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Election 2008

Competition is hot for the highest office in the land. Will it be Barack Obama or John McCain? Just so long as it isn't George...

The most diverse crowd of presidential hopefuls ever hit the campaign trail for 2008. On the left, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton geared up for a close race; John Edwards rounded out the top three on the Democratic side, with Al Gore playing the role of potential spoiler. Months later, the charismatic-but-inexperienced junior senator emerged as the delegate winner. Meanwhile, on the right, the Reaganites held out hope for a definitive Fred Thompson run. Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani became early favorites, only to bow out, with the others, in favor of John McCain.

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January 2008
- Mitt Outplayed Mac in Michigan
  
  newser | National Review | Jan 15, 08 5:39 PM CST
  
  With Great Lakes State voting booths not quite closed—and polls tied—pundits are already writing post-mortems on the two-Republican race, and giving Mitt Romney the campaigning edge. The New Republic ’s Jonathan Cohn and Henry Payne in the National Review agree that Mitt hit his stride, convincing Michiganders he’s the man to inject optimistic business sense into the flailing auto industry. More »
- Tyra, Hillary Dish About Bill
  
  newser | People | Jan 15, 08 4:54 PM CST
  
  Hillary Clinton talked about her husband's affair with Monica Lewinsky during a taping of The Tyra Banks Show yesterday, People reports. No tears were shed (it's New York, not New Hampshire), and Clinton said she "never doubted Bill’s love for me, ever." Asked to offer advice to other women going through the same thing, she responded, “I say you have to be true to yourself." More »
- Obama Pastor Faulted for Farrakhan Rave
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jan 15, 08 4:38 PM CST
  
  Barack Obama’s controversial pastor is back in the press—and the blogosphere—this time for praising Louis Farrakhan in an issue of the church's magazine, calling him "an unforgettable force, a catalyst for change and a religious leader who is sincere about his faith and his purpose." The Washington Post's Richard Cohen has a beef with heralding the "integrity and honesty" of the man he deems an archetypal anti-Semite, and says Obama must distance himself. More »
- Congress Braces for Youthquake
  
  newser | The Hill | Jan 15, 08 2:45 PM CST
  
  Generations X and Y are setting their sights on Washington—and not as congressional pages, reports the Hill. More than a dozen candidates under 40 have a good shot at winning seats, potentially shaving a few years off the average legislator age, now nearing 60. But much like Barack Obama, the fresh-faced kids face scrutiny over their experience. More »
- Obama Gains Traction With Dems in Red States
  
  newser | Politico | Jan 15, 08 12:05 PM CST
  
  Barack Obama is better suited than Hillary Clinton to carry red states, say Democratic officeholders in traditionally Republican-friendly locales. It’s no coincidence that Obama recently picked up major endorsements in Arizona, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota, Politico reports. Democrats who’ve overcome partisan odds say they think Obama’s more likely to carry their states. More »
- Bloomberg Dodges Pesky Question Under Oath
  
  newser | Reuters | Jan 15, 08 11:05 AM CST
  
  A lawsuit by gun dealers fighting a crackdown on illegal sales in New York City provided what looked like an airtight opportunity to learn Michael Bloomberg's real presidential intentions. Testifying under oath, the mayor was asked if he intends to run for president. His lawyer quickly interceded, instructing his client not to answer and getting the question rephrased to apply only to early 2006, Reuters reports. More »
- Romney Sr. Cronies Ditch, Rebuke Mitt
  
  newser | New York Times | Jan 15, 08 8:16 AM CST
  
  Mitt Romney might have expected to ride the legacy of his late father, the former Michigan governor, to a victory in today's primaries. But old friends of George Romney aren't thrilled with the politics of his son, the New York Times reports. "I think George Romney would despair of what Mitt has done in order to become the candidate of the conservative extreme right of the GOP party," said Walter DeVries. More »
- Obama Cools Race Rhetoric, Praises Hillary
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | Jan 14, 08 8:49 PM CST
  
  Troubled by the "tenor of the campaign," Barack Obama cooled off the recent race row with Hillary Clinton and praised her for being "on the right side of civil rights issues," the Swamp reports. But he added that her recent comments on Martin Luther King, Jr. revealed her outlook—"that what happens in Washington is more important than what happens outside of Washington," ABC News reports. More »
- Candidates Talk Health Care, But Not Their Own
  
  newser | NPR | Jan 14, 08 7:52 PM CST
  
  With health insurance heating up campaign trails, NPR takes a look at how the candidates are covered, and finds not all of them forthcoming. Sitting senators are eligible for a federal plan, which is good but no panacea—packed with co-pays and deductibles. John Edwards reports he and his family are covered through his campaign. But Romney, Huckabee, and Thompson declined to share details about their own coverage, or those of their staffs. More »
- Hillary Praises MLK, Gets Tepid Response
  
  newser | ABC News | Jan 14, 08 6:36 PM CST
  
  Hillary Clinton faced a smattering of applause, scattered boos, and a few walkouts at a Martin Luther King, Jr. event in New York today, ABC reports. "Each of us, no matter who we are and where we started from, is a beneficiary of Dr. King," she told the union crowd, mostly security workers. But the cheers for prior speakers turned to polite clapping for Clinton, whose recent remarks about King and Lyndon Johnson have sparked a heated racial debate. More »
- Dems Spar Over Suit to Block Vegas Voters
  
  newser | Election Central | Jan 14, 08 5:57 PM CST
  
  Barack Obama is among those who aren't happy about the Nevada lawsuit challenging at-large caucuses set up to enable Las Vegas Strip shift workers to vote Saturday. Obama pointed the finger at Hillary Clinton's campaign for challenging the rules only after the Culinary Workers Union endorsed him. "The rules were OK when other campaigns thought they would win the Culinary endorsement," he said; when they didn't, “lawyers decided to get involved.” More »
- Dems Tussle for 'Super Delegates'
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jan 14, 08 3:35 PM CST
  
