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...masterminded Arnold Schwarzenegger's comeback in California; veteran strategist Charlie Black, whose counsel has found an ear in every Republican White House since Reagan; Mark McKinnon, the political advertising genius who made John Kerry's wind surfing famous; Mark Salter, McCain's co-author, speechwriter and id; and Rick Davis, a successful lobbyist and Washington sage. They've all been with the campaign since it began, and they all survived its implosion last summer; the only thing that really took a hit in its aftermath, they joke, is their pocketbooks...
...those candidates whose appeal to independents helps them win their party's nomination, the payoff down the road could be even greater. "Independents are obviously the pathway to the presidency," says Obama campaign manager David Plouffe. As McCain campaign manager Rick Davis puts it: "It's the fastest-growing party in America...
...potential to arm itself as a significant threat to the rest of the world, I would feel a lot safer with a policy that denies Iran any nuclear capabilities. I hope the price we pay later for letting Iran off the hook will not be too high. Rick Donald, PORTLAND, MAINE...
...Rick Scarborough, another Huckabee supporter and prominent evangelical leader who heads the organization Vision America, told those on the call that the letters should further motivate pastors to get their congregants to the caucuses. "My response to that would be for all of you men to make ten phone calls before you go to bed tonight," Scarborough said on the call. "Tell your people that you have been listening to legal opinion and you can be involved." Throughout the course of the 30-minute call, which included the advice of an attorney, no specific candidates were mentioned...
...poaching, but noted that crime relative to numbers of visitors is a fraction of the national average. In 2006, out of 2.8 million visitors, 260 people were arrested in Yellowstone on a variety of charges. "The way the regulation works now seems effective from our point of view," says Rick Obernesser, Yellowstone's chief law enforcment ranger. Added Special Agent in Charge Brian Smith: "That's an expectation when you come into most parks - that guns aren't loaded and in the racks." The rangers declined to comment on how their jobs could change if guns are allowed, except...