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August 29, 2008 McCain's veep pick, Palin, has ties to Idaho

John McCain's running-mate pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was born in the small northern Idaho city of Sandpoint in 1964 and graduated from the University of Idaho with a journalism degree in 1987. But she didn't spend much time in the state during the

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Source: The Seattle Times


August 28, 2008 Minnick releases list of 60 'Republican' backers

Democratic U.S. House candidate Walt Minnick released the names of 60 people he says are Republicans but are backing him in his 1st Congressional District race against GOP incumbent Rep. Bill Sali. John Foster, Minnick's campaign spokesman, called the

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Source: The Olympian


August 26, 2008 Deer Flat planning fuels recreation fears

News that federal wildlife managers are making a conservation plan for the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge has sparked rumors and worry that they might ban such longstanding and fiercely beloved pastimes as motorboats and jet skis. Those worries

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Source: Idaho Statesman


August 25, 2008 Udall Urges Democrats to Stick to Center

With the Democratic National Convention having kicked off in earnest Monday afternoon, Rep. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) cautioned that the four-day Denver event could cause problems for Democrats running in the Mountain West region if the messaging veers too

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Source: Roll Call


August 22, 2008 Idaho GOP erred when it said Minnick got tax break

The Idaho Republican Party erred this week when it accused Democratic U.S. House candidate Walt Minnick of improperly benefiting this year from a homeowner's tax exemption on a residence located outside the district he seeks to represent. GOP Chairman

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Source: The Olympian


August 22, 2008 Sali could be forced to relocate district office

Idaho Rep. Bill Sali could be forced to move his district office from a downtown Boise building because its location violates U.S. House rules. Sali took over office space in the Hoff Building on Boise's Bannock Street from former Idaho Rep. C.L.

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Source: The Olympian


August 22, 2008 Idaho Congressman to Address the Nation

Idaho First District Congressman Bill Sali will have the whole nation as an audience this weekend. Sali has been chosen to deliver the national radio ...

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Source: KBOI, ID


August 22, 2008 Idaho GOP erred when it said Minnick got tax break

... thought Minnick had paid his 2008 property taxes already. Minnick, who is running against Republican US Rep. Bill Sali, called the e-mail a negative attack.

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Source: Fox 12 Boise, ID


August 21, 2008 Democratic State of the States 2008: Idaho

One of the strategies that most benefited Barack Obama in his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination was his decision to heavily organize in caucus states — many of them dependably Republican in general elections — while Hillary Rodham

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Source: CQ Politics


August 21, 2008 Democratic State of the States 2008: Idaho

That’s partly because freshman GOP Rep. Bill Sali has a history of contentious relations with some fellow Republicans that makes it hard for him to rally ...

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Source: CQPolitics.com, DC


August 21, 2008 Sali will have town hall meeting

Congressman Bill Sali will have a town hall meeting Tuesday, August 26 beginning at 1:30 pm at Moscow City Hall. Sali will give a brief update on what’s ...

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Source: Latah Eagle, ID


August 20, 2008 Here We Have Idaho

Idaho Congressman Bill Sali believes quite strongly that upward of 40 barrels of oil might be found in the nearest tree. Were it true, this revelation could ...

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Source: Radar Online, NY


August 20, 2008 SALI'S ARRANGED MARRIAGE

Progressive conservative blogger Dennis Mansfield thinks he might know why Wayne Hoffman, Rep. Bill Sali's spokesman and a former reporter for the Idaho ...

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Source: IdahoStatesman.com, ID


August 19, 2008 Walt Minnick's Big Benefactor

In Idaho's 1 st District, Congressman Bill Sali (R-ID) is being challenged by Walt Minnick, a businessman and 1996 Senate Candidate. ...

