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31 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Did Obama blow his chances at an Edwards endorsement?
Here's an interesting and even-handed article from New York Magazine explores the Democratic race. Salon is blogging about the article, and highlighting a very insightful passage about why Edwards hasn't endorsed: "In the days after John Edwards's withdrawal from the Democratic race, the
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31 Mar
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Obama fibs too
Last week, Clinton got kicked around for her comments on Bosnia. She grossly embellished the danger involved when she visited the country when she was first lady. Now, there are reports that Obama, too, inflated the Kennedys' role in helping his father come to America. Washington Post:"Contrary to
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31 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Wikipedia vandals tar Clinton and Obama
Some Obama and Clinton supporters are lashing out and tagging the virtual walls of Wikipedia with messages of anger, dislike and sometimes hate for the opposing candidate. The New Republic reports that both Obama and Clinton’s Wikipedia pages are policed by content managers daily, who monitor and
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31 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
What goes in Dick Cheney's safe
It was last year that word first emerged of Vice President Cheney keeping "man-size Mosler safes" in his office at the White House. The revelation spurred on Jon Stewart's hilarious "You Don't Know Dick" series and a million less funny jokes online. This, perhaps, is another one of them.You see, i
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31 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Housing Secretary's tenure foreclosed
You've got to hand it to President Bush. Just as our nation plunges into a economic crisis driven by loose lending in the area of "subprime" mortgages, he finds himself with no Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. Heckuvajob!Alphonso Jackson, an old Texas pal of the president, is on his
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31 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Bush Booed
George Bush was booed at the home opener of the Washington Nationals last night, where he threw out the first pitch. Dick Cheney was booed at the Nationals in 2006 when he threw out the first pitch.
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31 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Supreme Court is no go on Congress's no go zones
Back in 2005, the FBI pulled ,000 out of a freezer in the home of the now-indicted Rep. William Jefferson, instantly earning the Louisiana lawmaker the nickname "Congressman Cold Hard Cash."Then in 2006, the FBI raided his congressional office as a part of its probe that led the corruption charge
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31 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Monday Morning Must-Reads
The Hillary Deathwatch [Slate] Hillary Clinton is as good as dead. This became the consensus over the past week, when the media awoke en masse to the dual reality that 1) Clinton can't close the pledged-delegate gap and 2) Obama has her beat in the popular vote. But the Clinton campaign shows
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28 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Patrick and Obama--politically separated at birth?
Here's an interesting article from the New York Times about Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who is a loyal Obama supporter and friend. (Remember the 'Just words, just speeches' story?) In the article, the NYT discusses Patrick's latest legislative flop, intimating that inexperience may
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28 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey endorses Obama
The importance of endorsements are sometimes minimal, but they are nice nonetheless. Casey's endorsement of Obama is another way to bring some positive news to his campaign, instead of more damaging Rev. Wright headlines. Casey may be able to help Obam
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28 Mar
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If it's Friday...it must be another loyal Bushie resigning under a legal cloud
The AP reports that Felipe Sixto, who worked since March 1 in the White House as "special assistant to the president for intergovernmental affairs," and has worked in the office itself since last July, has resigned for what it describes as, " a conflict of interest with the use of U.S. AID funds by
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28 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Barack Obama disowns his white grandmother
In the Janus-faced world of politics, there's a 180 degree course of things. It works like this:0 degrees - get confronted with a controversy45 degrees - mull response to controversy90 degrees - attack controversy head on by attempting to persuade people that what they think is bad is good135 degre
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28 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
It's my party...
It's funny when you hear a guy like Howard Dean ask the candidates to "cool down their rhetoric." It's great for 2004's big hope right now - Governor Dean as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee has no boss. But once Senator Clinton or Senator Obama wins the nomination, they become the
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28 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Real Change
My attempt to save the Democratic Party from militarists, corporate interests and party elites is over. I am now running for president under the Libertarian Party.During the debates I tried educating Democrats about the need for REAL change. I proposed eliminating the IRS, which stifles incentiv
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28 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Vice President Rice
The United States faces a variety of foreign policy crises right now - the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a newly independent Kosovo, Iran's nuclear weapons, a re-emerging Russia, clashes between the Chinese government and its Tibetan minority, and trouble in the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiation
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28 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Mike Gravel joins Veracifier
Last week we were very pleased to have Mike Gravel and his comminications man David Eisenbach stop by our offices. Sen. Gravel has agreed to start writing regularly for Veracifier.com and we are so pleased to have him aboard. In a few minutes we will post his first article for us- explaining his dec
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27 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Start buying property in Buffalo
The EPA says it's not going to take any action on global warming. Our Environmental Protection Agency says it needs to do a bigger assessment of the economic implications of corking carbon emissions. So says the AP:The government made clear on Thursday it will not be rushed into deciding whether t
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27 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
The soldiers get screwed again?
If the Pulitzer Prize is the Oscars, the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Journalism may be sort of like the Golden Globes - a bigger deal to the writers themselves, although it garners less attention than the main prize. In a sense, the Goldsmith is a bigger deal. While there are a variety of
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27 Mar
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What Clinton will do about Michigan and Florida
I was flipping through the channels last night, and I saw Hillary Clinton being interviewed by Greta Van Susteren. In the interview, Clinton addressed several issues, (Bosnia, Rev. Wright, her policy differences with Obama), but the most interesting part came when she was asked about Michigan and Fl
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27 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
He's baaack...Rev. Wright, that is..
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell is reporting more inflammatory comments from Obama's pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Mitchell dug through a bunch of church bulletins, and found some disturbing rhetoric...see below for details. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reported on TODAY, "And now -- even more controversy i
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27 Mar
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Hillarack
The New Republic has this pretty weird melding of Barack and Hillay. To quote Andy Sullivan- 'Kind of gay?'
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27 Mar
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Bloomberg as Obama's VP? Dream on....
There's some buzz today that Mayor Bloomberg could be considered VP candidate for Barack Obama. From MSNBC's First Read: *** A fall preview: Those who love the Veepstakes will enjoy today's Obama speech, not for the substance but for the person who will introduce him:
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27 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Remember Obama's great speech?
