http://www.ey3news.com/content/topic_000012_page.shtml Updated with the latest news for Politics en-gb Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:06:02 EST Copyright: (C) Ey3News.com, see http://www.ey3news.com/terms_and_conditions.shtml for terms and conditions of reuse http://www.ey3news.com/ http://www.ey3news.com/images/icons/ey3news_logo_rss.gif http://www.ey3news.com Read full story for latest details. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219731 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219731 2007-08-10 18:01:47 Nearly half of all Americans are worried about the collapse of a bridge somewhere in the United States, yet nearly two-thirds reject higher taxes to inspect and fix them, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Thursday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219732 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219732 2007-08-10 18:01:47 Voters concerned about where presidential candidates stand on gay rights may have their question answered tonight. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219733 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219733 2007-08-10 18:01:47 Republican voters rallying around President Bush gave him a boost in his approval rating following an all-time low in June, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released Thursday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219734 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219734 2007-08-10 18:01:47 Though Congress is on vacation, majority Democrats are keeping alive various fights with the White House with one common thread: Congress' access to administration documents and testimony to which President Bush has claimed executive privilege. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219735 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219735 2007-08-10 18:01:47 The South Carolina Republican Party announced Thursday it would hold its primary on January 19, more than two weeks before as many as 20-plus other states hold their nominating contests. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219736 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219736 2007-08-10 18:01:47 The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday it is changing the way aviation security is handled, which will allow it to take over the role of checking passenger information from airlines. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219737 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219737 2007-08-10 18:01:47 A GOP-inspired effort to tinker with the Electoral College machinery in California is raising alarm bells among Democrats who fear it could doom the party's chances of winning the White House in 2008. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219738 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219738 2007-08-10 18:01:47 The White House disclosed Wednesday that President Bush was treated for Lyme disease last summer. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219739 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219739 2007-08-10 18:01:47 Read full story for latest details. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219740 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219740 2007-08-10 18:01:47 IT IS an old maxim, but a true one, that justice must not only be done but also be seen to be done. In today's highly pressured judicial system this is not always the case, especially for the victims of crime and their families, who often feel mere cogs... http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219669 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219669 2007-08-10 18:01:41 THE case of the toddler Madeleine McCann has gripped the media as no other since her disappearance on 3 May. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219670 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219670 2007-08-10 18:01:41 IT HAS been claimed that most native-born Britons could not answer the new written test for British citizenship. We wonder how they would do: http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219671 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219671 2007-08-10 18:01:41 AS the symbolic 100-days mark since the elections passes this weekend, it is still very early in the life of Edinburgh's new council administration to draw any firm conclusions about its performance. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219672 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219672 2007-08-10 18:01:41 THE First Minister has announced the creation of an independent commission to define the "strategic way forward for television production and broadcasting" in Scotland - a policy area reserved to Westminster. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219673 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219673 2007-08-10 18:01:41 THE Bank of England has raised interest rates five times in the past 12 months. The Bank's latest quarterly inflation report hints that rates may need to rise one more time - by a quarter-point, to 6 per cent - to meet the official inflation target by... http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219674 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219674 2007-08-10 18:01:41 A RECENT survey of job satisfaction found that hairdressers appear to be happier at their work than the rest of us. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219675 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219675 2007-08-10 18:01:41 AS a city that relies heavily on its image for its promotion and continuing economic growth, it is vital that every effort is made to improve street cleanliness and waste disposal. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219676 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219676 2007-08-10 18:01:41 THE decision by the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) to shift from August to June from next year is bold as well as risky. But it also has wider repercussions: is this the next stage in the fragmentation of the combined Edinburgh festivals... http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219677 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219677 2007-08-10 18:01:41 THE government's decision to request the release of five British residents - none of whom is a UK national - from US custody at Guantanamo is another indication that Gordon Brown's administration is seeking to distance itself from the Bush White House... http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219678 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219678 2007-08-10 18:01:41 THE selfless manner in which the police, staff and members of the general public responded to the terrorist attack on Glasgow Airport on 30 June is a great credit to the country - as is the way Scotland's Muslim community swiftly condemned the attack... http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219679 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219679 2007-08-10 18:01:41 THE decision to move the Edinburgh International Film Festival out of the safety of the August festival season to the relative quiet of June is a bold move, but one which could prove to be a masterstroke. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219680 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219680 2007-08-10 18:01:41 THE 156,000 school students (plus a few adults) who sat their Standard Grade and Higher exams this year will open their results today - many were able to access the results yesterday online. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219681 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219681 2007-08-10 18:01:41 THERE are increasing signs that the new SNP government is becoming proactive in foreign policy. