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Things Not to Say on the Campaign Trail

'Tar baby' to 'sweetie,' some words are candidate kryptonite

May 27, 08 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a year of gaffe-rich campaign speeches, Republicans in particular are worried that some errant phrase will seem racist or sexist to general-election voters. Politico helpfully catalogs the mines the candidates have already stepped on. Some phrases to avoid:
  • “Sweetie”: Barack Obama used the endearment to address a
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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • race • gaffe

 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

Who Will Win the Veep Sweepstakes?

Dems don't have top pick yet, but talk persists about No. 2

Apr 5, 08 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Kerry was mulling a pick for vice president at this time 4 years ago, but Democratic hopefuls today refuse to name a running mate. Still, Politico’s Ben Smith has an early roundup of who could be Clinton’s and Obama’s first choices in the No. 2... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Wesley Clark • Michael Bloomberg • Colin Powell • Ted Strickland • Democratic nomination • vice presidential sweepstakes

OPINION

Attack Teflon Barack, and You'll Be Sorry

Foes offend, apologize; Obama polishes his halo by forgiving

Feb 28, 08 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has accepted a lot of apologies this election cycle, and each has made the Democrat stronger, notes Politico writer Ben Smith. From Joe Biden’s “articulate and … clean” gaffe to Bill Cunningham’s attempts to accent his middle name, opponents are always stepping over a line... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Joe Biden • race relations • CNN • Obama 2008 • gaffe • Wolf Blitzer • Bill Cunningham • Hussein • Teflon

Senators OK After Emergency Afghan Landing

Snowstorm grounds choppers carrying Kerry, Biden, Hagel

Feb 21, 08 4:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Helicopters transporting three US senators over mountains in Afghanistan were forced to make an emergency landing today due to a snowstorm, the Associated Press reports. US troops sent ground transportation for Democrats John Kerry and Joseph Biden and Republican Chuck Hagel, none of whom was injured, and returned them to... More »

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Afghanistan • Congress • Joe Biden • Chuck Hagel • John Kerry • helicopter • emergency landing

UPDATED

Pakistanis Await Poll Returns

Voter turnout light, international observers expect rigging

Feb 18, 08 5:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Polls have closed in Pakistani elections long-delayed by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, as fears of violence kept voter turnout down to an estimated 15%, Reuters reports. Heavy security, with more than 470,000 police and soldiers deployed at polls nationwide, did little to assuage citizens' anxiety as voting proceeded... More »

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Joe Biden • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • John Kerry • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Lahore • Pakistan elections • election fraud

Biden, Dodd
Call It Quits
After Iowa

Senators take
5th and 7th place

Jan 4, 08 7:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Democratic candidates Chris Dodd and Joe Biden are packing in their presidential campaigns after poor showings in Iowa. Biden polled a distant fifth, behind Bill Richardson, and Dodd came in seventh. Voters' sixth choice was "uncommitted." For Dodd the defeat is especially stinging. The Connecticut senator relocated his... More »

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Joe Biden • Chris Dodd

UPDATED

Obama Wins Iowa; Edwards 2nd, Clinton Close 3rd

With 100% of Democratic precincts reporting, Edwards just ahead of Clinton

Jan 4, 08 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Riding a record turnout of young, independent and new voters, Barack Obama decisively won the Democratic caucuses in Iowa last night, with John Edwards narrowly edging out Hillary Clinton for second. With all Democratic precincts reporting, Obama, aiming to be the first black president of the United States, prevailed with... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Bill Richardson • Iowa • presidential primaries • Dennis Kucinich • Chris Dodd • Iowa caucus • Democratic presidential primaries

US Supplied Bhutto With Security Intel

But stopped short of 'micromanaging arrangements'

Dec 29, 07 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Washington gave Benazir Bhutto intelligence to protect her from militants for weeks but would not guard her with its own private contractors, the Los Angeles Times reports. An ex-adviser to Bhutto said the US refused to be "micromanaging the security arrangements of another country." The US embassy in... More »

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Joe Biden • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto

Did the US
Do Enough
for Bhutto?

American officials too trusting of Musharraf security, say critics

Dec 28, 07 4:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Finger pointing has begun in the wake of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto—and several fingers are pointing at Washington, reports Time magazine. Critics say the White House is so committed to supporting President Pervez Musharraf, a key ally in the war against terror, that the US has been too... More »

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Joe Biden • Taliban • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • assassination • Hussain Haqqani • Peter Galbraith • Center for Arms Control and Non Proliferation • Center for American Progress • U.S. Central Command • al-Qaeda

Bush Condemns Bhutto Killers

Dec 27, 07 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush today called for action against the killers of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. “The United States strongly condemns this cowardly act by murderous extremists who are trying to undermine Pakistan’s democracy,” Bush said at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. The US had strenuously promoted Bhutto's... More »

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Mitt Romney • Joe Biden • terrorism • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • assassination • George W. Bush

Obama Plays Himself on SNL

Ripping off mask at Hillary Halloween party: 'I have nothing to hide.
I enjoy being myself."