You know, the one about how we have to "get over it" on race and join with Senator Obama in creating "a more perfect union?"It was supposed to do more - end the smearing of the Senator's campaign by affiliating him with the extreme remarks of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the pastor at the senator's Chi
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26 Mar
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Long Dem battle may not be so bad
As some newspaper columnists and pundits keep hammering Hillary Clinton for staying in the race, Joan Walsh of Salon.com had another take. Based on Dan Balz's article today, Walsh argues that the long battle is actually helping democrats. How so? Walsh: "Where so many other pundits are wringing thei
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26 Mar
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Dems split on who should quit
From the Politico:A new Rasmussen poll shows that most Dems want the race to go on and are split on which candidate should withdraw, despite Obama’s nearly insurmountable lead in the popular vote and pledged delegates:Twenty-two percent (22 percent) of Democratic voters nationwide say that Hillary
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26 Mar
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It's none of your business....
Stumping for her mother, Chelsea Clinton was asked if her mother's credibility was hurt by the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The 28-year-old former first daughter sounded a little stunned, replying: "Wow, you're the first person actually that's ever asked me that question in the, I don't know maybe, 70
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26 Mar
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Hillary in Bosnia
Our friends at Barely Political, and genius Justin Johnson, put out this video of Hillary's controversial visit to Bosnia. Pretty funny stuff..
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26 Mar
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Gravel leaves Dems
You may have forgotten it over the past few months, but Mike Gravel is still campaigning for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Well, he was until today when he announced he was leaving the party to join the Libertarian party. It is impressive that Gravel is still going, and also interesting
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26 Mar
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Top Universities: We Believe That We Are Indeed Capable of Achieving Our Designated Goals!
It's no secret that people who go to or went to college are more likely to be in the cult of Barack than those who have missed out on the joys of spending four years in big box rooms listening to people talk. But that says very little, really. After all, George Bush has degrees from Harvard and Yale
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25 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Clinton breaks the silence on Obama's pastor problem
Perhaps in an attempt to diffuse the media attention off of her Bosnia trip, Sen. Hillary Clinton began speaking out about Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's controversial pastor of 20 years. In an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Clinton said, "[Wright] would not have been my pa
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25 Mar
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Gov. Paterson used weed, coke
In an interview with NY1, newly annointed New York governor David Paterson admitted to having used marijuana and cocaine when he was in his early 20's. Paterson's transparancy is oddly refreshing, and let's face it, compared to Eliot Spitzer, the guy can get away with just about anything now. After
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25 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Kwame pleads not guilty
From the AP:DETROIT — Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former top aide pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges they lied under oath about having an affair.The mayor and former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty appeared for separate hearings in the scandal that is threatening to prematurely end Kilpatric
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25 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Clinton says she "misspoke" re: Bosnia trip
One of today's big stories is that Hillary Clinton is admitting she "misspoke" about her trip to war-torn Bosnia when she was first lady. Originally, she described the trip to be more dangerous than her press corps remembered. For example, Clinton said her plane landed under sniper fire. This is a r
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25 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Memo to Hillary: Next Time Remember if You Were ON TAPE
Remember those times when Hillary Clinton wrote in her memoir and then said, repeatedly, on the campaign trail that the time she went to Bosnia in '96 snipers tried to kill her and Chelsea? And remember when the comedian Sinbad (who was with her on the trip) said that she was lying? Yeah...That was
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25 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Obama and Clinton tied in Gallup poll
According to today's Gallup poll on the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama is ahead of Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton by just 1 percentage point, vs. 3 points on Saturday -- the day he overtook Clinton after falling behind for 5 straight days. Here's the late
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25 Mar
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Obama, Wright and the Jewish Experience with Hate
Lionel Chetwynd has published an open letter to Obama over at Pajamas Media in response to Obama's challenge to "contextualize" Jeremiah Wright's remarks. In it, he discusses grappling with his own hatred of Germans. He describes the Jewish relatives - only twelve remaining of a family of three-hun
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24 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Another Obama supporter gone wild
It's a new week, and that means there's another round of idiotic comments coming. This time, it's from Obama supporter and former Iowa Democratic Party chairman Gordon Fischer, who complained that Bill Clinton was hurting the Democratic Party and leaving "a stain on his
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24 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Kwame charged with perjury
The latest on Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from the AP: DETROIT (AP) - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, a one-time rising star and Detroit's youngest elected leader, was charged Monday with perjury and other counts after sexually explicit text messages contradicted his sworn denials of an affair with a
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24 Mar
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No loyalty for old Richardson
When I first learned of Bill Richardson's endorsement of Obama, I couldn't help but think two things. 1) Why now? and 2) Wow, Bill Richardson is disloyal. True, Richardson is free to vote for who he wants, but after Bill Clinton catapulted his political career by appointing him Secretary of Energy a
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24 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
How Clinton can still win
Ever since Iowa, it seems like the media has been calling for Sen. Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race. She’s bounced back several times—even after a winless streak in February, only to carry Texas, Rhode Island and Ohio the following month. Now that the Jeremiah Wright story seems to be fa
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24 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
New Gallup poll has Obama up
According to Gallup's daily tracking poll, Obama has a 3 point lead on Clinton, 48% to 45%, reversing a dip that had Clinton leading by 7 points. The surge comes after Obama's important speech on race, and an endorsement by Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico. Versus their Republican opponent, John M
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24 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Dems Move to the Middle
When it comes to national security and foreign affairs, Democrats move to the middle. They can't help it. Whatever you think you might be electing them to do on foreign policy, you're going to get a result that's significantly different from what you expected. Consider the following in today's N
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24 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Kwame Goes Down
Will Detroit's Mayor Kilpatrick have the good sense to step down? We'll see when he gets up before the microphones to discuss the pending prosecution he faces for perjury and obstruction after lying about an extra-marital affair he had. MSNBC reports that he'll appear with his attorney, and that
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21 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
John Kerry: Obama's cred is due to his race?
No he didn't. What is John Kerry talking about? He's sounding a bit like Gerry Ferraro. In an interview with the Standard-Times (MA), Kerry attributes African-American oppression as the concept that allows Obama to unify. Really? Tokenism, white liberal guilt, ridiculous reasoning are
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21 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
It's primary delegates, stupid....
