News Round Up

National Journal: Three of the seven most conservative members of ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
... seven most conservative members of the US House: Phil Gingrey of Cobb County, John Linder of Gwinnett County, and Lynn Westmoreland of Coweta County. ...

CEO at the GOP
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Conservatives and party regulars were not happy about the selection of Carly Fiorina to head the Republican National Committee's "Victory 2008" campaign raising funds for the presidential election. She was one of the nation's most visible CEOs before she was fired by Hewlett-Packard in 2005 for not generating enough profits.
Federal Election Commission records show Fiorina contributed nothing to the Republican Party the last eight years. Her only political giving was to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign -- $2,100 in 2006 and $2,300 in 2007. Fiorina was at McCain's side when he campaigned in the critical Michigan and Florida races.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertDNovak/2008/03/08/ceo_at_the_gop

McCain Camp Keeps Distance From Backer Who Said Terrorists Will Celebrate Obama
John McCain’s campaign distanced itself Saturday from a supporter who told an Iowa newspaper that terrorists would be “dancing in the streets” if Barack Obama is elected president.
Iowa Rep. Steve King made the remarks to the Daily Reporter in Spencer, Iowa, basing his prediction on Obama’s pledge to pull troops out of Iraq, his Kenyan heritage and his middle name, Hussein. Obama’s campaign immediately called on McCain to denounce the remarks.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336173,00.html

Report: Gingrey among most conservative House members
Rome News-Tribune - Rome,GA,USA
They include John Linder, District 7; Lynn Westmoreland, District 3; Nathan Deal, District 9; and Tom Price, District 6. According to the National Journal, ...

Dem. wins election to fill Hastert seat
CHICAGO - A longtime Republican district fell to the Democrats Saturday when a scientist snatched former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's congressional seat in a closely watched special election.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080309/ap_on_el_ge/congress_hastert_s_seat

Democrats criticize Bush's CIA-bill veto
WASHINGTON - Democrats and human rights advocates criticized President Bush's veto Saturday of a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning and other coercive interrogation methods to gain information from suspected terrorists.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080309/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_torture

Bush Vetoes Legislation Barring Waterboarding, Says It Preserves Tool in War on Terrorism
WASHINGTON — Democrats and human rights advocates criticized President Bush's veto Saturday of a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning and other coercive interrogation methods to gain information from suspected terrorists.
Bush said such tactics have helped foil terrorist plots. His critics likened some methods to torture and said they sullied America's reputation around the world.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336068,00.html

Bush vetoes waterboarding bill
WASHINGTON - Democrats and human rights advocates criticized President Bush's veto Saturday of a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning and other coercive interrogation methods to gain information from suspected terrorists.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080308/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_torture

Iraq veteran says McCain policy is wrong
WASHINGTON - Speaking on behalf of the Democratic Party, an Iraq combat veteran said Saturday that apparent GOP nominee John McCain should not win the presidential election because he would continue the war in Iraq.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080308/ap_on_go_co/democrats_mccain

Angry Boeing supporters target McCain
WASHINGTON - Angry Boeing supporters are vowing revenge against Republican presidential candidate John McCain over Chicago-based Boeing's loss of a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to the parent company of European plane maker Airbus.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080308/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_air_force_tankers

Rep. Donald Payne's Misguided Africa Policy
The current violence in Kenya and Chad brings renewed focus upon the serious challenges in Africa, and underscores how important it is that America act wisely and send consistent and appropriate messages. During a recent trip to Eritrea -- just as Kenya was beginning to erupt -- Rep. Donald Payne did neither.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/03/rep_donald_paynes_misguided_af_1.html

Huckabee the Architect
Now that John McCain has secured the Republican Party nomination, he will decide who should be the next chairman of the Republican National Committee. One name he should consider is Governor Mike Huckabee.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KenBlackwell/2008/03/08/huckabee_the_architect

Bush Says Economy Has Slowed, Rebate Checks Will Boost It
WASHINGTON — President Bush admitted Friday that "our economy has slowed," but said Americans could counter the downturn if they do one thing: spend.
Bush spoke to reporters at the White House in a hastily arranged appearance timed to Friday's release of a gloomy government economic report. He says the long-term outlook for the economy is good.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,335957,00.html