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(CNN) -- If the results of a recent poll pan out, voters will see two big names from the Big Apple on the ballot in November 2008. Those names are Sen. Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican. The CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Thursday indicated Clinton and Giuliani were the early favorites to win their respective party's nomination. But those polled said they believe the former first lady would have a smoother path to the nomination than her GOP counterpart. Conducted December 9-11, the telephone poll asked 393 registered voters who described themselves as...

Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Focus on the Family Action founder and chairman Dr. James C. Dobson issued the following statement today after learning that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., had come out strongly in favor of increased federal funding for destructive embryonic stem-cell research: “It is an understatement to say that the pro-life community is disappointed by Sen. Frist's decision to join efforts to void President Bush's policy limiting the funding of embryonic stem-cell research. Most distressing is that, in making his announcement, Sen. Frist calls himself a defender of the sanctity of human life -- even though the...

BOSTON - Gov. Mitt Romney will veto a bill expanding access to emergency contraception, a move likely to please anti-abortion activists crucial to a 2008 presidential run. Romney told House and Senate leaders in a letter of his decision, saying that he had ``promised the people of Massachusetts that as Governor I would not change the laws of the Commonwealth as they relate to abortion.'' ``The bill before me would change those laws and for that reason I am vetoing it,'' he wrote.

Washington DC – President George W. Bush has chosen John G. Roberts to succeed Sandra Day O’Connor to the US Supreme Court. Operation Rescue supports this selection. Roberts has shown strong conservative credentials with indications that he will not uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that decriminalized abortion. Roberts coauthored a 1990 legal brief that stated, “The court’s conclusion in Roe that there is a fundamental right to an abortion … finds no support in the text, structure or history of the Constitution.” “A culture of life can never be built as long as Roe v. Wade is the...

NEW YORK — Could it be Clinton versus Giuliani in 2008? If the two major political parties were selecting their nominees today, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton would be the choice for Democrats and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for the Republicans. In the latest FOX News poll, Clinton trounces the competition and receives the backing of 44 percent of self-described Democrats. Familiar names — the party’s 2004 ticket — follow her: Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry receives 17 percent and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards 14 percent.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Bobby Jindal is planning to demonstrate solidarity with Iraqi voters by dipping a finger in purple ink before President Bush's State of the Union speech Wednesday. Iraqis who participated in Sunday's elections had a finger stained with purple ink to prove they had voted.

M&A POLL: RUDY AND HILLARY EARLY FRONTRUNNERS IN 2008 PRESIDENT RACE To:  McLaughlinOnline.com Readers From:  McLaughlin & Associates Re:  Post-Election Poll - 2008 Presidential Primaries Date:  November 4, 2004 Survey Summary: With the words of George W. Bush’s acceptance speech, and John Kerry’s concession, still echoing loudly, the media speculation is already starting about the 2008 election for President. Our 2004 Election Night poll asked respondents to think ahead about their choice among prospective 2008 primary candidates for President. It appears that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) and New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) are the early...

It's All Your Fault With Bush's crushing defeat of Kerry in last night's election, you are not doubt asking yourself, as we at MoveOnPlease have all morning: did I do enough? Where can the blame be placed? We think the answer is self-evident: the fault rests with you, the MoveOnPlease reader. We're not angry. We're calm. We're just stating the facts. You mouth-breathing freaking idiots. Damn you! We can understand a Kerry loss in a Mississippi or a Tennessee. These are people who impregnate their freaking sisters and thank Jesus for their beef jerky dinners. But Ohio? Ngg! Damn you!...

Fitzgerald: Ryan should have stayed in race Pantagraph staff BLOOMINGTON -- Outgoing Sen. Peter Fitzgerald believes it would have been difficult for Republican Jack Ryan to win next week's election for Fitzgerald's seat against Democrat Barack Obama -- but wishes Ryan would have stayed in the race. Ryan dropped out in June after records of his divorce from actress Jeri Ryan were made public. In those, the actress claimed her husband took her to sex clubs and asked her to engage in sexual activity in front of others. "I don't think Jack had to step aside," said Fitzgerald, during a...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Days after the official all-star finale in Washington, D.C., Bruce Springsteen (news) will steer the Vote for Change tour homeward to host a concert at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J.   The bill for the Oct. 13 show will feature Springsteen and the E Street Band, Jackson Browne (news) and John Fogerty (news), as well as Springsteen's wife/E Street Band singer/guitarist Patti Scialfa. Tickets for the show will go on sale Wednesday (Oct. 6) via Ticketmaster (online and phone orders only), according to a note sent this afternoon to Springsteen's official e-mail list....

