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Poll Puts Hillary Back in Lead by Double Digits

Obama trailing; McCain drops below Thompson

Jun 18, 07 8:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - They were in a dead heat two weeks ago, but a new USA TODAY/Gallup poll out today puts Hillary back in front for the Dem nomination with a double-digit spread over Barack. The red team is also shaking up, with not-quite-official candidate Fred Thompson stealing second standing from John McCain. More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Fred Thompson • presidential primaries • poll • Democrat • Election 2008

Clintons Sell Stock to
Avoid Bonds

Couple liquidates
blind trust to head off political fallout

Jun 15, 07 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nobody wants to see Whitewater II, least of all the Clintons. As Hillary barrels towards the White House, they've liquidated a blind trust worth $5 million to $25 million in an effort to avoid potential conflict-of-interest charges. The fund, invested on their behalf since Bill took office, included live-wire investments... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Whitewater • presidential politics • trust fund • investments • trusts • Election 2008

NH Voters Like What They See of Clinton

Post-debate numbers show senator surging ahead in Granite State

Jun 12, 07 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the race for New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton has shot ahead of her Democratic opponents, opening a 14-point lead over Barack Obama since the June 3 debate. With the primary 7 months away, Clinton is overwhelmingly considered the strongest leader, thumping a list of rivals that includes Al Gore. And... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Bill Richardson • New Hampshire • primary • Election 2008

Sites Take Bets on Tony's Life

Entertainment gamblers wager on whether capo will be sleeping with the fishes

Jun 8, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Think Tony will survive Sunday's season finale of "The Sopranos"? Will Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri get whacked? Now you can put your money where your mozzarella is at gambling websites like Bodog.com and Betus.com. But be forewarned—an HBO spokesman says exec David Chase's acclaimed plots... More »

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television • Hillary Clinton • The View • Rosie O'Donnell • gambling • HBO • Tony Soprano • The Sopranos • Bodog.com • Betus.com • Internet gambling

Bush Nominee Under Fire Over Anti-Gay Paper

Surgeon general candidate found gay sex unnatural, unhealthy

Jun 7, 07 5:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush nominee for surgeon general is under fire over a 1991 academic paper in which he argued that  gay sex is unnatural and unhealthy. In the report, ridiculed by other doctors for imposing politics on science, Dr. James Holsinger compares sexual body parts with pipe fittings and concludes, "... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • gay rights • Ted Kennedy • homosexuality • James Holsinger • Chris Dodd • Surgeon General • nominee

Democrats Focus Intently on Iraq

Debate centers on single issue as frontrunners stake out their territory

Jun 4, 07 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic presidential field already has three leaders, and they're so eager to distinguish themselves by staking out their Iraq stances that the other five candidates can barely get a word in. The Politico looks at last night's debate in New Hampshire and finds Barack Obama, John Edwards, and Hillary... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democrats • presidential campaign • Chris Dodd • Election 2008 • Iraq war • presidential election

Health Care Isn't a Third Rail Anymore

Dems eady to tackle universal health care again—and GOP is notably silent

May 30, 07 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thirteen years after Hillary-Care, politicians are ready to think big again about the US health care system, the Wall Street Journal reports. Skyrocketing costs and the rising ranks of the uninsured are combining to form a climate where candidates feel that they can tackle the issue without political backlash—even... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democrats • universal health care • Hillary Care • Election 2008

Barack Backs Universal
Health Care

Plan resembles
Hillary's failed
attempt as First Lady

May 30, 07 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - White House applicant Barack Obama has unveiled a health care plan which will offer all Americans coverage comparable to what federal employees get. The Obama Plan would cost upwards of $65 billion a year, which the Senator plans to fund by cancelling Bush tax cuts and increasing efficiency, the Chicago ... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • health insurance • presidential campaign • Michelle Obama • universal health care • Election 2008

Hillary Tied to Shady Donor

Lawsuit againt CEO reveals ethically questionable contributions

May 26, 07 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CEO of infoUSA, a large consumer information broker, has given Bill and Hillary Clinton almost $3 million over the past four years. But a recent legal dustup between Vinod Gupta and his company's shareholders over extravagant spending and political donations is revealing a relationship with the Clintons that, according... More »

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Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • campaign finance • CEO • Bill Clinton • Vinod Gupta • infoUSA • telemarketing • shareholders • lawsuit • campaign contributions

New Books Probe Hillary's Dark Side

Bernstein, Times writers relive Whitewater, chronicle drive to power

May 25, 07 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Washington Post gets a sneak peek at two upcoming books about Hillary Clinton, illuminating her turbulent marriage to Bill and voracious political ambition, just in time for 2008. A Woman in Charge, by Watergate star Carl Bernstein, details Hillary's terror of Whitewater prosecution and her annoyance at her husband's... More »