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Source: The Conservative Voice, NC


August 17, 2008 Bachmann drilling overdrive

[Pelosi] is committed to her global warming fanaticism to the point where she has said that she's just trying to save the planet. We all know that someone did that over 2,000 years ago, they saved the planet -- we didn't need Nancy Pelosi to do

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Source: Grist


August 16, 2008 2008 Election Forecast: McCain Favored to Mash Obama in Idaho

The one-sided advantage Republicans have held in strongly conservative Idaho for many years makes it one of the states most certain to favor GOP presidential nominee John McCain in November’s election. And while the campaign of Democrat Barack Obama

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Source: CQ Politics


August 15, 2008 News Digest:

BOISE (AP) — US Rep. Bill Sali decided to open his new campaign office outside the boundaries of the district he represents because it’s more convenient for ...

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Source: Ontario Argus Observer, OR


August 15, 2008 GOP Congressman: There Are 40 Barrels Of Oil In Every Tree

Idaho Congressman Bill Sali has been participating in the current GOP Cuddle Party For Oil. But no one will listen to him even though he knows everything! ...

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Source: Wonkette (satire), DC


August 15, 2008 2008 Election Forecast: McCain Favored to Mash Obama in Idaho

Still, McCain’s worries are minor compared with those of freshman Rep. Bill Sali , who is the rare prominent Republican official in Idaho whose political ...

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Source: CQPolitics.com, DC


August 14, 2008 Sali opens Idaho campaign office outside district

A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Bill Sali says the congressman decided to open his new campaign office outside his district's boundaries because it's more convenient for the public. Sali opened his campaign office last month in downtown Boise, close to his

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Source: The Olympian


August 14, 2008 Sali opens Idaho campaign office outside district

AP - August 14, 2008 2:24 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A spokesman for US Rep. Bill Sali says the congressman decided to open his new campaign office outside ...

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Source: KPAX-TV, MT


August 14, 2008 Sali's offices outside his district

BOISE — US Rep. Bill Sali’s new campaign office is in the same building as his congressional office in Boise — and neither are located in the congressman’s ...

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Source: Idaho Press-Tribune, ID


August 13, 2008 SALI'S TECHNOLOGY GAP

In her Shenanigans blog at Politico.com, Anne Schroeder Mullins has picked up on Rep. Bill Sali's technical difficulties, which have affected the ...

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Source: IdahoStatesman.com, ID


August 12, 2008 Conservative Adam Graham wrote Monday that he's pleased to see ...

I was surprised this weekend to find a comment left over at Bill Sali's new blog by Julie Fanselow, Idaho's first blogger. While I've had a number of fights ...

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Source: IdahoStatesman.com, ID


August 11, 2008 Rep. Sali will talk wildfires Tuesday in Cascade

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Source: Idaho Statesman


August 11, 2008 DCCC IE effort in full swing

... at almost $40000; and even in Idaho, where cheap television rates mean the $11000 spent against freshman Rep. Bill Sali could go a long way. ...

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Source: Politico, DC


August 09, 2008 Sali, Minnick agree on progress in Iraq War

WASHINGTON - After his first trip to Iraq since his 2006 election, Rep. Bill Sali, R-Idaho, said the country is growing more stable and the military surge has provided more security. "There's so much to be hopeful about in Iraq," Sali told the Idaho

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Source: Idaho Statesman


August 09, 2008 Sali rejoins Republican energy protest

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Source: Idaho Statesman


August 09, 2008 West Views: Opinions from newspapers in Idaho and the West ...

If you have ideas or suggestions, e-mail Assistant Editorial Page Editor Jennifer Swindell at jswindell@idahostatesman.com If (US Rep. Bill) Sali had his ...

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Source: IdahoStatesman.com, ID


August 09, 2008 Sali, Minnick agree on progress in Iraq War

BY ERIKA BOLSTAD - ebolstad@idahostatesman.com WASHINGTON - After his first trip to Iraq since his 2006 election, Rep. Bill Sali, R-Idaho, said the country ...

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Source: IdahoStatesman.com, ID


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