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Candidates Spar Over Origins of 9/11 Attacks

Charges of delusion, distortion fly on the trail

Jun 17, 08 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A top aide to John McCain aide today called Barack Obama “naïve,” “delusional,” and the “perfect manifestation of a Sept. 10 mindset,” ABC News reports. The sniping came in response to Obama’s comment that the US acted correctly in trying the terrorists... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • John Kerry • World Trade Center • Richard Clarke • James Woolsey

Obama's VP Search Fields
a General

James Jones, retired NATO honcho,
surfaces in Hill talks

Jun 10, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s VP selection team had a busy couple of days on Capitol Hill, talking up possible running mates with legislators. A new name in the mix is that of retired Gen. James Jones, MSNBC reports. Joe Biden and Ohio governor Ted Strickland also came under scrutiny; Bill Richardson,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Edwards • John Kerry • Tim Kaine • Michael Bloomberg • James Jones • vice president • Chris Dodd • James Webb • Ted Strickland • Bill Nelson • Jack Reed • Evan Bayh • Kathleen Sebelius • Sam Nunn • Janet Napolitano • Tom Daschle

Opinion

Counting on Youth Could Be Rookie Mistake for Obama

'04 election might have seen surge Dems are counting on; math blurs from there

May 29, 08 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom has it that young people energized by Barack Obama will sweep him to victory in November. But not so fast, Paul Maslin writes on Salon. It’s possible the big youth surge already happened in 2004, when turnout among 18-to-24-year-olds jumped from 2000’s dismal 32.4% to... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Howard Dean • Obama 2008 • demographics • Election 2008 • young voters

ANALYSIS

Hillary Will Win Huge Leverage in Narrow Defeat

She stands to be
more powerful than
any loser in history

May 21, 08 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - It doesn’t look like Hillary Clinton will be the Dem nominee this year, but she “may gain more leverage from losing than almost any other failed presidential candidate,” says Michael Tackett in a Chicago Tribune piece about what’s in store for the second-place finisher. Assuming she... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • Ted Kennedy • Democratic nomination • Hubert Humphrey • female voters

Fellow Pols Shaken by Kennedy Diagnosis

Colleagues met news with 'stunned silence'

May 20, 08 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy's Senate colleagues reacted to news that the lawmaker has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor with "stunned silence," Ben Nelson of Nebraska tells the Hill. "I am having a hard time remembering a day in my 34 years here when I felt this badly,... More »

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John McCain • John Kerry • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Mitch McConnell • Patrick Leahy • Ben Nelson

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

 Reid Not Passing
 Reins to Clinton 

Nevadan 'very comfortable' as Senate's top Democrat, thank you very much

May 13, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Reid brushed aside yesterday suggestions Hillary Clinton, fresh from a primary defeat to Barack Obama, might ascend to the top Senate job. “Keep in mind,” he told the Huffington Post, “a senator coming back who’s run for president is not a very unique one. Sen.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Kerry • Senate • Harry Reid • Chris Dodd

Catholic School Grads Hear Fewer Pro-Choice Speakers

Pols run afoul of tightening rules

May 12, 08 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Catholic universities are increasingly leaving pro-choice politicians off their lists of possible commencement speakers and honorary-degree recipients, reports the Boston Globe. John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, and other Catholic pols who don’t hew to the church's party line, especially on abortion, find themselves sidelined as the 225 American... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • abortion • John Kerry • Ted Kennedy • Catholic education • commencement speech

 Rush Calls Off 'Chaos,'
Says GOP Can Beat Obama

Limbaugh calls him 'weakest' of the Democrats

May 7, 08 10:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Barack Obama has all but knocked out Hillary Clinton, Rush Limbaugh is calling off "Operation Chaos" and relishing the notion that Obama will be the nominee, CNN notes. Limbaugh has for months urged Republicans to vote for Clinton to prolong the race. Today, he urged superdelegates to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • Rush Limbaugh • Democratic nomination • superdelegates • Indiana primary • Operation Chaos

Teamsters, Obama Deny Quid Pro Quo

Support for ending oversight preceded union's backing 

May 5, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before winning the Teamsters’ endorsement, Barack Obama said he’d support ending government oversight of the union, an unusual stance for a presidential candidate, reports the Wall Street Journal. An independent board has policed the historically organized-crime-influenced Teamsters since 1992; Bill Clinton, John Kerry, and Al Gore left the matter... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • John Kerry • Bill Clinton • oversight • endorsement • blue-collar vote • Teamsters • James P. Hoffa

