Can McCain be trusted?
John McCain made claims that the 2008 election “is about trust and trusting people’s word,” but can the American people trust someone who has flip flopped on so many issues?
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McCain, gas prices and the Enron loophole
A Countdown Special Report on how John McCain’s chief economic advisor and others in his campaign helped create and defend legislation that enabled speculators to run up gas prices.
Primaries '08: The highlight reel
Video: Countdown takes a look back at the highs and lows of the 5-month 2008 primary season.
Bill-O's ranting remix
Please stand well back from the screen and don your protective head gear as we present the real Billy in the "Fully tanked" remix of "We'll do it live!"
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Obama’s FISA opportunity
Sen. Barack Obama is going to suffer political attacks no matter how he votes on the FISA bill but he can still stand on principle and score a political win by promising to take advantage of a loophole in the bill allowing criminal prosecution of anyone who collaborated with the Bush administration to spy illegally on Americans. Read the Special Comment
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Nexus of politics and terror
Did terror alerts suspiciously follow bad publicity about the White House? Check out this timeline and draw your own conclusions.
