http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Politics 60 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:02:48 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/390305.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/390305.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:10 CDT There's a great unknown about Sen. John McCain's health plan: How many employers would drop insurance coverage for their workers because of his tax policies? http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/389712.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/389712.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:08 CDT Tomeika Broussard thought it was so absurd when she overheard her supervisor refer to her as a "reggin" that she just laughed. Then she realized it was the n-word spelled backward. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/389722.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/389722.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:13 CDT John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/389724.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/389724.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:13 CDT Barack Obama celebrated "active faith" as an obligation of religious Americans and a chief agent of societal change while speaking Saturday to a nearly all-black roomful of churchgoers, but hoping to reach far beyond them. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/389725.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/389725.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:13 CDT Gina McCauley's blog on African-American women in pop culture has never attracted this kind of attention. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/389095.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/389095.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:13 CDT It was a family Fourth of July for Democrat Barack Obama as his wife, daughters, sister and other relatives helped him make an Independence Day play for this reliably conservative state. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/387257.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/387257.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:16 CDT Weak U.S. economy has many against deal http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/387263.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/387263.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:16 CDT Barack Obama urged Americans on Wednesday to look past the "bustle and busyness" of their everyday lives this Fourth of July weekend to find a way to help make the American dream real not just for themselves, but for all. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/387200.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/387200.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:11 CDT The public hasn't taken to Michelle Obama yet, especially whites. And it's got a question about Cindy McCain: Who is she? http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/386304.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/386304.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:09 CDT Notably mild-mannered Republican Sen. Thad Cochran shocked many earlier this year with comments about John McCain's volatile temper. He has since mended fences with the GOP presidential nominee. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/385951.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/385951.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:13 CDT Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday that if he were elected president he would have his own version of President Bush's office of faith-based initiatives that would "help set our national agenda" and inject morality into policy debates about everything from AIDS to genocide. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/385931.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/385931.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:12 CDT John McCain's trip here Tuesday was part of an unusual three-day presidential campaign swing to Latin America with a dual message for voters back home. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/382503.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/382503.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:16 CDT John McCain has an unusual endorsement -- from the Vietnamese jailer who says he held him captive for about five years as a POW and now considers him a friend. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/382514.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/382514.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:16 CDT Rivals turned allies, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton made a display of unity Friday in a hamlet named for it, their first joint public appearance since the divisive Democratic primary race ended. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/381444.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/381444.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:12 CDT Barack Obama has won over more than half of Hillary Rodham Clinton's former supporters, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll that finds party loyalty trumping hard feelings less than three weeks after their bruising Democratic presidential contest ended. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/381453.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/381453.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:13 CDT The AFL-CIO endorsed Barack Obama for president Thursday, uniting the nation's 15 million union workers behind the Illinois senator and giving him full access to organized labor's massive bank accounts and political machinery. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/380245.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/380245.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:11 CDT Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is sharing one of his most valuable assets -- his top fundraisers -- with former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton to help her pay off her debt, the latest effort to heal the wounds of a bruising primary campaign. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/379118.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/379118.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:09 CDT Republican John McCain said Tuesday the federal government should practice the energy efficiency he preaches, pledging as president to switch official vehicles to green technologies and do the same for office buildings. http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/379124.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/379124.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:09 CDT 2 haven't spoken since campaign ended http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/376597.html http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/story/376597.html Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:09 CDT In the heady days of a presidential campaign such as this one, when candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are wrapped in the majesty of traffic-clearing motorcades and surrounded by adoring fans, when they promise to deliver great things within days of taking office, Americans should remember that the reality of governing can be far, far different.