 50 Ways to Leave Hillary's Camp 

Kerry, Richardson, Reich: stalwart Clintonites are jumping ship

Apr 20, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - As more longtime Clintonites succumb to Obamania and Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead gradually diminishes, the former first couple is left to sift their friendships into past and present. But while the Clinton camp sees shifts toward Barack Obama as acts of betrayal, others consider them comeuppance for the Clintons' habit... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • John Kerry • Bill Clinton • Robert Reich • endorsement • Clintonites • superdelegates

 The Boss Thinks
 Barack Rocks 

Springsteen deems Obama 'head and shoulders above the rest'

Apr 16, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rocker Bruce Springsteen endorsed Barack Obama today, calling the candidate “head and shoulders above the rest.” The Boss cited Obama’s leadership on the war, economic and racial justice, and the environment, the New York Times reports; he also criticized the “bitter” flap, saying Obama's opponents were... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Bruce Springsteen • Democratic nomination • endorsement • political endorsement • Bittergate

Analysis

$14M Penn Tab Underscores Consultants' Fleecing Spree

Ex-strategist made up 9% of Clinton spending

Apr 8, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Penn leaves Hillary Clinton’s campaign with a hefty $14 million lining his own pockets, a new high in the skyrocketing world of campaign consultancy, and some 9% of all money Clinton has laid out to date. But ordinary Americans are newly in the position of having their donations... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • campaign fundraising • Mark Penn • political strategists • Bob Shrum

OPINION

GOP Embraces Clinton as Obama Surges

And as Barack tries on his blue collar, righty suggests running mate

Apr 4, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Barack Obama emerges as Democratic front-runner, Republicans appear to be recalibrating their compasses:
  • Disparaging Obama and praising Hillary Clinton is an inevitable response to Obama's growing odds of winning, Jonathan Chait writes in the New Republic: Karl Rove & Co. “discredit” Obama by defining his “supporters
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • swing voters • blue-collar vote • Pennsylvania primary

 Foes Tag Obama With L-Word 

Critics say new-style candidate is an old-style liberal

Mar 26, 08 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign says the candidate is beyond labels but the senator's critics think they've found one that fits: liberal. The McCain campaign has branded the candidate an "old-style liberal," while the Clintonites say Obama's positions could alienate moderates—and wonder how the candidate National Journal rated as... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Kerry • conservative • Michael Dukakis • liberal • moderate

Did McCain Almost Switch Sides?

Senator twice came to the brink of crossing party lines

Mar 24, 08 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has been feverishly polishing his conservative credentials lately, but the Republican nominee has twice flirted with crossing the aisle for good, the New York Times points out. In 2001, fresh from a bitter election battle with George W. Bush, he considered switching parties, and in 2004 he... More »

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John McCain • John Kerry • Democratic caucus • Republican Party • McCain 2008 • Tom Daschle

Kerry Question Vexes McCain

Presumptive nominee loses cool with reporter over veep question

Mar 8, 08 5:33 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain started to lose his temper with a New York Times reporter yesterday after being asked about John Kerry, ABC reports. McCain said there was no chance he would choose his friend Kerry for a running mate because of their "vastly different" views. He got testy when asked... More »

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John McCain • John Kerry • vice president • journalist • running mate

Party Pooh-bahs to Clinton: Lose and Go Home

2 Obama backers, NM governor, stress party unity

Mar 2, 08 6:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Top Democrats are urging Hillary Clinton to quit if she can’t score big in Tuesday’s primaries, the New York Times reports. Senators John Kerry and Dick Durbin, both Obama backers, and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pressed her today to consider party unity if she loses in Texas... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • John Kerry • Dianne Feinstein • Howard Dean • Dick Durbin • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2008

Blogs Find Their Audio Outlet

BlogTalkRadio.com gives just about anyone a platform, claims 2M listeners

Feb 28, 08 5:39 PM CST
(Newser) - It's no NPR yet, but the latest radio phenomenon is gathering steam—and it's not even really radio, Portfolio reports. The 18-month-old BlogTalkRadio.com lets anyone with a broadcasting itch host a show for free; users select a time slot, genre, topic and start gabbing—the audio blog even... More »

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radio • Internet • Brad Pitt • online media • John Kerry • blog • BlogTalkRadio

Clinton, Obama Equally Adept
at Policy Shifts

Flip-flopping can kill a campaign, but everyone does it, say experts

Feb 25, 08 8:32 PM CST
(Newser) - They've escaped the dreaded "flip-flopper" label, but both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have changed positions on various issues in the course of their campaigns. Appearing absolutely consistent is especially hard for senators, reports the Washington Post, because they have thousands of votes to explain, and many are the... More »

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Mitt Romney • immigration • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • Cuba • flip flop • policy changes • senator

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