Democratic Presidential Candidates

Presidential Possibilities 2012: If They Are Writing, They Are Running

Robert Guttman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The next president of the United States, we can safely predict, will have written a book in the next year and if he or she wins the Oval Office their book will become a best seller.

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Why Clinton Must Stay In The Race

John K. Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The worst thing for Obama right now would be to win by default. A win by forfeit only weakens the winner in the realm of politics. By contrast, Obama's victory over Clinton would establish momentum showing his ability to defeat a powerful political machine.

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Live Iowa Campaign Journal -New Year's Eve

Marc Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chasing around Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, I traveled from Davenport to Eldridge to Knoxville and finally back to Des Moines. And while it was only a couple hundred miles mostly along I-80, it might as well have been hopping from one world to another.

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Obama Rocks Austin

Deanie Mills | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Austin on a fund-raising jaunt, Barack Obama addressed a crowd of 3500 at 'The Backyard', an outdoor concert venue, all that more appropriate given the evening's rock concert-like feel.

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Fortune 500 CEOs Favor Dems: Gobs Of Green Go To Blue Candidates

Dan Treul | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to recent FEC reports, CEOs of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies donating individually to presidential campaigns are investing heavily in Democrats in '08.

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John Edwards Not Planning to Quietly Fade Away

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Las Vegas, NV - As he pinballs and caroms through Nevada union halls, vet centers and community meeting rooms packed with cheering, sometimes fervent ...

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Clinton Camp's Attacks On Obama "Painful" For Many Black Voters

The State | WAYNE WASHINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sharp criticism of Barack Obama and other comments about Martin Luther King Jr. -- all from people associated with Hillary Clinton's presidential camp...

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Obama Slugs Back At "Trial Lawyer" Edwards

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Des Moines, Iowa-- As the John Edwards campaign shows beefed-up muscle going into the last days of the caucus race, rival Barack Obama is concentratin...

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Will Edwards Really Win Iowa?

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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East Des Moines, Iowa -- By local weather standards, it's a great Sunday morning. Bitter cold but no snow and no wind. And Alise Roderer, a young fie...

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What Made Today's Presidential Candidates: New York Times Publishes Revealing, In-depth Profiles

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chyron Watch: MSNBC's "Dodd Among Men"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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They like him, they really like him! Chris Dodd may never be president, but he's been getting major props for his strong stance against the FISA autho...

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Softening Hillary's Image Takes Precedence Over Campaign Shakeup

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the January 3 Iowa caucuses fast approaching, Hillary Clinton is now being forced to publicly disguise hardball opposition research and other bar...

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Presidential Candidates' Homes: Whose Is The Most Lavish?

Newsweek.com | Temma Ehrenfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Like many of us, presidential candidates are heading home for the holidays--retreating to their primary residences, where they already rule. And as th...

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Economy Is Top Issue For '08 Voters

Wall Street Journal | JACKIE CALMES and MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the parties just weeks away from the first presidential nominating contests, economic concerns are seizing a top spot in many voters' minds. Fall...

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Bill Clinton Rewrites History On Iraq Stance

ABC News | Teddy Davis, Eloise Harper, and Nancy Flores | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former President Bill Clinton portrayed himself as having been against the Iraq war "from the beginning" while campaigning Tuesday for his wife, Senat...

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Clinton Camp Responds To ABC Story On Bill's Iraq Record

Hillaryhub.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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On the eve of war with Iraq, former President Clinton said we should avoid war and seek a new U.N. resolution. Here's what he said in New York on Marc...

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Clinton Claims He Opposed Iraq War From The Beginning

ABC News | Teddy Davis, Eloise Harper, and Nancy Flores | Posted 05.25.2011

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But like his wife, the former president supported giving President Bush the authority needed to go to war. "I supported the President when he asked t...

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Hillary Launches Preemptive Debate Strike

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Expecting rival Democrats to unload on her at tonight's debate, aides to Hillary Clinton are trying to frame the attack with a cheeky Web feature head...

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