/politics/washingtonpost/main4079134.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4079134Barack Obama's aides charged that they would have had an even stronger showing Tuesday were it not for meddling by an unlikely booster of Hillary Clinton: Rush Limbaugh. The Washington Post reports.Wed, 07 May 2008 09:00:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/07/politics/washingtonpost/main4077041.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4077041After results from Indiana and North Carolina failed to change the dynamics of the Democratic race, aides to Hillary Clinton conceded that is was difficult for her to catch Barack Obama, reports the Washington Post.Thu, 08 May 2008 09:30:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/06/politics/washingtonpost/main4073567.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4073567Identifying with the common man has been a requisite in presidential elections for almost two centuries, writes the Washington Post.Mon, 05 May 2008 08:29:11 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/05/politics/washingtonpost/main4069557.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4069557Two days before primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, Hillary Clinton scolded both Barack Obama and "elite opinion" for opposing her proposals to fix the ailing economy, while Obama accused her of political pandering, the Washington Post reports.Fri, 02 May 2008 09:30:24 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/02/politics/washingtonpost/main4064184.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4064184On television he is a cool, articulate spokesman for Barack Obama. But his friends realize that behind his mild-mannered exterior lurks the intense Axelrod they all know -- the fan. The Washington Post reports.Thu, 01 May 2008 09:20:55 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/01/politics/washingtonpost/main4061094.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4061094A growing chorus has labeled a proposal for suspending the federal gasoline tax ineffective and shortsighted, reports the Washington Post.Thu, 01 May 2008 09:50:24 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/01/politics/washingtonpost/main4061097.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4061097With endorsements coming in from California, Iowa and Indiana, Barack Obama pulled even with Hillary Clinton in the race for support on Capitol Hill, as Democratic lawmakers shrugged off his recent struggles, the Washington Post reports.Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:43:14 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/30/politics/washingtonpost/main4057528.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4057528Sen. John McCain rejected calls by his Democratic opponents for universal health coverage, instead offering a market-based solution with an approach similar to a proposal put forth by President Bush last year, the Washington Post reports.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:30:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/29/politics/washingtonpost/main4053401.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4053401Barack Obama again sought to distance himself from the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. after his former pastor capped a media offensive with an appearance in which he revisited many of his most controversial comments, the Washington Post reports.Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:16:47 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/28/politics/washingtonpost/main4048905.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4048905The contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has engaged enough new voters to change the political makeup of the country, experts say. The next several months will reveal the extent of the shift, the Washington Post reports.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:15:56 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/25/politics/washingtonpost/main4044195.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4044195The economic package John McCain has laid out embraces many of the tax policies he once decried, reports the Washington Post.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:20:46 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/25/politics/washingtonpost/main4044688.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4044688Hillary Clinton emphasized her plans to remove combat troops from Iraq and challenged Barack Obama to a debate in North Carolina, as she turned her attention to a state that could upend her hopes of a comeback, the Washington Post reports.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:30:06 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/24/politics/washingtonpost/main4040014.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4040014Democratic leaders resigned themselves to a prolonged and potentially damaging battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, but said they will push for a quick conclusion once the primaries end in early June, the Washington Post reports.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:23 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/24/politics/washingtonpost/main4040018.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4040018John McCain is reaching out to voters in Democratic strongholds to try to build the broad, center-right coalition that aides believe is necessary for him to win. But he is not likely to have an easy time of it, the Washington Post reports.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:00:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/23/politics/washingtonpost/main4036535.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4036535A candidate who rocketed to stardom as the embodiment of a new kind of politics -- hopeful, positive and inspiring -- saw his image tarnished in the bruising fight for Pennsylvania, writes The Washington Post.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:30:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/23/politics/washingtonpost/main4038094.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4038094On the verge of being eliminated and written off by the pundits, Hillary Clinton wins again, writes The Washington Post's Dana Milbank.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:30:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/22/politics/main4033817.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4033817Delegates are more important than the popular vote in today's Pennsylvania primary, writes the Washington Post, which asks -- and answers -- eight questions about today's contest.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:00:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/22/politics/washingtonpost/main4033858.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4033858The Clinton campaign is now shouldering sizable debts to several key consultants and advisers, notes The Washington Post.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:00:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/21/politics/washingtonpost/main4032051.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4032051With liberal groups having built a strong infrastructure, GOP donors are scrambling to catch up with their efforts to influence the election outcome in November, writes The Washington Post.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:00:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/21/politics/washingtonpost/main4029891.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4029891Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday traded accusations of negative campaigning as they headed toward a critical showdown in the Pennsylvania primary.Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:30:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/20/politics/washingtonpost/main4029660.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4029660Since the beginning of McCain's public life, the many witnesses to his temper have had strikingly different reactions to it. Some depict the presumptive Republican nominee for president, as an erratic hothead, others praise a firebrand.Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:00:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/19/politics/washingtonpost/main4029122.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4029122Sitting with friends over 74-cent cups of coffee at the McDonald's here, Bob and Michael Jeanmenne can see more than a few things that might affect their moods.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:30:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/18/politics/washingtonpost/main4026039.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4026039For months, Barack Obama's connection to a former 1960s radical has been a source of growing anger among conservatives. But in Chicago, Bill Ayers is considered mainstream, the Washington Post reports.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:26:11 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/17/politics/washingtonpost/main4021707.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4021707John McCain has become the target of veterans groups pushing hard for more aid and relief for troops returning from conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Washington Post reports.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:30:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/16/politics/washingtonpost/main4019777.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4019777Hillary Rodham Clinton has lost trust among voters, a majority of whom now view her as dishonest, the Washington Post reports.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:00:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/16/politics/washingtonpost/main4019325.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4019325Bloggers revealed that several of the "McCain Family Recipes" listed on John McCain's web site were, in fact, copied word for word from the Food Network, the Washington Post reports.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:37:58 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/15/politics/washingtonpost/main4015262.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4015262John McCain joined in the criticism of Barack Obama for Obama's comments about "bitter" victims of small-town economic distress, while Hillary Clinton weighed in with a tough new ad on the controversy, the Washington Post reports.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:54:28 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/15/politics/washingtonpost/main4015266.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4015266Building strong ties with Catholics -- and Benedict and his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, in particular -- has been a major element of the president's agenda since the 2000 political campaign, the Washington Post reports.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:31:41 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/14/politics/washingtonpost/main4012218.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4012218As abortion foes, Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. and former congressman Timothy J. Roemer are anomalies in the Democratic Party. Yet both are backing Barack Obama, whom one blogger dubbed "the most pro-abortion candidate ever." The Washington Post reports.