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John McCain Picks Up on Theme of Change
Originally posted 09/05/2008 08:00AM
Senator John McCain accepted his party's nomination at the Republican National Convention Thursday in St. Paul with a reach-out to Democrats and independents.
"Despite our differences, much more unites us than divides us," McCain, 72, said in a nod to his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama. "We are fellow Americans, an association that means more to me than any other."
Picking up his opponent's theme of change, the Arizona senator, promising to move beyond "partisan rancor," also vowed to remake Washington – by lowering taxes and stripping the fat from government spending, while mounting a strong national defense.
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Michelle Obama: Sarah Palin's Family Issues a Private Matter
Originally posted 09/04/2008 06:00PM
When it comes to candidates' children, Michelle Obama says both presidential campaigns agree: leave the kids alone.
The wife of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, 47, says on The Ellen DeGeneres Show "one of the reasons why I'm proud of my husband" is his slience about GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's family issues.
"I know that they care about their kids, and we should let them deal with this issue," Michelle Obama, 44, a mother of two young daughters, says in the show scheduled to air Monday. "This shouldn't be an issue for political discussion."
Palin, the running mate of John McCain, announced earlier this week that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter Bristol is five months pregnant.
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Meghan McCain Muses on Possible White House Life
Originally posted 09/03/2008 09:45AM
Has John McCain's daughter, Meghan, already put dibs on a White House bedroom?
That was the question put to the 23-year-old by a cub reporter from
Nickelodeon Tuesday, as the would-be First Daughter unveiled My Dad, John McCain, her illustrated children's book about her
father's life story.
"No," McCain replied to the bedroom query. "But Jenna Bush did show me her room in the White House and it's beautiful." She added with a laugh, "But they're smaller than you might think!"
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John Rich Sings Political Anthem for John McCain
Originally posted 09/02/2008 07:30PM
John Rich is proud of his role as one of the most visible and well-known entertainers at the Republican National Convention this week.
"I'm a young conservative guy and there aren't many of us around," Rich, half of the duo Big & Rich, said before performing his political anthem, "Raisin' McCain," at a benefit for Red Cross Hurricane Relief on Monday night.
Rich, 34, has been campaigning with John McCain and plans to continue through the November election. "I'm very deliberately trying to be out there with my ideas and my music," Rich says. "I respect McCain for his heroism over the years. He stands for the things I value and there aren't many young conservatives like me who make it into the media, so I'm trying to do my part."
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John McCain & Sarah Palin on Shattering the Glass Ceiling
Originally posted 08/29/2008 08:30PM
Even the kids were in the dark.
Meghan McCain, 23, didn't find out until a few hours before the rest of the nation. Track Palin, 19, an Army private on base in Fairbanks, Alaska, got the news in a text message an hour before his mother, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took the stage in Dayton, Ohio, as John McCain's pick to be his running mate. "I said, 'Track! Turn the TV on in an hour,'" Sarah Palin told PEOPLE. "He says, 'What does this mean? Am I going to have to crawl in a hole?' And I said, 'No!' Because he had no idea; he doesn't even know where we
are."
Where they were was the Nutter Center college sports arena in Dayton, Ohio. And PEOPLE was there for an exclusive backstage interview with the McCain and Palin families suddenly joined in the campaign for the White House. Sarah Palin, in ruby red peep-toe platform heels that showed off a pink French-style pedicure, first ducked into a holding room to change the diaper of her just-up-from-a-nap 4 1/2-month-old son, Trig.
The two families were all smiles...
Meghan, what did you tell your father about his selection?
MEGHAN MCCAIN: It's girl power and you know I'm all about that. She's very smart, has a sweet family. Her son's in the military and my brothers are in the military. We have a lot in common. This is my dream choice. I almost started crying on stage – and I am not a crier – when they were talking about this being the anniversary of women's suffrage. I couldn't be more proud. It's also a reinvention of the Republican Party. She's such a cool role model – and she's got great shoes! (Laughs)
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Five Things You Didn't Know About Sarah Palin
Originally posted 08/29/2008 03:45PM
There's a lot to know about Sarah Palin, who is John McCain's surprise pick for his vice president. She's been governor of Alaska for 20 months and served two terms as mayor of her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, all while raising five children. PEOPLE sat down with Palin, 44, recently to discuss her life, career and family.
Here are five things you may not know about her:
• Her youngest son has Down syndrome. When Palin announced to friends after 4-month-old Trig's birth in April that he had been diagnosed with Down syndrome, she wrote them a private e-mail she shares with PEOPLE: "This new person in your life can help everyone put things in perspective and bind us together, and get everyone focused on what really matters ... Those who love him will think less about self and focus less on what the world tells [us] is 'normal' or 'perfect.' "
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John McCain Picks Sarah Palin as Running Mate
Originally posted 08/29/2008 11:00AM
John McCain added to the historic nature of the 2008 presidential race Friday by picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate – only the second woman ever to appear on a major-party presidential ticket.
Palin, 44, beat out a host of better-known candidates for the nod, including Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, Homeland Security secratary Tom Ridge (also the former governor of Pennsylvania), and Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut.
Running on a ticket promising heavy reform, Palin won election to the governor's mansion in Alaska in 2006 after she unexpectedly beat then-Gov. Frank Murkowski in the Republican gubernatorial primary.
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Barack Obama Set to Announce Running Mate
Originally posted 08/20/2008 03:35PM
Presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama is poised to name his running mate, according to The New York Times.
While the paper reports that Obama has yet to inform his prospective vice-president of the nod, the candidate's focus is primarily on three men: Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana and foreign policy expert Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware.
The Times cited unnamed advisers to the Democratic hopeful as saying Obama had reached his decision last week while on vacation in Hawaii.
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Daughtry Rocks the Vote – Literally
Originally posted 08/18/2008 10:00AM
Democrat? Republican? No matter what political party you belong to, Chris Daughtry's message is the same this election season: Vote!
Now, to help spread the word, the American Idol alum and his eponymous band have re-recorded Foreigner's 1977 hit "Feels Like the First Time."
"Celebrities promoting causes is a long-time tradition and, for some reason, people tend to listen," the frontman – who recorded the track conjunction with CNN's League of First Time Voters initiative – told PEOPLE. "We think it's really cool we've been given this platform and we hope to reach out to voters under 30."
Next up, Daughtry will perform the song at both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
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George Clooney: I Am Not Advising Obama
Originally posted 08/13/2008 11:35AM
Actor, activist, and United Nations ambassador ... George Clooney wears many hats. But there's one role he doesn't have: Political consultant.
The actor is shooting down reports claiming he's been advising presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
"I have never texted or e-mailed Senator Obama. And I'll offer a million dollars to anyone who could prove otherwise, " Clooney said Tuesday in a statement released by his publicist, Stan Rosenfield. "In fact, I've only talked to the Senator once in the last year and a half. On the phone."
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