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219682 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219682 2007-08-10 18:01:41 PAUL Lister, son of the founder of the MFI chain, is famously not interested in fitted kitchens or home decoration. Yesterday, he was granted a dangerous-wild-animals licence for his 23,000-acre estate in Sutherland - though only for a year. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219683 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219683 2007-08-10 18:01:41 THE performance of Scotland's out-of-hours health phone line has fallen in the last year as the service struggles with a huge surge in calls, it emerged yesterday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219564 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219564 2007-08-10 18:01:39 NATIONHOOD quiz means testing times for aspiring immigrants, writes ALASTAIR JAMIESON http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219565 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219565 2007-08-10 18:01:39 ADRIAN COLWELL, a former special adviser to Jack McConnell, reflects on the SNP's manifesto promises to devolve power increasingly to local communities http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219566 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219566 2007-08-10 18:01:39 FOLLOWING the European Commission's (EC) investigation into the legality of the Scottish Parliament construction tendering procedures, public sector organisations in Scotland have made increasing efforts to comply with European Union (EU) procurement... http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219567 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219567 2007-08-10 18:01:39 SARAH Tennant and Yvonne Postlethwaite, from Aberdeenshire Council, have both been awarded the Certificate of Proficiency in the Law and Practice of Registration in Scotland. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219568 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219568 2007-08-10 18:01:39 THE Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a ministerial consultation on the proposed merger of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219569 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219569 2007-08-10 18:01:39 MINISTERS have been urged to clamp down on the "wild west" culture that has taken hold of internet banking and shopping, where consumers are left vulnerable to fraud. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219570 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219570 2007-08-10 18:01:39 RADIOACTIVE waste exported to South America almost a decade ago has been returned to the Dounreay nuclear plant in Caithness at a cost of £1.7 million. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219571 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219571 2007-08-10 18:01:39 COMPANIES have been invited to bid for a slice of the multi-billion-pound identity scheme, due to be rolled out from 2009, which would see all Britons issued with ID cards. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219572 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219572 2007-08-10 18:01:39 ALEX Salmond launched his first major campaign to secure more power for the Scottish Parliament yesterday, unveiling a long-term strategy that he hopes will see control of broadcasting handed over to Holyrood. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219573 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219573 2007-08-10 18:01:39 THE Bank of England's gentle approach to inflation splits the experts, writes BILL JAMIESON http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219574 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219574 2007-08-10 18:01:39 SIR David Murray, the boss of Rangers Football Club, was put forward yesterday as a possible chairman of the Scottish Conservatives, as the party struggles to gain momentum before the next general election. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219575 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219575 2007-08-10 18:01:39 BEFORE he became First Minister, Alex Salmond cultivated a reputation as a parliamentary guerrilla fighter. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219576 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219576 2007-08-10 18:01:39 THE average length of time served in prison by offenders convicted of sex crimes is at its lowest period for five years. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219577 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219577 2007-08-10 18:01:39 PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has appointed a former PR guru as Labour's election resources chief, in a move which will fuel speculation of an imminent poll. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219578 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219578 2007-08-10 18:01:39 These are distressing days for George Herbert Walker Bush, who, at 83, finds it tough to watch his son get criticized from the sidelines. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218619 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218619 2007-08-10 18:01:10 Nonwhites make up a majority in almost one-third of the most-populous counties in the country and in nearly one in 10 of all 3,100 counties, according to an analysis. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218620 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218620 2007-08-10 18:01:10 More than 500 hurricane survivors living in government-issued trailers and mobile homes are taking the manufacturers to court. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218621 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218621 2007-08-10 18:01:10 President Bush described the economy as “thriving” and said lower taxes are the best way to guarantee prosperity. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218622 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218622 2007-08-10 18:01:10 So much for Democratic leaders’ hopes that they could avoid political attack by clearing the way for an expanded surveillance program. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218623 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218623 2007-08-10 18:01:10 When Madame Tussauds asked 600 Washingtonians whom they wanted in a new wax museum, former Mayor Marion S. Barry Jr. topped a list of candidates. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218624 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218624 2007-08-10 18:01:10 John Edwards faces more competition for campaign financing from the legal community than he did in 2004. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218625 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218625 2007-08-10 18:01:10 The A.F.L.-C.I.O.’s executive council voted against endorsing any presidential candidate, setting the stage for its member unions to make individual endorsements. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218626 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218626 2007-08-10 18:01:10 States jockeying for influence are continuing to move their presidential nominating contests earlier and earlier. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218627 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218627 2007-08-10 18:01:10 A federal appeals court has refused to re-enter a case on whether Missouri’s lethal injection method of capital punishment is constitutional. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218628 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218628 2007-08-10 18:01:10 A panel has taken a first step toward denying reappointment to a local administrative law judge who sued a dry cleaner for $54 million over a pair of lost pants, a government official said. