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I suspect that regret already is setting in among his handlers over their pick of Kamala Harris for Joe Biden’s running mate. The first of what will be many clean-up efforts began yesterday for her bungling an incident 8 days in office. CNN reports: The White House called Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin after Vice President Kamala Harris conducted interviews with West Virginia media, according to a person with knowledge of the conversation. The outreach comes after Harris' apparent move to apply pressure on Manchin frustrated the conservative Democrat, something that he made clear over the weekend. The pressure VP Harris...

"There is a petition for Marshall [University] to end their contract with the restaurant" CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - A State Delegate and his business are under fire after a Facebook post made after a Vigil in Huntington. Del. John Mandt Jr, (R-Cabell) wrote in the Facebook post in part "Anything Muslim is going to be associated with Democrats. It's better to stay away than be associated with them." Mandt was talking about a vigil held in Huntington to honor the lives lost in a mass shooting in New Zealand. "No matter your beliefs but to come out so publicly and...

GOP Pounces on Byrd Link to Liberal Group Republicans say they plan to make MoveOn's fundraising for the veteran Democratic senator an issue in his reelection effort. By Ronald Brownstein Times Staff Writer April 6, 2005 WASHINGTON — "Sen. Byrd would be the prize for Republicans in 2006 that Tom Daschle was in 2004," said Tom Matzzie, MoveOn's Washington director, referring to the former Senate minority leader from South Dakota who lost his reelection bid in November. Byrd, Matzzie said, "is just such a gigantic figure for progressives that we felt like we had to be supportive." But the torrent...

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - If President Bush (news - web sites) wins West Virginia, one of the state's five Republican electors says he might not vote for Bush to protest the president's economic and foreign policies. South Charleston Mayor Richie Robb said based on his research, an elector has "qualified discretion" when it comes to casting a vote. "There is an implied duty to vote for your party's candidate. But I don't think it's an explicit duty or responsibility," said Robb, a moderate Republican who has a reputation of being a maverick in the state party. Still, Robb calls it "highly...

On Saturday the First Family (including the twins) campaigned in Erie, PA; and Kirtland, Chagrin Falls, and Broadview Heights, OH. On Sunday the President campaigned in Parkersburg, W.Va., and went bike riding at the Secret Service facility in Beltsville, MD. Monday, he campaigned in Poplar Bluff, Missouri (MO). (He may have more campaigning scheduled for this evening.) Enjoy your three-day Dose of W @ Sanity Island.

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/blog-cb.php Byrd-Brain: John Kerry will soon be put on the spot over coal, which he has long opposed, hurting his election prospects in several coal-producing states. Senators John McCain (R-Ariz) and Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) are threatening to resurrect their anti-coal global warming bill in the next few weeks. Despite being soundly defeated last year, McCain, as he did with campaign finance reform, has vowed to take repeated votes on the bill until he wins. Most stunning for energy observers is that Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W. Va.), who voted against McCain-Lieberman last year, is now contemplating supporting it. The reason? Byrd...