With slim chances of Hillary Clinton picking up more pledged delegates and more of the popular vote, (if Michigan and Florida don't revote/count), than Barack Obama, how can Clinton convince superdelegates to pick her as the nominee? The answer is: pledged delegates, the New York Observer's Politick
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21 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
News from the campaign trail
Here's a list of today's news/ events from the presidential campaign trail, courtesy of the AP:Today on the Presidential Campaign TrailBy The Associated Press – 1 hour ago IN THE HEADLINESState Department says passport files of 3 candidates breached ... N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson, the only Hispan
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21 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Elton and Hillary to make sweet music together
Well, let's hope she won't be singing. It's been several days since singer, Elton John announced that he will be holding an April 9th concert to raise funds for presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, in New York City. The "cheap seats" (5 and 0), have already been sold-out. Seats that cost $
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21 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
More details on the passport breach story
The New York Times is reporting that the passports of all three candidates were breached. Obama's file was breached three separate times, by three different employees, working for independent contractors. Two of the employees were fired, and the third, who also accessed John McCain's file, was "only
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21 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Clinton camp criticizes Obama camp over photo
The AP reports that the Clinton campaign criticized the Obama camp for "peddling photos" of former President Clinton and Obama's longtime pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. The photo shows Bill Clinton and Wright shaking hands at the White House during a prayer breakfast in Sept.1998. The New York Ti
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21 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Fox News Infighting?
Think Progress picked up Chris Wallace going on Fox and Friends and taking them to task for wasting two hours on Obama's "typical White person" comment in reference to his Grand Mother. Brian Kilmeade looks significantly unhappy.. 'thanks for bringing this up on air Chris.."
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21 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
5 years in Iraq: A collection of Iraqi perspective on the invasion and current situation
The papers and blogs have been filled with commentary on the 5 year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Our friend Juan Cole over at Informed Comment, however, set himself apart by collecting commentary from Iraqi sources of their perception of the anniversary. All the following transc
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21 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Richardson to Endorse Obama
Just about everyone is reporting that Bill Richardson is announcing his endorsement of Obama at a campaign rally on Oregon on Friday. Richardson is the Hispanic Governor of New Mexico who dropped out of the Democratic race for the presidential nomination in January. He's be discussed for the Vice
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21 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Geraldine & John, Sitting in a Tree
Geraldine Ferraro is talking to the Daily Breeze again this week, objecting to Obama's equivocation between her and Jeremiah Wright. "To equate what I said with what this racist bigot has said from the pulpit is unbelievable. ... He gave a very good speech on race relations, but he did not address
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20 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Bloomberg and Paterson react to Obama's speech
New York City Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson's thoughts on Obama's speech about race. The New York Observer's Politicker blog reports: Paterson praised the speech, saying, “He talked about the different avenues of society that become frustrated.” Bloomberg, who deferred to Paterson
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20 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
McCain aide suspended for pushing new Obama/Wright video
An aide to John McCain has been suspended from the campaign for circulating a racially-charged video about Barack Obama, which calls into question the Illinois senator’s patriotism. The video melds clips from Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s sermons, sound bites from Michelle Obama, and previous interview
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20 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
A More Perfect Union's Echoes
My own personal opinion about the "A More Perfect Union" speech that was given two days ago was that it was fantastic in two ways. One, it was a long overdue discussion of both the roots of racial inequality (FHA discrimination, he actually mentioned FHA discrimination!) and the White, Latino and A
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20 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Monica comes back to haunt the Clintons
Today's buzz is about how Hillary Clinton was in the White House when Bill had his initial sexual encounters with Monica Lewinsky. The news comes after Clinton released her first lady schedules. The schedules also shed more light on Clinton's health care work, stance on NAFTA and overall experience.
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20 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
New Gallup poll shows Clinton beating Obama
A new Gallup poll shows Hillary Clinton taking the lead over Barack Obama. According to Reuters, the March 14-18 national survey of 1,209 Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters gave Clinton a 49 percent to 42 percent edge over Obama. The poll has an error margin of 3 percentage points. According
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20 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Scooter Libby is disbarred in D.C.
From the New York Times: I. Lewis Libby’s career suffered another blow today as a result of the investigation into a C.I.A. leak in 2003, this one from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia:It is hereby ORDERED that I. Lewis Libby, Jr. is disbarred from the pr
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20 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Cheney preparing to ask NATO for aid in Afghanistan
NATO's Afghan mission is entering the spotlight as the NATO summit in Bucharest in April approaches. Vice-President Dick Cheney visited Afghanistan today to meet with President Hamid Karzai. Cheney's goal was to get further information on the Afghan situation, in preparation for
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19 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Why MI and FL must revote
To revote, or not to revote, that is the question. Bloomberg News is reporting that the Michigan DNC has endorsed a revote today, and are just waiting for the Clinton and Obama campaigns to agree. A secondary hurdle is that the plan must be approved by the end of the week by the Michigan legislature
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19 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Bush and the presidential candidates talk Iraq
If you didn’t already know, today is the five-year anniversary of the Iraq War, and President Bush made a speech today at the Pentagon, defending the war, while also making the case that the U.S. continue its involvement in the conflict. In front of a North Carolina crowd, Sen. Barack Obama, who o
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19 Mar
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Poll shows gender harder to overcome than race
Another interesting article from Slate shows that 39 percent of voters polled by CBS think that a female candidate would "face more obstacles in presidential politics today," as compared with 33 percent who believe a black candidate would. The poll shows that "42 percent of voters believe that Hilla
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19 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Obama on race circa 1990
Below is a feature from the Chicago Reporter on Obama just before he graduated from Harvard Law School. In the article, he notes that with his credentials, he won't have a hard time finding a job, but wonders if minorities who must attend state schools due to financial constraints would have the rig
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19 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
New Reuters/Zogby poll: Obama's lead evaporating
Reuters/Zogby released a poll today that shows Obama's 14 point lead over Clinton in February shrinking to just three points, which is within the statistical margin of error. Currently, Obama leads Clinton 47 to 44 percent. In a hypothetical matchup with Obama, McCain leads the Illinois senator 46 t
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19 Mar
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Clinton's first lady schedules made public
The National Archives released more than 11,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's schedules when she was first lady today. Read more here. Click here to search the schedules yourself.
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19 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Can anything save No Child Left Behind? New changes announced.
