McCain to Launch 2008 Exploratory Panel
Saturday November 11, 2006 12:01 AM
By LIZ SIDOTI
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain, considered the front-runner for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, intends to launch an exploratory committee next week, GOP officials said Friday.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6206742,00.htmlThe Bush Era Gives Way
By Marc Hujer, Georg Mascolo and Gerhard Spörl
The midterm elections in the United States resulted in a political U-turn. President George W. Bush's political fortunes are on the wane -- just as a host of Democrats are giving their party a new look.
Her team, in its excitement, has built her a runway -- one that parts the audience on its way up to the stage. A runway for a winner. Her supporters want to savor her triumph; get a feel for what it feels like to be victorious. And, of course, they want Hillary Rodham Clinton to appear every bit the victor on the television images that will be broadcast around the country. The Senator from New York, having won her re-election battle, is on the move. At the New York Sheraton, her supporters are chanting "Two more years" -- clearly with one eye on the 2008 presidential elections.http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,448021,00.html
White House hopefuls emerge from fog
Gerard Baker, WashingtonTHE US mid-term elections not only cast a shadow over George W. Bush's presidency, they provided early pointers to the identity of his successor.
The Democrats had most cause to celebrate, of course, and the results probably helped Hillary Clinton as the firm favourite for the party's nomination. She won her own Senate contest in New York with two-thirds of the vote and raised more money than any other candidate in the country.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20746763-2703,00.html11.11.2006 Saturday - ISTANBUL 05:42
On Tuesday congressional elections were held in America for the 110th time since its founding. In America presidential elections are held every four years, and congressional elections are held every two years.
