Las Vegas Debate

Hillary Pulls Race Card and Obama May Fold

Margaret Carlson | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics

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Margaret Carlson

Seeing Al Sharpton defending Obama from charges of youthful drug abuse, I realized that the Clintons had done what they needed to do to stop his surge in its tracks.

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Organizer-in-Chief or Commander-in-Chief?

Robin Gerber | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics

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Robin Gerber

Hillary is who you wanted in your study group in college, not who you wanted to party with after finals. But we're not electing a friend.

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The Inconvenient First Amendment

Bob Franken | Posted 01.16.2008 | Media

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Bob Franken

Dennis Kucinich, in addition to pulling off a pretty good publicity stunt, was seeking government control of the press. He should damn well know better.

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Thank You, Bill Richardson

James Boyce | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics

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James Boyce

Richardson didn't win the race, but perhaps he won something far more important: the war.

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The Spin from Sin City - Missed Moments from the Democratic Debate

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 01.16.2008 | Home

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Nathaniel Bach

Last night's debate devolved into a Lovefest rife with Imaginative Bankruptcy Voting (Hillary), Missed Punchlines (Barack), and Fuzzy Math (Edwards).

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Debate Shocker: Iraq Returns to the Campaign Spotlight...and Hillary Puts it There

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

If I had told you that Iraq would come roaring back to the forefront of the campaign, how many of you would've guessed that that candidate that brought it there would be Hillary Clinton?

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Democratic Hopefuls Play Nice At Vegas Debate

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 01.16.2008 | Home

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Daniel Nichanian

An hour into the debate, the candidates embarked on a thirty-second laughing session after a mix-up over whether Barack Obama was trying to aim a ques...

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Democrats Debate In Las Vegas

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and DAVID ESPO | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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Democratic presidential rivals and their supporters vied for advantage in the courts, on a debate stage and at the ballot box on Tuesday in an unsettl...

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Jason Linkins

NBC Will Go To Any Length To Exclude Dennis Kucinich From Nevada Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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Dennis Kucinich may be currently drawing only one percent in the polls, but what a percent! It's apparently sufficient enough to drive all sorts of m...

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MSNBC Uninvites Kucinich To Vegas Debate

Mediabistro's TVNewser | Steve Krakauer | Posted 01.13.2008 | Media

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Rep. Dennis Kucinich won't be taking part in MSNBC's debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday. It certainly won't be the first time that Kucinich was excluded f...

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Narrow Debate About Judges A Disservice to Voters

Nan Aron | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

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Nan Aron

Hot-button issues such as reproductive and gay rights are important topics, but the media does the American people a disservice when it perpetuates a single minded approach to judicial selection.

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Aint Nothin' Like the Real Thing, Baby

Eric Alterman | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

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Eric Alterman

A few more debate observations: I was in the spin room at UNLV post debate and noticed a few things. First off, only the second-tier candidates come ...

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Jason Linkins

Biden Scores With Post-Debate Mashup

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

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The past two Democratic debates have found the top-tier candidates all a-bicker with one another, a spectacle that reached its apogee at the beginning...

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News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

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Richard Valeriani

Columnist Robert (No Facts) Novak says Clinton campaign has "scandalous" information about Barack Obama but decides not to use it. Obama had an affair with Valerie Plame?

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Crowd Control: Audience Acts As Second Moderator In Vegas Debate

Aisha O'Brien | Posted 11.18.2007 | Home

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Aisha O'Brien

Las Vegas political activists aren't known for polite listening and conservative behavior. This was especially evident at last week's Democratic candidate debate in Las Vegas.

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Hillary's XX Factor

Celeste Fremon | Posted 11.16.2007 | Home

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Celeste Fremon

At last night's debate, Hillary got lobbed a softball that let her play the gender card. If she wins the Democratic nomination, it won't be in spite of her gender -- it'll be because of it.

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That Biden Magic

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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Kathleen Reardon

Suddenly Joe Biden is the candidate with the big picture, the one capable of articulating it as well. I keep expecting him to say something completely off base, but he's been focused.

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Chivalry is Alive and Well and Living in Las Vegas

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

The days of the iron hand in the velvet glove are over. The gloves are off, and all candidates must be prepared to get down and dirty, as well as come clean about where their allegiances are.

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Biden, Richardson, Dodd and Edwards Deserve More Attention For Their Nevada Debate Performances

Robert Guttman | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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Robert Guttman

Dodd somehow seems to get lost or overlooked by all the analysts discussing the debates which is as wrong as overlooking Biden and Richardson's strong performances.

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My Favorite Questions From Thursday's Democratic Debate

William Tracy | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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William Tracy

"Senator Edwards, I want to remind you to please answer all of your questions in the form of a direct attack on Senator Clinton."

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Paging John Edwards and Barack Obama: Your Republican Talking Points Are Calling!

Rod McCullom | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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Rod McCullom

Instead of throwing the hungry audience juicy sound bites, Edwards and Obama tossed stale, Republican talking points at Clinton and the audience booed and hissed. They lost their mojos.

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Dueling Democrats Ignore, Ignite the Angry Brown Voter

Roberto Lovato | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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Roberto Lovato

If you listened closely last night, you could hear echoes of the voter bloc that will, in the long term, counterbalance the weakening pull of the angry white voter.

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Vegas

James Love | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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James Love

When one looks at the dynamics between Hillary and Obama, there seems to be an important difference in how they handle each other.

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Clinton Flogs Alleged Iranian Role in Iraq Even More Than Bush

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

Why is Hillary repeating unsubstantiated allegations about Iran, when even the Bush administration has moved away from them?

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Clinton is Back

Taylor Marsh | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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Taylor Marsh

Liveblogging the debate from Las Vegas, one thing was clear from the start. Hillary Clinton wasn't going to take any crap.

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