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"VP prospects move to fix flaws" - Politico.com

Just as Barack Obama and John McCain are making subtle and not-so-subtle moves toward the center in preparation for the general election, another group of candidates is also repositioning, apparently with an eye toward November: their prospective vice presidential running mates.

In ways both trivial and significant, even as they downplay their interest in the job, the politicians shortlisted for the vice presidential nomination seem to be making the adjustments widely perceived as necessary to preserve and enhance their chances of landing on either the McCain or Obama tickets.

In some cases, the fine-tuning has been as superficial as a new haircut. [...] Yet the repackaging usually takes more substantive form, such as the reversal of a long-held but politically disadvantageous position or a bolstering of credentials.

"5 presidential campaign cash myths" - Politico.com

As Barack Obama and John McCain jockey to claim the reformer's mantle, each has touted his own campaign finance record while impugning that of his opponent, and both have misrepresented aspects of the arcane world of campaign finance to fit their respective claims. It’s not always easy to tell the “new” politics from the old brand without a scorecard.

Here, then, is Politico’s effort to set the record straight on five myths about campaign cash in 2008:

527s are a major factor

McCain is running a publicly financed general election campaign

McCain broke campaign finance law in the primary

Lobbyists and PACs are big players in presidential politics

Hillary Clinton’s debt is a pressing concern

"Schwarzenegger: I'd be Obama energy czar" - Politico.com

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in an interview aired Sunday that he would be open to the idea of serving as energy czar in a Barack Obama administration.

Regardless of whether he takes that particular job, Schwarzenegger, a Republican, added on ABC’s “This Week” that he’s now committed to continuing public service even after he leaves Sacramento.

Schwarzenegger endorsed John McCain at the end of January, and McCain has appeared with “the Governator” to praise his efforts to deal with climate change.