Thomas B. Edsall and Sam Stein
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Thomas B. Edsall is the political editor of the Huffington Post. He is also Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. From 1981 to 2006, he was a political reporter at the Washington Post. He is the author of Chain Reaction and Building Red America. Tom can be reached at edsall@huffingtonpost.com.

Sam Stein is a Political Reporter at the Huffington Post, based in Washington, D.C. Previously he has worked for Newsweek magazine, the New York Daily News and the investigative journalism group Center for Public Integrity. He has a masters from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and is a graduate of Dartmouth College. Sam can be reached at stein@huffingtonpost.com.

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In Final NH Debate, GOP Candidates Try To Play Nice -- But Don't

Posted January 6, 2008 | 21:30:38 (EST)

Manchester, N.H. -- Mitt Romney, desperate to pull out of a campaign nosedive, lashed out at his major competitors at a GOP debate Sunday, on issues ranging President Bush's tax cuts, social security, and foreign policy.

Despite what was seemingly a much stronger appearance for the former Massachusetts governor, by...

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Dems, GOP Face Off In Key New Hampshire Debates

Posted January 5, 2008 | 19:03:47 (EST)

Manchester, N.H. - Hillary Clinton went on the attack against Barack Obama at the Democratic presidential debate Saturday night, but she ran into a tough push back not only from the Illinois Senator but also John Edwards, who took Obama's side and lashed out at her as an agent of...

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Protecting Hillary: Bill Clinton Severs Business Ties With Billionaire Buddy Burkle

Posted December 12, 2007 | 16:06:18 (EST)

Bill Clinton has severed business ties with Los Angeles billionaire Ron Burkle, fearful that their deals could erupt into bad publicity damaging his wife's presidential bid, according to sources who know both men.

The break-up is a major development in the world of political fundraising, where Burkle has risen to...

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