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218629 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218629 2007-08-10 18:01:10 Two weeks after Fred D. Thompson shook up his political committee, he announced that he had hired a senior-level campaign-manager-in-waiting, William B. Lacy, a former strategist to Bob Dole and aide to President Ronald Reagan. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218630 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218630 2007-08-10 18:01:10 New guidelines bar military personel from speaking about their service and restrictions to apply to blogs, emails, websites and text messages. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218134 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218134 2007-08-10 18:00:50 Government to take all 10 fingerprints from people receiving ID cards. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218135 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218135 2007-08-10 18:00:50 Project to encourage 'self-reporting' is brainchild of senior Muslim officer. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218136 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218136 2007-08-10 18:00:50 · Police and firms told to get serious about cyber-crime · Report rejects view that security onus is on public http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218137 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218137 2007-08-10 18:00:50 High civilian toll as teams rely on air strikes to provide cover. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218138 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218138 2007-08-10 18:00:50 Ken Livingstone orders investigation into bike hire scheme to mirror the one introduced in Paris. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218139 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218139 2007-08-10 18:00:50 Latest round of industrial action by postal workers suspended after talks between their union and Royal Mail. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218140 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218140 2007-08-10 18:00:50 Effectiveness of drugs such as statins in treating elderly patients questioned by group of medical experts. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218141 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218141 2007-08-10 18:00:50 · Online firms escape UK regulation and taxation · 'Crackdown' claim is derided by industry http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218142 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218142 2007-08-10 18:00:50 Leader: David Cameron knows that the modernising path is the only route back to power, despite the oligarchs who have tried to bully him from it by withholding political donations. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218143 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218143 2007-08-10 18:00:50 What matters most in politics - facts and logic, or stories and feelings? Drew Westen says it's emotion. Here we print extracts from his new book, The Political Brain - which is essential summer reading from Washington to Westminster. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218144 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218144 2007-08-10 18:00:50 Interview: Former foreign secretary and SDP co-founder Lord Owen believes voters are attracted to leaders with dangerous levels of self-confidence, writes Ros Taylor http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218145 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218145 2007-08-10 18:00:50 You do not present a fair assessment of the achievements of British operations in Iraq. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218146 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218146 2007-08-10 18:00:50 We must restore confidence in politics and in public services. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218147 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218147 2007-08-10 18:00:50 The government proposed a new version of its airline passenger screening program Thursday, stripped of the data mining that aroused privacy concerns and led Congress to block earlier versions. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218025 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218025 2007-08-10 18:00:47 President Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet this weekend at the coastal Maine home of Bush's parents, the White House said Wednesday. [!] http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218026 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218026 2007-08-10 18:00:47 Aug. 9: Sen. John McCain talks with TODAY's Matt Lauer about setbacks in his campaign — and responds to some tough questions. (Today Show) http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218027 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218027 2007-08-10 18:00:47 Aug. 9: Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign has suffered several setbacks. Can it recover? NBC's David Gregory reports. (Today Show) http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218028 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218028 2007-08-10 18:00:47 Joe Biden acknowledges that his candidacy is a long shot. He says he just wants a chance to say what he thinks. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218029 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218029 2007-08-10 18:00:47 President Bush struck a reassuring tone Wednesday about recent turbulence on Wall Street, saying he believes the markets will work their way through the turmoil safely and achieve a "soft landing." http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218030 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218030 2007-08-10 18:00:47 There are times in the life of George Herbert Walker Bush , the 41st president of the United States and father of the 43rd, that people, perfect strangers, come up to him and say the harshest things — words intended to comfort but words that wind up only causing pain. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218031 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218031 2007-08-10 18:00:47 When he ran for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, John Edwards, who had gained fame as one of the nation’s most successful trial lawyers, was the darling of many in the legal community, which poured money into his campaign. This time, Edwards is facing tough competition for those dollars. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218032 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218032 2007-08-10 18:00:47 Aug. 8:  The Republicans face a crucial early test this weekend in the Iowa Straw Poll, and with Mitt Romney leading in the polls, the fight is on for second place.  Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee discusses. (Hardball) http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218033 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218033 2007-08-10 18:00:47 Aug. 8:  On Friday, National Association of Black Journalists convention will have a session moderated by NPR's Michel Martin to ask:  is Barack Obama "black enough?"  Civil Rights leader and Obama endorser Rev. Jesse Jackson discusses. (Hardball) http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218034 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218034 2007-08-10 18:00:47 To NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd, it's clear that we've entered a new phase of the campaign where candidates start making allegiances. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218035 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218035 2007-08-10 18:00:47 President Bush was successfully treated for Lyme disease nearly a year ago, the White House announced Wednesday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218036 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218036 2007-08-10 18:00:47 Despite his call for the nation to show a "surge of support" for U.S. forces in Iraq, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Wednesday defended his five sons' decision not to enlist. