Democratic Presidential Candidate

Clinton Camp Replaces Negative Ad With One Of Bill

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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So much for the speculation that Hillary's arrival in South Carolina today meant that the campaign was reeling Bill back in. They're replacing their ...

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Bill Clinton's Old Politics Hurting Him

Robert Reich's Blog | Robert Reich | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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I write this more out of sadness than anger. Bill Clinton's ill-tempered and ill-founded attacks on Barack Obama are doing no credit to the former Pre...

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Democrat Kucinich Quits White House Race

AP | JOE MILICIA | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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CLEVELAND — Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his othe...

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Why Are We Kidding Ourselves? All of These Candidates Are Politicians

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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Kathleen Reardon

No matter how much people carp about Clinton, Obama, or Edwards positioning issues to detract from the competition, you can bet that they're all doing their share.

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Does Clinton Cross Ethical Lines? [Updated]

Paul Loeb | Posted 01.24.2008 | Home

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Paul Loeb

The broader pattern disturbs me -- how the Clinton campaign goes to an all-too-Rovian approach where they'll do whatever's deemed necessary to take down her competitors.

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Democrats Attack Iraq Security Proposal

Washington Post | Michael Abramowitz | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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The leading Democratic presidential candidates and their allies on Capitol Hill have launched fierce attacks in recent days on a White House plan to f...

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Pollsters Say Obama Gains On Clinton In National Poll

Bloomberg | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is tightening as voters say they want both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on a national ticket, ...

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Obama Warns SC Voters Of "Hoodwinking," "Bamboozling," And "Okey Doke"

Political Radar | Sunlen Miller | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., warned a Sumter, South Carolina crowd against the "hoodwinking," "bamboozling" and "okey doke" by people in other campaigns...

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Hillary's Electabilty -- Bill's Procilivity

Marc Cooper | Posted 01.24.2008 | Home

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Marc Cooper

Does anybody really believe that if Hillary's the nominee, Slick Willie's post-presidential sex life won't be fully unzipped by the time Flag Day rolls around?

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Memo To Candidates: Green-Collar Jobs Means Standing Up for People and the Planet

Van Jones | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

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Van Jones

For those of us who are a part of the movement for green-collar jobs, Sunday's Democratic presidential debate was a real watershed moment.

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Video Shows ABC Distorted Obama's "Testy Exchange" With Reporter

Horse's Mouth | Greg Sargent | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

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Okay, this is really a bad one. Late yesterday, ABC News posted a story called: "Is Bill Clinton getting in Obama's head?" The piece reported that Ob...

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Barack V. Bill

Political Radar | Sunlen Miller | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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It should have been an easy question for Sen. Barack Obama: "Are you allowing President Clinton to get in your head?" Yet, it took Obama three tries ...

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Obama Praying To Be "An Instrument Of God's Will"

Beliefnet | Dan Gilgoff | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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This Saturday's South Carolina primary could make or break Barack Obama's presidential aspirations. The Illinois Senator was interviewed by phone on M...

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LA Times To Endorse Primary Candidates For First Time Since Nixon

Editor and Publisher | Joe Strupp | Posted 01.22.2008 | Media

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After 36 years of avoiding endorsements in presidential elections, the Los Angeles Times will begin supporting candidates in both the primaries and ge...

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Obama Endorsed By Largest Paper In South Carolina

The State | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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The Democratic primary in South Carolina this year offers voters an unusual choice. Earlier votes have winnowed out the most experienced candidates, l...

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Chairman Of Homeland Security Committee Endorses Obama

The Swamp | Mike Dorning | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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Congressman Bennie Thompson, an African-American Democrat from Mississippi, endorsed Barack Obama in a conference call a few minutes ago. Thompson is...

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Obama Announces "Truth Squad" To Counter Clintons

MSNBC News | Domenico Montanaro | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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The Obama campaign held a conference call to announce the South Carolina Truth Squad "to respond forcefully" to "the incredible distortions that are c...

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Clinton, Edwards Hold Private Meetings After Debate

Washington Post's The Trail | Shailagh Murray | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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The nasty spat between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama last night sure created fireworks, but after the debate attention turned to an offstage...

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Obama Tells SC: Don't Take Polls For Granted

Political Radar | Sunlen Miller | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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After a combative debate, Barack Obama stopped by a debate watching party at "Broadway Louie's" sports bar in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Calling t...

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So Which Is It Barack? Change or More of the Same? And Then There's Andrea Mitchell!

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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Kathleen Reardon

Is what's fair and expected for one spouse prohibited to the other because he was once president?

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Obama & The "Slum-Lord": Smear Or Time-Bomb Scandal?

Martin Lewis | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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Martin Lewis

___REBOZO___________REZKO Bebe Rebozo Tony Rezko The names sound alarmingly similar. And that's not the only similarity. Charles "Bebe" Rebozo wa...

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Liveblog! Realizing MLK's Dream On A South Carolina Stage

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Greetings and welcome to South Carolina, where these four candidates duked it out in the Dem debate. (The fourth? Bill Clinton, natch.)

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Dems To Debate On MLK Day

CNN | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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The top three Democratic presidential candidates face off in a Monday night debate in South Carolina, with the hearts and minds of African-American vo...

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Krugman Attacks Obama's Reagan Comments

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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Historical narratives matter. That's why conservatives are still writing books denouncing F.D.R. and the New Deal; they understand that the way Americ...

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Clyburn: Clinton Attacks Will Toughen Obama

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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"I'm like everybody else, I'm torn," South Carolina Democrat Jim Clyburn says of his presidential choices in the primary coming up this Saturday.... ...

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