Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Obama Camp: Clinton Foreign Policy A Dramatized Assertion, Clinton Calls His Iraq Plan "Just Words"
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The Obama campaign has released an exhaustive memo on Hillary Clinton's foreign policy experience. They argue that Sen. Clinton's claim that she has passed a Commander-in-Chief threshold is "mere assertion, dramatized in a scary television commercial." They also detail each of the foreign policy situations -- Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda and China -- that Sen. Clinton has mentioned during the campaign.
Meanwhile, Sen. Clinton has sought to preempt a scheduled environment speech for Obama today. Co-opting his phrase, she calls both his environmental policy and his promise to withdraw from Iraq "just words."
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Obama Camp: Clinton Foreign Policy A Dramatized Assertion, Clinton Calls His Iraq Plan "Just Words"
Huffington Post | March 11, 2008 09:26 AM
Read More: Clinton Commander In Chief, Clinton Foreign Policy, Commander-In-Chief, Hillary Clinton, Obama Commander In Chief, Obama Foreign Policy, Breaking Politics NewsThe Obama campaign has released an exhaustive memo on Hillary Clinton's foreign policy experience. They argue that Sen. Clinton's claim that she has passed a Commander-in-Chief threshold is "mere assertion, dramatized in a scary television commercial." They also detail each of the foreign policy situations -- Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda and China -- that Sen. Clinton has mentioned during the campaign.
Meanwhile, Sen. Clinton has sought to preempt a scheduled environment speech for Obama today. Co-opting his phrase, she calls both his environmental policy and his promise to withdraw from Iraq "just words."
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McCain Received Defense Firm Cash After Backing Its Contract
Sam Stein, The Huffington Post
Critics on Tuesday questioned whether Sen. John McCain catered to special interests when he aggressively threw his support behind a $35 billion Pentagon contract for a European plane maker.
McCain, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, played a crucial role in blocking the deal to build air tankers from going to U.S.-based Boeing, instead paving the path for EADS to score the loot. He framed his decision as an example of political integrity; Boeing has previously been exposed of contract abuse. But a review of campaign finance donations and lobbying records suggests that money and personal lobbying may have also been in play.
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Is Obama Or Clinton The Better General Election Candidate?
March 11, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Thomas B. Edsall, The Huffington Post
The extended battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton raises numerous interesting questions: Which candidate can better put the Democratic party back together for the general election? Is a nomination fight that could last all the way to the convention a negative or positive? Which is better going into the general election, the Clinton or Obama primary coalition?
These questions and others have captured the imagination of many of those closely watching the contest.
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3/11: Look At The Math, People!
March 11, 2008
The Hotline
Hillary Clinton's rough week in the liberal blogosphere continues as bloggers criticize HRC surrogate/ex-VP hopeful Geraldine Ferraro for saying, "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position...He happens to be very lucky to be who he is." Meanwhile, Obama's netroots supporters -- including, most prominently, Markos Moulitsas -- are pushing back against the CW that the Dem race is "up in the air". In their view, Barack Obama's delegate lead -- combined with the rate at which he has been accumulating superdelegates since the 3/4 contests -- makes him the strong favorite to win the Dem nod. Because so many liberal bloggers believe that Obama (barring a massive collapse) will eventually win the nomination, it is easy to see why they react so angrily to HRC's repeated suggestions that John McCain is more qualified to be Commander-in-Chief than Obama. In their view, this line of attack undermines the future Dem nominee.
Obama trounces Clinton in Wyoming
ndy Carpenean / Associated PressSen. Barack Obama appears at a campaign rally in Laramie, Wyo., Mar. 7, 2008.
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CAMPAIGN '08
Andy Carpenean / Associated Press
Sen. Barack Obama appears at a campaign rally in Laramie, Wyo., Mar. 7, 2008.
His win after her victories in Ohio and Texas is another promise of a continued pitched battle for delegates.
CHEYENNE, WYO -- . -- In a sparsely populated state that unexpectedly found itself at the center of the Democratic political universe this week, Sen. Barack Obama handily beat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in caucuses Saturday. The victory gave a psychological lift to a campaign that had had an uncharacteristically difficult week.click on headline for more...
Democrats kick around mail revote for Florida, Michigan
WASHINGTON -- Do-over Democratic primaries in Florida and Michigan drew new interest Sunday as party officials struggled to find a solution to a crisis that has taken on greater significance in the tight race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
"This is a big -- bigger issue than Florida and Michigan," Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said on ABC's "This Week, with George Stephanopoulos" warning that a solution is needed to unite the party behind the Democratic presidential nominee -- whether it's Sen.Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York or Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois -- against the presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona. "The only thing that can beat us is that we're divided."
