blogs.wsj.com - 8/14/2008
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Laura Meckler reports from Aspen, Colo., on the presidential race. Ousted John McCain campaign co-chairman Phil Gramm is back with the campaign's top advisers this weekend, as the campaign gathers top supporters for a series of briefings in scenic Aspen, Colo. The former Texas senator stepped down from his position after he said in an interview last month that the country is in a mental ...
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Obama v. McCain, General Election Edition
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
I’ve been working all day, deadlines and all sorts of stuff flying.
Oh, and guess what? He’s baaaa-aaack. Phil Gramm just can’t stay out of it. Goodie for us.
The floor is yours. Take it away. ...
Phil Gramm returns to McCain’s side.
Think Progress —
... ,” is “back with the campaign’s top advisers this weekend.” Gramm was seated in the front row during a McCain event in Aspen, Colorado today. “I am a supporter of John McCain,” said Gramm. “ ...
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Gramm was spotted at a McCain event Thursday.'
ASPEN, Colorado (CNN) – For the first time since removing himself from John McCain’s campaign, former Sen. Phil Gramm publicly crossed paths with the presumptive Republican nominee at an event ...
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