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Hillary Clinton • New York Times • presidency • Arkansas • Bill Clinton • Gennifer Flowers • Whitewater • Carl Bernstein • Election 2008

Congress OKs New Iraq Bill

Sans timetable,
Bush expected to
sign; Clinton and
Obama say nay

May 25, 07 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congress approved $95 billion to pay for the war in Iraq—without a timetable for troop withdrawal. The bill, which Bush says he'll sign, passed both houses last night, ending a long and bitter struggle between Democrats and a veto-ready White House over bringing the troops home. Aspiring presidents Clinton... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Iraq pullout • Iraq appropriations • war • Iraq war

Hillary Sticks With Iowa Strategy

Candidate overrules senior aide's
advice to snub Hawkeye caucus

May 24, 07 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton rejected a top adviser's plan to bypass the Iowa caucuses, the New York Times reports, and she'll visit the state this weekend. An internal memo suggested focusing money and time on February 5's 20-state Super Tuesday instead of the January 14 caucuses. All but one of the last... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Iowa • Super Tuesday • presidential campaign • Democratic caucus • Mike Henry • Election 2008

Supporters Back Condi in '08

'We're going to draft her like Eisenhower,' enthusiasts say, despite her demurrals

May 24, 07 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleeza Rice has a campaign manager and a campaign bus, even though she's not running for president, thanks to Crystal Drueker, a die-hard backer of the secretary of state who won't  take no for an answer. Based out of her mobile home—"The Condi Mobile"—Drueker launched the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • Condoleezza Rice • GOP • secretary of State • Crystal Drueker • ThinkCondi • presidential election

Edwards Tops Iowa Poll

Darkish horse slips
past Obama and
Clinton in crucial caucus state

May 21, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Presidential hopeful John Edwards ranked first in a poll of voters from Iowa, home of January's pivotal caucus and the first step to the Democratic ballot. Edwards landed 29 percent of the vote in the Des Moines Register poll, compared to erstwhile frontrunners Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, who took... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Iowa • Democratic caucus • caucus • Election 2008

Hillary Downplays History With Wal-Mart

Ex-director keeps some links to retail giant

May 19, 07 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Throughout her political career, Hillary Clinton has kept quiet about a six-year stint on the Wal-Mart board of directors, the Times reports. She championed environmental issues and the cause of women in management, but with Wal-Mart a popular Democratic Party target, the presidential candidate has been forced to cut many... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democrats • unions • Wal-Mart • Election 2008

Hill Calls For Repeal Of
War Powers

Hard-line stand may help her stake out leadership on war

May 4, 07 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary wants a do-over on Iraq, calling on Congress to withdraw the war powers they gave Bush in 2002. In a clear bid to stake out her own hard-line anti-war territory, Clinton says Congress should repeal the authority granted Bush as of Oct. 11, the fifth anniversary of the vote.... More »

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Iraq • Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • Iraq pullout • Election 2008 • Iraq war

Dems Unite to Slam Iraq
In First Debate

Candidates united
to attack Bush for continuation of unpopular war

Apr 27, 07 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight Democrats butted heads last night in the first '08 debate, not so much with each other but with the president over the war in Iraq. Candidates at South Carolina State University  competed at panning the war for making the country less safe and Bush for ignoring the voters' will... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democrats • presidential campaign • Iraq pullout • Election 2008 • Iraq war • presidential election

Barack Trumps Hillary in Battle for Primary Cash

It's nearly even after Round One, and Obama's made some unexpected friends

Apr 16, 07 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack topped Hill in the primary fundraising race, figures released yesterday showed, and New York mag knows why: Obama has not only won over some key Clinton-family loyalists, but culled a new generation of fortysomething donors with ample assets and Rolodexes to match. The result is Obama's $24.8 million... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • presidential campaign • primary • campaign fundraising • Election 2008

Democratic Soapbox Disappears With Imus

Politicians fear losing a pipeline to white male voters

Apr 13, 07 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The cancellation of the Don Imus' show creates a vacuum for Democratic pols  who've used it to reach the white, politically independent men that were Imus's prime audience, the LA Times reports. Democratic candidates like Joe Lieberman,  Chris Dodd, John Kerry, and Harold E. Ford were among those who... More »

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Hillary Clinton • radio • Democrats • Don Imus • talk radio

GOP Lags In Campaign Cash

Democrats top Republican donors
for the first time
in 30 years

Apr 5, 07 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic presidential hopefuls have outperformed their GOP rivals at raising primary cash for the first time since 1976. In the first quarter the score was $79 mil to $51 mil, which seems portentous: Bob Dole's campaign manager confesses to the Times that the Dems "seem to have a lot... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Edwards • Democrats • Republican • politics • presidential campaign • primary • campaign fundraising • Election 2008

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