The Greens oppose the CPRS not because it is too weak, but because it will point Australia in the wrong direction with little prospect of turning it around in the timeframe within which emissions must peak, says Senator Christine Milne.
US08 Media Wrap: McCain & Obama’s evangelical Q&A
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The candidates got blanket coverage over the weekend for their hour long Q&A session with evangelical pastor Rick Warren. Here’s some highlights of the blog coverage. Pastor Rick Warren’s panel with the candidates. The Power Line blog looks at a Q&A with the candidates, some of their interesting answers and links to other blogs discussing the panel. — Power Line How the candidates define what “rich” means. Obama answered the question, McCain derailed it but said $5 million makes you rich. — The Carpetbagger Report The candidates on the Supreme Court. How the candidates answered the question ‘Which of the current Supreme Court justices would you not have nominated.’ — Politico And in other news… The Conventions - why bother? As the US heads into convention season, here’s an interesting roundup of stats about the conventions and an argument that they’re a bad thing for both parties. — Swampland The irrelevance of the VP choice. A look at presidential races since 1960 and why the VP choice was and remains largely irrelevant. — RedState Fundraising update. Despite being on an overseas trip for much of July, Barack Obama’s campaign still raised over $51 million, just $1 million less than the previous month. — AP |
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