Friday, February 15, 2008

Feb. 15: Regionals in Today's News

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Suzanne Struglinski in the Deseret News and Thomas Burr in the Salt Lake Tribune report on Mitt Romney's endorsement of McCain; Ellyn Ferguson in the Green Bay Press Gazette reports on a congressional push for weekend primary voting in Wisconsin; Raju Chebium for Gannett reports on N.J. superdelegates; and Sean Reilly in the Mobile Register reports on McCain and Evangelicals.

FARM BILL: Faith Bremner in the Argus Leader reports on the stalemate over the new farm bill; and Aaron Sadler for Stephens Media reports on Arkansas lawmakers' reaction to the latest House proposal.

EARMARKS: Sylvia Smith in her Fort Wayne Journal Gazette calls Bush's call to cut earmarks "cowboy rhetoric."; Bill Adair and Wes Allison in the St. Petersburg Times report on the Taxpayers for Common Sense earmark database.

BILLS, HEARINGS AND MARK-UPS: Sylvia Smith in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports on Wednesday's basebal hearing; Noelle Straub in the Billings Gazette reports on tough questioning for Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne; and Lisa Friedman in the Los Angeles Daily News reports on a controversy over cutting ship pollution.

COMMITTEE MOVES: Lisa Mascaro in the Las Vegas Sun reports on a local congressman's appointment to the House financial services committee.

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