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"This is a big -- bigger issue than Florida and Michigan," Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said on ABC's "This Week, with George Stephanopoulos" warning that a solution is needed to unite the party behind the Democratic presidential nominee -- whether it's Sen.
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Obama says Clinton is trying to 'hoodwink,' 'bamboozle' Americans
CAMPAIGN '08
LA TIMES
The former first lady's offer of the vice presidency to her Democratic rival is a tactic to make voters think she is the front-runner, Obama says, noting that he has more delegates.LA TIMES
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Obama, at a rally in Columbus, Miss., on the eve of Mississippi's primary Tuesday, belittled the attempt by Clinton to portray herself as the top Democrat and said he is not running for vice president.
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Mississippi Primary to Fix GOP Favorites for Open House Seats
CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS
March 10, 2008 – 2:02 p.m.
By Rachel Kapochunas, CQ Staff
While national attention is focused on Tuesday’s stand-alone primary showdown in Mississippi between Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton , there also are congressional primaries that will have an even more immediate impact on the state’s two key U.S. House races.
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Monday, March 10, 2008
The St. Petersburg Times Truth-O-Meter
February 28, 2008
A scorecard separating fact from fiction
They said: | Truth-O-Meter says: | ||
 | "Could I just point out that . . . I seem to get the first question all the time?" | ||
| "I want to freeze interest rates for five years." | ||
 | "We send a billion dollars to foreign countries every day because of our addiction to foreign oil." | ||
| He's been endorsed by "every major newspaper here in the state of Texas." | ||
| "As has been noted by many observers, including Bill Clinton's former secretary of labor, my plan does more than anybody to reduce costs." |
Begrudging His Bedazzling
February 27, 2008
By Maureen Dowd, winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary, became a columnist on The New York Times Op-Ed page in 1995.
Hillary Clinton can’t turn on her own charm and wit because she can’t get beyond what she sees as the deep injustice of Barack Obama not waiting his turn.
CLEVELAND
A huge Ellen suddenly materialized behind Hillary on a giant screen, interrupting her speech Monday night at a fund-raiser at George Washington University in Washington.
Hillary Clinton can’t turn on her own charm and wit because she can’t get beyond what she sees as the deep injustice of Barack Obama not waiting his turn.
CLEVELAND
A huge Ellen suddenly materialized behind Hillary on a giant screen, interrupting her speech Monday night at a fund-raiser at George Washington University in Washington.
What better way for a desperate Hillary to try and stop her rival from running off with all her women supporters than to have a cozy satellite chat with a famous daytime talk-show host who isn’t supporting Obama?
“Will you put a ban on glitter?” Ellen demanded.
Click on headline for the rest of the story.Kennedys rally Obama troops
February 27, 2008
As the Texas primary looms, Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, and her son Max Kennedy urged volunteers Wednesday at Obama's Houston campaign office near downtown not to waver in the effort to win votes for their candidate. Ethel, 79, looked tanned and fit, and said Obama is a compassionate candidate who cares about people left in the shadows of society. Her son, his shirt sleeves rolled up like a veteran campaigner, revved up the group of about 50 campaign workers by telling them a story of how his ancestors helped win votes in Boston decades ago. Seeing a Kennedy close up left a few people weak-kneed. They scrambled to shake their hands and hug them. Caroline Kennedy, JFK's daughter, and Sen. Ted Kennedy, JFK's, also support Obama.
As the Texas primary looms, Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, and her son Max Kennedy urged volunteers Wednesday at Obama's Houston campaign office near downtown not to waver in the effort to win votes for their candidate. Ethel, 79, looked tanned and fit, and said Obama is a compassionate candidate who cares about people left in the shadows of society. Her son, his shirt sleeves rolled up like a veteran campaigner, revved up the group of about 50 campaign workers by telling them a story of how his ancestors helped win votes in Boston decades ago. Seeing a Kennedy close up left a few people weak-kneed. They scrambled to shake their hands and hug them. Caroline Kennedy, JFK's daughter, and Sen. Ted Kennedy, JFK's, also support Obama.
TEAM CLINTON, THE DAY AFTER THE DEBATE
Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:58 PM by Mark Murray
After all of the various questions and candidate disagreements from last night's debate -- over NAFTA, health care, Iraq, Russia, Farrakhan -- the Clinton camp has seized on something the New York senator herself brought up: the lack of hearings at the subcommittee Obama took over in 2007.
