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McCain Plays Catch-Up: Attends German Restaurant In German Village, Ohio

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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John McCain is still playing catch up to Barack Obama. As the Illinois Democrat speaks before the picturesque Victory Column in Berlin today, the Ar...

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Obama In Ramallah

Jan McGirk | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home

We drove around the West Bank searching for Obama supporters, but even at venues with names in English, such as the Stars & Bucks cafe or Supermarket Baghdad, there were no Gobama banners to be seen.

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McCain Camp Attacks Obama's Holocaust Museum Statement

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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The McCain campaign implied on Wednesday that Barack Obama's commitment to preventing a future genocide was not sincere, attacking the Democratic cand...

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Anchors Away! (On Obama's Overseas Adventure)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media

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There's no doubt that Obama makes news differently than McCain. But there's a difference between covering candidates equally and meticulously allotting them equal time and coverage.

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Circling the Sleeping Giant: The Campaigns and the Latino Vote

Feet In Two Worlds | Posted 07.16.2008 | Home

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Both candidates have to overcome hesitancy among Latinos, Obama because of his race and the bitter primary battle; McCain because of his backtracking on immigration reform.

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Are Obama And McCain Ebbing Or Flowing?

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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About a week ago, Republican media specialist Alex Castellanos asked pollster Scott Rasmussen to add a question to one of his surveys: If the November...

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New Poll: Presidential Race Tied

Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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Rasmussen Reports' latest poll shows Barack Obama taking 44% of the vote while John McCain gets 42%. When "leaners" are included the numbers are even...

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McCain's "Knowledge Gap": It's An Issue

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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McCain's gaffe on Social Security indicates that he is not any better informed on major domestic policy issues than he is on foreign policy.

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McCain Schools Obama On the Modern Press

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 07.06.2008 | Home

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Obama and the Democrats are beginning again to demonstrate clumsiness in the face of GOP attacks. Obama appears to be admitting to shifting positions on Iraq but he hasn't shifted positions.

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Obama Camp Works To Put Focus On Afghanistan, Not Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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On Thursday, aides to Barack Obama continued what appears to be a concerted efforts to shift the foreign policy debate from Iraq to Afghanistan. Harpi...

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Obama, Emily Dickinson, Hope and Me

Sherman Yellen | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Those who believe that Obama (though he is too ready to compromise his principles) offers something good for America must remind the voters that McCain no longer has any principles to compromise.

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Obama: I Will Never Question Others' Patriotism

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Monday he will never question others' patriotism during the race and bla...

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Republicans Taunt Obama As Spineless Over FISA Reversal

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.26.2008 | Home

It's not just the left questioning Obama's principles over the FISA flap. His opponents are pointing and laughing at him for being a panderer and accommodationist. And Obama hasn't even voted on the bill yet!

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McCain's Campaign Funding Hypocrisy: Why Are the Media Looking the Other Way?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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Amidst all the attacks on Obama's public funding "flip-flop," how much have you read in the old media about the fact that McCain has completely reversed himself on public financing -- and is currently breaking campaign finance law on a daily basis?

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Experience: Does Obama Trump McCain?

Newsweek | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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We are in the opening days of a presidential campaign that pits youth against age, the virtues of experience against the freshness and riskiness of th...

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No Matter What, A Lefty Will Win the White House

New York Sun | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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While this year's presidential campaign has been marked by historic firsts, the nominations of senators McCain and Obama will renew one surprising tre...

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Here Comes The Sun

Robert Silvers | Posted 06.10.2008 | Home

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The Democratic primary was bruising. The good news is that it's over and that there are genuine ideological differences for McCain and Obama to battle over. Even better is that on the issues, Obama will win.

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Obama's Poll Numbers Bump Up As Democrats Consolidate

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

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In the first sign that voters are coalescing around Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee, two daily tracking polls notice a widening of the gap over...

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Almost Blue: The Obama-Dean Western Campaign

Dawn Teo | Posted 06.08.2008 | Home

Obama's army goes deep behind enemy lines in the West. He and Dean are determined to compete in red states as a matter of strategy, forcing McCain to spend money and resources on his own turf.

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Obama Doing Better Among Hispanics Than Kerry In 2004

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

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One of the key constituencies to watch in the general election will be Hispanic voters. The Republican Party made a mess of its relationship to this g...

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The Presiential Election is Not Going to Be Close

Guy T. Saperstein | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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Simply put, this is the worst possible time for any Republican to be running for president, and Obama is the perfect candidate for Democrats, and a nightmare for McCain.

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Barack Obama Clinches the Democratic Nomination for President: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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Hilary Rosen: I Am Not a Bargaining Chip, I Am a Democrat: Senator Clinton's speech last night was a justifiably proud recitation of her accomplishme...

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Ten Key Steps to Put Obama Over the Top In November

Robert Creamer | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Democrats must now focus on accomplishing ten critical tasks that are key to winning the presidency this fall.

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Pelosi, Reid, Dean Go Public: Democrats Need To Endorse

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

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Updated With Statement Below In the absence of a concession speech from Sen. Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night, top figures in the Democratic Party we...

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Obama In St Paul: The Victory, The New Start

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home

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At 9:12 PM Barack Obama declares that he will be the Democratic nominee for president. So long a moment in coming and so quickly it passes. Now he moves from commending Clinton to an advance on McCain.

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