Read more presidential campaign stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/952/presidential-campaign.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:09:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74421/mccain-defends-staffers-from-palin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain is careful to praise Sarah Palin at the same time he stands by the staffers she's going after in her book. “There's been a lot of dust flying around in the last few days,” he tells Reuters , referring to the publication of Palin’s Going Rogue . “I just wanted...http://www.newser.com/story/74421/mccain-defends-staffers-from-palin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 11:47:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74222/palin-to-walters-2012-not-on-my-radar-but.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin says that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on my radar," but wouldn't rule out playing some role in the next presidential election. "My ambition, if you will, my desire is to help our country in whatever role that may be, and I cannot predict what that will...http://www.newser.com/story/74222/palin-to-walters-2012-not-on-my-radar-but.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 9:35:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72656/meet-michelles-body-woman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKristen Jarvis has had tough jobs. She joined Barack Obama’s office in 2004, when he was a newly minted senator. But that was nothing compared to last year’s presidential campaign, when she was given a different charge: Michelle Obama. As her "body woman," Jarvis did everything from watch her boss...http://www.newser.com/story/72656/meet-michelles-body-woman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 13:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69988/barack-flirts-earned-wrath-of-michelle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest tidbit from Christopher Andersen’s Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage , out today, reveals the punishment Michelle Obama meted out for women who “pushed their bodies up against his, slipped phone numbers into his pockets,” and grabbed his butt, the New York Post reports. Then-campaigning Barack just...http://www.newser.com/story/69988/barack-flirts-earned-wrath-of-michelle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 9:02:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69461/bush-disses-obama-palin-in-aides-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge Bush apparently didn't think much of Barack Obama as a candidate. “This is a dangerous world, and this cat isn’t remotely qualified to handle it," he's quoted in a new book as saying. "This guy has no clue, I promise you.” GQ has excerpts of Speech-Less: Tales of a...http://www.newser.com/story/69461/bush-disses-obama-palin-in-aides-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 12:33:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68887/ex-adviser-obama-not-bold-enough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of Barack Obama's top advisers during the campaign tells Politico he's "losing patience" with the White House and wants more "bold" leadership from the president on a host of issues including health care and gay rights. “I’m not going to just sit by the curb and let these folks...http://www.newser.com/story/68887/ex-adviser-obama-not-bold-enough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 14:21:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66253/edwards-mistress-appears-before-grand-jury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRielle Hunter, former galpal and rumored babymama of John Edwards, arrived at the Raleigh federal courthouse with her daughter this morning to appear in front of a grand jury, the News & Observer reports. Hunter’s video production firm was paid $100,000 for work on Edwards’ presidential campaign, and Edwards...http://www.newser.com/story/66253/edwards-mistress-appears-before-grand-jury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 9:02:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65851/gingrich-group-raises-81m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNewt Gingrich’s political organization brought in a hefty $8.1 million in the first 6 months of the year, Politico reports. American Solutions for Winning the Future advances conservative issues by paying for Gingrich’s air travel, promoting his books, and distributing mail and advertising—but if anybody asks, it’s not...http://www.newser.com/story/65851/gingrich-group-raises-81m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Aug 2009 13:17:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65287/cronkite-as-vp-it-nearly-happened.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA lot of things would have been better in America if Walter Cronkite had been elected vice president in 1972, writes Frank Mankiewicz in the Washington Post , and it could have happened. Mankiewicz was the political director for George McGovern’s campaign, and, “armed with a poll showing Walter Cronkite to...http://www.newser.com/story/65287/cronkite-as-vp-it-nearly-happened.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Jul 2009 10:08:13 CDT