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ARCHIVE FOR JANUARY, 2008

Shorter Freedom's Watch: Let Bush spy or it's 9/11 all over again

POSTED BY MICHAEL ROSTON, JANUARY 31 2008 09:03 PM | PERMALINK

John McCain just can't win

POSTED BY MICHAEL ROSTON, JANUARY 31 2008 06:08 PM | PERMALINK
 

Giuliani to help overcome McCain's money malaise?

POSTED BY MICHAEL ROSTON, JANUARY 31 2008 04:00 PM | PERMALINK

Why Are There No Black Republicans in Florida?

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 31 2008 03:01 PM | PERMALINK

Super Tuesday Southern Fried Tour

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 31 2008 02:55 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: the uptake , southern fried road trip

 

It's All About Control: Hillary Says She Can Handle Bill

POSTED BY KEVIN BRANNON, JANUARY 31 2008 01:45 PM | PERMALINK

James Kotecki Rounds Up the CA Debates

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 31 2008 11:58 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , Clinton , McCain , Romney , election 08 , james kotecki , puppets , california debates

The "Layoff Cackle"

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 31 2008 10:37 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: Romney , debate , cackle

Question of the day

POSTED BY MICHAEL ROSTON, JANUARY 31 2008 07:59 AM | PERMALINK

Giuliani to Endorse McCain

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 30 2008 05:29 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: McCain , Giuliani , leadership

John Edwards Formally Ends Presidental Campaign

POSTED BY MALCOLM RAY, JANUARY 30 2008 04:57 PM | PERMALINK

New York Post Backs Obama

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 30 2008 04:50 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , new york post

 

CNN Says Goodbye To Edwards, So Do We

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 30 2008 03:26 PM | PERMALINK

What Do You Think?

POSTED BY JOSH MARSHALL, JANUARY 30 2008 03:24 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Edwards , josh marshall , talking points memo

Bill and Hillary's Florida Win*

POSTED BY MALCOLM RAY, JANUARY 30 2008 02:36 PM | PERMALINK

Has FOX Forgotten Ron Paul?

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 30 2008 01:23 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: primary , ron paul , florida , FOX , revolution

Edwards to drop out

POSTED BY CHRIS BROUSSARD, JANUARY 30 2008 11:11 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: Edwards , drop out , new orleans , populism , regrets

Slight apology?

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 29 2008 11:37 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: bill clinton , CNN , apology , clinton interview

McCain: Front Runner

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 29 2008 09:58 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Giuliani , florida , Victory Speech , mccain victory

Giuliani speaking- out/not out?

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 29 2008 09:22 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: florida , Speech , ad , giuliani campaign , disaster

Networks calling it for McCain

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 29 2008 09:15 PM | PERMALINK

Giuliani tanks

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 29 2008 08:23 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: florida , giuliani campaign , disaster

Obama loses beauty contest?

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 29 2008 08:07 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , Clinton , Florida primary , latino vote

3% in, McCain and Clinton lead

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 29 2008 07:32 PM | PERMALINK

Official Mascot of the 2008 Election

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 29 2008 05:44 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: funny political video , 2008 mascot , stranahan , election humor

Obama Tops Gawker

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 29 2008 03:42 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , barack obama , super tuesday , gawker , gridskipper

Richardson Being Pressured to Endorse; Plans to Announce Friday

POSTED BY MALCOLM RAY, JANUARY 29 2008 01:25 PM | PERMALINK

Republicans WANT Racial Polarization

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 29 2008 01:23 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , Clinton , election , FOX , racism , racial , lines , prejudice

Targeted & Effective

POSTED BY CHRIS BROUSSARD, JANUARY 29 2008 11:13 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: Iraq , Bush , Republicans , sotu , earmarks , pork , trust

Uninspired

POSTED BY MICHAEL ROSTON, JANUARY 28 2008 10:07 PM | PERMALINK

State of the Union Livewire

POSTED BY MICHAEL ROSTON, JANUARY 28 2008 09:09 PM | PERMALINK

Pre-gaming the State of the Union

POSTED BY MICHAEL ROSTON, JANUARY 28 2008 09:00 PM | PERMALINK

SOTU Preview: Bush to Order Agencies to Ignore Earmarks

POSTED BY CHRIS BROUSSARD, JANUARY 28 2008 08:48 PM | PERMALINK

Live Blogging SOTU

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 28 2008 07:57 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: presidential , George Bush , live blogging , sotu , seventh , w

Senator Edward Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy Obama Endorsement

POSTED BY MALCOLM RAY, JANUARY 28 2008 03:38 PM | PERMALINK

Obama's "Slum Landlord" Friend, Rezko, Arrested

POSTED BY CHRIS BROUSSARD, JANUARY 28 2008 02:25 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , rezko , dirt on a white horse , slumlord