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218037 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218037 2007-08-10 18:00:47 Aug. 8: Democratic presidential rivals debate at an AFL-CIO event in Chicago. NBC's Chip Reid reports on the highlights. (Today Show) http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218038 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218038 2007-08-10 18:00:47 Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson says schools should be a higher budget priority than the war in Iraq. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218039 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218039 2007-08-10 18:00:47 White House press secretary Tony Snow says he's hopeful he can overcome his latest bout of colon cancer, calling his high-stress job "good therapy." http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218040 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218040 2007-08-10 18:00:47 Two Democratic presidential candidates, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and former Senator John Edwards, are moving to tap into the economic anxieties of working Americans by introducing proposals to deal with the home-loan crisis and the flood of imports from overseas. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218041 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218041 2007-08-10 18:00:47 Reuters - Hillary Clinton has surged to a big lead in national polls for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination but her chief rivals say the polls are overblown and the race is far from over. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217278 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217278 2007-08-10 18:00:21 AP - Quotes from the Democrats' debate Tuesday night. Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel did not attend. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217279 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217279 2007-08-10 18:00:21 AP - Union membership is down. The labor movement has split in two. Conservatives control the White House, the Supreme Court and, until last year, Congress. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217281 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217281 2007-08-10 18:00:21 CQPolitics.com - Democrats have introduced resolutions in the House and Senate that would censure President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217283 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217283 2007-08-10 18:00:21 Bloomberg - Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The South Carolina Republican Party moved up the date for its 2008 presidential primary to Jan. 19, likely forcing New Hampshire and Iowa, traditionally the first states holding nominating contests, to shift their dates as well. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217287 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217287 2007-08-10 18:00:21 Rasmussen Reports - In race for the Republican Presidential nomination, the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on top with 26% support from Likely Republican Primary Voters. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217288 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217288 2007-08-10 18:00:21 CQPolitics.com - Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson has three days to save his struggling campaign for the Republican nomination for president. The former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is betting everything on Saturday’s straw poll in Ames, Iowa, one of the first chances for GOP candidates, and the public, to gauge the Republican field. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217290 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217290 2007-08-10 18:00:21 CQPolitics.com - John Arthur Eaves Jr. got to celebrate early on primary night Tuesday as he was declared the easy winner of the Democratic nomination to take on Republican Gov. Haley Barbour in November’s election. But the easier part of the campaign is clearly over for Eaves, who now faces formidable odds in his race to unseat a governor who enjoys strong support in state public opinion polls. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217291 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217291 2007-08-10 18:00:21 Rasmussen Reports - Entering the month of August, it is quite easy to come up with an explanation for why each of the leading Republican Presidential Candidates will not win their Party's nomination. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217293 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217293 2007-08-10 18:00:21 Rasmussen Reports - While America's voters are not particularly happy with the current Republican President, the leading Democratic Presidential Candidates have no advantage over the top GOP Hopefuls when it comes to Iraq, the Economy, or Restoring the Nation's Optimism. Democratic candidates do have an edge when it comes to the environment while the GOP candidates hold the lead on immigration. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217294 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217294 2007-08-10 18:00:21 AP - The city must release hundreds of pages of documents related to police surveillance of protesters prior to the 2004 Republican National Convention, but they will be allowed to black out some information, a judge ruled Monday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217295 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217295 2007-08-10 18:00:21 CQPolitics.com - Nine Republican presidential candidates participated in a debate Sunday in Des Moines, six days before the Republican Party of Iowa will sponsor a straw poll Aug. 11 in which Iowa GOP voters will cast ballots for their preferred candidates. Which 2000 Republican presidential candidate won the Iowa GOP straw poll in 1999? http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217296 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217296 2007-08-10 18:00:21 Reuters - The New York Police Department must release undercover police reports on protester activity planned for the 2004 Republican National Convention, a federal judge ruled on Monday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217297 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217297 2007-08-10 18:00:21 Reuters - Republican presidential candidates are starting to put some distance between themselves and unpopular President George W. Bush but on the main issue confronting Americans, Iraq, they are hewing closely to him. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217298 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217298 2007-08-10 18:00:21 AP - The chairman of the House Transportation Committee proposed a 5-cent increase in the federal gasoline tax to establish a new trust fund for repairing or replacing structurally deficient highway bridges. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217253 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217253 2007-08-10 18:00:20 AP - One senator said U.S. troops are routing out al-Qaida in parts of Iraq. Another insisted President Bush's plan to increase troops has caused tactical momentum. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217254 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217254 2007-08-10 18:00:20 AP - More than 90 members of Congress signed a letter to Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday urging action on the murders of young women in the border town of Ciudad Juarez. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217255 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217255 2007-08-10 18:00:20