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Suddenly, John Wayne (news) isn't trendy anymore. A politician in Southern California's Orange County has suggested that the community's John Wayne Airport might be a more appealing destination for travelers and a better emblem of the region if it had a name that traded on a popular TV show: "The O.C. Airport." "The O.C.," a drama about the lives and loves of some oversexed teenagers in the affluent, conservative region south of Los Angeles, became a breakout hit for broadcaster Fox this season. Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby raised the idea before his colleagues of changing...

If you were disappointed by the results of the Toomey-Specter primary, take hope in that there's still a chance to replace a RINO with a real conservative. Mike Miller is a conservative Republican running against RINO Senator Lisa Murkowski in the Alaskan primary. Miller is pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, and pro-tax cuts. The National Journal has rated Murkowski as the sixth most liberal Republican Senator and the most liberal Republican Senator west of the Mississippi River. Murkowski is also considered vulernable in the general election against Tony Knowles because she was appointed to seat by her father, Frank Murkowski. Even if...

http://www.hoeffelforsenate.com/choiceflash.cfm Voting for Joe Hoeffel is not standing up for your conservative principles, it's advancing liberalism.

Consistent conservative Toomey is accustomed to success By Patrick Kerkstra Inquirer Staff Writer In the late 1970s, when inflation was rampant and memories of Watergate and the Vietnam War were still raw, Pat Toomey spent part of each school day in a high school history classroom quietly seething. It was the teacher who got under his skin. Too many lectures were about capitalism's failings, corruption in Washington, or how America was no better than the Soviet Union. None of it squared with Toomey's patriotic take on U.S. history or his budding conservative ideology. "I felt we were a great, great...

Which poll is more accurate?SurveyUSA (Specter 46, Toomey 40)Quinnipiac (Specter 52, Toomey 37)

Specter Resorts to Dishonest Ads to Stem Toomey’s Momentum Liberal incumbent hits new lows with misleading ads Press Release Thursday, April 01, 2004 ALLENTOWN—Liberal Arlen Specter (R-Philadelphia) is blasting the airwaves with dishonest ads in desperate hopes of stemming Congressman Pat Toomey’s (R-Lehigh) upward surge in the polls en route to an upset victory on April 27. “He’s known statewide as ‘Snarlin’ Arlen’ for a reason,” said Toomey spokesman Joe Sterns. “I think renowned political analyst Charlie Cook said it best when he said, ‘Specter would drive over his own mother to win.’” In one ad, for instance, Specter claims...

Specter Panics Pat Toomey's challenge to Arlen Specter gains momentum--and Specter reaches out to some unlikely allies. by Rachel DiCarlo 03/25/2004 12:00:00 AM IN THIS SPRING'S PENNSYLVANIA SENATE PRIMARY conventional wisdom has incumbent Arlen Specter coasting to victory over challenger Rep. Pat Toomey. Specter starts out with all the advantages. He has the backing of the Republican establishment--the White House, Pennsylvania's junior senator, Rick Santorum, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and at least four Pennsylvania GOP House members have pledged their support. As a four term senator, Specter also has high name recognition and sizeable campaign coffers. But Specter has...

Don't let Johnny Edwards win this one!

Russert, Franken to Appear on 'Jeopardy' Wed Mar 24, 9:48 AM ET Add Entertainment - AP to My Yahoo! By The Associated Press NEW YORK - Think folks like Tim Russert, Tavis Smiley, Anderson Cooper, Ari Fleischer, Al Franken and Bob Woodward are smart? They'll have a chance to prove it. They're among 15 "power players" signed up to play "Jeopardy!" in a special weeklong edition of the game that will be broadcast in May, it was announced Monday. The game show will be in Washington to tape the segments early next month. Each contestant will be playing for charity...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Sterns (610) 439-6330 March 23, 2004 Specter Making Frantic Appeal to Liberal Democrats to Switch Voter Registration Before Deadline Liberal incumbent seeks support from Democrat Union members ALLENTOWN-New polling data shows that liberal Arlen Specter (R- Philadelphia) has a lack of support among likely GOP primary voters, which places him in the embarrassing position of having to make a late solicitation of support from liberal Democrat hardliners. Specter is making a late, frantic appeal to Democrat union members to switch parties in time to support him in the April 27th Primary against Congressman Pat Toomey...