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Joe under the microscope — is he even a plumber?

October 16th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Debates, Human interest, People in politics, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
As our colleague Ann Oldenburg writes at Lifeline Live, "With stardom comes the crash." Joe the Plumber, he of some two dozen mentions in last night's presidential debate and probably closing in on that many media interviews, apparently isn't a...

CBS to candidates: Are you elitists, and why are so many married pols unfaithful?

October 15th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Economy, Ethics, Human interest, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Katie Couric of CBS News continues her "Presidential Questions" series tonight with two potentially uncomfortable questions for Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. Question No.1: You and your opponent have both been criticized as elitists. Given the way you...

Small plane crash-lands en route to McCain event site; no serious injuries

August 19th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Human interest, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Jill Hazelbaker, a spokeswoman for Republican John McCain, just released this statement: "Earlier today a plane carrying a pilot and two United States Secret Service agents crash landed in a field in Glendale, Arizona en route to a potential McCain...

Cindy McCain’s half-sister tells NPR she feels like a non-person

August 18th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Human interest, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
NPR has a scoop tonight, an interview with Kathleen Portalski. Portalski is the daughter of Jim Hensley, which makes her Cindy McCain's half-sister from Hensley's first marriage. The interview airs tonight on All Things Considered. In a story at its...

Handshake sends Cindy McCain to hospital with sprained wrist

August 13th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Human interest, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Put this under the category of occupational hazard... Someone grasped Cindy McCain's hand a little too firmly at an event today in West Bloomfield, Mich. and she ended up going to the hospital for X-rays. The upshot, in a statement...

Michelle Obama: ‘Proud of my country without a doubt’

June 18th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Human interest, Media, People in politics, Presidential race, 2008
Michelle Obama was billed as a co-host today on ABC's The View, but for the first half-hour she was more like a guest fielding questions. Among the first: Her response to attacks she's drawn over her comment that "for the...

Michelle Obama: ‘Proud of my country without a doubt’

June 18th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Human interest, Media, People in politics, Presidential race, 2008
Michelle Obama was billed as a co-host today on ABC's The View, but for the first half-hour she was more like a guest fielding questions. Among the first: Her response to attacks she's drawn over her comment that "for the...