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• Inside The White House Correspondents Dinner Wednesday, 30 Apr 2008 | 1:58 PM ET

  

  The White House Correspondents Dinner, which I attended this past weekend, is one of the most unusual events I know. Where else do you find Condoleezza Rice and Pamela Anderson in the same room?

• Homebuilders Back On Capitol Hill--And Still Feeling Ignored Wednesday, 30 Apr 2008 | 12:09 PM ET

  

  I went up to Capitol Hill this morning because about 1,200 members of the National Association of Home Builders are taking their annual day of action up here. It couldn't be more timely, as several bills are working their way through Congress to help builders and borrowers alike and to right the housing market.

• McCain Calls for Federal Money in Health Care Wednesday, 30 Apr 2008 | 9:38 AM ET

  

  Senator John McCain  called for the federal government to give some money to states to help them cover people with illnesses who have been denied health insurance, The New York TImes reports.

• Democrats Divided Over Gas Tax Break Tuesday, 29 Apr 2008 | 9:48 AM ET

  

  The two Democratic candidates for president are divided on whether to implement a gas tax holiday this summer.

• Could a T-Shirt Pick the Next President? Monday, 28 Apr 2008 | 11:00 AM ET

  

  Enthusiasm over the 2008 presidential election is motivating some people to wear their politics on their sleeve. Literally.

• In Political Speak, Everything Old Is "New" Again Friday, 25 Apr 2008 | 4:00 PM ET

  

  It's funny the way politicians in different circumstances and different parties try to surf the same waves. I saw John McCain speak in Baton Rouge last night. He made an argument about government reform that mirrored the successful campaign themes of Louisiana's new governor Bobby Jindal

• Clinton Stays Alive with Pennsylvania Win Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | 8:54 PM ET

  

  Hillary Clinton defeated rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, prolonging an increasingly negative Democratic presidential race and keeping alive her White House hopes.

• Pennsylvania Democrats Cast White House Votes Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | 5:27 AM ET

  

  Democrats in Pennsylvania make their choice on Tuesday in the presidential nominating race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, with Clinton aiming for a big win to keep her flickering White House hopes alive.

• Young Pennsylvania Voters Take a Shine to Obama Sunday, 20 Apr 2008 | 1:49 PM ET

  

  Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is attracting record numbers of young voters -- but will a demographic known for low turnout vote in enough numbers to defeat Hillary Clinton in the graying state of Pennsylvania?

• Clinton: Obama Couldn't Stand White House Pressure Sunday, 20 Apr 2008 | 8:54 AM ET

  

  Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said on Friday that rival Barack Obama could not stand the pressure of the White House after the Illinois senator complained about tough questions at a debate.

• Giuliani, Romney Weigh In On US Economy Wednesday, 16 Apr 2008 | 11:46 AM ET

  Former GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rudolph Giuliani offered their economic ideas on Squawk Box today.

• Big Tax Breaks for Businesses in Housing Bill Wednesday, 16 Apr 2008 | 10:27 AM ET

  

  A bill designed to help American homeowners in danger of foreclosure also provides billions in tax breaks to unrelated or partially related industries, including automakers, airlines, alternative energy producers and other struggling industries.

• John McCain: Will He "Impress" Voters With His Economic Policy? Friday, 11 Apr 2008 | 4:39 PM ET

  

  In politics first impressions matter a lot, and John McCain made a good one on the American people in 2000. It still benefits him today now that he has locked up the GOP presidential nomination.

• Two Issues Combine to Scuttle an Aerospace Takeover Friday, 11 Apr 2008 | 10:31 AM ET

  Concerns about national security laws in the United States and sensitivities over Canada’s control of its Arctic lands combined on Thursday to block a $1.3 billion takeover of Canada’s largest space equipment company by Alliant Techsystems of Edina, Minn.

• DNC Chairman Howard Dean: His Candid Interview With Me Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | 4:28 PM ET

  

  Howard Dean has made sparks fly for years. His feisty 2004 presidential campaign broke fund-raising records at the time, tapping the power of the Internet in a way that signaled the path Barack Obama has followed this year.

• Senate Passes Housing Bill, But More Changes Likely Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | 12:25 PM ET

  

  The Senate has passed a bipartisan measure aimed at boosting the housing market and easing the threat of foreclosures.

• Bush And Barney Together On FHA Plan? Not Sure It Helps Wednesday, 9 Apr 2008 | 2:16 PM ET

  

  Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments, I always say (ok, you know I didn't say it), but this one boggles the mind. As House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank was launching unveiled threats to lenders today that they'd better write down the value of troubled loans or face stiff regulation in the future...

• Bush Backs Plan to Help 500,000 Home Borrowers Wednesday, 9 Apr 2008 | 10:59 AM ET

  

  President Bush has approved a plan to expand a housing program to insure loans for creditworthy homeowners unable to meet mortgage payments and which is expected to help about 500,000 borrowers by the end of this year, the White House said Wednesday.

• Economy Story Replaces Iraq--But That's Not Good News For GOP Wednesday, 9 Apr 2008 | 10:58 AM ET

  

  When the 2008 presidential race began in earnest last year, no one could have imagined the Iraq war as a change of subject. But that’s what it was when Congressional testimony took John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama away from the top campaign issue--the slumping economy.

• Housing Bill Showdown Tuesday, 8 Apr 2008 | 6:22 PM ET

  Opposition from the White House isn’t going to stop the $25 billion Housing Bill from passing the Senate. Here’s how to trade it.