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  • May 2008

    • 'Poor Hillary' Refrain Has Hillary-Like Staying Power

      Washington Post  |  May 16, 08 3:08 PM CDT

      'Poor Hillary' Refrain Has Hillary-Like Staying Power

      (Newser) - There’s Hillary Clinton, writes Libby Copeland in the Washington Post , and then there’s “Poor Hillary.” Though Barack Obama destroyed her “inevitability,” she continues to quixotically pursue the Democratic nomination, touting the power of “grit” against arithmetic, and moving op-ed writers, news anchors and conservative talking heads to raise another chorus of “poor Hillary”—“an attempt," Copeland notes, "at death by condescension.” More »

    • Obama Fires Back at Bush—and McCain

      Talking Points Memo  |  May 16, 08 2:46 PM CDT

      Obama Fires Back at Bush&mdash;and McCain

      (Newser) - Barack Obama struck back at the GOP's leading lights today, saying he’d win a foreign policy debate “because George Bush and John McCain have a lot to answer for.” In his most extensive and direct remarks since the president suggested yesterday that Obama would appease terrorists, he lashed out at "dishonest, divisive attacks" and expressed shock that the Republicans questioned his credentials. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • George W. Bush  • Hamas  • Osama bin Laden

    • Mac at 'Height of Hypocrisy' on Hamas, Obama

      Washington Post  |  May 16, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Mac at 'Height of Hypocrisy' on Hamas, Obama

      (Newser) - John McCain’s effort to link Barack Obama and Hamas—waxing astonished the Democrat could sit down with the violent Palestinian group—is “Nixon-style dirty campaign tactics,” and the “height of hypocrisy,” James Rubin writes in the Washington Post . In a 2006 interview, McCain said the US would “have to deal with” Hamas—and that Palestinians had chosen the extremists for “a decent life and decent future.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hamas  • hypocrisy

    • Gay Unions Return as Campaign Issue

      New York Times  |  May 16, 08 9:35 AM CDT

      Gay Unions Return as Campaign Issue

      (Newser) - In the wake of the California decision, gay advocates hope to bring the issue of same-sex marriages to the forefront of the general election. But all three candidates have similar views—they support civil unions but think marriages should be between men and women, the New York Times reports. They differ in nuances, however, and if the issue gains traction in the next few months, look for those differences to come into play. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hillary Clinton  • Election 2008  • gay marriage  • civil union

    • Dems Furious Over Bush 'Appeasement' Zinger

      Reuters  |  May 16, 08 6:20 AM CDT

      Dems Furious Over Bush 'Appeasement' Zinger

      (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 offensive and outrageous," Clinton said. More »

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

    • Tenn. GOP Rips 'Anti-American' Mrs. O on Web

      CNN  |  May 16, 08 5:34 AM CDT

      Tenn. GOP Rips 'Anti-American' Mrs. O on Web

      (Newser) - The Tennessee GOP has produced a controversial internet video attack on Michelle Obama, blasting her recent remarks that she was proud of America "for the first time in my adult life." The four-minute video, released yesterday to coincide with her campaign visit to the state, features Tennessee residents boasting of their pride in America intercut with Mrs. Obama's comments. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Michelle Obama  • Republican Party  • Tennessee  • smear campaign  • patriotism  • loyalty

    • Bush vs. Obama: It's Just the Start

      Time  |  May 15, 08 7:45 PM CDT

      Bush vs. Obama: It's Just the Start

      (Newser) - When the president set off a political firestorm today by essentially likening Barack Obama to those who appeased the Nazis, he likely presaged a common theme in the general election, writes Massimo Calabresi in Time . Bush is trying to stay relevant—no better way than to inject himself in the campaign. And the speed with which Obama responded signaled that he's quite happy to take on the president. More »

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      Barack Obama  • George W. Bush  • Israel  • Knesset  • appeasement  • Nazis

    • McCain's Lead Dog Isn't Afraid to Bark, or Bite

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 15, 08 6:08 PM CDT

      McCain's Lead Dog Isn't Afraid to Bark, or Bite

      (Newser) - Mark Salter has the honor of being John McCain’s “chief creator, shaper and enforcer,” the Wall Street Journal reports of a man who rides the press corps hard and thinks he knows Barack Obama’s soft spots. A McCain confidant of two decades, the goateed, chain-smoking Salter has co-written five books with the senator and is an often strident defender of his boss. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • climate change  • media  • Hurricane Katrina  • Mark Salter

    • McCain: Obama Will Be Unable to Protect America

      Talking Points Memo  |  May 15, 08 5:48 PM CDT

      McCain: Obama Will Be Unable to Protect America

      (Newser) - John McCain today hit Barack Obama harder than ever, Talking Points Memo notes, saying the Democrat’s willingness to talk with Iran proves he “does not have the knowledge, the experience, the background to make the kind of judgments that are necessary to preserve this nation’s security.” Of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, McCain wondered, “What is it that he wants to talk about with him?” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iran  • Ronald Reagan  • negotiations  • Iran Contra

    • Penn Endorses Obama, Then Blasts Him

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 15, 08 2:09 PM CDT

      Penn Endorses Obama, Then Blasts Him

      (Newser) - Sean Penn used his platform as president of the Cannes jury to express his excitement "by the hope that Barack Obama is inspiring," the Telegraph reports—though the firebrand actor-director also had some choice words for the Democratic candidate. Obama has much to live up to, Penn said, and accused the Illinois senator of a "phenomenally inhuman and unconstitutional" voting record. More »

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      Barack Obama  • France  • political endorsement  • Cannes Film Festival  • Sean Penn  • Natalie Portman

    • Bush: Obama Would 'Appease' Terrorists

      CNN  |  May 15, 08 10:57 AM CDT