Tuesday it was announced that No Child Left Behind is undergoing changes, but many fear it is too little too late.No Child Left Behind was passed six years ago, with the goal that by 2014 every child in America will be performing reading and math at their grade level.The act has come un
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18 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Why Kosovo Matters
In the minds of many, the Balkans is some abstract area east of Europe that is plagued with wars and obsessed with self-determination. The recent headlines of Kosovo's declaration of independence have piqued an interest in the region, and this article will serve as a compact history less
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18 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Resentment, race and the dream ticket
Race and gender have been, and continue to be, the most provocative elements in this presidential race. From the race card and the gender card, to overzealous supporters, and controversial remarks, both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have captured the country, not only with their political platfor
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18 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Roger Simon Dissects Obama's Speech
Politico's Roger Simon dissects Obama's speech in his latest piece: "Speech doesn't pander, but does it explain?" What do you think? Obama tackled an important issue today and brought up an interesting idea that, while we as a society may no longer be racist, we are certainly prejudice. While c
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18 Mar
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MySpace- Get out and Vote
Our friends at Why Tuesday are up for a My Space Impact award. Go vote for this great organization- the polls are open for two more days.
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18 Mar
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No Re-Do in Florida
No more hanging chads or votes-by-mail to contend with: Florida has decided to not re-do its primary. WSJ: Florida party members now are floating a variety of plans that would penalize the state for holding an early primary but still allow the state some representation at the convention. That wou
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18 Mar
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"A More Perfect Union"
The Obama campaign has released the full text of his speech:“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America’s improbable experim
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18 Mar
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Race in America
Fashion magazine covers aren't normally the domain of this blog, but on a day when Barack Obama is giving his address on the issue of race, we thought we would post the cover of this month's Vogue featuring LeBron James. He will be the third male and first ever African American male to grace the cov
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18 Mar
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Israel to Hold Massive Emergency Drill
Because they've never done anything like it before, it's worth paying attention to. The Jerusalem Post is reporting that the newly-established Israeli National Emergency Authority will hold five days of extreme emergency drills. The Post reports the drills are a response to increased militarizat
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18 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
AP: Obama "Bordering on Arrogance"
As his great speech approaches, Obama will certainly have to walk a careful line between explaining himself (the "same church different pew" approach seems to be failing) and extolling the virtues of his pastor, a daunting task already, but if you put stock in Ron Fournier's piece for the AP, he's g
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18 Mar
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New NY Gov Admits Affair
These New York boys just can't seem to keep their pants up. Just hours after taking office, Gov. Paterson admitted that he too has had an affair (although he didn't pay for his). Daily News reports:The thunderous applause was still ringing in his ears when the state's new governor, David Paterson,
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17 Mar
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I Have a Speech
Ben Smith is reporting that Obama plans to deliver 'a major race speech' tomorrow:Barack Obama will give a major speech on "the larger issue of race in this campaign," he told reporters in Monaca, PA just now. He was pressed there, as he has been at recent appearances, on statements by his former pa
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17 Mar
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McCain Defends Obama on Pastor
John McCain, who has controversial advisors of his own, came out in defense of Barack Obama's relationship with his pastor. For more on the pastor everyone loves to hate, read "Obama's Pastor Problem." And when it comes to John McCain's similar problem - his love for John Hagee - make sure you wat
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17 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Tibetans jailed by the hundreds, and the international community sits silent
Conflict between Tibet and China is nothing new, but the recent uprising has created a dilemma for China, who for the first time is concerned about international reaction to their managing of Tibetan unrest. The upcoming Olympic games has brought years of criticism to the Chinese that they are force
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17 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Mrs. McGreevey Knew: Threesome Reports Hit the Wire
In an effort to take our minds off the market mess, another dispatch from the Debuachery Desk here at Veracifier: the wife of former New Jersey governor Jim Greevey had to have known he was gay, the New York Post reports. Afterall, she was in bed with his lover, too. Seems they liked to have a l
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17 Mar
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McCain Goes to Baghdad, Foreign Policy Under Scrutiny
John McCain stopped in Baghdad on Sunday as his foreign policy decisions come under new scrutiny. The AP reports his trip to Iraq:Sen. John McCain, the likely Republican presidential nominee, arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for a visit with Iraqi and U.S. diplomatic and military officials. The trip by
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17 Mar
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It's Still the Economy, Stupid
Happy St. Patrick's Day! When everything's green but the dollar. The NYT is reporting that in a time of crisis, the Fed's switching its policy:But now, as the meltdown in credit markets threatens major institutions on Wall Street and a recession appears inevitable, Mr. Bernanke is inventing polic
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17 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Monday Morning Must-Reads
Drug Trade Tyranny on the Border [WaPo] The killers prowled through Loma Bonita in the pre-dawn chill. In silence, they navigated a labyrinth of wood shacks at the crest of a dirt lane in the blighted Tijuana neighborhood, police say. They were looking for Margarito Saldaña, an easygoing 43
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14 Mar
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Ten Things Better Left Unsaid
#10 "McCain must present a strategy to defeat the threat of radical Islam. He needs to call on the United States to rebuild its military infrastructure, so devastated by the Clinton administration. - Brent Bozell, founder and president of the conservative Media Research Center#9 “We use facts
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14 Mar
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Obama's pastor problem
Controversial comments from Barack Obama’s former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, are coming back to haunt the presidential hopeful today. In an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Obama said he “profoundly” disagreed with some of the pastor’s statements, and noted that media is “c
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14 Mar
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Barak's Earmark to Michelle
Obama's campaign released the full list of his earmarks (something Clinton's campaign has yet to do), and the intertubes has already found something pretty unethical. Via Campaign Spot and Riehl Worldview, it turns out Barak earmarked a million dollars for the University of Chicago hospital where M
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14 Mar
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Paterson: Quote of the Week
According to New York Magazine, when asked by an intrepid reporter asked, "Just so we don't have to go through this whole resignation thing again, have you ever patronized a prostitute?" David Paterson, the soon-to-be Governor of New York, responded: "Only the lobbyists."
