2008 Election

Huckabee Delivers At NH Church: 'We Have Signed Up To Be Part Of God's Army, To Be Soldiers For Christ"

Washington Post | Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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A pastor from Texas was scheduled to deliver the sermon Sunday at a church here called the Crossing. But instead this small evangelical congregation ...

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Loose Change

Bob Franken | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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Bob Franken

Isn't it ironic that the "change" everyone demands would really reverse earlier changes?

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Edwards Advisor: Hillary's Camp Is Broke

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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Edwards senior adviser Joe Trippi has a theory about the Clinton campaign: He says that it's broke, or will be soon enough. "There's a good chance th...

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Cindy McCain Likes A Leather Blazer

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 01.07.2008 | Media

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There's been much ado about hot candidate wives (cough Elizabeth Kucinich tongue ring cough) but we're here to point out the highly under-noted Cind...

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The Iowa Un-Caucus

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home

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Jacob Soboroff

Despite record-high voter participation in last week's Iowa caucuses, voter turnout in Iowa didn't break 17 percent. Watch the video to see who wasn't caucusing, and why.

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Obama's CNN Polls Over Last Week

Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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With Tuesday's New Hampshire primary fast approaching, Sen. Barack Obama has opened a double-digit lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in the state, a CNN-...

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Into The Lion's Den: Obama Planning High-Dollar NYC Fundraiser

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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Where will Barack Obama go the day after New Hampshire? Right into the heart of Sen. Clinton's financial heartland, New York City. The campaign has ...

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Reason: Paul Doesn't Care About 'Unions Or The Pickets'

Reason | David Weigel | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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Well, the choice was sort of made for him, but 24-odd hours after being bounced from the Fox News five-man forum, Ron Paul will be appearing on the To...

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Obama Security Detail Rivals President Bush

Washington Times | Joseph Curl | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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Secret Service presence has increased for Sen. Barack Obama since his dramatic win in Iowa, amid fears over the safety of the man seeking to become Am...

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Romney Dials Down Expectations Hard

Politico | Jonathan Martin and Jim VandeHei | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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Mitt Romney, a dominant favorite in New Hampshire just weeks ago, said Sunday that a "close second" to Arizona Sen. John McCain would be a significant...

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Nervous Hillary Takes "Unprecedented" Control Over Campaign

Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, slipping further behind her chief rival in the Democratic primary here, has taken direct control over her strategy and me...

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Pudding 2008

August J. Pollak | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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Fox News' Snub of Paul Could Trigger New Hampshire 'Blowback'

Matt Simon | Posted 01.06.2008 | Home

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Ron Paul is sort of like a porcupine; a porcupine looks cuddly and cute, but if you try to step on one you're liable to wind up with a few holes in yo...

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Mark Penn's Hyper-Speed Career Trainwreck

Daily Kos | Kagro X | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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Where Is The Bounce? by Mark Penn, Chief Strategist 1/5/2008 5:13 PM Two polls that had the race within a few points before the Iowa caucuses have ...

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Edwards Campaign Living in Leo Hindery's Corporate Glass House?

Barry Orton | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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Considering his track record, is Leo Hindery's economic advice any more useful than his standard operating procedure of "buy low, pump it full of 'stardust,' and then dump it?"

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Obama: I Find The Manner In Which They've Been Running Their Campaign Sort Of Depressing Lately

Time Magazine | Mark Halperin | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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Tells Diane Sawyer in interview for Monday's Good Morning America that he has not liked his rival's recent conduct. Diane Sawyer: Do you get angry at...

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Edwards Says Clinton Campaign "Has No Conscience"

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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Edwards responded sharply to a Clinton aide's criticism today, intensifying a back-and-forth that began at last night's debate, after Clinton said Nat...

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Hillary Says Putin Has No Soul

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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This isn't going to play well in Moscow. Speaking in Hampton this evening, Hillary Rodham Clinton said the president of Russia "doesn't have a soul."...

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The Twenty-First Century's Greatest Generation

Sam Sedaei | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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Sam Sedaei

The true genius of Obama has been his ability to convince my generation that this is their country, too, and their moment to participate is now.

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Watch: O'Reilly Calls Obama Staffer "Low Class," An "SOB"

Crooks and Liars | John Amato | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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Poor O'Reilly, he wasn't able to do what his big ego wanted to and he got all upset . Here's some of BillO's meltdown with an Obama staffer in NH. It'...

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Edwards Joined By Medical Victims

Associated Press | Charles Babington | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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In an emotional campaign event, Democrat John Edwards was joined Sunday by three families that suffered medical tragedies as he continued to pound ins...

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A Lovely Fairy Tale

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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Charles Karel Bouley

Obama gives people too many outs to channel their racism as something else. Oh, it's not that he's black, it's that we don't like (insert phrase here).

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Sam Stein

NARAL Reaffirms Support For Obama Following Clinton Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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One of the country's leading pro-choice organizations reaffirmed its support for Sen. Barack Obama Sunday, a day after Sen. Hillary Clinton's presiden...

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Hillary Reignites Iraq Resolution Issue: "Would Never Have Taken Us To War In Iraq"

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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In Nashua, Hillary skates on the edge of Iraq revisionism: "After 9/11, I would never have taken us to war in Iraq," she said. "I would have stay...

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Young Voters Win in Iowa

David D. Burstein | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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David D. Burstein

Young voters visibly exhibited their seriousness and their potential influence over the last week. They spoke through the ballot box and were greeted with results.

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