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Republicans Still Set the Agenda

Bill Curry | Posted 11.28.2007 | Politics

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Bill Curry

America needs to debate Iraq, health care and the challenges of energy independence and global warming. Yet Democrats are fixed on an agenda only Karl Rove could love. How come?

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Democratic Campaign Slogans I'd Like To See

William Tracy | Posted 11.26.2007 | Politics

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William Tracy

Hillary Clinton: Fighting For What 51% Of Polled Americans Believe In; Obama In '08: Because There Might Not Be Much Left In 2012

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Clinton Mocks Obama: Being A 10-Year-Old In Indonesia Isn't Foreign Policy Experience

AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics

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Hillary Rodham Clinton ridiculed Democratic rival Barack Obama on Tuesday for his contention that living abroad as a child helped give him a better un...

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Yes, We Can Stop the Nastiness

Linda Seger | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics

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Linda Seger

When did such nastiness enter politics? Of course, we can find many periods in history where politics took the low road.

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Obama's Education Plan Partly Funded By Delaying Some NASA Programs

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics

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White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), on a New Hampshire swing Tuesday, is unveiling an $18 billion education program to be partly funded by...

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Come See Presidential Candidates Address Troops, Vets, Families

Jon Soltz | Posted 11.20.2007 | Home

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Jon Soltz

The burden of the current conflicts is borne by a very select minority, and very few people actually know someone who served.

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Obama Pulling Ahead Of Hillary In Iowa Poll

ABC News | Gary Langer | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

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A growing focus on fresh ideas coupled with lingering doubts about Hillary Clinton's honesty and forthrightness are keeping the Democratic presidentia...

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Crowd Control: Audience Acts As Second Moderator In Vegas Debate

Aisha O'Brien | Posted 11.18.2007 | Home

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Aisha O'Brien

Las Vegas political activists aren't known for polite listening and conservative behavior. This was especially evident at last week's Democratic candidate debate in Las Vegas.

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New Report: Edwards On Top In Iowa?

Chase Martyn | Posted 11.17.2007 | Home

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Chase Martyn

This is the first installment in the 'Iowa Independent Power Rankings', which attempt to answer the question: 'If the caucuses were held tonight, what would be the results?' Our answer? Edwards.

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Michael Roston

Plants For Hillary Uprooted?

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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Plants For Hillary, we hardly knew you. The mock website created by the Edwards campaign to hammer Hillary Clinton over planted questions has alread...

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Caucus-Night Strategy in Iowa: the Uncounted Factor

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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Paul Abrams

Those of us in "caucus-states" have a different experience, and the final outcome may not reflect how the electorate is divided.

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Audience Jeers, Hoots And Boos Edwards And Obama's Clinton Attacks

CNN | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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The audience hooted and jeered at both Edwards and Obama as attacks continued -- when Obama accused Clinton of sounding like Republican candidate Mit...

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Marc Cooper

Vegas Debate: Hillary Goes On Counter-Offensive

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 11.15.2007 | Home

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LAS VEGAS-- Thursday's Democratic debate came roaring out of the box with the top three contenders verbally pounding each other like at no other momen...

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Las Vegas Debate

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics

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Under pressure in a caustic campaign debate, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday night the American people "know where I stand" and accused her ...

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Obama and the Generation Conversation

Michael Ames | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

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Michael Ames

Today's dialogue is a Groundhog Day family dinner nightmare: two sides pitted against each other night after night, forever lobbing the same rhetorical grenades about the same issues for the rest of eternity.

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My Pretend Interview with Hillary Clinton

Jane Smiley | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

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Jane Smiley

I had a dream in which I interviewed Hillary Clinton. Needless to say, I woke up from this dream screaming.

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Profile in Courage

John Bruhns | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

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John Bruhns

Kucinich demonstrated last week that he is willing to fight fire with fire when it comes to dealing with Bush and Cheney like no other Democrat has done yet.

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Max Follmer

Clinton's Planted Question...In 1999

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics

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Three days after Hillary Clinton's campaign was forced to admit it had planted a question at an Iowa campaign event, an eagle-eyed tipster noted that ...

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Clinton and Giuliani's Troubles are Only Beginning

Paul Jenkins | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Let's keep in mind that at least two, and perhaps as many as four or five other candidates between the two parties still have a shot at a nomination.

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Edwards, Obama: The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend?

Politico.com | Ben Smith | Posted 11.11.2007 | Politics

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They switched on the lights in the bar at the Hotel Fort Des Moines at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, and a crowd of two dozen buoyant young field organizers for S...

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Beginning Of The End

AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 11.10.2007 | Politics

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The race for the Democratic presidential nomination moved into overdrive Saturday, as candidates scrambled to outdo each other to win over the Iowa ac...

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Hillary: Stop Waffling

Mona Gable | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics

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Mona Gable

If she can't stand being challenged by a handful of smart guys, how is she going to stand up to real bullies and tyrants like Ahmadinejad?

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Democrats: Enjoy the Moment

Paul Jenkins | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Electability is a concept that makes many progressive voters uncomfortable, as it should. It usually means excruciating political compromise and it's so often for nothing.

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Live! From New York! It's (Surprise!) Obama On SNL

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 11.04.2007 | Politics

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Live! From New York! It's Barack Obama making a surprise visit to open NBC's Saturday Night Live. Democratic presidential hopeful Obama played himsel...

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Obama: The Problem With Clinton's "Textbook Campaign" Is The Textbook Itself

The Washington Post's The Trail Blog | Dan Balz | Posted 11.03.2007 | Politics

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Illinois Sen. Barack Obama leveled a fresh round of criticism at New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday, accusing his rival for the Democratic...

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