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14 Mar
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Clinton Strategist: Obama Can't Win General
I'm not entirely sure it's news that the strategist for one candidate favors his over the other, but nevertheless, the news today is that Mark Penn said Obama can't really win the general. On Politics reports:Though the campaign later argued that he hadn't said it, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's c
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14 Mar
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Floridians Think Twice About Mailing In Their Votes
A mail-in vote in the State of Hanging Chads? As if that's somehow any sort of solution? AP reports that it may be the only one on the table - and still not likely to happen. AP:Florida Democrats on Thursday proposed a vote-by-mail presidential primary to solve the high-stakes delegate dispute
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14 Mar
Blog: Veracifier
Michigan Discusses A Do-Over
The AP is reporting that in Michigan, the armies are close to a union: Michigan Democrats are close to an agreement with presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama to hold a do-over primary. Party officials and the campaigns negotiated on Thursday, and state Democratic lea
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13 Mar
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Hillary Nets Five Delegates
Final results from the New York primary and Colorado caucus on Super Tuesday yielded five additional delegates to Clinton, according to the AP. This effectively wipes out Obama's gains in Mississippi. In Colorado, ten Congressional district delegates were outstanding; three went to Obama and seven
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13 Mar
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Ferraro Steps Down, Race Steps Up
The obvious consequence of Ferraro's recent comments, she has now stepped down from the Clinton campaign and the issue of race has stepped up.ABC reports on Ferraro: The Clinton campaign confirms Geraldine Ferraro has stepped down from her role on the finance committee of Sen. Hillary Clinton's pres
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13 Mar
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Obama's Minister: "God Damn America"
The "Obama's minister is crazy" story has been percolating around the internet for a while now. ABC News finally did the hard work of investigative reporting, purchasing dozens of Wright's sermons from the Trinity United Church of Christ, and published an article today on Rev. Jeremiah Wright's i
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13 Mar
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Indictments in his future?
In the media spectacle that is second and third reporting, CBS is addressing the obvious legal question: are indictments in Spitzer's future? CBS:It was a rare and unequivocal declaration by U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia: "There is no agreement between this office and Gov. Eliot Spitzer, relating t
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13 Mar
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"Magic is Over" says Kouchner
Our image is shot abroad - and everybody knows it. Now, the diplomats are talking about it. In a 90-minute speech that begain, "there is not just a new diplomacy; there is a new world," Kouchner said:Bernard Kouchner, the foreign minister of France and a longtime humanitarian, diplomatic and pol
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13 Mar
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10 Anti-War Protesters Arrested in Senate
10 anti-war protesters were arrested on the Hill yesterday after shouting in the Senate gallery. AP:U.S. Capitol Police arrested 10 war protesters who began shouting in the Senate gallery Wednesday. The protesters were quickly hustled into a hallway and out of the view of reporters. They had chant
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13 Mar
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Meet "Kristen"
The Smoking Gun has obtained some great photos of Dupre (probably another ingenious MySpace investigatory report) that are worth checking out, if for no other reason than one of the nation's most powerful men just threw his family and fortune to the wind for her.
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13 Mar
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Hello, American Idol!
So much for "Kristen" being the girl at the center of the Spitzer scandal -- it's actually 22 year-old Manhattanite, Ashley Alexandra Dupre, a hopeful singstress with her very own musical myspace page. Just what every ,000 hooker should have.AP reports: The New York Times reported that the real n
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12 Mar
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Iraq: Not Running for President, Still Newsworthy
Here’s a roundup of the news that you’re not going to see "Big News Media" featuring, because, well, it’s not bloody and dramatic. It’s good news. Overall security is continuing to improve and casualties are still dropping. A new Department of Defense report says deaths from sectari
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12 Mar
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Ferraro, Racism, and Reality
“ To women the ballot was desirable; to the Negro it was all-important...When women, because they are women, are dragged from their homes and hung upon lampposts; when their children are torn from their arms and their brains dashed upon the pavement;... then they will have the urgency to obtain t
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12 Mar
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Mamet: No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal'
"The right is mooing about faith, the left is mooing about change, and many are incensed about the fools on the other side—but, at the end of the day, they are the same folks we meet at the water cooler. Happy election season." - David Mammet A great election-season read at the Voice:
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12 Mar
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Why Do They Stand By Their Men?
Just a piece worth reading at the NYT -- why do we always see these powerhouse Washington husbands admitting some sort of sexual escapade (Vitter, Newt, Craig and the like) and yet there are their wives, standing strongly next to them despite it all? I always wagered it had something to do with the
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12 Mar
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What ,300 gets a "Client"
What does it take to get a prostitute to keep her lips sealed? A few thousand dollars, it seems. That's what Spitzer forked over for a night with the so-called "Kristen" (although apparently part of that was a down payment on their next tryst). WaPo has a great second-day story on the whole Spit
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12 Mar
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Spitzer to Resign at 11:30
Spitzer is expected to announce his resignation at 11:30 this morning. Assuming his role will be David Paterson, New York's first black governor and the first blind governor in American history. But don't think this means Albany will suddenly be filled with brail - Paterson has not learned it, a
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12 Mar
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House Fails to Overturn Interrogation Veto
House Democrats failed to overturn Bush's veto of a bill last night that would prohibit the CIA from using extreme torture techniques like waterboarding. DFP: House Democrats on Tuesday failed to overturn President George W. Bush's veto of a bill that would have prohibited the CIA from using water
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12 Mar
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Spitzer in Seclusion, Paterson Ready to Go
We're still awaiting word from the Spitzer apartment (although surviving a prostitute scandal is only news because of the Ethical Police involved), but if he does choose to step down - not such a bad idea, given that a rival Albany politician has already threatened impeachment - the man poised to as
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12 Mar
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Top Iraq Commander Resigns
Another top brass who (may have?) opposed Bush on Iraq has stepped down. AP:Adm. William Fallon is stepping down as head of the U.S. Central Command, which oversees military matters in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Tuesday. Gates said that Adm. William J. Fallon had aske
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12 Mar
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We're In the Money...
