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Watch: Oprah Speaks At Obama Rally In Iowa

Fox News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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On Saturday in Iowa, Oprah Winfrey took the stage at an Obama rally to speak about why she is endorsing Barack and why it is America needs him as pres...

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Oprah Speaks At Iowa Obama Rally: "For The Very First Time In My Life I Feel Compelled To Stand Up And Speak Out"

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Oprah Winfrey said worry about the direction of her country and a personal belief in Barack Obama's ability to lead it pushed her to make her first en...

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Pentagon: Iran Nuke Report Won't Change Military Planning

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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A new intelligence estimate downplaying Iran's nuclear ambitions has not changed the way the Defense Department views the country that has been long c...

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Freedom's Watch Watch: Vulnerable Democrats Shrug Off New Iraq Ads

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Political News, Democrats, 2008, Iraq, Freedom's Watch, House of Representatives, Politics News

If House Democrats are worried about Freedom's Watch calling them out in newspaper ads in their local districts, they aren't showing it. "In an age o...

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Freedom's Watch Watch: New Veterans Day Ads Target Dems On Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Political News, Democrats, Freedom's Watch, House of Representatives, Politics News

The morning after the country observed Veterans Day, newspaper readers in seven cities woke up to full page ads blasting their local Democratic repres...

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Giuliani Advisors: We'll Win The Nomination In February

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Primaries, Republican Presidential Candidates, Breaking Political News, Rudy Giuliani, 2008, Politics News

The top campaign staffers for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani want everyone to ignore the significant leads that ex-Massachusetts Governor Mitt Ro...

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Democrats' New Bill Gives Blackwater, Contractors Six Months Notice In Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Political News, Iraq, Blackwater, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Private Security Contractors, Politics News

A group of House members and one Senator came together on Tuesday to introduce the "Stop Outsourcing Security Act," a bill that will give pink slips t...

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Obama Refers To "Social Security Crisis"

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, 2008, Social Security, Breaking Political News, Democrats, Chris Dodd, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

In an interview yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) explicitly used the word "crisis" in reference to Social Security, seemingly contradicting a progr...

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Romney Keeps Up Tough Immigration Message After Joining Univision Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republican Presidential Candidates, Immigration, Breaking Political News, 2008 Election, Mitt Romney, Politics News

Mitt Romney announced last night that he would attend a debate broadcast in Spanish on the Univision network. The December 9 debate follows an earlie...

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Blackwater-Linked Figure No Longer WIth Penn's Firm

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mark Penn, Breaking Political News, Robert Tappan, Burson-Marsteller, Blackwater, Politics News

The top adviser to Hillary Clinton's campaign says that an executive who brought heightened scrutiny to the public relations giant he runs by helping ...

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White House Trying To Limit Reach Of Criminal Law On Blackwater, Contractors

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Private Security Contractors, Senate, Breaking Political News, Iraq, Blackwater, House of Representatives, Politics News

A tug of war has broken out between Congress and the Bush administration over legislation that would put private security contractors on a shorter leg...

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Social Conservative Groups Mostly Silent On Robertson Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Pat Robertson's endorsement this morning of Rudy Giuliani has been met with virtual radio silence from social conservative groups. A spokeswoman at ...

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Robertson Endorses Giuliani -- Without Mentioning Abortion

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Political News, Endorsements, 2008, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Presidential Candidates, Pat Robertson, Politics News

The morning buzz is centering on televangelist Pat Robertson's endorsement of Rudy Giuliani. Finally, Giuliani's campaign hopes to communicate, the th...

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Dems Block $70 Billion In "No-Strings" Iraq Funding -- But For How Long?

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Breaking Political News, Iraq, Budget, Warwire, Politics News

Members of the House and Senate came together on Tuesday morning to work out how to fund U.S. armed forces at home and abroad. But at the end of the ...

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Out Of Iraq Dems Frustrated Over Funding, But Place Hope In Leadership

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supplemental Budget, Congress, House of Representatives, War Funding, Breaking Political News, Iraq, Democrats, Politics News

In September, 90 House members banded together in a letter to the White House stating that they would vote against any further funding for the war in ...

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Clinton's "Parsing" Aired Side-By-Side In New Edwards Video

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Presidential Candidate, Debate, John Edwards, Breaking Political News, 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

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...

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Franken Reacts To Opponent's Giuliani Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Senate, Breaking Political News, Rudy Giuliani, 2008, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Politics News

Norm Coleman, the incumbent Republican Senator from Minnesota, hasn't even formally endorsed the presidential campaign of Rudy GIuliani yet. But word...

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Heat Builds On Blackwater: Congresswoman Moves To Ban Private Security Contractors

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Private Security Contractors, Breaking Political News, Iraq, Jan Schakowsky, Blackwater, Politics News

The congressional vice-grip is tightening on Blackwater and other contracted defense firms. Next Wednesday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) will introduce...

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McCain Indicates Support For Mukasey Despite Torture Controversy

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michael Mukasey, Waterboarding, Breaking Political News, John McCain, Torture, Politics News

Last week, HuffPost reported that John McCain's revulsion of waterboarding seemed attenuated by his desire to support Michael Mukasey, President Bush'...

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McCain Finally Elected President....In The Future

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Political News, 2008 Election, John McCain, Republicans, Politics News

Last night, Rudy Giuliani's campaign showed a wonderful display of chutzpah by declaring that the former New York mayor was the real winner of the eve...

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During 3Q, Bush Country Becomes Thompson Territory

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Texas, Fred Thompson, 2008, Mitt Romney, Gop, Breaking Political News, Rudy Giuliani, Fundrace, Politics News

Texans have sent America two of the last three presidents in the form of the Bush family. But in 2008, it remained unclear who Texas Republicans woul...

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Major Dem Discrimination Bill Delayed After Gay Rights Protests

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Congress, Breaking Political News, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News

House Democratic leaders just announced that major legislation aimed at protecting gays, lesbians and others from workplace discrimination has been de...

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