International Business News - Candidate http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif John McCain's presidential campaign did not speak with the Alaska House speaker and other leading Republicans before McCain tapped Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/124421-palin-reviewing-the-candidate.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080906/questions-remain-on-palin-vetting.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080906/questions-remain-on-palin-vetting.htm Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:04:48 EDT The politician with perhaps the best chance to replace Israel's embattled prime minister on Thursday called for a unity government to pursue the creation of a Palestinian state living peacefully alongside Israel. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113258-mideast-israel-palestinians.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/top-israeli-candidate-wants-unity-government.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/top-israeli-candidate-wants-unity-government.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:09:27 EDT Authorities are investigating a letter sent to the headquarters of a South Dakota congressional candidate containing threats and a white powder. Republican Senate candidate Joel Dykstra was not at his Sioux Falls office when his staff opened the letter Tuesday and called 911. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/threatening-letter-powder-mailed-to-sd-candidate.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:49:35 EDT Barack Obama has his rolled-up sleeves and John McCain his sweaters under suit jackets, but absent from the 2008 presidential campaign are hunting shirts, windsurfing trunks and absolutely anything resembling Michael Dukakis' helmet. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/99360-fashion-consistent-candidates.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/the-candidates-closets-no-windsurfing-gear.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/the-candidates-closets-no-windsurfing-gear.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:43:52 EDT The AP-Yahoo News Poll is a unique study that is tracking the moods and opinions of a group of people throughout the presidential election campaign. The fifth wave of this study included re-interviews between June 13-23 with 1,759 people who originally were interviewed in November or early December. The extensive national survey was conducted by Knowledge Networks of Menlo Park, Calif., under the direction and supervision of AP's polling unit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/method-of-ap-yahoo-news-poll.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:07:59 EDT Now more than ever, it's the old guy against the agent of change. Ask people to blurt out their first words about the two presidential candidates and one in five say "change" or "outsider" for Barack Obama and "old" for John McCain, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Monday. Those are not only the top responses for each man but the answers that have grown the most since January, when fewer than one in 10 volunteered those descriptions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/old-guy-vs-change-mccain-obama-images-take-shape.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:49:13 EDT A candidate for the Cochise County Board of Supervisors who said he tried without success to recruit a Hispanic to run has now asked that his name appear on the ballot in two languages. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/candidate-wants-his-name-on-ballot-in-2-languages.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:56:39 EDT A former congressional candidate was sentenced to a year's probation after pleading guilty to three misdemeanors stemming from an encounter with an ex-girlfriend. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/ex-candidate-reaches-deal-in-pa-harassment-case.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:58 EDT A man who once was the voice of Schroeder in some "Peanuts" television specials is running for a seat on the Douglas County School Board. Greg Felton, also a former director of international trade for Hewlett-Packard Co., filed by Friday's deadline to challenge incumbent Cindy Trigg. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/ex-voice-of-peanuts-character-becomes-candidate.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 15:29:06 EDT A former congressional candidate who was convicted of faking his own disappearance during the campaign will be released from jail but be subject to electronic monitoring for violating his bail conditions, his attorney said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/once-missing-nh-candidate-agrees-to-electronic-monitoring.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 21:29:38 EDT A former congressional candidate convicted of faking his disappearance after a car crash two years ago was arrested Tuesday for allegedly violating his bail conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/ex-n-h-candidate-convicted-for-fake-disappearance-arrested.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 10:16:06 EDT A former congressional candidate convicted of faking his disappearance is under arrest in New Hampshire for allegedly violating his bail conditions. Strafford County Attorney Thomas Velardi says Gary Dodds was arrested Tuesday morning near the apartment building he owns in Portsmouth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/convicted-ex-congressional-candidate-arrested-in-nh.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 09:40:18 EDT The walls at Cubbie's diner used to be plastered with pictures, stickers and campaign signs for Rep. Walter Jones, who championed the eatery's idea to serve up "freedom fries" in the days before the start the Iraq war. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/congressional-freedom-fries-sponsor-has-primary-challenge.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:04:08 EDT How can they not be tired? Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are undeniably exhausted. They've been campaigning hard for more than a year, and their wall-to-wall schedules won't let up anytime soon. Neither wants to cede ground in their epic struggle for the Democratic nomination. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/41863-obama-2008-candidates-fatigue.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/how-can-obama-clinton-not-be-tired.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/how-can-obama-clinton-not-be-tired.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:09:36 EDT A candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania has been charged with felony burglary and criminal trespass. Charges were filed Thursday against Derek Walker, one of 12 candidates running to replace retiring Rep. John Peterson. They stem from an August 2007 encounter at his ex-girlfriend's apartment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/house-candidate-in-pa-charged-with-burglary-other-counts.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:27 EDT A former congressional candidate was sentenced Monday to 20 days in jail and a year of home confinement for concocting what the judge called a "fairy tale" to explain his disappearance after a car crash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/ex-candidate-gets-20-days-in-jail-in-nh.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:50:08 EDT A registered sex offender running for mayor of his small town says he hopes voters can overlook his 2004 arrest in which he was caught in a police sting trying to arrange sex with a 15-year-old girl on the Internet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080323/sex-offender-running-for-mayor-in-texas.htm Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:27:35 EDT A registered sex offender collared in an Internet sting four years ago is running for mayor of a small Dallas suburb. James Brian Sliter (SLY'-ter) says he's sorry and needs to prove he can be an asset to his community. The 42-year-old was arrested after arranging sex with someone he met on the Internet who he thought was a 15-year-old girl. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/sex-offender-runs-for-mayor-of-suburb.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:51:08 EDT Longtime KEZI anchor Rick Dancer led off the 11 o'clock news with word that a Republican had announced his candidacy for Oregon secretary of state. The candidate: Rick Dancer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080228/this-just-in-im-running-for-office.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:29:01 EST A former congressional candidate convicted of faking his disappearance after a crash two years ago said Thursday the verdict was heartbreaking, but maintained his innocence and said the case isn't over. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080221/ex-n-h-candidate-maintains-innocence.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:43:50 EST