Gaunt and glancing nervously at reporters, disgraced Democratic moneyman Norman Hsu appeared in a California court yesterday and agreed to spend anoth...
Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 11.03.2007 | Politics
John Edwards campaign advisor Kate Michelman--former NARAL president-- is attacking frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton--the first female with a real c...
James Zogby | Posted 11.02.2007 | Politics
An examination of how Democratic presidential candidates addressed a gathering of Arab American leaders proved quite revealing.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.02.2007 | Politics
Be it legitimate grievance or sour grapes, NBC's Tim Russert has been taking shots in the wake of Tuesday's debate. In one searing indictment that ig...
HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 11.02.2007 | Politics
In a new video out from John Edwards' presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton gets called out for practicing the "politics of parsing." While much of t...
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.02.2007 | Politics
Overall, a universal insurance mandate is bad public policy compared to universal single payer health care: It's a colossal waste of money.
Gov. Bill Richardson | Posted 11.01.2007 | Politics
Saber-rattling is not a good way to get the Iranians to cooperate and work with us for peace. But it is a tried and true method of laying the groundwork for another war.
Hal Donahue | Posted 10.31.2007 | Politics
Military and veterans understand the dangers of weak leadership operating in a false reality. I suspect that is why we will be seeing more supporting Hillary.
Kathleen Reardon | Posted 10.31.2007 | Politics
Contrary to decades of research, the male Democratic presidential candidates sound more equivocal than the woman.
Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.31.2007 | Politics
Runners don't necessarily have to win to shape public opinion. Victories are won with ideas.
Michael Roston | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics
Given how much the debate turned into successive exchanges between Clinton, Edwards, and Obama, you might almost think it was really an extended episode of the Three Stooges.
John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.30.2007 | Media
No glove, no love in Philly: Obama and Edwards pile on Hillary, and Dodd and Richardson get in on the action. Elbows are out, gloves are off — and UFOs are real!
Bob Geiger | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics
Dodd has voted for troop withdrawals at every opportunity since Democrats took control of Congress in January and has been a leader in all efforts to end the Iraq quagmire.
Washington Post | Sridhar Pappu | Posted 10.29.2007 | Politics
As a man not only of God but of politics, the Rev. Joe Darby is an outspoken observer of the campaign scene. Reclining in his cluttered office at Morr...
New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY | Posted 10.27.2007 | Politics
Senator Barack Obama said he would start confronting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton more forcefully, declaring Friday that she had not been candid in ...
Ari Melber | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics
When underdogs hit a state fair, suddenly they've abdicated their duties? This double standard for candidates is absurd, especially for progressives.
B.J. Ferguson | Posted 10.25.2007 | Home
With a booming population and a waning water supply, Democratic candidates have found themselves treading carefully around water rights issues in the American west.
Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.23.2007 | Politics
His association with a fool like McClurkin notwithstanding, Obama easily remains the most convincing on the issue of gay rights.
Ari Melber | Posted 10.23.2007 | Politics
Internet buzz alone is unlikely to propel Dodd into the first tier, of course. But on fundamental issues like defending our Constitution, you need to look into the "second tier" to find the strongest leadership.
ABC News' Political Radar | Sunlen Miller | Posted 10.22.2007 | Entertainment
ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Arnold is so out. And Obama is so in. That's according to Salt-N-Pepa. The leading girls rap group in the '90's has ...
Vito Grasso and Elizabeth Swain | Posted 10.22.2007 | Politics
There's more to healthcare than just being able to pay for it. If someone can't find a doctor, what's the use of having coverage?
Kathleen Reardon | Posted 10.22.2007 | Politics
The Republicans might be setting themselves up for a big surprise. Hillary is now one of those women at her best when attacked.
The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 10.20.2007 | Politics
In an unusual campaign mailing sent to voters in Iowa, Sen. Hillary Clinton defends her vote in favor of the so-called "Lieberman-Kyl" resolution on I...
AMERICAblog.com | John Aravosis | Posted 10.20.2007 | Politics
From the NYT: As religious conservatives gather in Washington this weekend for the "Values Voters Summit," Senator Barack Obama's campaign announ...
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New York Daily News | ARI BURACK and NANCY DILLON | Posted 11.03.2007 | Politics