Live Blogging Obama's Address at American

POSTED BY DAVID COREY, JANUARY 28 2008 02:22 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , live blogging , american university

Ground Hounds: Congressional support for Obama

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 28 2008 11:25 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: south carolina , congress , victory , obama victory , gwen moore , keith ellison

Never Underestimate the Power of Denial

POSTED BY THOMAS FILE, JANUARY 28 2008 11:03 AM | PERMALINK

Hillary on Transparency: Let's Put Bloggers in Government Agencies

POSTED BY KEVIN BRANNON, JANUARY 28 2008 09:30 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: hillary clinton , Don Imus , bloggers in government , law suit , Gerald Ford , Kennedy assassination , Zapruder film

Monday Morning Must-Reads

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 28 2008 12:05 AM | PERMALINK

A President Like My Father

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 26 2008 10:36 PM | PERMALINK

"Yes We Can," Obama Supporters Revel in Victory Speech

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 26 2008 09:10 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , Speech

 

Caroline Kennedy Endorses Obama

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 26 2008 09:05 PM | PERMALINK

Obama gains speed with huge win in SC

POSTED BY PALMETTO STATE PROGRESSIVE, JANUARY 26 2008 08:45 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: south carolina , Democratic Primary

 

Bill Addresses Crowd

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 26 2008 08:14 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , Clinton , victory

Taking on SC Economy and Media

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 26 2008 08:11 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: primary , south carolina , the uptake

Florida Governor for McCain

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 26 2008 07:50 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: McCain , florida , governor , crist

Obama Sweeps SC

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 26 2008 07:38 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , south carolina

 

Dispatch From the Trail

POSTED BY CHRIS MCCAA, JANUARY 26 2008 05:59 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Clinton , primary , south carolina

More from SC: race not a big issue

POSTED BY PALMETTO STATE PROGRESSIVE, JANUARY 26 2008 05:52 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: south carolina , Democratic Primary

 

Is Hillary prepping for a defeat in SC?

POSTED BY PALMETTO STATE PROGRESSIVE, JANUARY 26 2008 03:36 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: south carolina , Democratic Primary

 

SC Dems Get Out the Vote

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 26 2008 12:10 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , the uptake , democrats , palmetto state progressive , south carolina primary

New Segment: Ask Veracifier a Question

POSTED BY MALCOLM RAY, JANUARY 25 2008 05:52 PM | PERMALINK

Barnstorming Breakfast: Hillary in the Morning

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 25 2008 12:04 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: hillary clinton , morning shows

 

Barack Does the Top Ten on Letterman

POSTED BY MALCOLM RAY, JANUARY 25 2008 11:31 AM | PERMALINK

Immigration Policy Confusing?

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 25 2008 11:13 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , Clinton , McCain , Romney , Huckabee , ron paul , election , barack , Edwards , Paul , immigration

Where Art Ron Paul?

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 25 2008 08:25 AM | PERMALINK

WMD's Went to Jordan? Huck's Hand at Foreign Policy

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 25 2008 08:15 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: McCain , Iraq , Huckabee , jordan , wmds , gob debate

NYT Endorses Clinton, McCain

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 24 2008 11:36 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Clinton , McCain , new york times , nyt endorsement

Kucinich Is Out (We'll Miss His Wife)

POSTED BY CHRIS BROUSSARD, JANUARY 24 2008 06:48 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: 2008 , Kucinich , candidate , drops out

FOX Claims Firefighters Against Rudy are Dems

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 24 2008 03:08 PM | PERMALINK

Bill Can't Stay Out Of The Kitchen

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 24 2008 02:14 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , hillary clinton , bill clinton

On The Trail With Barack Obama

POSTED BY CHRIS MCCAA, JANUARY 24 2008 11:02 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: barack obama , election 08 , campaign trail , chris mccaa

Rudy Lowers Expectations for Florida as McCain Leads in Polls

POSTED BY KEVIN BRANNON, JANUARY 24 2008 07:30 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: Mitt Romney , john mccain , Rudy Giuliani , George Stephanopoulos , Florida primary

Al Gore Declares Support for Gay Marriage

POSTED BY MALCOLM RAY, JANUARY 23 2008 02:55 PM | PERMALINK

Bush Administration’s Lie Count: 935

POSTED BY MALCOLM RAY, JANUARY 23 2008 01:28 PM | PERMALINK

Obama: I'm Not a Republican

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 23 2008 01:06 PM | PERMALINK

Hillary Clinton’s New Negative Attack Ad

POSTED BY MALCOLM RAY, JANUARY 23 2008 12:38 PM | PERMALINK

New York Observer Endorses Barack Obama

POSTED BY MALCOLM RAY, JANUARY 23 2008 11:37 AM | PERMALINK

Muscling Their Way Into Another 8 Years?

