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Spin Control

Wednesday’s quickie political briefing

Today's video: Is Bush a help or hurt to McCain?

Bonus videos: Want to see more on the debate over Wesley Clark's comments on John McCain? Click here


Here are the headlines in the presidential campaign from The Associated Press:
McCain to tour Colombian drug interdiction efforts, says illegal drugs a major challenge

With Obama atop Dem ticket, candidates from Mississippi to Wisconsin use race as wedge issue

GOP Sen. Cochran says McCain roughed up a Sandinista on diplomatic visit to Nicaragua in 1987

AP-Yahoo News poll: More would invite Obama than McCain to barbecue; Public cool to Michelle, doesn’t know Cindy

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THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Barack Obama campaigns in Colorado Springs, Colo.
John McCain holds an informal news conference in Cartagena, Colombia.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Mitt Romney is a great person and he’s done a great job for us and we’re really pleased at the cooperation and help that he’s given us and he won millions of Republican votes so there will be a big place for him in the Republican party in the future, but obviously we’re not talking about specific candidates.” — John McCain on Romney as a potential running mate.
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STAT OF THE DAY
Hillary Rodham Clinton, who bowed out of the Democratic contest on June 7, had $3.4 million cash on hand left for primary spending, according to her May fundraising reports. She also had more than $23 million for the general election, money her campaign cannot use.



The Spokesman-Review's political team keeps a critical eye on local, state and national politics.