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Hillary Nabs
Key Speech
at Convention

Second night will be
'Hillary night' to mark women's vote

Jul 31, 08 2:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton will deliver the main address on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, reports CNN. Insiders say the erstwhile candidate will be accompanied on stage with all female senators for a speech marking the 88th anniversary of the day women won the right to vote. "Tuesday... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • suffrage • female politicians • Democratic Party

OPINION

The Democratic Party: Is Civil War Brewing?

Maybe there's not enough room for both elites and blue collars

Jul 24, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are undoubtedly ascendant in the US, Joel Kotkin writes in the American, but the demographic shift that made it so may undermine the party in the near future. That’s because the working-class party of FDR is now chock-full of elites—two constituencies with different values. The richer Dems... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • Karl Rove • Democrats • Democratic Party • carbon emissions

HRC to FNC: Howard Wolfson Joins Fox News

Hillary adviser will counter Rove with regular commentary

Jul 8, 08 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Howard Wolfson, a top strategist for HIllary Clinton's campaign and one of her most visible television surrogates, has found a new employer, and it's not Barack Obama. Wolfson will become a contributor to the Fox News Channel, appearing on multiple programs. His move to Fox echoes a general feeling among... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Karl Rove • Fox News • Talking Heads • Democratic Party • News Corp • Howard Wolfson • punditry

 Delicately, Team Clinton
 Gets Behind Obama 

Hillary's camp offers support in exchange for aid on debt

Jun 26, 08 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Under the eye of one of Washington's most powerful lawyers, Barack Obama is negotiating with Hillary Clinton over a tangle of issues, from how to retire her campaign debt to what role she will play in this summer's convention. The Democratic party is slowly recovering from its bruising primary fight... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • Terry McAuliffe • Democratic Party • campaign debt

OPINION

Roosevelt.
Reagan.
Obama?

Gary Hart: candidate could inaugurate
new political epoch

Jun 25, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The novelty of minorities seeking the White House has occluded the more profound historical importance of this year's contest, Gary Hart says. The 2008 election is a hinge moment that could usher in a new era in American life, writes the former senator in the New York Times, and a... More »

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Barack Obama • United States • history • Democratic Party • Gary Hart

As Clinton Returns, Obama Asks His Donors to Help Her

Ovations, high-fives mark her arrival on Capitol Hill

Jun 24, 08 10:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton received a hero's welcome today with two standing ovations when she returned to Capitol Hill, Reuters reports. "There was a tear or two and a lot of high-fives," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland. Clinton may be getting more than moral support, however. Barack Obama asked... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • Harry Reid • Democratic Party • US Senate • Barbara Mikulski

Dems Work to Fuse Fundraising Machines

Two campaigns set to become one as Clinton bows out

Jun 7, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama and Clinton campaigns have been working to merge their fundraising machines as Clinton prepares her swan song today, the Wall Street Journal reports. Clinton made a call to her top 50 fundraisers, urging them to get behind Obama and promising a private meeting with the presumed nominee. The... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign finance • campaign fundraising • Democratic Party • political donors

OPINION

Noonan to Dems:
You Dodged a Bullet

And deep-sixed a hopeful who brings lies, drama, and scandal

Jun 6, 08 5:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hooray, Democrats! You dumped Hillary Clinton, not for her positions, or because you were sexist, but over her "essential nature," Peggy Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal. Another Clinton White House would have meant lies, scandal, drama, and "the sheer, daily madness that is her, and... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic Party • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008

Analysis

 Congrats
 Obama,
 Here's Your
 To-Do List 

Dem finally clinches
the nomination—now the real work begins

Jun 4, 08 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - It wasn’t easy, but a bruised Barack Obama has finally wrapped up the Democratic nomination. The Guardian’s Michael Tomasky knows what he needs to do next:  
  • Redefine himself. Obama has a lot of time now to remind us why he inspired people in the
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • nominee • Democratic nomination • Democratic Party

OPINION

Superdel Win Signals Change Dem Honchos Believe In

Victory in 'smoky backrooms of power' shows how country has shifted

Jun 4, 08 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama clinching the Democratic nomination is a major moment in history, Eric Easter writes in Ebony, and it is the superdelegate victory that signals the biggest shift in attitudes. The candidate's win among ordinary voters of all races is hugely significant, but it is the win in "the... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic nomination • Democratic Party • superdelegates

