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Obama Hits Hamas "Smear": McCain Is "Losing His Bearings"

The Huffington Post   |   May 8, 2008 03:13 PM


Over the past few weeks, John McCain has pushed the idea that the terrorist organization Hamas is supporting Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Today, Obama hit back at McCain for the smear by association. "This is offensive, and I think it's...

Why Rush Limbaugh Thinks My Site Is 'Unfriendly'

Janet Ritz | Posted May 6, 2008 | Media


Janet Ritz

Recently, I posted an article on THE ENVIRONMENTALIST by Huffington Post contributor, Terry Leach, entitled: Hillary Clinton's 'Victory' in Pennsylvania: The Rush Limbaugh Effect.

The article discusses the potential impact on the primary numbers by those influenced to change their registration from Republican to Democrat, in...

The Gas Tax 'Holiday' Shell Game

Janet Ritz | Posted May 4, 2008 | Politics


Janet Ritz

Senators Hillary Clinton and John McCain have challenged Senator Barack Obama over his refusal to support their proposal that would suspend the .18 Federal gas tax for three months this summer.

The problem?

A near-unanimous chorus of protests from experts, economists and environmentalists, all of whom support Senator Obama's...

Obama's Lebron Moment

Rashid Shabazz | Posted April 30, 2008 | Politics


Rashid Shabazz

"I'm Lebron Baby...I can play on this level. I got some game." - Sen. Barack Obama

Obama has been great for television. Unlike any other candidate before him, he has made this primary season one for the ratings. His message of hope and change, his youthful energy and inspirational...

Message to McCain: Prevention Works

Cecile Richards | Posted April 29, 2008 | Politics


Cecile Richards

A tried and true tactic of the far right is to inject abortion into the presidential campaign as a divisive tactic. Their goal is twofold: to obscure the broader issue of reproductive and preventive health care and to politicize private, personal decisions made by women and families.

Both Senator...

Political Jujitsu: Clinton and Obama Duke it Out.

Blake Fleetwood | Posted April 25, 2008 | Politics


Blake Fleetwood

Political jujitsu at its best.

You take the opponent's best issue and flip it. . When you see the force coming at you, you redirect your opponent's momentum. His best issues are heartbreakingly turned against him. It takes the wind out of a campaign.

Obama's ambivalence about playing...

New York Times Blames Hillary For "Mean, Vacuous, Desperate" Campaign

New York Times   |   April 22, 2008 10:43 PM


Despite Hillary Clinton's victory in Pennsylvania Tuesday, the New York Times, the paper that endorsed Clinton in January, fired off an editorial for Wednesday's paper that chastised Clinton for taking the "low road to victory." The Pennsylvania campaign, which produced...

Clinton grinds out victory over Obama in Pennsylvania

AP   |  DAVID ESPO and BETH FOUHY   |   April 22, 2008


PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Rodham Clinton ground out a gritty victory in the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday night, defeating Barack Obama and staving off elimination in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination. "Some counted me out and said to drop...
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Lanny Davis: Howard Dean Should Resign If He Helped Kill Debate

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein   |   April 22, 2008 06:52 PM


Lanny Davis, the Clinton campaign's unofficial and unrestrained moralist, raised the political stakes late Tuesday, suggesting that if DNC chairman Howard Dean had any role in killing a recently-shelved North Carolina Democratic debate, he should relinquish his post. "If Howard...

Pennsylvania Exit Polls: 9 In 10 Americans Think US In A Recession, Bush Says "We're Not"

Huffington Post   |   April 22, 2008 05:22 PM


With the Pennsylvania primary voting under way today, early Pennsylvania exit polls are showing that 9 out of 10 people think the country is in a recession. As in earlier primaries, at least half of voters said the economy was...

Will the Real Karl Rove Please Stand Up?

Bob Ostertag | Posted April 19, 2008 |


Bob Ostertag

Just when you think it can't get any worse, we get this: Rick Sloan, communications director for the International Association of Machinists as Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) distributing a McCarthy-esque red-baiting attack on Obama titled "What Is Rove Up To?"

Clinton Backer Distributes Essay On How GOP Would Link Obama...

Okay, Now I'm Bitter

Mary Mapes | Posted April 17, 2008 | Media


Mary Mapes

Read more reactions from Huffington Post bloggers to ABC's Pennsylvania Democratic debate

I sat down last night with a big fat glass of wine, all excited about watching the first Democratic debate in weeks, absolutely certain that I would get the chance to hear what Hillary Clinton and Barack...

Clinton emphatically says Obama can win White House

AP   |  BETH FOUHY   |   April 16, 2008


PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Rodham Clinton said emphatically Wednesday night that Barack Obama can win the White House this fall, undercutting her efforts to deny him the Democratic presidential nomination by suggesting he would lead the party to defeat. "Yes, yes,...

Bitter Popcorn, or My Friend Joe

Evan Eisenberg | Posted April 16, 2008 | Politics


Evan Eisenberg

My friend Joe (not his real name) looked up from my Barcalounger, which he's been hogging all week. One tentacle held the remote, the other an empty bag of Smartfood.

"I have two questions for you," he said. "The briefing papers I read on the way here gave the impression...

All Eyes on Pennsylvania: The Big Debate

Marc Lampkin | Posted April 16, 2008 | Politics


Marc Lampkin

This Wednesday, millions of viewers will tune into ABC to watch what could be the last presidential primary debate of the season. While some will surely express relief that the primary season is one step closer to the end -- others will closely watch the candidates' proposed solutions to fix...

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