Impostor organization says it never misled supporters
San Francisco Chronicle Jul 25, 07 4:35 PM CDT
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"Californians for Obama" has raised thousands of dollars, but the candidate hasn't seen any of it. In fact, the group isn't affiliated with Obama, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, and most of the dough has gone to founder Emmett Cash. Because the group's website doesn't claim an official tie to Obama, it's all legal.
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"Lone wolf''s" campaign gains traction with the young and wired
New York Times Jul 22, 07 8:49 AM CDT
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Most Americans know him—if at all— as the firebrand Texas congressman who’s always pushed to the end of the line during debates. Ron Paul flounders at the bottom of national polls, but he's is the most “friended” Republican on myspace.com. And he's the lone GOP presidential candidate who opposes the Iraq war. His solution to the mess, he tells the New York Times : “Just leave.”
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Brands rival as candidate of the past, himself as for the future
Washington Post Jul 5, 07 1:04 PM CDT
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Presidential hopeful Barack Obama took a swipe yesterday at his main Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, saying "change can't just be a slogan" --a reference to the slogan she introduced just a few days ago, "Ready for Change, Ready to Lead." In fact, her approach is more like “change – but not too much change,” says the Washington Post.
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Rudy rakes in $17M,
but Q2's a downer
for the GOP
Bloomberg Jul 4, 07 5:19 AM CDT
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Score one for America's mayor: Rudy Giuliani was the top Republican fundraiser in the second quarter, pulling in nearly $3 million more than runner-up Mitt Romney. Giuliani raised $17M; Romney added $6.5M of his own money to a $14M take. John McCain brought in only $11M, widening the cash gap with the two front-runners.
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Steps into helpmate role as she struggles
to regain momentum
Los Angeles Times Jul 3, 07 2:00 PM CDT
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Bill Clinton is trying out the role of doting husband on a campaign swing through Iowa this week. Their first joint appearances seem aimed to boost Hillary's likability and cut that 50% disapproval rating. Bill offers a warm introduction, affectionate hugs, and the claim that his wife is better qualified to be president than he was when he first ran for the job.
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Lack of funds, party backing crippling White House run
Politico Jul 3, 07 5:32 AM CDT
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John McCain's presidential campaign is barely clinging to life following a paltry $11-million fundraising effort in the second quarter, a symptom of lack of party support, the Politico reports. Once a frontrunner, McCain has alienated the GOP faithful with stands his handlers characterize as principled but unpopular, such as his support for the Iraq war and the immigration reform bill.
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Access to dad kickstarts kids' careers
New York Times Jul 2, 07 5:22 AM CDT
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Fred Thompson's two sons won lucrative jobs as lobbyists after their father became a Senator, despite having next to no qualifications for the work, the New York Times reports. The information could prove embarrassing to the Thompson campaign as the GOP presidential candidate strives to present himself as a reformer challenging Washington politics-as-usual.
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Surges past Hillary's $28M in second-quarter fundraising
Washington Post Jul 2, 07 3:47 AM CDT
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Barack Obama raised $32.5 million in total campaign contributions in the second quarter of 2007, handily beating Hillary Clinton's powerhouse fundraising machine to lead the Democratic pack, the Washington Post reports. Some 154,000 contributors, most giving relatively moderate amounts, ponied up for the campaign while Clinton raised an estimated $28 million.
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Slate parses
candidate Clinton’s
likability gap
Slate Jun 28, 07 3:34 PM CDT
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Hillary Clinton has experience and leadership to spare, but she’s battling innate appearances just to be liked, Slate’s John Dickerson says. No one thinks Clinton's a shrinking violet—pollees call her tougher than former POW John McCain—but she struggles on the "softer" qualities, like, say, appearing human.
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Pet on roof rack for 12-hour ride
Time Jun 28, 07 6:26 AM CDT
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White House hopeful Mitt Romney once kept his Irish Setter in a dog carrier strapped to the roof rack of the family car during a 12-hour road trip in a stunt that's come back to haunt his campaign 24 years later, Time reports. The incident came to light as an anecdote about Romney in a newspaper profile.
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Candidate's wife asks columnist politely to back off the nastiness
MSNBC Jun 27, 07 10:53 AM CDT
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Elizabeth Edwards tried to coax conservative hellcat Ann Coulter into toning down the personal attacks on political candidates yesterday, calling in to "Hardball with Chris Matthews" while Coulter was on. Edwards entreated Coulter to cut the character assassination and focus on issues. Coulter shot back that Edwards' call was obviously a fund-raising stunt.
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But doesn't mention gays, intelligent design or the "A" word
Salon Jun 27, 07 5:40 AM CDT
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White House hopeful Rudy Giuliani managed to made a campaign stop at one of the evangelical capitals of America without once mentioning abortion, same sex marriage or intelligent design, Salon reports. Giuliani, who appeared at Pat Robertson's Regent University, is struggling to win the votes of social conservatives without flip-flopping on hot-button issues they disagree on.
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