 Dems Move to
 End Clinton Campaign 

Pelosi, Reid, Dean give superdelegates 48 hours

Jun 4, 08 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic party's three top leaders wasted no time in calling on all outstanding superdelegates this morning to make up their minds by Friday. Only a few hours after Barack Obama laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Howard Dean issued a carefully worded statement... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Harry Reid • Howard Dean • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic Party • superdelegates

Hillary Still Dogs Barack's Campaign

Obama faces
tough decision
on No. 2 spot

Jun 4, 08 4:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's non-concession speech last night left the Obama campaign with a major headache, as the New York senator left open the possibility that she might demand the second spot on the Democratic ticket. Clinton managed to take some of the spotlight from Obama even on his biggest night—a... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • vice president • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic Party • dream ticket • running mate

ANALYSIS

 Calm and Collected,
 Obama Makes History 

Obama has played it cool throughout his career

Jun 4, 08 4:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is not merely the first black presumptive presidential nominee of a major party—he's also only 46, having entered the Illinois state Senate just 11 years ago. He's also a brilliant, imperfect, unstoppably ambitious man with an astounding ability to remain calm throughout a manic campaign, writes the... More »

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Barack Obama • Illinois • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic nomination • Democratic Party • Election 2008

 Dems Seat Fla., Mich.
 Delegates as Half-Votes 

Raucous hearing leaves Obama 66 delegates from victory

May 31, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic officials voted today to seat Florida and Michigan primary delegates as half-votes, the AP reports. At a boisterous hearing, delayed by nearly 3 hours of private talks, the party seated Florida delegates based on the state's primary vote, with 105 for Clinton and 67 for Obama. The Michigan deal... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic Party • Michigan primary • delegates • Florida primary

 Nader Likes Obama, but He's Still a 'Corporate Democrat' 

Says Democrat will make concessions to big business

May 31, 08 8:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ralph Nader prefers Barack Obama to Hillary Clinton, but still considers Obama what he calls “a corporate Democrat,” the Green Party candidate for president tells the Wall Street Journal in a wide-ranging chat over lunch. Despite the populist rhetoric, Obama has “made his peace” with the need... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic Party • Ralph Nader • George W. Bush

Opinion

Which Party
Has Better Primaries?

NYT columnists
debate merits of GOP, Democratic systems

May 30, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Which system is better, the ruthless Republican winner-takes-all primary system, or the Democrats’ kindergarten-inspired everyone-gets-a-prize process? New York Times columnists David Brook and Gail Collins banter on just that point. Brooks thinks the Republicans' swift, clean process is superior, while Collins notes that it’s the results that matter.... More »

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presidential primaries • Republican Party • Obama 2008 • Democratic Party • McCain 2008 • opinion

 Could McCain 
 Win Big? 

GOP strategists say cards stacked for big electoral victory

May 24, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the odds stacked against Republicans, GOP analysts are cautiously saying that John McCain will not only win, but he might do so by a comfortable margin, Politico reports. When Obama’s specific and geographical weaknesses are played against McCain’s strengths, the result adds up to a win of... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • electoral college • Republican Party • Democratic Party

Dems Furious Over Bush 'Appeasement' Zinger

Anger over Bush's remarks to Knesset unite Democrats

May 16, 08 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats stood shoulder-to-shoulder in fury yesterday to lash President Bush for indicating that Barack Obama is like a Nazi appeaser because he supports outreach to countries like Iran. Even Hillary Clinton leaped to her rival's defense, Reuters reports. "President Bush's comparison of any Democrat to Nazi appeasers is both... More »

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Iran • Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • Democratic Party • George W. Bush • appeasement

opinion

 McGovern: Save the Party, 
 Campaign Together 

Former Democratic nominee proposes joint tour to heal rift

May 13, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Divisions among Democrats have killed the party’s presidential chances on more than one occasion, and it must not happen this time, writes George McGovern in the New York Times . The 1972 Democratic nominee—who recently switched his endorsement to Barack Obama—offers a plan to unite the party: Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • George McGovern • Democratic Party • Election 2008

OPINION

Who Is Brave Enough
to Tell Hillary to Stop?

Democrats should be celebrating; instead, they're cowering

May 9, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Hillary Clinton has lost, Peggy Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal, she’s busy tearing her party apart. Democrats "should be dancing in the streets" after the brutal campaign, but instead they’re holed up at DC bars, regarding the former first family with “depressed... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic Party • Peggy Noonan • white voters

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