A good day on Wall Street? After the Fed announced 0 billion to bail out the banks and boost liquidity, Wall Street perked up. The Dow shot up yesterday to over 400 in the largest single-day rise since 2002. Yahoo:The Dow Jones industrials shot up more than 416 points, the biggest single-day p
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12 Mar
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Ferraro: Don't Antagonize Me
After being slammed for her remarks in response to a question at a paid speech - one that had nothing to do with the Clinton campaign - Ferraro is fighting back. "David Axelrod knows me better," Ferraro claims. "I have to tell you that what I find is offensive is every time somebody says someth
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11 Mar
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Obama Takes Mississippi
Obama takes the Delta state ... and another one bites the dust. AP reports: Barack Obama coasted to victory in Mississippi's Democratic primary Tuesday, latest in a string of racially polarized presidential contests across the Deep South and a final tune-up before next month's high-stakes rac
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11 Mar
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Obama diminishes Clinton’s first lady experience at his own peril
The Obama/Clinton campaign back and forth is getting heated, as the Obama camp released a memo calling into question Hillary Clinton’s experience. The memo reads:"When your entire campaign is based upon a claim of experience, it is important that you have evidence to support that claim. Hillary Cl
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11 Mar
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Going the Distance
Who can actually beat McCain? An interesting take on a sore subject from UsNews's Bonnie Urbe, who pens the blog "To The Contrary":Polls showing Barack Obama as more likely than Hillary Clinton to beat John McCain in a matchup this fall have never made much sense to me. I've always seen Clinton as
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11 Mar
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University of Iowa Students Taunt Rove
Bush's beloved "Turd Blossom" took a blow in corn country yesterday, CNN reports:Former top Bush aide Karl Rove didn't get the friendliest of receptions at the University of Iowa Sunday, CNN affiliate KCRG reports. Rove, who was paid ,000 to speak at the University, was confronted with an at-time
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11 Mar
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A GOOD Look at the Candidates: The Dems
For good measure, the Clinton and Obama videos from the GOOD presidential candidates series:Clinton: Obama: Fun run-downs of the candidates.
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11 Mar
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A GOOD Look at the Candidates: John McCain
[His wrestling nickname was McNasty] Not the newsiest, but a great video from the ever-awesome video team GOOD magazine in their presidential candidates video series.
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11 Mar
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McCain on Foreign Policy: Watch Me
McCain wil be heading to Israel and Europe next week, his office announced Monday. Breitbart: Joined by two close Senate colleagues, Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham, McCain will visit Jerusalem on March 18, London the next two days, and Paris on March 21, according to a statement.
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11 Mar
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This is why they taught us "Hubris" in school
Roger Stone on Spitzer: this is what Hubris has brought you.What do you do with the single most unforgiving official in government after something like this? Spend the big bucks. Spitzer has retained the world-class, high-roller New York firm of Paul Weiss to represent him in the upcoming case -
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10 Mar
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Gov. Spitzer's Statement
NB: He didn't really apologize - or even admit - anything.
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10 Mar
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The Shakedown of "Client 9"
More news on the Spitzer front: apparently, he had a code name, too. Authorities got wind of "Client 9" flying a high-priced prostitute from New York to DC, where Spitzer had a hotel room reserved. The NYT has more:Mr. Spitzer today made a brief public appearance during which he apologized for h
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10 Mar
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Breaking News: Spitzer Involved in Prostitution Ring
MarketWatch reports:SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer told senior aides of his involvement in a prostitution ring, The New York Times reported Monday on its Web site, citing an unnamed administration official. Spitzer is expected to make an announcement this afternoon, accor
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10 Mar
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Cost of Living on the Rise (Again)
If one candidate would run on the "I'll Keep Milk Under .00" or even "I'll Keep OJ Under .00" (for those of us lactose intolerants out there) platform, my vote would be sewn up. Also applicable: cheap chicken, cheap cow (that won't make me go mad), cheap cheerios. Because everything's getting
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10 Mar
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Florida, Michigan Drama Unfolds
We knew this was bound to happen sooner or later: finally, the Michigan-Florida dispute is coming front and center. Dean announced nothing short of rocket science, the WaPo reports: Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, warned today that a divisive nomination battle could
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10 Mar
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Chinese Hack Pentagon
Clearly a Hackers II is in our future. CNN reports:They operate from a bare apartment on a Chinese island. They are intelligent 20-somethings who seem harmless. But they are hard-core hackers who claim to have gained access to the world's most sensitive sites, including the Pentagon. In fact, the
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10 Mar
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Delegate Score Card Update
From ABC: Primary Results: Delegate Scorecard Democratic Primary Results Real-time Race Results: Updated March 8, 2008 - 8:34 PM (all times Eastern Standard) Totals indicate the number of delegates accumulated to date. Needed to win: 2,024 Candidate&nb
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10 Mar
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Monday Morning Must-Reads
Buh Bye Tucker! MSNBC Cancels Carlson’s Show [C+L] Insiders tell TVNewser Tucker Carlson’s 6pmET show Tucker is getting the axe, but Carlson stays on as a political contributor to all MSNBC shows at least through the 2008 election. The official announcement, expected tomorrow, will inc
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10 Mar
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Prof. Blair Goes to New Haven
Making me rethink my academic enrollment, Tony Blair has announced that he will be assuming a professorial post at Yale. Breitbart:Former British prime minister Tony Blair is to take up a post teaching at Yale, one of the top educational institutions in the United States, the university said Friday
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07 Mar
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Obama's 'new politics' --just words?
In the New York Times, David Brooks scrutinizes Obama’s ‘new politics,’ raising the question of whether Obama can play on Clinton’s level without sacrificing the heart of his campaign. If Obama “takes off the gloves,” as many of his advisers want him to, he exposes himself as a just anot
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07 Mar
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Puerto Rico Primary in the Spotlight
With the Democratic race coming down to a photo-finish, the last primary, Puerto Rico, has just gotten a make-over. The commonwealth has switched from a caucus to a primary and moved the date up from June 7 to June 1. Kenneth D. McClintock, a member of the Democratic National Committee from Puerto
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07 Mar
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National Security Election After All?
This was supposed to be the year of domestic issues, but if you hear John McCain and Hillary Clinton talk about it, you'd think it's all about national security.Clinton on the McCain candidacy and the way it changes the race:There's something to that, and it's possible that Obama and Clinton support
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07 Mar
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Obama Aide Calls Clinton a Monster
A little slip of the tongue, especially if you're working for the competition. From The Scotsman:Hillary Clinton has been branded a "monster" by one of Barack Obama's top advisers, as the gloves come off in the race to win the Democrat nomination.In an unguarded moment during an interview with The
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07 Mar
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Today's Delegate Scorecard
The gap continues. Today's scorecard from ABC News: Real-time Race Results: Updated March 6, 2008 - 2:14 PM (all times Eastern Standard) Totals indicate the number of delegates accumulated to date. Needed to win: 2,025 Candidate Delegates Biden 3 Clinton 14
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06 Mar
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Electoral College Matchups (Maps!)
