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Obama-McCain Hofstra Presidential Debate Reaction: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington: McCain's Losing Strategy: Double Down on the Anger: McCain scored the zinger of the night with, "I am not President Bush. If you ...

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Sam Stein

Study: McCain Getting Burnt By His Attacks On Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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The PEW Research Center is out with a new study that suggests John McCain's attacks against Barack Obama's character and associations have strongly ba...

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Presidential Debate Preview: McCain Says He'll "Whip" Obama's "You-Know-What"

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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***Click here for complete coverage of tonight's debate*** Tonight is the third and final presidential debate, and the stakes are highest for John Mc...

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Where To Watch The Debate In Chicago (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 11.14.2008 | Chicago

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Second Presidential Debate: Video, Highlights, Analysis

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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11:55 - Sam Stein: Debate In Words: Obama talks about issues while McCain says "my friends." A look at the words uttered during the affair underscore...

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Is McCain's Mortgage Plan Illegal?

Marc Ambinder | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Folks who are much more savvy on the specifics of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) wonder whether the government's $700 billion bailout/rescue...

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Sam Stein

Biden On McCain: "An Angry Man Lurching From One Position To Another"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Back on the campaign trail, Sen, Joseph Biden relished the chance to rip into John McCain for his performance in last night's debate. After admonishin...

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"That One": McCain's Use of Dehumanization as Hate-Speech

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Leah McElrath Renna

When McCain refuses to look at Barack Obama and refuses to use his name, he is employing modified versions of a military technique -- a strategy of dehumanization.

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AP: McCain Had "Trouble Concealing His Distaste" For Obama

AP | JOCELYN NOVECK | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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NEW YORK — The McCains and the Obamas moved about the stage separately for a little while after their debate, greeting people on the stage, but ...

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Sam Stein

Obama Ad: McCain Will Tax Your Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Discussions about health care policy provided some of the strongest voter reactions for Barack Obama during last night's presidential debate. And on t...

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Jason Linkins

Obama: Health Care Should Be A Right (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Tom Brokaw put the question to each candidate, "Is health care in America a privilege, a right, or a responsibility?" I'm not sure what McCain meant ...

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Jason Linkins

Obama Flips Script, Uses McCain Catch-Phrase Against Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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In their first debate, John McCain's constant refrain was that Barack Obama "didn't understand." Tonight, Obama grabbed that phrase and ran with it i...

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My Friends, I'm Going to Lie About Everything

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Jeff Schweitzer

Tonight was not a debate. What we saw instead was Obama presenting coherent answers to difficult questions, while his opponent perpetuated old lies, often unrelated to the subject at hand.

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McCain's Failed Debate Offensive

Ari Melber | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

While McCain attacked most of the night -- in spite of the intimate, town hall setting -- Obama stuck to a crisper, measured tone, and still returned fire when necessary,

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Obama-McCain Town Hall Debate Reaction: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington: The Winner of Debate II? "That One": In Debate II, John McCain twice laid out the criteria for how the American people should jud...

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The Debate: Round Two to Obama

James Love | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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James Love

If this was McCain's night to change the conversation, he changed nothing, looking more tired and less competent than the last debate. Obama seemed more confident and relaxed than last time out.

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Men are from Mars Women are from Venus in the Presidential Debate

Linda Bergthold | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Linda Bergthold

On the CNN reaction meter, McCain never reaches Obama's highs, because even when people reluctantly agree with him, they have to factor in the fact that they just don't believe anything he says.

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Another McCain Dispute with Kissinger -- Now on Russia

Max Bergmann | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Max Bergmann

McCain said Ukraine was "in Russia's sights" and repeated his oft-repeated line that when he sees Putin he sees the letters "K.G.B." This is a good line if you are pundit, not if you are a president.

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Note to McCain: Uncommitted Ohio Voters Just Aren't Into Nuclear Power

Joseph Romm | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Joseph Romm

McCain seems to think his strong support of nuclear power is a big political winner for him. But every time he talks about nuclear, he flatlines with both men and women.

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Seth Colter Walls

"That One," McCain Calls Obama In Debate (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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During a discussion about energy, McCain punctuates a contrast with Obama by referring to him as "that one," while once again not looking in his oppon...

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Nico Pitney

Obama Corrects McCain's History On Regulation (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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McCain claims he warned about the coming economic crisis. But as ThinkProgress notes, in 2007, he admitted he was "surprised" by the crisis. "So, I'd ...

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McCain Camp Hands Out Anti-Obama Cufflinks

Reuters | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Good or bad, you can't accuse the John McCain campaign of not having a sense of humor. The Republican presidential candidate's staff handed out cuffl...

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Liveblog! Obama and McCain Square Off in Nashville

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.07.2008 | Media

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Our takeaway: Obama's still cool, McCain's still cranky, and Brokaw needs his teleprompter. Also, apparently McCain's known how to get Osama bin Laden this whole time. Aw jeez, NOW he tells us!

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Sam Stein

Obama Camp: Will McCain Look At Obama Tonight?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Preceding tonight's town hall presidential debate, the Obama campaign has put out a memo Tuesday morning both lowering expectations and accusing McCai...

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McCain Debate Prep At Arizona Resort Hotel

AP | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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SEDONA, Ariz. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain is spending Saturday at a resort hotel in Sedona, Ariz., preparing for his second ...

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