The Listening Post is a project of HuffPost's OffTheBus.OffTheBus records and uploads Obama and McCain press conference calls to this feature so anyone can hear firsthand how each 2008 presidential campaign interacts with the media to deliver (and spin) information. These calls are usually posted 60-90 minutes after they end. OffTheBus is a citizen-powered and -produced presidential campaign news site sponsored by the Huffington Post and NewAssignment.Net.

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RNC 's Danny Diaz and Sean Cairncross Accuse ACORN of Wrongdoing, Suggest Registering to Vote Could Subject Citizens to Identity Theft

Posted October 3, 2008 | 08:01 PM (EST)





October 2, 2008 Republican National Committee press conference call with communications director Danny Diaz and chief counsel Sean Cairncross to discuss allegations that a voter registration group, ACORN, had hired seven workers with felony criminal records to gather voter registrations, and to warn...

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RNC's Danny Diaz and Sean Cairncross Accuse Acorn of Wrongdoing, Suggest Registering to Vote Could Result in Identity Theft

2 Comments | Posted October 3, 2008 | 08:01 PM (EST)





October 2, 2008 Republican National Committee press conference call with communications director Danny Diaz and chief counsel Sean Cairncross to discuss allegations that a voter registration group, ACORN, had hired seven workers with felony criminal records to gather voter registrations, and to warn...

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McCain Camp Attacks Axelrod on Health Care Reform - McCain Campaign Press Conference Call 8.22 AUDIO

Posted August 22, 2008 | 03:21 PM (EST)





WHO: Doug Holtz-Eakin, Senior Policy Adviser, McCain 2008
WHAT: Press Conference Call to discuss today's Washington Post article on an Obama campaign senior adviser's work and health care.
WHEN: Friday, August 22, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. EDT


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Rudy Giuliani on Kurtzer's Trip to Syria - McCain Campaign Press Conference Call 8.20 AUDIO

Posted August 21, 2008 | 11:12 AM (EST)





WHO: Rudy Giuliani, Former Mayor New York City and Randy Scheunemann, Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, McCain 2008
WHAT: Press Conference Call to discuss reports that an Obama campaign Middle East adviser was recently in Damascus for meetings with Syrian officials.
WHEN: Wednesday,...

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"Quick Draw McCain" - Obama Campaign Press Conference Call 8.20 AUDIO

Posted August 20, 2008 | 04:33 PM (EST)





WHO: Senior Foreign Policy Advisor Susan Rice and Richard Clarke
WHAT: Press Conference Call to discuss comments made by Senator McCain, President Bush's biggest supporter of the Iraq War, regarding his own judgment on the war, and his continued efforts to question Senator...

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Veterans for Obama Discuss Their Support - Obama Campaign Press Conference Call 8.18 AUDIO

Posted August 18, 2008 | 04:30 PM (EST)





WHO: Christopher McGurk (former Army staff sergeant and infantryman; Iraq and Afghanistan combat veteran; Purple Heart recipient; Bronze Star for Valor recipient) (NYC); Collin McMahon (former Army enlisted artillery observer; Army Ranger; Iraq and Afghanistan veteran) (Savannah, GA); Drew Sloan (former Army infantry captain;...

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McCain Camp Reports $27 Million Raised in July - McCain Campaign Press Call 8.15.08 AUDIO

Posted August 15, 2008 | 10:11 AM (EST)





WHO: McCain 2008 Campaign Manager Rick Davis
WHAT: Press conference call to discuss the state of the campaign and fundraising
WHEN: Friday, August 15 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

SUMMARY
McCain 2008 Campaign Manager...

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McCain Camp Claims Obama is Inconsistent on Taxes - McCain Campaign Press Call 8.14.08 AUDIO

Posted August 14, 2008 | 03:52 PM (EST)





WHO: Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett Packard, John Taylor, Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics, Stanford University and Doug Holtz-Eakin, Senior Policy Adviser, McCain 2008
WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Sen. Barack Obama's tax plan.
WHEN:...

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Obama Camp Promises Tax Cuts for Families Earning Under $250,000 - Obama Campaign Press Call 8.14.08 AUDIO

Posted August 14, 2008 | 02:51 PM (EST)





WHO: Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, Economic Policy Director Jason Furman and Senior Economic Advisor Austan Goolsbee
WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Sen. Barack Obama's tax plan.
WHEN: Thursday, August 14 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

SUMMARY...