"Last night, we saw a glimpse of the real Barack Obama – the Barack Obama who became chair of a national security subcommittee, put it on his resume, but did not hold a single oversight hearing because he was too busy running for president; the Barack Obama who spends his time talking about change you can believe in instead of change you actually can count on. Given the opportunity to take the reins of leadership and shape two critical areas of U.S. foreign policy -- Afghanistan and our alliances in Europe -- Senator Obama has done next to nothing."
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Clinton offers regrets for husband's remarks
CNN
February 24, 2008
Posted: 02:45 PM ET
Clinton spoke to the annual State of the Black Union forum Saturday .
NEW ORLEANS (CNN) — In remarks to the annual State of the Black Union forum Saturday, Sen. Hillary Clinton strongly defended her husband's record on civil rights, and offered regrets some of the former president's comments earlier this campaign season appeared to have offended many African-Americans.
Texas Women, With a Strong Legacy, Size Up the Democratic Field
HOUSTON — She served as first lady through her husband’s two terms, suffered the indignities of his impeachment and then made history running for his office on her own.
So you’ll pardon the women of Texas (and Ma Ferguson was known for her generous pardons) if they don’t go all wobbly over the idea of the first female president.
Texas is no stranger to powerful women, which is why it was scarcely accidental that in Thursday night’s debate, both Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama bowed to such trailblazers as former Representative Barbara Jordan and former Gov. Ann Richards.
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On Center Stage, a Candidate Letting His Confidence Show
Rick Bowmer/Associated Press
Senator Barack Obama, Democrat of Illinois, leaves the stage after a news conference on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.
Somber Clinton Soldiers On as the Horizon Darkens
February 24, 2008
New York Times Political Memo
New York Times Political Memo
Melanie Burford/Dallas Morning News, via Associated Press
While Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has not given up, advisers say, she has the perspective of a realist: someone has to lose. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has not given up, but she no longer exudes the supreme confidence that was once her trademark.
Click on headline to continue reading the article...Nader running for president
February 24, 2008
Associated Press - WASHINGTON
Ralph Nader is launching a third-party campaign for president.
Associated Press - WASHINGTON
Ralph Nader is launching a third-party campaign for president.
The consumer advocate made the announcement Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." He says most Americans are disenchanted with the Democratic and Republican parties, and that none of the presidential contenders are addressing ways to stem corporate crime and Pentagon waste and promote labor rights.
click on headline for more...Thursday, February 21, 2008
National Public Radio
NPR.org, February 21, 2008 · Sen. John McCain paused in his presidential campaign Thursday morning to deny reports that he may have had an inappropriate relationship with a female lobbyist. The allegations arose in a story in The New York Times.
"I'm very disappointed in the article. It's not true," McCain said in Toledo, Ohio.
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McCain Accuses Obama of ‘Double Speak’ on Financing
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Senator John McCain accused Senator Barack Obama of “Washington double-speak” on Wednesday as he upped the pressure on the Democratic front-runner to set aside his phenomenal advantage in fund-raising and accept the limits of public financing.In a morning news conference in Columbus, Mr. McCain pounded Mr. Obama yet again for his commitment in writing a year ago to accept public funds for the general election – about $85 million for each candidate — if the Republican nominee did the same.
click on headline for more...Obama, McCain Triumph, Look Ahead to March
February 20, 2008
by Nancy Cook
Rick Bowmer
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama of Illinois speaks during a roundtable with Texans on housing and predatory lending on Tuesday in San Antonio. AP
NPR.org, February 20, 2008 · Illinois Sen. Barack Obama won Wisconsin's Democratic primary on Tuesday, extending his winning streak over his rival for the party's presidential nomination, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.
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Google Inc. Will Serve As The Republican National Convention’s Official Innovation Provider
Friday, February 15, 2008
SAINT PAUL, Minn.) – Embracing technology that will propel the 2008 Republican National Convention to the forefront of the digital age, the GOP today announced that Google Inc. will serve as the Republican National Convention’s Official Innovation Provider. Convention President and Chief Executive Officer Maria Cino made the announcement in a unique video posted to the convention’s new YouTube™ channel (www.youtube.com/gopconvention2008). The video, also showcased on the convention’s website (www.GOPconvention2008.com), highlights Google's cutting-edge, computer-generated SketchUp™ graphics of the Xcel Energy Center, where the convention will be held.click on headline for more.
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Politico | Ben Smith | March 11, 2008 02:09 PM
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