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A European View on Obama, Clinton, Giuliani et al

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

After a couple of years of political transition that have seen Europe's own warmongers/Bush poodles and corrupt leaders retiring or getting kicked out of office, there is eager anticipation for the departure of Bush.

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Obama And Clinton Tied In Iowa; Edwards Close

Reuters | Jason Whitesides | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama pulled even with Hillary Clinton in Iowa, with John Edwards close behind, in a tightening three-way...

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Wondering How The Caucuses Work? A Caucus Primer

The Clinton Herald | Danica Baker | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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CLINTON -- In advance of the Iowa caucus on Thursday, the Clinton Herald met with local officials in order to explain the caucus process. Click here ...

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Man Arrested After Drawing Knife In Clinton's Iowa Headquarters

AP | MELANIE S. WELTE | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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A man with a knife was arrested inside a campaign headquarters of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in Decorah in northeast Io...

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Live from Iowa: But It's No Big Brother

Shelby Highsmith | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Shelby Highsmith

I'm in Chicago's O'Hare airport right now waiting for my airplane to arrive, but in a few short hours, I should be on the ground and broadcasting mayh...

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Attack Ad Decision Cost Huck $150K

Politico | Jonathan Martin | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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DES MOINES -- Mike Huckabee's last-minute decision to pull the plug on an attack ad against Mitt Romney has been the talk of Iowa in recent days. But...

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Iowa: It's Emotions, Stupid!

Peter Emerson and Michael Maslansky | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Peter Emerson and Michael Maslansky

It will not be the experience of a candidate; it will be the emotion of the voter that decides this election. Republicans learned this far more quickly than Democrats.

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Edwards First Major Candidate Calling for All Troops Out, Breaks with Establishment Consensus on Iraq

Tom Hayden | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Tom Hayden

To the extent that Edwards' campaign continues to be a force in the national election, his Iraq position could become a rallying point in the Democratic platform debate.

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What Iowa Will and Won't Do for Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

An Iowa win won't do for Obama what it did for Kerry, but to put it bluntly it will give a hint whether he can get a majority or at least a significant percent of whites to vote for him.

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If Obama Wins Iowa, Gore May Become President

Paul Abrams | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Paul Abrams

So long as Hillary remains in the race but is no longer the frontrunner, she is may be handing the nomination to Gore.

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Live from Edwards' All-Nighter for Economic Justice

Ari Melber | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Skipping from supporters' homes to meetings with what might be some of the last undecided activists in Iowa, Edwards belts out a supercharged iteration of his populist stump speech.

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If Only Every Day Could Be the Day Before the Caucuses

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Max and the Marginalized

It's the last day when the Democrats have nothing to do but try to impress Democrats, and I like to be impressed. If only it could stay January forever.

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Marc Cooper

Huckabee Goes Into Caucuses "Kneeling To God"

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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West Des Moines, Iowa - Two nights before the crucial first-in-the-nation caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee appealed to God to...

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Hungry, Hungry Huckabee

Matthew Palevsky and Bess Kalb | Posted 01.01.2008 | Home

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Matthew Palevsky and Bess Kalb

Chuck Norris won't roundhouse kick Mitt Romney in the face. Instead, he explained to a room of bloggers at a Mike Huckabee Q&A event at the Des Moines Marriot, he's "gonna choke 'im."

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Max Follmer

Edwards: Internet Fundraising Up, But How Much?

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 01.01.2008 | Politics

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John Edwards, working to overcome his third-place showing in the Des Moines Register poll, turned the topic to fundraising Tuesday, with his Iowa stat...

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Sen. Chuck Grassley: Giuliani's Curtailed Iowa Campaign 'A Big Mistake'

Des Moines Register | Jane Norman | Posted 01.01.2008 | Home

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Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa said today it was a "big mistake" for GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani to cut back on his campaigning...

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Marc Cooper

Obama Rides Wave of Latest Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.01.2008 | Politics

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Des Moines, Iowa-- Buoyed by a widening, seven-point lead in the latest and most respected state poll, the Barack Obama campaign today saw a routine g...

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Pre-Rationales in Iowa

Bob Franken | Posted 01.01.2008 | Politics

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Bob Franken

What we don't know yet is the results in Iowa. What we do know is that each candidate's advisers has prepared talking points for any outcome.

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Iowa Veterans Want U.S. Out of Iraq, Turn Toward Democrats

Dan Treul | Posted 01.01.2008 | Home

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Dan Treul

Al Cannistraro, Jacqueline Cotrell, Christine Escobar, Kim Farris, Mike Germain, Kerri Glover, Matthew Moll, Gale Walden, Ellen Emerson White, and Ran...

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What If Iowa Settles Nothing For The Democrats?

New York Times | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

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Iowa is packed with presidential candidates and hundreds of campaign aides, advisers and contributors. Twenty-five hundred representatives of news org...

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As The Iowa Caucuses Loom, Who Will Emerge As The Democratic Nominee?

Christopher Ingram | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

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Christopher Ingram

With less than a week to go before the first in the nation Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire Primary to follow just days later, it's a fitting time ...

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Marc Cooper

Huckabee Melting: Attacks Negative Campaigning With Negative Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 12.31.2007 | Home

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Des Moines, Iowa - In what is likely to be remembered as one of the more bizarre moments of this campaign season, embattled GOP presidential candidate...

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Huckabee Campaign Divided on Environment and Evangelicalism

Lester Feder | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

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Lester Feder

There is no question there is substantial change in the evangelical political climate, and Huckabee is caught in the crosswinds.

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Marc Cooper

Obama Slugs Back At "Trial Lawyer" Edwards

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

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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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We Need Edwards to Get the Nomination

Kevin Law | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

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Kevin Law

Every single problem we face as a nation is stymied by the money interests that have bought up Washington. If you think these problems can be handled with the present system, forget it.

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