April 30th, 2007 by alex BY HELEN KENNEDY ORANGEBURG, S.C. - The first Democratic debate in genteel South Carolina was a tame affair, but it produced a breakout star: Maurice (Mike) Gravel, a cantankerous former New York cabbie who gleefully threw political bombs all over the joint. Gravel walked into the debate $900 in debt. Five hours later, his campaign
April 29th, 2007 by alex In a pre-emptive statement issued on March 16, CNN, WMUR TV and the New Hampshire Union Leader declared their intention to exclude Democratic Presidential candidate Mike Gravel from their tri-sponsored debate on June 3rd. This petition seeks to change that. In the wake of the debate on April 26, Sen. Gravel deserves to be heard.
April 28th, 2007 by alex By Joe Lauria, Globe Correspondent | April 28, 2007 ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Until the first Democratic presidential debate here on Thursday night, former senator Mike Gravel campaigned in almost total obscurity since becoming the first Democrat to declare more than a year ago, in April 2006. But all that changed with a few provocative remarks
April 27th, 2007 by alex By Mark Leibovich NY Times ORANGEBURG, S.C., April 26 — Every field of candidates needs, for lack of a better term, comic relief — for the sake of keeping things interesting and, if everybody is lucky, for making the other smoothies on stage a little uncomfortable. And at Thursday night’s Democratic debate, that role was
April 10th, 2007 by alex What an amazing week it has been for the Gravel for President campaign. It was truly inspiring to see so many Gravel supporters turn out to show their support all across New Hampshire and Vermont. The Gravel campaign continues to gather momentum. From town to town, in every community, at every stop, people are turning
March 30th, 2007 by alex Sen. Mike Gravel and the other candidates for the Democratic Presidential Nomination attended a special forum on health care in Nevada on March 24, 2007, which was co-sponsored by the Center for American Progress Action Fund and Service Employees International Union. The following is a transcript of Senator Mike Gravel's speech at the Center for
March 26th, 2007 by alex Some coverage from this past weekends Health Care debate in Las Vegas. Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska proposed a system that would distribute vouchers so Americans could shop for coverage. "I know the system up close and personal," Gravel said. L.A. Times Sen. Mike Gravel, of Alaska, called for "a universal single-payer plan." He said