The CNN Political Ticker PM, Tuesday, May 08, 2007 For the latest, breaking political news, check for updates throughout the day on the CNN Political Ticker http://www.cnn.com/ticker All politics, all the time.

Today on the Ticker
Poll: Americans disapprove of Bush's Iraq veto

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A majority of the U.S. public disapproves of President Bush's decision to veto a war spending bill that called for U.S. troops to leave Iraq in 2008, according to a CNN poll released Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/poll-americans-disapprove-of-bushs-iraq.html

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White House v. Kansas governor on storm response

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House fought back Tuesday against criticism from Kansas' governor that National Guard deployments to Iraq are slowing the response to last week's devastating tornado.

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/white-house-v-kansas-governor-on-storm.html

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Republican considers calling for troop withdrawal

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told CNN Tuesday she will consider calling for troops to be withdrawn from Iraq if sufficient progress has not been made in the country by September -- the next time the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, returns to Capitol Hill to update Congress.

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/republican-considers-calling-for-troop.html

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Spitzer: I am for Clinton

ALBANY, New York (AP) -- New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will put an end to questions about his support for New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid with an endorsement next week.

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/spitzer-i-am-for-clinton.html

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Why does Thompson make GOP swoon?

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Ten Republicans running for president seems like nine more than needed. So what's the deal with Fred Thompson -- why all this talk about adding one more to the pack?

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/why-does-thompson-make-gop-swoon.html

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Edwards defends working for hedge fund

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Tuesday that he worked for a hedge fund to learn more about financial markets and their relationship to poverty in the United States

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/edwards-defends-working-for-hedge-fund.html

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Giuliani camp defends abortion stance anew

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign defended the Republican's position on abortion anew Tuesday after a report surfaced that he donated to Planned Parenthood in the 1990s.

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/giuliani-camp-defends-abortion-stance.html

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Queen visits NASA, gets call from space station

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth II heard three astronauts describe their work aboard the international space station Tuesday as she neared the end of a whirlwind, six-day U.S. tour.

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/queen-visits-nasa-gets-call-from-space.html

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McCain: Pro-choice Republican will have tough time

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, told the Associated Press Monday that he thinks it's unlikely a pro-choice Republican can win the party's presidential nomination.

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/mccain-pro-choice-republican-will-have.html




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