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 23 2008 09:26 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: Clinton , Hillary , election 08 , bill clinton , dynasty , muscle , eight years

Are Hillary and Edwards Talking Strategy?

POSTED BY KEVIN BRANNON, JANUARY 23 2008 08:30 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: hillary clinton , barack obama , debate , John Edwards , Our guys should talk , team up

From sizzle to fizzle. Thompson out.

POSTED BY JOSH MARSHALL, JANUARY 22 2008 03:23 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Fred Thompson , election 2008 , out of race

RoboCall: Can You Trust Her?

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 22 2008 03:14 PM | PERMALINK

Hannity "Honors" MLK

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 22 2008 11:22 AM | PERMALINK

Hillary and Obama Duke It Out in Dixie

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 22 2008 08:37 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: Obama , Clinton , south carolina debates , tension

Giuliani: "Our Strategy Has Kinda Worked Out"

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 21 2008 03:51 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Giuliani , ron paul , florida

Lights Out in Gaza

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 21 2008 03:20 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: terror , Israel , gaza , power , water , peace in the middle east

Barack Strikes Back!

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 21 2008 10:14 AM | PERMALINK

Tags: barack obama , bill clinton

 

Monday Morning Must-Reads

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 21 2008 01:00 AM | PERMALINK

Winning in the West... The New Frontier?

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 20 2008 10:53 PM | PERMALINK

"If We Go to Vegas, We've Got to Have Something that Lights Up!"

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 20 2008 10:48 PM | PERMALINK

Ground Hounds in Nevada: Hillary Wins!

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 20 2008 10:38 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Hillary , nevada , win

Vote for Cousin John McCain!

POSTED BY CONN CORRIGAN, JANUARY 20 2008 01:56 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: McCain , John , Ireland

McCain Addresses The Citadel; Huckabee Says Almost

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 20 2008 02:03 AM | PERMALINK

The SC Wrap-Up

POSTED BY PALMETTO STATE PROGRESSIVE, JANUARY 19 2008 10:07 PM | PERMALINK

Celebrating at the Citadel

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 09:49 PM | PERMALINK

On the McCain Win

POSTED BY PALMETTO STATE PROGRESSIVE, JANUARY 19 2008 09:35 PM | PERMALINK

McCain Victory

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 09:25 PM | PERMALINK

NBC Calls it for McCain, Last Minute Counts

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 09:24 PM | PERMALINK

Delegates or Direct Vote? Nevada Center of New Drama

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 09:18 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: obama nevada delegates , clinton loss

 

78 Percent: Still Three Points Difference

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 09:11 PM | PERMALINK

Update: McCain Lead Slipping, Cable Babble Increasing

POSTED BY PALMETTO STATE PROGRESSIVE, JANUARY 19 2008 08:59 PM | PERMALINK

McCain May Take Greenville Co.

POSTED BY PALMETTO STATE PROGRESSIVE, JANUARY 19 2008 08:58 PM | PERMALINK

McCain, Huck Still in Dead Heat

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 08:48 PM | PERMALINK

McCain Looks Strong in Population Centers

POSTED BY PALMETTO STATE PROGRESSIVE, JANUARY 19 2008 08:36 PM | PERMALINK

22 percent, McCain Still Leads

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 08:17 PM | PERMALINK

McCain, Huckster

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 07:56 PM | PERMALINK

AP Says SC Too Close to Call

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 07:32 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: McCain , Huckabee , SC primary

McCain Leads SC

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 07:20 PM | PERMALINK

Voting Machine Problems Plague SC

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 06:52 PM | PERMALINK

More News Out of SC

POSTED BY PALMETTO STATE PROGRESSIVE, JANUARY 19 2008 05:31 PM | PERMALINK

Waiting for Results, McCain Heads to Movies

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 19 2008 05:11 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: McCain , there will be blood , movies

McCain trying to get polls to stay open later in SC

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 19 2008 04:41 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: McCain , south carolina , polling stations

Hillary wins Nevada

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 19 2008 04:09 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: nevada results , hillary wins

 

SC Primary Special Report

POSTED BY PALMETTO STATE PROGRESSIVE, JANUARY 19 2008 03:53 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: palmetto state progressive , south carolina primary

 

More Dirty Tricks in Nevada?

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 19 2008 03:52 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: obama tape , barack hussein obama , nevada. clinton dirty tricks

Voter suppression

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 19 2008 03:35 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: Clinton , nevada , vegas , voter suppression

Hillary and Obama

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 19 2008 02:28 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: hillary clinton , barack obama , ground hounds , caucus , vegas

Paul rising, Rudy tanking

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, JANUARY 19 2008 02:16 PM | PERMALINK

Tags: ron paul , nevada results , second place