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Debate watch: Swing state edition

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

First published at WashingtonTimes.com INDIANAPOLIS — Here in battleground Indiana, I watched the debate with a group of mostly Obama supporter...

Palinpalooza: Guv jokes she's keeping SNL writers employed

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

First published at WashingtonTimes.com   OMAHA, Neb. — Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin drew about 6,000 tonight at a ra...

Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore latest celebs for Obama

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

First posted at WashingtonTimes.com Team Obama has been posting celebrity videos at a fast pace over the last few weeks, all pointing to the VoteforC...

Obama's soaked Saturday in Virginia

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

  First posted at WashingtonTimes.com This was the scene that greeted the Obama motorcade Saturday night when we pulled up in Fredericksburg. &n...

Undecided in Memphis

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

  First posted at WashingtonTimes.com MEMPHIS — I spent last night with a group of debate watchers who ended the evening with opinions u...

Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson star in Obama spot

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

Originally published at WashingtonTimes.com Queen Latifah and Jennifer Hudson are the latest A-list singers/actresses to join up with Team Obama. &nbs...

Bill Clinton: "Let's get real here"

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

Originally posted at WashingtonTimes.com A fascinating exchange last night between the former president and Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show."   T...

'08 earmarks

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

First posted at WashingtonTimes.com at 3:45 p.m. Taxpayers for Common Sense is out with an analysis of earmark requests in the 2009 Defense Authoriza...

Obama's David Plouffe: Florida to cost $39 million

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

First posted at WashingtonTimes.com at 9:17 a.m. Obama campaign manager David Plouffe uses visual aids in this video strategy briefing, but offers a ...

Bill Clinton: Give $, get our speeches on DVD

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

  This is interesting.   Bill Clinton solicits donations for his wife in an e-mail to supporters today.   He mentions "attacks from Jo...

Miss Piggy stays out of Obama dust-up

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

  NEW YORK — I am here in the Obama bubble for a busy day commemorating the anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States. ...

An Obama robocall in battleground Missouri

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

  I snapped that shot of the Columbia, Mo. Obama campaign office last Wednesday during a visit to the battleground state.   I spent several...

Voter to shirt-sleeved Joe Biden: 'You are gorgeous!'

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

  TOLEDO, Ohio — Sen. Joe Biden is apparently getting used to traveling with Sen. Barack Obama, who regularly is interrupted with shouts o...

2004 Flashback

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

DENVER — The Democratic National Convention starts in the morning and culminates Thursday night when Sen. Barack Obama formally accepts the part...

Obama-Biden logo revealed

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

  So it's official, Barack Obama picked Joe Biden, one of the most colorful characters out there.   BarackObama.com got the transformation ...

'The best Biden I can be'

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

That's what Sen. Joe Biden told us would be his political strategy when he announced his presidential bid in January 2007. A year later, he finished f...

Obama to kick off new tour in Wisconsin

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

CHESTER, Va. — Here's the lineup for Team Obama's upcoming swing state tour.   TBD if to-be-named VEEP will be along for the ride.   S...

Obama Website Gets Mini-Makeover

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 09.19.2008 | Media


Christina Bellantoni

Basically the new site is much more blue, and the home page tools for getting organized were pushed way down the page. I poked around and don't see much else missing.

Black Obama Fan in McCain's "The One" Ad Speaks Out

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

I realized why I'd noticed the quick few seconds of crowds in the McCain ad -- one of the shots is from my video.

Poor Paris -- Long a Political Punching Bag

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

Poor Paris has come up a bunch of times on the campaign trail. Perhaps the most famed reference was when Obama brought her up when railing against President Bush's pardon of Scooter Libby.

1,300 Journos Want to Witness "Victory Column" Speech

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 07.31.2008 | Media


Christina Bellantoni

  BERLIN — Team Obama has received a record-breaking 1,300 requests for press credentials from reporters who want to cover his speech here...

Some Germans think Obama's already the POTUS

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

A hotel staffer where I'm staying in Berlin told me she was "very excited" that "President Obama" would be speaking just down the street.

Obama: Give $, Win a Seat at My Nomination Speech

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

Team Obama made it official this morning - he'll accept the nomination from Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos.   In...

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Washington Times Columnist Refers To AIDS Virus As 'Gift Of The Gays'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


Newly minted Washington Times Executive Editor John Solomon might be hard at work changing the longstanding editorial policies that have historically ...

Reporter Ordered To Testify About Sources

New York Sun | Josh Gerstein | Posted 06.07.2008 | Media


A leading reporter on the national security beat, William Gertz of the Washington Times, has been ordered to appear before a federal judge next month ...