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NEWS ABOUT: smear campaign

smear campaign stories: 24 news summaries

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Clintonites Deny Pushing Photo

Obama camp says 'fear-mongering' comes from rival

Feb 25, 08 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign denies circulating a 2006 photo of Barack Obama wearing traditional African clothing and a turban, even as the Obama campaign blames its rival, calling the incident “shameful, offensive fear-mongering,” the Chicago Tribune reports. The Drudge Report ran the image this morning, saying it had been... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Islam • Africa • Drudge Report • drug use • smear campaign

Kerry Takes
$1M Swift Boat Challenge

Senator vows to face Texas billionaire and blast allegations

Nov 16, 07 6:53 PM CST
(Newser) - John Kerry accepted a $1 million challenge today to back his military record against claims by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the AP reports. The former Dem nom answered an open challenge by oilman T. Boone Pickens, a key funder of the group that claimed Kerry fudged his military... More »

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oil • John Kerry • smear campaign • T. Boone Pickens • reward • Purple Heart • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

Dukakis to Dems: Make 'Chemistry'

Wants local 'captains' to create a personal bond over next candidate

Aug 22, 07 8:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Dukakis compares today’s political climate to the time of his own downfall in 1988, when George Bush Sr. overcame a 17-point deficit and whipped him 426-to-112 in the electoral college. Refusing to feel comfortable with the Dems’ advantage, Dukakis told the New York Observer that "We have... More »

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Democrats • presidential campaign • smear campaign • political activism • Michael Dukakis • grassroots • Election 2008

Crossfire
Over Hillary's Cleavage

Candidate's neckline raises eyebrows, voices. How low can you go?

Jul 28, 07 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A senior adviser to Hillary Clinton released a letter yesterday condemning a Washington Post columnist for noting a cleavage-baring outfit the Senator wore in a televised speech last week. In a fundraising flyer, Ann Lewis called Robin Givhan's piece "grossly inappropriate," and urged donors to help fight treatment... More »

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Hillary Clinton • fashion • presidential campaign • gender politics • smear campaign

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