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Three Prominent Republicans Endorse Obama - Obama Campaign Press Call 8.12.08 AUDIO

Posted August 12, 2008 | 12:11 PM (EST)





WHO: Former Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Former Congressman Jim Leach (R-IA) and former Bush White House intelligence adviser Rita E. Hauser
WHAT: Press conference call for three prominent Republicans to endorse Sen. Barack Obama and to launch Republicans for Obama
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McCain Camp and Wilmington, OH Resident Sharply Criticize Obama for New Radio Ad - McCain Camp 8.8.08 AUDIO

Posted August 8, 2008 | 05:03 PM (EST)





WHO: McCain 2008 Spokeswoman Nancy Pfotenhauer and Mary Houghtaling, Wilmington resident and co-founder and president of the Community Care Hospice
WHAT: Press conference call to respond to Sen. Barack Obama's new radio ad.
WHEN: Friday, August 8 at...

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Obama Camp Calls Out McCain and Davis for Role in Job-Killing DHL Deal - Obama Camp 8.8.08 AUDIO

Posted August 8, 2008 | 03:24 PM (EST)





WHO: Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe and Ohio Democratic Chair Chris Redfern
WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Sen. John McCain and McCain 2008 Campaign Manager Rick Davis' role in the closing of the DHL facility in Wilmington, Ohio

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Sen. John McCain Hosts Tele-Town Hall Meeting with Pennsylvania Voters - McCain Camp 8.5.08 AUDIO

Posted August 6, 2008 | 03:51 PM (EST)





WHO: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
WHAT: Live Tele-Town Hall Meeting with Pennsylvania Voters
WHEN: Tuesday, August 5 at 7:15 p.m. EDT



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McCain Camp Derides Obama's "Aspirational" Short-Term Energy Solutions - McCain Campaign Press Call 8.5.08 AUDIO

Posted August 5, 2008 | 12:04 PM (EST)





WHO: Doug Holtz-Eakin, Senior Policy Adviser, McCain 2008 and Jerry Hruby, Mayor of Brecksville, OH and McCain Northeast Ohio Chair
WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Sen. Barack Obama's energy policy.
WHEN: Tuesday, August 5 at 12:30 p.m. EDT...

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Obama Camp: McCain's Small Business Plan is Really for Big Business - Obama Campaign Press Call 8.4.08 AUDIO

Posted August 4, 2008 | 02:14 PM (EST)





WHO: Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez, Chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee and Director of Economic Policy Jason Furman
WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Sen. John McCain's small business plan
WHEN: Monday, August 4 at 1:45 p.m....

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McCain Camp Criticizes Obama's Energy Policy - McCain Campaign Press Call 8.4.08 AUDIO

Posted August 4, 2008 | 09:19 AM (EST)





WHO: Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Doug Holtz-Eakin, Senior Policy Director, McCain 2008
WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Sen. Barack Obama's energy policy.
WHEN: Monday, August 4 at 10:00 a.m. EDT

SUMMARY
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Obama Camp Outlines Emergency Economic Policy - Obama Campaign Press Call 8.1.08 AUDIO

Posted August 1, 2008 | 01:25 PM (EST)





WHO: Director of Economic Policy Jason Furman and economic advisor Jared Bernstein
WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Sen. Barack Obama's new emergency economic proposal
WHEN: Friday, August 1 at 1:30 p.m. EDT

SUMMARY...

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Obama Camp Fires Back at McCain's Negative Ads - Obama Campaign Press Call 7.31.08 AUDIO

Posted July 31, 2008 | 05:34 PM (EST)





WHO: Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe and Susan Eisenhower, President of The Eisenhower Group and granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower
WHAT: Press conference call to respond to John McCain's negative ads and to launch a new website about McCain's negative ads

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McCain Camp Unveils New Ad "Celeb" - McCain Campaign Press Call 7.30.08 AUDIO

Posted July 30, 2008 | 12:44 PM (EST)





WHO: Campaign Manager Rick Davis and Steve Schmidt
WHAT: Press conference call to discuss new McCain ad "Celeb"
WHEN: Wednesday, July 30 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

SUMMARY
McCain campaign manager Rick Davis and...

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Obama Camp Discusses Meeting with Economic Advisers - Obama Campaign Press Call 7.28.08 AUDIO

Posted July 28, 2008 | 04:19 PM (EST)





WHO: Former Sen. Bill Bradley and Prof. Laura Tyson, UC Berkeley, Former Chair of the National Economic Council
WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Sen. Barack Obama's meeting with top economic advisers on Monday, July 28th.
WHEN: Monday July...

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