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...high-ranking negotiator to the talks Friday: Minority Whip Roy Blunt. As the Republicans' chief vote-counter in the House, Blunt comes to the table with a keen sense of what will and what won't pass muster with Republican members. Shortly before the talks resumed, House Minority Leader John Boehner sent Pelosi a letter making it clear that his members will not back down from their insistence that the proposal undergo a major redesign. "If such consideration is not given, a large majority of Republicans cannot - and will not - support Sec. Paulson's plan," Boehner wrote. "In the interest...
...Democrats, by contrast, have made no secret of their belief that McCain's involvement in the bailout talks has made a resolution that much harder. Many of them believe that House Majority Leader John Boehner, who got a standing ovation from his caucus Friday morning, wanted to slow down the process so that McCain could take credit for bringing all sides together. Such suspicions were further fueled by the fact that McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis had been actively meeting with House Republican leaders on Thursday, even as McCain had claimed to have suspended his campaign to help work...
...When John McCain and Barack Obama square off in the first presidential debate on Sept. 26, the referee of the candidates' slugfest will be Jim Lehrer. A veteran of 10 presidential debates over the last five elections, Lehrer brings an nonconfrontational style to an increasingly acrimonious campaign...
...that John McCain has committed to turning up, he and Barack Obama will take the stage tonight with their rhetoric and demeanor set to a specific temperature. "Do you want a hot debate or a cold debate?" asks Stuart Stevens, a Republican media consultant, author and screenwriter who helped prep George W. Bush for his encounters with Al Gore in 2000. "You have to decide...
...photos of John McCain on the campaign trail here.) (See photos of Barack Obama on the campaign trail here.) (Click here for 10 Memorable Debate Moments.) (See a gallery of campaign gaffes here...