Survey USA released maps of the Electoral College vote for both of the possible general election matchups. Both Clinton and Obama beat McCain, Obama by 22 Electoral College votes, Clinton by 14. McCain wins more states either way. The main differences: Obama beat McCain in Washington, Oregon,
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06 Mar
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Possible McCain VP Strategy
U.S. News & World Report suggested today that John McCain may be pressured into picking a female Vice President in order to straddle the gender gap, regardless of who is at the top of the Democrat ticket. US News:“Party strategists and even a few of his own outside advisers want the 71-year-old to
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06 Mar
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2012: Let's Try Democracy
So, in case you've been in a coma: America's not a very democratic place. Our system of primaries and caucuses is absurd. Fortunately, the closeness of the Democratic race may spur our elected and party officials to take a hard look at the circus they're running. First, the completely arbitrar
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06 Mar
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Secret Weapon: The Mrs.
A great piece today from Allen's Space:HER admirers believe she combines the poise of Jackie Kennedy with the brain of Hillary Clinton and the uncomplicated charm of Laura Bush. Many Democrats believe she will be a powerful asset to her husband's presidential campaign.Michelle Obama, educated at Pri
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06 Mar
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Republicans Still Tripped Up by Fuzzy Math
Usually when we hear about "irregularities in our financial audit process," it's from Big Business. But surprise, surprise, this time it's the Republican National Campaign Committee. So when chairman Tom Cole today announced that much - and very little more - ears started buzzing. Roll Call:Th
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06 Mar
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Tangled Friggin' Web
Seems the NAFTAgate leak started with -- surprise, surprise -- the Chief of Staff to Canada's conservative PM Stephen Harper. Only the first hint wasn't about stuff the Canadians had heard from the Obama camp. It was about reassurances the Canadians got from the Clinton campaign. According to a repo
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06 Mar
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Post-Victory Divisions in Clinton Camp?
Winning isn't all it's cracked up to be if you're Mark Penn - the one strategist the Clinton camp is doing everything they can to not credit with March Madness victories on Tuesday night. WaPo has the story: And then Clinton's advisers turned to their other goal: denying Mark Penn credit. With a
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06 Mar
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Oil at Record High, Dollar Low
So it is the economy, stupid. SUV-lover GW has announced we "must get off oil" as the price for oil hits an all-time high of 6 per barrel. AP: President Bush said Wednesday that the United States has to "get off oil" to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and declared "it should be
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05 Mar
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John McCain's Little Problem
... and no, it's not rumors of another illegitimate black baby.This time it's tinier. Like the size of a pill. Phoenix New Times reported: Opiate For the Mrs. When laws are broken, somebody's got to be punished. In the case of Cindy McCain, that somebody is Tom
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05 Mar
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Vermonters Still Hate Bush
Not only do Vermonters love maple syrub and Obama, they also hate Bush - and Cheney - a lot. After state lawmakers passed non-binding resolutions to end the war in Iraq and impeach Bush and Chene, a few localities have taken it a step further. From Reuters:Voters in two Vermont towns on Tuesda
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05 Mar
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Ron Paul Lives On!
The Revolution lives to see another day. The Texas Congressman who has wielded the power of the Internet unlike any other politician and gained the support of millions with his firebrand, anti-war, pro-pot policies has, amazingly, survived another defeat in the primary and the assumption of candida
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05 Mar
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Clinton/Obama Obama/Clinton Ticket
Democrats sick of inter-party devisiveness and the stress of primary night parties aren't the only ones saying maybe the two should call a treuce; former Cuban leader Fidel Castro earlier reminded America that it would be a smart move. Reuters:Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is tipping Democratic
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05 Mar
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Clinton Wins, Obama Falters, Super Delegates Matter [Now More than Ever]
Proving that, if anything, Democrats have no idea who they want as their president, Clinton swept Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island last night; Obama won Vermont. Nevertheless - it's the fuzzy math, stupid - the delegate counts at the end of last night's March Madness mean with a whole night of electio
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04 Mar
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McCain: Nominee
He did it. When you think of the state of his campign this summer, you have to give John McCain his due.
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04 Mar
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Yes she will!
Coming off of a decisive victory in Ohio, Sen. Hillary Clinton approached the podium in Columbus, Ohio and was met by a roaring crowd, chanting: "Hillary! Hillary!" Clinton made her case, giving her supporters something we've heard a lot about: Hope."For anyone who has been counted out but refused t
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04 Mar
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Noriega May Fall Short
It appears Texas State Rep. Rick Noriega, the Democratic establishment’s favored candidate, will be forced to compete in a runoff for the U.S. Senate nomination. The numbers, as of right now, show Noriega narrowly missing the 50 percent cutoff that he would need to meet in order avoid a runoff con
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04 Mar
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This one's for Anne
I just came accross this Hillary Campaign ad "this one's for Anne". It is a sort of ode to Anne Richards that turns into a Hillary Clinton ad. Isn't there something strange and just a little distasteful with candidates putting forward pseudo-endorsements on behalf of the deceased?
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04 Mar
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Clinton Takes Ohio
The major networks just called the race for Sen. Hillary Clinton with a 16 percent margin. Heralded as a must-win and a Democratic bellweather state, she carried Ohio 57% to 41%, despite being outspent 3-1 by Obama. Clinton held her base of core Democratic voters, which is sure to raise questions on
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04 Mar
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Ocean State Goes for Hillary
Hillary Clinton wins Rhode Island. And so ends Barack Obama's 11-state winning streak.
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04 Mar
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Kucinich Fights for Political Life
Be sure to keep an eye out for another highly contested race in Ohio this evening. Dennis Kucinich is struggling to hang on to his Cleveland-based congressional district, according to the AP:Two failed White House campaigns have left Dennis Kucinich fighting for his political life against the toughe
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04 Mar
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Huckabee calls it quits
Huckabee gives concession speech, acknowledging that McCain has most likely clinched the GOP nomination. He touted the civility of the Republican nomination process, a soft jab at the Dems, saying: "I'd rather lose an election than lose the principles that got me into politics in the first place."
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04 Mar
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McCain projected as GOP nominee by networks
CNN, Fox News and MSNBC have projected that John McCain has clinched the Republican nomination based on his wins tonight.
