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Wyclef Jean Barred From Presidential Run
(Newser) - Haiti's electoral commission approved a whopping 19 candidates yesterday, then rejected 15—including Wyclef Jean over the hip-hop artist's failure to have lived in Haiti for the past five years. The would-be candidate later issued a statement asking supporters to respond "peacefully and responsibly to the disappointment," reports... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Democrats Desperate to Win Back the Elderly
(Newser) - Democrats are redoubling their efforts to connect with the elderly, a group they’ve done well with traditionally, but not lately. Seniors were the only age group that didn’t favor Barack Obama in 2008, and he hasn’t exactly changed their minds since. According to one poll, 36% of... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Billy Graham's Son: Obama 'Born a Muslim'
(Newser) - People are confused about the president's faith because he was "born a Muslim," declares the son of Billy Graham. It's simple: Barack Obama's father was a Muslim, "and the seed is passed through the father," the Rev. Franklin Graham tells CNN in an interview airing tonight.... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Palin Loses Black Support Over Tweets on Dr. Laura
(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s defense of Dr. Laura on Twitter may have badly damaged her among black Republicans. John Avlon of The Daily Beast spoke with several black conservative leaders, and they were not kind. “It says that a leading voice among conservatives has joined the ranks of the entertainers—... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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McCain Is a Digital 'Genius'
(Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign may have schooled John McCain's in the art of digital networking, but McCain has come back with a vengeance. He has the highest "digital IQ" in the Senate, say researchers at George Washington and New York universities, who crunched numbers based on senators' use of Facebook,... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Angle Fought Against 'Evil' Black Jerseys: Columnist
(Newser) - Sharron Angle is embroiled in her weirdest controversy yet, with a small-town newspaper columnist who alleges that she once led a religious crusade against black football jerseys. Bill Roberts of the Pahrump Valley Times recalls that in 1992, the year Angle first entered politics with a school board run, she... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama, the Christian, Prefers to Pray Privately
(Newser) - Unlike his predecessors, President Obama prefers to keep his expressions of religious faith private, Michael D. Shear writes in the Washington Post , recounting the president's unpublicized decision to have a prayer session with three Christian pastors on his 49th birthday. He often consults spiritual advisers but hasn't joined a church... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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US Talks Israel Out of Attacking Iran (for Now)
(Newser) - The Obama administration believes it has persuaded Israel not to attack Iran immediately, after convincing Israel that the rogue nation isn’t especially close to producing a nuclear weapon. The administration believes it will take Iran at least a year to finish a “dash” toward a nuclear weapon, officials... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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