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Liveblog! Final Dem Debate, Final Shot For Hil (Plus — Baseball!)

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.13.2007 | Media

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John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Welcome to Iowa, and the last Dem debate before the Iowa caucus. Today: Hillary's Last Stand. Can she recover from the Obama onslaught? Can she recover from Bill on the campaign trail? CAN SHE RECOVER FROM OPRAH?

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Young Activists Furious With Clinton, Dodd Over Remarks On College Students

Politico | Ben Adler | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics

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Many youth activists are furious with the campaigns of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) for suggesting that college stud...

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GOP Councilman In Iowa Calls Mormonism A Cult

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics

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The Mormon faith of presidential candidate Mitt Romney continues to receive scrutiny and criticism in ways that would likely not be so vocally aimed a...

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Obama's Team Responds To Clinton Camp Slams

Bryan Bissell | Posted 12.13.2007 | Home

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Bryan Bissell

The Obama campaign held a press conference this morning at their Concord office to talk about the recent charges of negative attacks by the Clinton campaign.

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Report: Clinton Campaign Insiders Doubting 'Cautious, Poll-Driven' Guru Mark Penn

Newsday | GLENN THRUSH | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics

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On the eve of the final Iowa debate before the Jan. 3 caucuses, Clinton campaign insiders are increasingly questioning the cautious, poll-driven appro...

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Click Here For HuffPost's Coverage Of The GOP Debate In Iowa

Huffington Post | Posted 12.12.2007 | Home

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HuffPost's coverage of the Republican debate in Iowa....

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Oprah Elects Barack as President — Not So Fast!

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media

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Bonnie Fuller

Now if Oprah, a daytime talk show host and magazine impresario, can sway a presidential election, that surely seals it — we are officially living in a celebrity culture.

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Can the Iowa Caucuses be Polled?

John Zogby | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics

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John Zogby

The process is a mixture of discussion, debating, a little horse-trading, and some consensus-building between neighbors. Anything can happen. But the Iowa caucuses can be accurately polled.

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Obama Releases Opposition Research On Edwards In Iowa

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics

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Circulating among Iowa labor circles, I am told, is this leaflet, which looks to be a standard opposition-research paper against former Sen. John Edwa...

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Huckabee Flashback: "Take This Nation Back For Christ"

Political Wire | Taegan Goddard | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics

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"I hope we answer the alarm clock and take this nation back for Christ." -- Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R), quoted by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette ...

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Oprah And Obama: She Wants To Be The Wind Beneath His Wings

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics

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Thomas de Zengotita

She's the MegaArbiter of popular culture for a reason. She does more than understand how it works. She works it. Will it transfer to political culture?

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Republican Candidates Avoiding Iowa

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics

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As Democrats compete furiously for support throughout the nation's first presidential contest state, most Republican contenders have been bypassing Io...

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Hillary Iowa Backer Switches To Obama, Cites Her Negativity

Washington Post's The Trail | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics

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Once, Garry Thomas counted himself a Hillary Clinton supporter -- even signing up to be one of her 25 co-chairs in Iowa alongside with former Iowa Fir...

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New Report: Ron Paul Third In Iowa?

Chase Martyn | Posted 12.07.2007 | Home

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Chase Martyn

Iowa Independent predicts that, if the caucuses were held today, Huckabee would snag first followed by Romney and Ron Paul.

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Our State of Affairs is a Great State Fair

Kate Clinton | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics

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Kate Clinton

I resent America held hostage to Iowa. I hate the roller coaster ride of campaigns, especially because it starts in Iowa.

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Bill And Hillary's Experienced Lies

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

For years, many of us have been in awe of the Clintons, really in awe: a little scared and a little admiring. But the spell finally broke in the past couple of weeks.

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Iowa AG Considers Probe Into Anti-Romney Robo-Call

Iowa Independent | Jay Wagner | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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The Iowa Attorney General's office will decide in the next few days whether to investigate complaints about automated telephone calls made to state vo...

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'Bush Fatigue' Unlikely to Increase Caucus Turnout by Much

Chase Martyn | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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Chase Martyn

Speculation that widespread "Bush fatigue" may translate into a tsunami of Democratic turnout for the Iowa caucus seems to be misplaced, according to a joint investigation by the Iowa Independent and HuffPost's OffTheBus.

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Edwards: Optimistic As Caucus Nears

AP | Mike Glover | Posted 12.05.2007 | Home

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DES MOINES, Iowa - Democrat John Edwards said he will use the last month before Iowa's leadoff caucuses to spread his vision for America and avoid feu...

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Dodd Staking Presidential Run On Iowa

Quad-City Time | Jens Manuel Krogstad | Posted 12.05.2007 | Home

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Even Barack Obama sympathizes with the plight of his less-famous presidential rivals. During a break in last month's CNN debate in Las Vegas, Obama -...

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Obama's Lead In Iowa Widens In New Poll

Teagan Goddard | Teagan Goddard | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics

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Political Wire got an advance look at a new Strategic Vision poll in Iowa that shows Sen. Barack Obama expanding his lead in the first caucus state wi...

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Clinton Cranks Up Rhetoric Against Obama And Other Rivals in Iowa

AP | Posted 12.04.2007 | Home

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Hillary Clinton suggested Monday that Barack Obama has too little experience and too much ambition, pressing an increasingly aggressive campaign against her chief rival for the Democratic nomination.

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Countdown to the Iowa Caucus

Marie Wilson | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

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Marie Wilson

In this election gender is pushing gender.

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Rove Cheerleads Obama for a Reason: He Thinks He is Easier Prey for the GOP than Clinton

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

An on-the-attack Obama who dogs Clinton at every step can create havoc in the Democratic Party and plunge it into an orgy of Clinton-Obama sniping, bashing, and finger pointing.

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Clinton E-mail Warns Supporters Of "Dirty Tricks"

Des Moines Register | Jennifer Jacobs | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

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"Dirty tricks" such as phone calls guiding Iowans to incorrect caucus locations, and push polls, where the caller spreads negative information while p...

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