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04 Mar
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Bush to Back McCain
CNN reports that President Bush will endorse John McCain tomorrow if the senator crosses the 1,191 delegate threshold tonight.
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04 Mar
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Huckabee rumored to concede tomorrow
MSNBC just reported that a Mike Huckabee aide said his candidate will contact John McCain tomorrow to coordinate his concession.
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04 Mar
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Disproportionate Influence
While we wait for the numbers to come out of Texas, Ohio and elsewhere, here's some food for thought from the Wall Street Journal:Texas had 23.5 million residents in 2006, according to the U.S. Census Bureau — more than twice the population of Ohio at the time. Yet in today’s primary, Ohio has j
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04 Mar
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McCain projected winner of Vermont and Ohio Primaries
Most of the networks are projecting John McCain as winner of the Vermont and Ohio primaries.
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04 Mar
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Obama projected VT winner
Barack Obama is the projected winner of the Vermont Primary.
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04 Mar
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Clinton's thematic argument
It’s down to the wire for Hillary Clinton. Or is it? Many, including her husband, said she has to win both Texas and Ohio, but it now seems that she’ll probably go on if she only carries Ohio. This morning, on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Clinton advisor Terry Mcauliffe said his candidate will win Tex
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04 Mar
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More from Texas
"Lobbying is the great evil of modern times" says Brandon Hodge, owner of two stores in Austin, Texas. His locally owned stores "Big Top Candy Shop" and "Monkey See Monkey Do" don't get a tax break from the Austin City Council, yet the council hands out tax breaks to large corporations.As Texas vote
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04 Mar
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Voting Twice in Texas?
Voting twice in Texas? It appears you can. The ever-intrepid Austin Chronicle reports:We've all heard the ballot-stuffing joke: "Vote early; vote often." Well, in this election, it's no joke: You should vote twice. In fact, it's legal, and it's encouraged – at least if you're a Democrat.Oh, the
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04 Mar
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10 Issues Affecting the Texas Dem Race
A great story from the Houston Chronicle today runs through the major issues in place in the Texas Democratic race:Top Ten factors determining who will win the Texas Democratic presidential primary The eyes of America are upon us, and Texas Democrats will play a big role in determining whether Illi
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04 Mar
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Messing with the Texas Caucuses?
Texas started caucusing - as opposed to primaries - to encourage voter turnout and civic involvement, but Ground Hounds in Texas have turned up some disturbing realities in the Lone Star State's caucusing process. It appears that the caucus system, which allocates about 1/3rd of Texas' delegat
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04 Mar
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A Buck-Eye on Ohio Politics
Ohio is Old Machine territory. It's heavily union concentrated and it's heavily industrially concentrated. There are big name players, like the Tafts, that have been here for generations, and there are generations' worth of favors that go along with it. To wit, Tammany Hall's never far from th
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04 Mar
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Dispatch from Texas: What to expect today
It's another nice Spring day in Austin, Texas, where it turns out that what happens today might not matter as much as you thought. Over sixty percent of the vote has already been cast, the Texas Monthly's BurkaBlog reported this morning:CNN is reporting today that 60% of the vote in Texas has alrea
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04 Mar
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Trippi Joins Tuke Campaign
Joe Trippi, known largely for his work on the Howard Dean and John Edwards presidential campaigns, has joined the Senate campaign of former Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke. The Nashville City Paper Reports: Former state Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke announced today that he is an
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04 Mar
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Miles and Miles of Texas
... and Ohio. We'll be bringing you on the ground reports from both video Ground Hounds and bloggers throughout the day. Ohio's already expecting wintry mix (Cuyahoga County, The battleground county of The battleground state, gets an average of 33 full days of sunlight a year) to contend with on t
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04 Mar
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Ground Hounds: Lone Star State
Noah catches up with an array of voters in the Lone Star State, including some Canadian Koreans and a life long Republican voting for Hillary:
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04 Mar
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The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself
It was on this day in 1933 that FDR took office and addressed the nation with some of the most memorable words in American history. In the depths of the Great Depression this near-totalitarian leader took office, closed the banks, revived the economy, put Americans to work, and changed a nation, re
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04 Mar
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Obama: The Smiling Beast or Callow Anti-Christ in Training?
When I was a small child, I once had a nightmare in which I was Batman and The Joker was a perpetually smiling black guy in a suit. Fast forward 15 years later, and here's my nightmare in the form of Barack Obama manifested. There's is a comic written by Warren Ellis called Transmetropolitan. One of
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03 Mar
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NAFTA-gate Storming Ohio?
While the NAFTA Super Highway is a matter of concern in Texas, the state to the South has not taken the brunt of NAFTA that Ohio has, as this primary season has highlighted. The apex of NAFTA political heat came this weekend as the Clinton campaign accused Obama of double-talk -- all over a meeting
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03 Mar
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Shame on The Washington Post
Nothing could prepare me for this article in the Washington Post. Nothing. Every day I read bad writing and faulty arguments, but I was completely unprepared to come across this masterpiece of mishap in one of the nation's biggest papers.The content goes from a discussion of women fainting at Obama
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03 Mar
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Clinton: Vote for the Candidate of Hope
Thanks for viewer "laleeloolelo" who brought our attention to this ironic video of Bill Clinton at a John Kerry rally in 2004 talking about the importance of voting for a candidate of hope vs. the candidate of of fear.
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03 Mar
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Does Matt Drudge have it out for Hillary?
That a picture of a political leader in the traditional attire of a country he or she visits could be used as "mud-slinging" is wild enough, but when it's one nail in a group of plenty slamming down on the coffin Matt Drudge is building for Sen. Clinton, it's time to take a look at the source.And in
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03 Mar
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Monday Morning Must Reads
Dallas Paper Still Pulling for Huckabee [CNN] "Dallas Morning News: Huckabee good investment in GOP's future" The Dallas Morning News published an editorial Sunday supporting former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, despite saying he has no chance of winning the Republican presidential nominati
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01 Mar
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Yes, He Can.
Over the past year, there's been a lot of talk about the difference talking about change and actually making it happen. Specifically, Hillary Clinton keeps saying that Barack Obama can't actually make change, and that his record bears this out. I hate to be impolite, but this is the biggest b
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