All Blog Posts from From The Road

(NEW YORK) Barack Obama made his way to New York City tonight, with Hillary Clinton and Caroline Kennedy by his side. The three were heading to fund-raisers for Obama, and in part, for Clinton. The goal of the evening was to gather contributions for Clinton’s primary debt, but Obama almost forgot to ask for donations for his former opponent.

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From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro:

NEW YORK -- Vice President Dick Cheney attended a fund-raising dinner tonight for New York Republicans, which at one point was led by a pastor’s prayer that went after Barack Obama and his former controversial pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Monsignor James Lisante, a local religious leader from Long Island, prayed to God as he attacked Obama.

“Please Lord, tell Senator Obama that maybe change is a good thing,” prayed Lisante. “And maybe he should think about changing his favorite preacher.”

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From CBS News' Dante Higgins

NEW YORK -- On John McCain's 13th appearance on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," the two men joked about the new members of candidate's entourage since he's become the expected Republican nominee.

"I cannot tell you the difference. Normally you show up. It's you, your bookie, a couple of other guys. You have a security detail now. This is serious business," Stewart said. McCain recently acquired protection but held off for as long as he could.

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From CBS News' Dante Higgins:

DETROIT – Calling the New York Times article a “smear” and “deeply unfair,” an adviser to John McCain said a story in The New Republic about the machinations behind the scenes of the Times precipitated the printing of today’s story.

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