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  • June 2008
    • How About a Sex Speech, Obama?

      How About a Sex Speech, Obama?

      (Newser) -  It’s a shame that Hillary Clinton never gave a speech about gender to match Barack Obama’s speech about race, writes Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times. So why not make that speech yourself, Barack? Kristof even has the talking points for you: Racism is deeper, but sexism may be wider. More Americans say they’d vote for a black man than a woman. Biases are stealthy. Americans don’t mean to discriminate based on gender; but the subconscious harbors stereotypes. More »

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      Barack Obama   Hillary Clinton   Obama 2008   Clinton 2008   sexism   gender   gender politics   gender bias

    • Clinton Hit List Is Talk of the Beltway

      Clinton Hit List Is Talk of the Beltway

      (Newser) - Wounds from Election 2008 aren’t quickly being papered over in Clintonland, the New York Times reports in a speculative piece about who is likely to be on the former first couple's enemies list. How deep will animosity toward Obama boosters Bill Richardson, Jim Clyburn, and Claire McCaskill run? Use of words like “ingrate,” “traitor,” and “enemy” by Clinton associates may not tell the whole tale, but Hillary ’08 chairman does say, “You have to keep track of this.” More »

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      Barack Obama   Hillary Clinton   Bill Clinton   Bill Richardson   Keith Olbermann   Chris Matthews   Claire McCaskill   Matt Drudge   James Clyburn

    • Obama's VP Search Fields a General

      Obama's VP Search Fields a General

      (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, Janet Napolitano, Mike Bloomberg, and Chuck Hagel did not.. More »

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

    • Hillary's Next Challenge: Paying Bills

      Hillary's Next Challenge: Paying Bills

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton's White House bid made history—by ending with what is believed to be the largest presidential campaign debt ever. The New York senator had approximately $9.5 million in unpaid bills at the end of April, not to mention $11.4 of her own money that she lent the campaign. The Clinton campaign is still adding up the final tally, but her options for retiring her debt are limited. More »

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      Hillary Clinton   presidential campaign   campaign finance   Democratic presidential candidates   debt

    • Campaign Tarnishes Clintons' Legacy

      Campaign Tarnishes Clintons' Legacy

      (Newser) - Hillary and Bill Clinton have led complicated public lives, but they’ve always been winners. Now Hillary’s defeat has jeopardized that legacy, thanks to a campaign that saw her repeatedly stretch the truth, invoke assassination, and lose African-American support. It’s one thing to employ questionable tactics and win, one supporter tells the New York Times . “It’s another to go flat-out in that mode and fail.” More »

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      Hillary Clinton   Bill Clinton   Clinton 2008   history   legacy

    • Obama-Clinton a 'Winning Ticket,' Says Feinstein

      Obama-Clinton a 'Winning Ticket,' Says Feinstein

      (Newser) - Her candidate may have lost the Democratic nomination, but Dianne Feinstein is still dreaming of the dream ticket, Politico reports. Although she conceeds that "nobody else can tell" Barack Obama what to do, Feinstein today reiterated on ABC's "This Week" the Clinton campaign's longtime assertion that it won the popular vote.  The California senator hosted Thursday's meeting between the two candidates. More »

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      Barack Obama   Hillary Clinton   Democratic nomination   Dianne Feinstein   dream ticket

    • How She Came Undone

      How She Came Undone

      (Newser) - Bill Clinton’s interfering tenacity and squabbling aides killed Hillary Clinton’s chances to win the White House, the New York Times eulogizes in an obituary of the campaign that once seemed indestructible. “Hers was the campaign of destiny, a back-to-the-future effort to restore the Democratic dynasty of the 1990s that could never quite escape the last decade,” write Peter Baker and Jim Rutenberg. More »

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      Barack Obama   Hillary Clinton   Bill Clinton   Democratic presidential primaries   Mark Penn

    • Clinton's Parting Draws Tears and Jeers

      Clinton's Parting Draws Tears and Jeers

      (Newser) - An emotional audience packed the National Building Museum to watch Hillary Clinton exit the campaign with a speech that finally addressed the historic nature of her candidacy, Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post . Some in the largely female audience wept as she spoke; some booed at the mention of Barack Obama’s name. “This isn't exactly the party I'd planned, but I sure like the company," said Clinton. More »

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      Barack Obama   Election 2008   Hillary Clinton   Hillary Clinton supporters

    • Clintons' Dream Has Finally Died

      Clintons' Dream Has Finally Died

      (Newser) - Bill and Hillary Clinton will stay on the political scene, but today marked the end of an era for America’s top power couple, John Harris writes in Politico. The Clintons have spent nearly 40 years fixated on the White House—it was the organizing principle of their lives together—and now, for Hillary, that dream is over. More »

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      Hillary Clinton   Bill Clinton   White House   Clinton administration

    • Clinton Offers 'Full Support' for Obama

      Clinton Offers 'Full Support' for Obama

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton today ended her 16-month campaign for the presidency and threw her "full support" behind Barack Obama, the New York Times reports. She urged her supporters to unite behind him. Clinton vowed to continue working on her key issues, in particular to shatter the glass ceiling for women. Next time, she said, "It will be unremarkable to think that a woman could be president. And that is truly remarkable, my friends." More »

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      Barack Obama   Election 2008   Hillary Clinton   Democratic presidential primaries

    • Clinton, Obama Laughing as They Part

      Clinton, Obama Laughing as They Part

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