Nov 4, 07 9:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama turned up the heat on frontrunner Hillary Clinton last night on "Saturday Night Live" when he appeared in the opening sketch—a Halloween party thrown by a faux Bill and Hillary and attended by faux Democratic candidates—as himself.  Everyone was in costume,... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Bill Clinton • Mike Gravel • Dennis Kucinich • Chris Dodd • Amy Poehler

Mukasey Faces Uncertain Vote

Attorney General nominee on thin ice with Democrats

Oct 31, 07 7:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - A vote that could send the nomination of Michael Mukasey as US attorney general to the full Senate will come Tuesday, the Democrat in charge of the Senate Judiciary Committee said today. Once thought certain, Mukasey's confirmation now appears to hinge on his refusal to classify as illegal torture the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Chris Dodd • Michael Mukasey • waterboarding

Obama, Edwards Bail on Michigan Primary

Clinton remains on ballot despite scheduling standoff

Oct 9, 07 4:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A crack at revising the primary schedule appears at risk today after Barack Obama and John Edwards removed their names from Michigan's ballot, the Detroit Free Press reports. Joe Biden and Bill Richardson have also withdrawn, marking the latest attempt to punish Michigan for moving its primary to January 15,... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Joe Biden • John Edwards • Bill Richardson • Iowa • New Hampshire • presidential primaries • Michigan • Michigan primary

Hillary Grabs the Lead in Iowa

Des Moines Register poll give Sen. Clinton momentum heading for caucus

Oct 8, 07 5:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three months before the Iowa Caucus, Hillary Clinton has opened up a commanding lead among likely voters, a new poll by the Des Moines Register finds. The poll shows 29% preferring Clinton, 23% John Edwards, and 22% Barack Obama. In the paper's last poll in May, Edwards led with 29%... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Edwards • Bill Richardson • poll • Des Moines Register • Iowa caucus

Iraqis Irate
Over Senate Partition Vote

Resolution pushing autonomous regions prompts backlash

Oct 1, 07 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi government is reacting angrily to a Senate resolution passed Thursday that the US push to divide the country into three autonomous regions—Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish—to reduce ethnic bloodshed. "No Iraqi is for dividing their country or for splitting it into three weak states, unable to... More »

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Iraq • Sam Brownback • Joe Biden • Sunni • Kurds • Shia • sovereignty • partition • federal • US Embassy • Hoshiyar Zebari • Iraq Constituition • Muqtada al-Sadr

Dems Stonewall on
Pullout Deadline

Obama, Edwards, Clinton won't guarantee withdrawal by 2013

Sep 27, 07 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - None of the three leading Democratic White House contenders were willing last night to guarantee that they would get US troops out of Iraq by 2013. During a Democratic debate at Dartmouth College, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards—who all support a timetable for troop withdrawal—each declined... More »

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Iraq • Iran • nuclear proliferation • health care • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Edwards • Bill Richardson • New Hampshire • Mike Gravel • Dennis Kucinich • troop withdrawal • counterterrorism • Chris Dodd • Democratic debate • Dartmouth College • Iraq war

Hillary Holds Tight to
Tainted Cash

Others pledge to re-gift alleged oil-for-food profiteer’s donations

Sep 19, 07 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - While some politicians pledged to dump contributions from a Texas oilman whose trial for paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein opens this week, Hillary Clinton offered no promises. The presidential frontrunner off-loaded $23,000 from frequent fugitive Norman Hsu recently and returned $850,000 he raised for her, but she’s... More »

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Saddam Hussein • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Joe Biden • Texas • Oscar Wyatt • Lynn Wyatt • Oil for Food program • Election 2008

Biden's Boy Will Head to Iraq

Candidate and war critic's son will deploy next year with his National Guard unit

Aug 17, 07 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden's son will deploy to Iraq with his National Guard brigade in 2008. Capt. Beau Biden, who is the attorney general of Delaware, will not get any special treatment because of his senator (and presidential hopeful) dad, said a spokesman for the Guard. "He's a deployable asset just... More »

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Iraq • Joe Biden • soldier • Beau Biden • Delaware • Iraq war

Dems Fret Over School Ruling

Howard U. debate concentrates on race

Jun 29, 07 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court decision limiting the role of race in public-school assignments was the talk of the town yesterday—even at the Democratic debate. The agenda at historically black Howard University was minority issues, and although attention naturally fell on Barack Obama, his seven competitors also had their moments in... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Democrats • race • AIDS • Mike Gravel • discrimination • poverty • Howard University • US Supreme Court • Election 2008

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