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Dennis Kucinich: Should Mickey Mouse Be Electing The Next President?

Debate Porridge | Posted 01.08.2008 | Home


Debate Porridge

Debate Porridge caught up with Dennis Kucinich and actor Viggo Mortensen to discuss the congressman's exclusion from Saturday's ABC / Facebook debate....

Romney: "I Could Post Up" On Obama

The Hill | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


Mitt Romney is changing his message saying that he is the best candidate to take down Barack Obama in the general election. The Hill's Andy Barr and S...

Obama's Other Life

Time | Joe Klein | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


One of the more extraordinary stories of the Obama campaign has been playing out behind the scenes over the past week as the candidate has been workin...

One Million Immigrants Seek US Citizenship To Vote: Campaigners

AFP | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


A record one million immigrants sought US citizenship last year so they could vote in the 2008 presidential election, overwhelming the processing offi...

Obama's Surge Deflates Talk Of A Bloomberg Run

NY Times | RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


He arrived here for what seemed like it could be a big moment. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, eyeing a third-party presidential bid, joined Republican an...

EJ Dionne: The Historical Paralels: Change v. Experience

Washington Post | E.J. Dionne Jr. | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton may have unintentionally written the obituary for the Iowa and New Hampshire phase of her presidential campaign, and perhaps her candi...

NYT: Clinton Opens Up To Press, Obama Becomes "Cautious, Guarded"

NY Times | MARK LEIBOVICH | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has become the open and accessible candidate -- sharing beers with reporters, taking endless questions from voters at c...

Bill Clinton Unleashed: Attacks Press For Building Up "Fairytale" Obama

New York Sun | Josh Gerstein | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


Just hours after his wife got choked up on the campaign trail, President Clinton showed anger and frustration as he complained that the press has give...

Some New Hampshire Voters Will Cast Ballots At Midnight Tonight

AP | CLARKE CANFIELD | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


Residents of two tiny towns stayed up late to give Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain early victories in the New Hampshire presidential ...

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Obama, Clinton Offer Closing Arguments In New Hampshire

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


Democratic frontrunners Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton made their final pitches for support on the eve of America's first official primary vot...

Sexist Hecklers Interrupt Hillary: "Iron My Shirt!"

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign stop was interrupted Monday when two men stood in the crowd and began screaming, "Iron my shirt!" during one of her ...

Kenya Opposition Say Up To 1,000 Killed During Post-Election Crisis

Reuters | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home


Riots and post-election violence in Kenya may have killed up to 1,000 people, the opposition said on Monday as it halted protests and President Mwai K...

Have A Beer With Me! Candidates Battle Over Their Own "Likeability"

Lauren Sandler | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home


Lauren Sandler

Perhaps Charlie Gibson started this war when he asked Hillary Clinton about the "likeability issue" during the last Democratic debate. Her response t...

23/6: The New Hampshire Primary In Pictures

236.com: News You Can Misuse | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


The 23/6 news team continues its primary coverage from the Land of Folksy New Englanders, equipped with the latest in news-gathering technology--assum...

Clinton Fires Back: Obama, Edwards Given "Free Ride"

ABC News | ED O'KEEFE | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is an experienced leader. That's the message she's been attempting to drive home to voters since announcing her bid for ...

New York Post: Obama "Is Like A Woman"

MediaMatters | Posted 01.07.2008 | Media


Summary: In a New York Post column titled "Bam: Our 1st Woman Prez?" Lucy Berrington and Jeff Onore claimed that Sen. Barack Obama "is like a woman: s...

Clinton Faces Cash Crunch In New Hampshire

TIME | KAREN TUMULTY | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Along with a change of her political fortunes as the result of her devastating loss in Iowa and dropping poll numbers in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinto...

Bill: "This Campaign Is Playing Out Exactly As I Thought It Would"

Examiner | eff Dufour, Patrick Gavin | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Although the presidential ambitions of Sen. Hillary Clinton have been bruised in recent days, former President Bill Clinton isn't surprised. "This ca...

Mitt Romney Confuses Details From His Own Healthcare Plan

Wall Street Journal | Laura Meckler | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Confronted with a tragic story from a voter who lost his health insurance after developing a brain tumor, Mitt Romney said that insurers should be for...

Newsweek's Jonathan Alter and Liz Edwards Square Off On Health Care Debate

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home


Matthew and Peter Slutsky

At a John Edwards event earlier this afternoon in Bedford, NH, we happened upon a very interesting conversation taking place between Elizabeth Edwards...

Can't Pick A Candidate? Perhaps You'd Prefer To Select A Decade

Lauren Sandler | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home


Lauren Sandler

Undecided voters continue to join the placard-hoisting faithful at rallies all over the state today, raising their hands to sidelong glances when aske...

Clinton's Lead In National Polls Collapses

MyDD.com | Jonathan Singer | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Earlier today I noted that Rasmussen Reports found that Hillary Clinton's long-standing large lead over Barack Obama in national polling had all but v...

Hillary Clinton Battles Chris Matthews In Heated Exchange Over Troop Withdrawal

New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


During her visit to Nashua North High School here in New Hampshire earlier this afternoon, Hillary Clinton did her second presser in three days and go...

Obama Leads Big In NH

411 Mania | Ashish | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home


Barack Obama's Iowa momentum is translating to double digit leads in numerous polls of Granite State voters. ...

Obama: "The Other Day I Said, 'The Time For Come Has Changed,' ... And Everyone Clapped"

Daily Intelligencer | Chris Rovzar and Jessica Pressler | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Much-praised speaker Barack Obama was funny while stumping in Manchester, New Hampshire, this morning: "I've been campaigning a lot," he said. "And yo...