WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain won primaries in Connecticut, New Jersey and Illinois Tuesday night, reaching for command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama swapped victories as they waged a coast-coast struggle for delegates in the grueling Democratic campaign.
Obama, hoping to become the first black president, won [...]
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McCain wins Conn., N.J., Ill. primaries
Februari 6, 2008$3 trillion Bush budget already attacked
Februari 4, 2008WASHINGTON – President Bush is sending Congress a $3 trillion spending blueprint that would provide a big boost to defense and protect his signature tax cuts.
It seeks sizable savings in government health care programs and puts the squeeze on much of the rest of government, but it would still generate near-record budget deficits over the [...]