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CSP Election Guide

A recap of political coverage from CSP Daily News, CSP magazine
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- This presidential election cycle has been one of the longest and most controversial contests in recent history; its outcome will undoubtedly have a great effect on the petroleum/convenience store industries. The players have changed several times over the course of the many months as candidates threw their diverse hats into the ring, the primaries whittled down the list and the nominees--senators Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.)--picked their running mates, Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) and Alaska governor Sarah Palin (R). So as the election winds [image-nocss] to a close and citizens prepare to enter the voting booth tomorrow, CSP Daily News offers this selected chronological recap of industry-related political coverage, including links to CSP magazine's election series.
'Hollow Victory'?
Congress to let offshore-drilling ban expire; would reinstate after electionObama Wavers on Drilling
Would back "limited" offshore drilling to pass new, broader energy legislationEnergy ElectionWall Street Journal polls show energy is top economic issue for votersFueling a War of Words
McCain says Obama's comments indicate he is out of touch on gas-price "pain"McCain, Clinton Claim N.H.
CSP Daily News readers get it half right in Granite State primary pollsHuckabee & Obama Claim Iowa
Readers pick presidential caucus winnersIndustry Polls Heart Huckabee, Obama
C-store, petroleum executives pick candidates they think will win Iowa

CSP magazine coverage:

January
"Election '08."March
"Slow Burn"
Industry mulls tobacco's pre- and post-election fateMay
"Cards on the Table"
Will bipartisan bill bring credit-card relief to retailers? More importantly, will it pass?August
"Healthy Debate"Retailers struggle to contain costs, but do the candidates have the answers?September
"Coming & Going"
Industry's employers, workers, customers made up of immigrants--legal and illegalOctober
"Game Changer"
Regardless of who wins in November, change looms large for c-store industry

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