Saturday, August 9, 2008

Incumbent Tenn. congressman loses primary

AP - Fri Aug 8, 3:29 PM ET

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Being linked to "big oil" turned into a big problem for Tennessee Republican freshman Rep. David Davis, who became the first congressman from that state to lose in a primary in more than four decades.

Tennessee GOP Rep. Davis Ousted in Primary; Democrat Cohen Deflects Attacks for Blowout Win

CQPolitics.com - Fri Aug 8, 1:00 AM ET

Freshman Republican Rep. David Davis of Tennessee's 1st Congressional District lost his seat in Thursday's primary election, as Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe scored a narrow victory.

Loophole in tobacco regulation bill

In this Oct. 24, 2006 file photo, cigarette products of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, part of Reynolds American, are shown on the counter of a beverage store in Creamery, Pa. Reynolds American Inc., the nation's second-biggest tobacco maker, says its second-quarter profit rose 12 percent, Wednesday, July 30, 2008, as it raised prices for cigarettes to offset volume declines. (AP Photo/George Widman, file)
AP - Thu Aug 7, 6:30 PM ET

WASHINGTON - A loophole in a sweeping tobacco regulation bill would give the industry a 21-month window to introduce some new products without first getting federal approval.

Senate Standstill to Let Obama or McCain Tip Balance on Courts

Bloomberg - Thu Aug 7, 12:01 AM ET

Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- An election-year standstill in Senate confirmation of George W. Bush's judicial nominees will give the next president a chance to tip the ideological balance of U.S. appeals courts that decide such issues as job discrimination, national security and pollution-cleanup disputes.

U.S. lawmaker urges India nuclear deal be delayed

Reuters - Wed Aug 6, 6:44 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has urged the Bush administration to shelve a nuclear trade deal with India unless it can guarantee compliance with a U.S. law that would suspend trade if India tested a nuclear weapon again.

Democrat pushes for India nuke conditions

AP - Wed Aug 6, 5:13 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration risks the collapse of a U.S.-Indian civil nuclear deal if it fails to push an international nuclear group to accept conditions that would punish India for testing atomic weapons, a Democratic lawmaker says.

McCain, Obama and bundles of money in White House race

A combo photo shows republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (L) at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan July 18, 2008 and democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (R) at the 2008 National Urban League annual conference in Orlando, Florida August 2, 2008. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/Scott Audette
AFP - Wed Aug 6, 1:55 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a White House race that is shattering fundraising records, both Barack Obama and John McCain are relying on super-rich "bundlers" to rake in the cash -- raising questions about the sources of the money and favors that might be owed back.