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When Clinton was asked if she could name one instance where she had to make a critical decision like the one she references in the "It's 3 a.m." ad that began airing this week she said the question was framed incorrectly.
Speaking to thousands of people outside on a breezy night in San Antonio, Clinton said, "Now my oppoent has just put up an ad touting his policy about Afghanistan. But I have one question -- he was given an important responsibility in the Senate to chair.
Stop-Clinton movement takes root "Obamacans," as the campaign likes to call its Republican supporters, offer a variety of reasons for turning out for Obama, not the least of them a lack of interest in the Republican primary now that Sen.
Here's a Texas pollster: "The argument I've seen is, 'Let's get rid of Clinton once and for all,' " said Ralph Bordie, who conducts the IVR Poll in Texas.
WASHINGTON—Someone's halo has to slip and, when it does, the fall will be jarring and the crash unusually harsh.
A British-Iraqi billionaire lent millions of dollars to Barack Obama's fundraiser just weeks before an imprudent land deal that has returned to haunt the presidential contender, an investigation by The Times discloses.
from the article: The point: Sometimes we say things with great confidence, only to find out that we are speaking the wrong language.
from the article:
Two of the biggest roadblocks threatening to upend budgetary nirvana: What to do about the looming expiration of tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003, and the growing cost of fixing - or nixing - the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).
I have long remembered comments in previous races that when the party out of power settles on a candidate too early they lose news value and the other party doinates the media. from the article
The Highlights ..... Watchdog groups are questioning why it took Sen. Barack Obama more than a year to disclose additional details of his dealings with indicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko.
"Poverty in early childhood poisons the brain." That was the opening of an article in Saturday's Financial Times, summarizing research presented last week at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Skip to next paragraph
from ABC news who originally reported the plagiarism (not the Hillary campaign as the Obamatistas would have it) comes this story "Deval Patrick's Timeline Doesn't Mesh with Reality"
As Hillary Clinton struggles to regain her momentum in the presidential race, frustrated feminists are looking at what they see as the ultimate glass ceiling: A female candidate with a hyper-substantive career is now threatened with losing the nomination to a man whose charismati …
Which brings us back to the dilemma facing some of Clinton's high-profile black supporters -- those with titles and constituencies of their own. They are feeling some kind of crazy pressure.
As the syndrome progresses, they begin to ask questions about The Presence himself:
I don't normally seed right wing sites - they can have all the facts but then thoroughly screw up the conclusions. This article has some numbers, though.
We present the unabridged Encyclopedia Baracktannica, a list of words that have been Obamafied by Slate. This is a widget, so you're welcome to add it to your site. To do so, click the "Get & Share" link below and choose a service.
"Dear Barack:
Barack Obama bringeth rapture to his audience. They swoon and wobble, regardless of race, gender, or political affiliation, although few understand exactly why he has this effect on them.
Tired of the rhetoric about Florida and Michigan's delegations to the Democratic convention? Here's a far more objective look from Reuters.
This story shows some interesting statistics. For example: "Both Texas and Ohio are open primaries, so his ability to collect votes from independents will be important. In Maryland he won 62% of the independent vote, and in Virginia it was 69%"
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