  If Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama go neck-and-neck through February 5, "super delegates" may decide the Democratic nominee, reports the LA Times . The goal is 2,025—the number of convention delegates needed to secure the nomination—but the grail is the 796 elected officials who are free to vote their personal preference, regardless of the vote in their home state. More »
- Rivals Catch Giuliani in Fla.
  
  newser | Salon | Jan 14, 08 2:39 PM CST
  
  The strategy that had Rudy Giuliani waiting until the Jan. 29 Florida primary to make a grand entrance—and then running away with the race—is looking pretty rocky, says Salon blogger Tim Grieve. The New Yorker is now in a virtual four-Republican tie in Florida, says a Quinnipiac poll. Giuliani has 20% of the vote to John McCain’s 22%, Mitt Romney’s 19%, and Mike Huckabee’s 19% More »
- In SC Primary, It's Values vs. Defense Voters
  
  newser | Politico | Jan 14, 08 12:45 PM CST
  
  The pastor and the POW have exposed a deep divide in the South Carolina GOP, reports Politico, with the national security faithful on one side and diehard social conservatives on the other. Ahead of this weekend’s primary, Mike Huckabee is traveling to churches and John McCain is dispatching teams of veterans on a tour; the two have been trading the frontrunner position. More »
- Clinton, Obama Camps Throw Elbows on Race
  
  newser | Salon | Jan 14, 08 11:10 AM CST
  
  The racially charged crossfire between the Clinton and Obama camps continued today, as Bill Clinton said on a radio show he had a "a list of 80 attacks" from the Illinois senator on his wife. Clinton had been asked to respond to a remark made by BET founder Robert Johnson, in introducing the senator at a black church in South Carolina yesterday, that included a coy reference to Obama's drug history. More »
- McCain Holds Narrow Edge in Mich.
  
  newser | Reuters | Jan 14, 08 7:57 AM CST
  
  John McCain holds a slim lead over Mitt Romney going into tomorrow’s primary in Michigan, according to the latest Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll. The Arizona senator leads Romney 27% to 24%, within the poll’s margin of error. “It’s very close, and it’s been very close every day that we’ve polled,” says pollster John Zogby. Mike Huckabee holds third with 15%; everyone else is in single digits. More »
- McCain Now National GOP Favorite: Poll
  
  newser | New York Times | Jan 14, 08 6:56 AM CST
  
  A new nationwide poll shows seismic shifts in the standings of presidential hopefuls in the last month, with John McCain, earlier counted out with just 7% support, now leading the GOP race at 33%. The New York Times /CBS poll has Mike Huckabee trailing with 18%, and Rudy Giuliani with 10%. Mitt Romney's support among Republicans slid from 16% to 8%. More »
- Romney Gets Personal in Michigan
  
  newser | Politico | Jan 13, 08 10:04 PM CST
  
  You can go home again, Mitt Romney is finding in Michigan, where the GOP presidential candidate has adopted a softer approach as he vies for a badly needed primary victory in the state where he was born and raised and his father was governor. Voters are responding to the more personal approach, and polls show him gaining ground against John McCain. He's telling Michigan residents he shares their pain, and, for a change, he seems sincere, Politico says. More »
- Clinton Strikes Back Over MLK
  
  newser | Politico | Jan 13, 08 5:56 PM CST
  
  Hillary Clinton struck back today in an increasingly aggressive debate over race and war in the Democratic primary contest, Politico reports. On "Meet the Press," Clinton interrupted Tim Russert's questions as she accused Obama of "deliberately distorting her comments" about Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Obama's campaign has "been telling people, in a very selective way, what the facts are," she said. More »
- Clinton/Obama Question Splits Labor Unions
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jan 13, 08 12:29 PM CST
  
  Labor unions are the foundation of any Democratic campaign, but that foundation in the '08 race remains clearly split between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the LA Times reports. Both have fervent support among different unions, and tension within the party is running high, raising fears that the base won't be able to repair the nominating fissures and unite behind a single candidate. More »

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Presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks during an economic policy town hall meeting Friday, July 27, 2007, at West Virginia State University in Institute, W.Va. (AP Photo/Jeff... (Associated Press)

Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. McCain on Tuesday brushed aside derogatory comments made by former House Speaker Newt... (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a gathering of supporters, Saturday, July 28, 2007, at Union Park in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Associated Press)

Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, answers a question during an interview in Chicago in this June 14, 2007 file photo. Romney's campaign found 9,732 ways to spend... (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards speaks about his tax reform policy, Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Associated Press)

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani gestures as he speaks to a group of supporters in San Francisco, Monday, July 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson gestures as he makes his point during the debate sponsored by CNN, YouTube and Google at The Citadel military college in Charleston, S.C.,... (Associated Press)

Prospective Republican presidential candidate former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, of Tennessee, speaks at a South Carolina Republican Party fundraiser, Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Brett... (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopefuls former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., left, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., center, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. are seen on a monitor at the back of the hall during the Democratic... (Associated Press)

Republican presidential hopefuls, from left, Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo.; former secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson; Sen. Sam Brownback R-Kan.; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney;... (Associated Press)

Democratic Presidential hopefuls from left former Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska; Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.; former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C.; Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.; Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.;... (Associated Press)

The White House is seen in morning sunlight in Washington as President Bush, who is in Camp David, Md., transferred the powers of the presidency to Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday, July 21, 2007,... (Associated Press)

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In this April 6, 2006 photo, Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., background, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill, as Senate Democrats and Republicans announced they... (AP Photo)

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