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Pelosi Hearts Bush!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Constitution, Cnn, Loyalty, Larry King, Off-the-Table, Impeachment, George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Section 2, Speaker of the House, Congress, Oath of Office, Campaign, Cindy Sheehan, Article 1, Politics News

Still shouldn't the war be more "personal" for Pelosi -- and her feelings for its creator reflect the dislike she feels toward his war?

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It's Been A Lo-o-on-ong Campaign

Lloyd Garver | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Campaign, Clinton Ruthlessness, Politics News

If the presidential campaign seems unbelievably long to you, that's because it has been unbelievably long. To illustrate how long this thing has been ...

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299 Superdelegates On The Wall...

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Close the Deal, Primary, When Will It End, 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, Beer, Superdelegate, 2008 Elections, Pennsylvania, Campaign, 08, Delegate, 2008 Election, Election, Barack Obama, Nomination, 08 Election, Bottles-of-Beer, Primaries, Elections, 08 Campaign, 2008, Delegate Count, 2008 Presidential Race, Superdelegates, 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Nominee, Indiana, Politics News

Since Super Tuesday, every time Hillary picks up one superdelegate, Obama picks up three. If this continues, he is going to pass her very soon, and gain the lead in superdelegates.

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Obama In Indiana: Dispatches From GroundReport.com

Rachel Sterne | Posted 04.28.2008 | Home

At an Indianapolis press conference, Obama struggled to draw a clear distinction for voters between his policies and those of Hillary Clinton. "It's tough," he said, "a lot of our differences get blurred."

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Friday Talking Points [29] -- Pennsylvania Fallout

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

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It was a telling sign that neither Democratic candidate saw fit to visit Punxsutawney before the Pennsylvania primary. Nobody wanted the press to rem...

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Political Jujitsu: Clinton and Obama Duke it Out.

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

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 ...

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Rev. Wright: "Obama Says What He Has to Say as a Politician"

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: President, John McCain, Kennedy, Campaign, Mitt Romney, Romney, Mccain, Obama, Annie Oakley, Election, Pander, Bill Moyer, Primary, Nafta, Barack Obama, Pandering, Primaries, Clinton, Hillary, Barack, Change, Johnson, Rev. Wright, Adlai Stevenson, Hillary Clinton, Rust Belt, Political Game, Indiana, Stevenson, Clintonistas, Politics News

The above quote is from Bill Moyer's interview with Rev. Wright which is to air tonite. Rev. Wright, referring to Obama's disavowal of Wright's more...

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Bill and Hillary: Just Regular Folk in North Carolina

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home

Read More: South, Asheboro, Democratic Primary, Senator Clinton, Stump Speech, Bill Clinton, North Carolina, Campaign, Southern, Hillary Clinton, President Clinton, Home News

In Asheboro, Bill Clinton keeps it southern and small, ambling through a series of dinner pail concerns-- bills, schools, jobs-- the end point of which is always: "Hillary'll get that done for you."

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Undecideds: Make Up Your Mind

Lloyd Garver | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Undecideds, Campaign, Election, Undecided Voters, 2008 Presidential Race, Politics News

Maybe the Undecideds like being wooed. I just hope I'm never behind one of them in a buffet line while they're deciding what to have for dinner. I might starve to death.

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House Republicans Overwhelmingly Desert Bush On Medicaid Rules

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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For an election-year issue, this is hard to beat. Which is obviously why two-thirds of House Republicans jumped ship from Bush's position.

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Place Your Bets! Call Pennsylvania And The Nomination

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

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Since we've got a primary tomorrow, it's (once again) time to "put up or shut up," and make a prediction for Pennsylvania. Plus, since it's also appr...

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I Was An Obama Volunteer

Mike Newall | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Pennsylvania Primary, Barack Obama, Senator Obama, Communtiy Organizer, Grasroots, Obama, Philadelphia, Campaign, Pa, Home News

I wanted an up-close-in-action glimpse of this idea of "empowered democracy," the supposedly self-transformational precept pumping through the bloodlines of Obama's candidacy.

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I Was A Clinton Volunteer

Tom Namako | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home

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It's simple, grassroots, startup ideas that have poked holes in the Clinton 1990s-style carefully crafted mass-media-ready messages. Internet news. Facebook. Hordes of young community volunteers.

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Friday Talking Points [28] -- It's Debatable...

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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The twenty-first debate of the Democratic presidential nomination race happened this week. Much fulminating in the blogosphere immediately followed. ...

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You Bet I'm Bitter

Robyn Blumner | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Campaign, Barack Obama, Bitter, Politics News

Barack Obama may have been a little too blunt in his now infamous quip about how the economic insecurities gripping small-town America manifest themse...

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Bittergate's Wobbly Legs: Signs of Media Evolution?

John K. Wilson | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

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Obama's bounce in the polls this week is more than a mere candidate "surge." It's a repudiation of the nattering nabob media which imagined clumsy wording could send his campaign into a glorious tailspin.

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Debate Questions I'd (Still) Like To Ask

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Unfortunately these questions remain largely unanswered, almost two months after the last debate.

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Friday Talking Points [27] -- Petraeus Week

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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Thus endeth another Petraeus week on Capitol Hill. I have to say, I was impressed at the caliber of the questions asked, but severely disappointed at ...

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Call It A Tryout

Stephen Dinan | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pennsylvania Primary, Romney, Mccain, Campaign, Politics News

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will campaign solo in Pennsylvania on Thursday for Sen. John McCain, and the question everyone ha...

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Mark Penn, Designated Scapegoat?

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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This is an interesting move for Clinton: it could truly be an effort to reunite the party by distancing herself from the mudslinging -- which will help the party whether she's the nominee or not.

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Guess Who I'm Inviting to Dinner?

Beth Feldman | Posted 04.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Campaign, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Passover, Living News

I've decided to invite Senator Obama to Passover with my family. If he truly wants to know what goes on in the minds of bleeding heart liberals, several Democrats and three staunch Republicans, then I say, spend an evening with the Feldmans and get into that Pesach spirit.

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The 28-Year Campaign Starts Today

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Political Satire, Election 2008, Campaign, How to Campain, Politics News

Right now, 11-year old Jamie is planning to embark on a long, carefully mapped journey into adulthood that will, his family hopes, culminate in nationwide popularity and a resounding election victory in the presidential campaign of 2036.

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Obama, Wright and Contested Stories

Gershom Gorenberg | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

if you attack a group's story, you attack the very meaning of its world. Criticize your own group's story, even softly, and you are likely to be considered a turncoat.

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Friday Talking Points [26]

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics

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Since the campaigns of both Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama have seemingly taken my advice earlier this week, and are both concentrat...

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Obama's March: $40 Million Plus Raised

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Campaign, Barack Obama, Politics News

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Just got off a flight, and the news is that Sen. Barack Obama raised more than $40 million in March. I'm filing a quick Web story,...

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