by Frank James
A quick guided tour of some of the morning's most important, most interesting, or both Washington-related stories.
Many Republicans oppose Sen. John McCain because of his tendency to buck conservative orthodoxy on a range of issues, but many of his critics in the party are likely to rally around him if he becomes the party's nominee.
Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, fought fiercely to win the Florida Primary on Tuesday as they looked to gain momentum heading into Super Tuesday next week.
The Democratic presidential candidates took their campaigns national as they tried to hit as many states as possible before Super Tuesday as they chased after convention delegates.
President Bush will give his final State of the Union speech as improvements in the Iraq security and political situation are overshadowed by the faltering economy.
Sen. Edward Kennedy will endorse Sen. Barack Obama's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, a boon to the senator from Illinois's campaign and a blow to Sen. Hillary Clinton, a long-time Kennedy friend.
Obama's runaway victory in South Carolina gave his campaign renewed momentum but he still lags in the polls in large states and lacks the time and resources usually necessary to make up such ground.
The House is expected to pass a $150 billion economic stimulus package tomorrow with the Senate expected to take it up this week and include in its own proposal expanded food stamps and unemployment insurance coverage.
Yemen's deals with ostensibly former jihadis has angered U.S. officials who fear the released Islamic militants could carry out future attacks against U.S. interests.
Gordon B. Hinckley, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at age 97. During his nearly 13-year leadership, he had underscored the Mormon faith's links to Christianity in an effort to undermine evangelical accusations of it's being a cult and embraced modern communications strategies to expand the church's reach.
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"Many Republicans oppose Sen. John McCain because of his tendency to buck conservative orthodoxy on a range of issues, but many of his critics in the party are likely to rally around him if he becomes the party's nominee."
If McCain does get the nomination, it will ensure that there is a third party candidate come November.
Lou Dobbs will jump in as an anti-immigration independant. He will focus his attacks pon McCains "amnesty" bill and will peel off more votes from the Republicans than from the Democrats.
Posted by: Luke | January 28, 2008 10:36 AM