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  • April 2008

    • Obama Says No to More Debates

      Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 27, 08 5:33 PM CDT

      Obama Says No to More Debates

      (Newser) - Barack Obama today rejected the idea of additional debates against Hillary Clinton, the Chicago Tribune reports. “I’m not ducking. We’ve had 21” debates, the senator said, insisting he prefers face-to-face talks with the kind of blue-collar voters who helped clinch Clinton’s Pennsylvania win. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • race  • Barack Obama supporters  • Democratic debate

    • Dems Complain About Rival's Complaining

      Reuters  |  Apr 19, 08 11:02 AM CDT

      Dems Complain About Rival's Complaining

      (Newser) - The Democratic candidates are down to grousing about each other's griping, Reuters reports. Hillary Clinton said Barack Obama's complaint about tough questions in their recent debate showed he couldn't take the pressure. "I'm with Harry Truman on this—if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen," she said. "Speaking for myself, I am very comfortable in the kitchen." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democratic debate  • debate

    • Stephanopoulos Sticks Up for Tone of ABC Debate

      Talking Points Memo  |  Apr 17, 08 7:27 PM CDT

      Stephanopoulos Sticks Up for Tone of ABC Debate

      (Newser) - George Stephanopolous has drawn fire for posing too many "gotcha" questions at last night's Democratic presidential debate on ABC, but the pundit is sticking to his guns. Stephanopolous says he didn't focus on electability over policy issues by accident. "It's not only, who will be the best president, but who has the best chance of winning," he told Talking Points Memo. More »

  • February 2008

    • Dems Wrangle Over Health, Iraq

      MSNBC  |  Feb 26, 08 8:32 PM CST

      Dems Wrangle Over Health, Iraq

      (Newser) - A week before the make-or-break primaries in Texas and Ohio, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama  sparred wearily, sometimes testily, in their 20th and perhaps last debate, on issues from health care to Iraq to who is more committed to Israel, MSNBC reports. Clinton blasted a recent Obama mailer that said her health plan would force lower-income Americans to buy health care; Obama defended the flier and derided her complaint, saying she has "constantly" attacked his campaign but "we haven't whined about it." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Iraq war  • Democratic presidential candidates  • NAFTA  • Democratic debate

    • Pentagon, Army Captain Differ on Obama Tale

      ABC News  |  Feb 23, 08 9:03 AM CST

      Pentagon, Army Captain Differ on Obama Tale

      (Newser) - Pentagon officials moved quickly yesterday to rebut Barack Obama's tale of an Army captain whose platoon, deployed in Afghanistan, was stripped of men and so lacking in equipment that they resorted to using captured Taliban weapons. "I find that account pretty hard to imagine," an Army spokesman said of the anecdote Obama told during Thursday's debate, MSNBC reports. But the captain himself confirmed the details to ABC yesterday. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Afghanistan  • Pentagon  • US Army  • Donald Rumsfeld  • Democratic debate  • army supplies

    • Now Hillary's Accused of Plagiarizing Edwards

      New Republic  |  Feb 22, 08 7:19 AM CST

      Now Hillary's Accused of Plagiarizing Edwards

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton wisecracked last night that Barack Obama was promising "change you can Xerox"—prompting the Obama camp to suggest Clinton may have cribbed part of that speech from John Edwards, writes Isaac Chotiner in the New Republic . It was the latest battle in the heated war of lifted words after Obama admitted copying phrases from a former Massachusetts governor. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Texas  • John Edwards  • Democratic nomination  • Democratic debate  • plagiarism

  • January 2008

    • 'Likable, Schmikable'... Right?

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 22, 08 7:17 PM CST

      'Likable, Schmikable'... Right?

      (Newser) - “Likable, schmikable. Isn't the nation at war?” asks the Chicago Tribune 's Julia Keller. Yet America's love for likable candidates (think George W. Bush) took center stage at a recent debate when Barack Obama defended Hillary Clinton's likability. Some candidates have won without it, but it gives voters "a sense of human fellowship" with people in another political and social stratosphere, one analyst says. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Mike Huckabee  • Richard Nixon  • Democratic debate  • likability

    • Obama Parries 2 Clintons in Harsh, Personal Debate

      Washington Post  |  Jan 22, 08 6:31 AM CST

      Obama Parries 2 Clintons in Harsh, Personal Debate

      (Newser) - Last night's acrimonious Democratic presidential debate saw Barack Obama confront an increasingly aggressive Hillary Clinton, reports the Washington Post , but the Illinois senator was really countering two Clintons at once. Over the past two weeks Bill has led the charge against Obama's credibility and record, most notoriously with his "fairy tale" remark, and last night Obama retorted, "I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Bill Clinton  • Democratic debate

    • Dems to Debate; No Kucinich

      New York Times  |  Jan 15, 08 7:20 PM CST

      Dems to Debate; No Kucinich

      (Newser) - The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the Democratic debate can go on tonight without Dennis Kucinich, the New York Times reports. The debate will include only Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards. Kucinich sought either to be included in the debate or to force its cancellation. The debate starts at 9pm EST on MSNBC. More »

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      MSNBC  • Dennis Kucinich  • Democratic debate  • Nevada Supreme Court

    • Clinton Aims for Obama in Feisty NH Debate

      Associated Press  |  Jan 5, 08 8:42 PM CST

      Clinton Aims for Obama in Feisty NH Debate

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton lit into Barack Obama during a sometimes testy Democratic debate in New Hampshire tonight, seeking to put a few chinks in his armor three days before the state's crucial primary. Clinton criticized Obama's health plan as inadequate and accused him of flip-flopping on key issues, including Iraqi war funding, as a senator. Obama accused Clinton of distorting his views and said he's been "entirely consistent." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John Edwards  • New Hampshire primary  • Bill Richardson  • Democratic debate  • debates

  • December 2007

    • Cordial Dems Focus on Economy

      CNN  |  Dec 13, 07 3:30 PM CST

      Cordial Dems Focus on Economy

      (Newser) - The Democratic presidential hopefuls focused on the economy and the need for change today in the last of the Iowa debates, CNN reports. The debate remained relatively cordial, with the candidates agreeing on the need to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans and big corporations. "We are not going to be able to dig ourselves out" of Bush's deficits in the next year or two," Barack Obama said when asked about balancing the budget. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democratic debate

  • November 2007

    • Dems Cancel LA Debate Over Strike

      New York Times  |  Nov 28, 07 10:02 PM CST

      Dems Cancel LA Debate Over Strike

      (Newser) - Wary of crossing picket lines, the Democratic National Committee today backed out of a presidential debate scheduled to air next month on CBS stations, citing the ongoing strike by TV and film scriptwriters. While talks to end that walkout continue, a potential strike by CBS news writers also complicated matters, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Hollywood writers' strike  • CBS  • Democratic National Committee  • Democratic debate

  • October 2007

    • Dem Hopefuls Pile On Clinton

      New York Times  |  Oct 31, 07 4:46 AM CDT

      Dem Hopefuls Pile On Clinton

      (Newser) - The knives were out for Hillary Clinton in the seventh and most confrontational of the Democratic presidential debates last night. John Edwards and Barack Obama led the attack on the frontrunner, criticizing her positions on Iran and illegal immigrants, and questioning her credibility and electability, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John Edwards  • Bill Richardson  • Democratic debate

  • September 2007
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