Barr: Protect the Constitution!

Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner and Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Tamboli interview Bob Barr, the presidential candidate for the Libertarian party about his platform and his relationships with the Democrats and Republicans. (8:51)
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John McCain and the entrepreneurial spirit

Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner interviews the Victory 2008 Chairwoman for the McCain Campaign, Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett Packard. They speak about personal growth and John McCain's plan for economic growth. (4:53)
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert on the challenges of the Republican Party

Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner interviews former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) about the challenges facing the Republican National Party and the United States in an election year. (4:00)
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McCain called a "telephone company whore"

Executive Director of Free Press Josh Silver gives an exclusive interview with Talk Radio News Correspondent Elia Herman about the role of free press, social media and new media, which he says is not substantial enough. Silver says that roughly 45 percent of Americans still do not have access to the internet, and that cable and phone companies control 98 percent of internet access. He concludes by stating Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) support for internet neutrality, and speaks out against the consolidation of media ownership. Conversely, Silver says Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is a "telephone company whore", and that he does what he can to please these companies without question (6:14).
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The largest campaign finance law violation in history

Democratic National Committee General Counsel Joe Sandler says Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) could face a fine of tens of millions of dollars if found to be in violation of federal campaign finance laws. He also says this could be the largest financial violation of these laws in history (:30).
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DNC calls for an investigation of McCain

Democratic National Committee General Counsel Joe Sandler says that the appropriate course for determining whether Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) violated campaign finance laws by opting out of the matching funds program without filing a request with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) is to pursue an investigation, should there be sufficient evidence be found by the FEC to do so. If McCain is found to be in violation of the law, Sandler says the information should be made public before the election (:53).
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Vilsack: McCain chooses oil companies over American people

Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack speaks on a conference call discussing Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) opposition to bipartisan energy reform that eliminates tax breaks for oil companies. Vilsack says that this, and other moves have shown us that McCain has chosen the side of the oil companies over that of the American people (19:37).
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Peña says McCain partially to blame for US energy crisis

Federico Peña, the former Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Energy for President Clinton, says that by idly standing by in Congress for the past 26 years, John McCain has contributed to the creation of this energy prices that he blames Washington for creating (:28).
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Obama's commitment to lowering taxes called into question

The McCain Campaign fired back against Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in a teleconference to discuss Obama's shift on taxes, attacks from the Illinois senator on McCain's position on taxes and wavering support for important financial issues (28:23).
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Obama campaign dispells myths created by McCain

The Obama Campaign held a teleconference today outlining the senator's tax plan. Speakers stated that families making less than $250,000 a year could expect to see their taxes drop, while those making more than that would see increases. Obama would also reduce the capital gains and dividends taxes. Overall, the US would be taking in less revenue then it has in recent years. Speakers also dispelled myths created by the McCain campaign, which claim that a Democratic tax plan would cause a recession (34:09)
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Obama is winning in the ground war

Political Science Professor Christine Sierra, of University of New Mexico talks about how [Senator] John McCain (R-Ariz) is making New Mexico's voters, and specifically Latino voters, an aggressive part of his campaign. However, she says, the "Obama staff" [Senator Barack Obama (D-IL)] is being won in the ground war, because of how he is staffing his offices in New Mexico. (0:54)
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Clarity on torture stance demanded from McCain

Father Roy Bourgeois, a former torture victim and Purple Heart Recipient calls on Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to clarify his stance on torture in light of the senator's voting record on the issue (:28).
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McCain swayed by big oil

Gov. Martin O'Malley has joined the Democratic National Committee's campaign called "Exxon-McCain '08," which emphasizes the oil companies' hold on McCain. O'Malley talks about McCain's history with big oil companies and how it jeopardizes his energy policy. (1:21)
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Courage vs. hope

Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) says John McCain’s life story is a record of courage and valor and that Barack Obama’s message of tackling national issues has no precedent. He says Obama has not led the effort on any major national issue, questioning the amount of courage it took Obama to lead the effort in the round-up loose nuclear weapons. (1:10)
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Sen. Brown accuses McCain of being a part of "corporate lobbyist culture"

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) accuses John McCain of being a part of what he calls "corporate lobbyist culture" that he says McCain decries. These accusations are made in light of what Brown calls McCain's indifference to news that Deutsche Post, owner of DHL courier and financial service, was outsourcing roughly 8,200 jobs from Ohio (:19).
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Sen. Brown calls out John McCain

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) personally calls out John McCain to send his campaign manager to Germany to negotiate with Deutche Post. The company, who acquired the American delivery company DHL several years ago, recently announced the outsourcing of 8,200 jobs from Ohio. McCain and his manager both have close business ties with the European company, according to Brown (:55).
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McCain has comprehensive energy plan, Obama is stumped

John McCain's (R-Ariz.) presidential campaign held a conference call on McCain's superiority on energy policy compared to Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.). Doug Holtz-Eakin says McCain is set on using all sources of energy to form a comprehensive plan to solve the energy crisis. (18:31)
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Pelosi looks forward to working with McCain in the Senate

In response to the fact that Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) said she was doing a good job, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she looks forward to working with McCain in the Senate. (0:16)
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Obama staff talks money

Dr. Laura Tyson and former Senator Bill Bradley (D-N.J.) discuss an economic meeting between Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama and economic advisers. Tyson and Bradley say that the financial markets and economic stimuli were discussed along with structural issues like health care, education, and energy independence. Both say that Obama has a clear long term financial strategy separating, they say, Obama from Republican opponent Sen. John McCain. Tyson describes tax cuts advocated by Obama, cuts she says would give 95 percent of middle-income families $1,000. She also discusses the consumer market and the need for a second stimulus package from Congress. (23:48)
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Sen. Burr: Obama believes Iraq is political issue

Sen. Richard Burr (R-Ariz.) chides Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for making up his mind on Iraq before even traveling to the country. Burr was joined by other GOP Members to launch a new video that characterizes Obama has a politically expedient politician. (0:32)
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