Ashley Cowan

National: Clinton campaign spending worries supporters
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s latest campaign finance report, published Wednesday night, appeared even to her most dedicated supporters and donors to be a road map of her political and management failings. Several of them, reflecting political analysts, expressed concerns that Mrs. Clinton’s spending priorities amounted to costly errors in judgment that have affected her competitiveness against Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. The high-priced senior consultants to Mrs. Clinton, of New York, have become particular targets of complaints, given that they brought forth and executed a political strategy that has thus far proved unsuccessful.

Opinion: O man this worries me. I have nothing against Hillary Clinton and now I hear that she is basically going in debt. I really like her and I know she has good intentions in the white house however Barack is on fire right now. As much as I hate to say it, but I think this race is over for her....

International: Taliban bomb expertise becomes deadlier
In Kabul, Afghanistan a ruthless new generation of Afghan insurgents are casting aside Taliban doctrine that opposed killing large numbers of civilians, instead using more powerful explosives and packing bombs with ball-bearings to maximize deaths. Just this week, about 140 people died in two bombings. Afghan security officials say the militants have started using C-4, a powerful explosive not seen before in Afghanistan.

Opinion: O my goodness!!!! Forget Hillary! This worries me WAY more!!! These people are so extremely violent already, but the last thing they need is a more powerful and dangerous weapon!!! NOT GOOD! They are already blowing themselves up so they obviously have nothing to lose. I just wish I knew how to stop them from making and creating new explosives.

National: McCain calls reports on lobbyist ties ‘not true’
In Toledo, Ohio, John McCain emphatically denied a romantic relationship with a female telecommunications lobbyist on Thursday and said a report by The New York Times suggesting favoritism for her clients is "not true." "I'm very disappointed in the article. It's not true," the likely Republican presidential nominee said as his wife, Cindy, stood beside him during a news conference called to address the matter. "I've served this nation honorably for more than half a century," said McCain, a four-term Arizona senator and former Navy pilot. "At no time have I ever done anything that would betray the public trust." McCain described the woman in question, lobbyist Vicki Iseman, as a friend.

Opinion: OOOOOO!!!! Scandalous!!! It is soooo sad that he isn’t even president yet and he is already getting crap about cheating on his wife. All I have to say is WOW. Hahaha way to go republican candidate! But McCain is seriously way to old for this crap. But it doesn't really matter anyways because we all know that Obama has this in the bag. :)

International: Embassy attack in Serbia sparks U.S. outrage
In Belgrade, Serbia, Serb rioters enraged by Kosovo’s secession stormed the U.S. embassy in Belgrade and set it on fire, leaving one person dead and drawing quick condemnation from Washington and the U.N. Security Council. The U.S. State Department said the lack of protection for its mission (police were absent when the attack began) was intolerable and demanded a response from the Security Council.
Opinion: STOP THE VIOLENCE!!!! That’s all I ever hear in the news these days! All they ever talk about is how everyone is blowing themselves up or killing a bunch of people. But in this case I'm just wondering why in the world these people have no stinking security! Umm stupid!!!