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Clinton-Obama Tussle

"Are there three people in this debate, not two?" -John Edwards

The feud between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is getting intense...so intense that it could cost the Democrats a White House victory. Clinton has called Obama a "frustrated" former "slumlord," while Obama has criticized Clinton's "different kind of politics" and "looseness with the facts." Whose side are you on?

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July 2008
- New-Look 'Obama One' Has Dem Flying High
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 21, 08 1:52 PM CDT
  
  The jet bearing Barack Obama on his trip abroad is sporting a new look, the Los Angeles Times reports. The plane is emblazoned with Obama’s “Change You Can Believe In” slogan, and sports the candidate’s rising-sun logo on its tail. Obama is using the jet for campaign-financed portions of his trip, with stops in Jordan, Israel, France, and Britain. (Stops in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait were congressional business.) More »
- Iraq Sands Shifting Under McCain Position
  
  newser | Politico | Jul 21, 08 1:40 PM CDT
  
  Republican presidential candidate John McCain is stuck in an awkward position after both President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki moved closer to a withdrawal timetable favored by Barack Obama, Politico notes. McCain has opposed such a measure, but in 2004 asserted that if a sovereign Iraqi government asked US troops to leave, the American government should comply. More »
- Jimmy Carter, Rogue Ex-President
  
  newser | New York | Jul 21, 08 12:28 PM CDT
  
  Jimmy Carter does things his own way, pursuing peace initiatives in the Middle East and South America whether Washington likes it or not, and generally redefining what it means to be an ex-president. So it’s no wonder “his mind-set and his policies seem to jibe so well with the attitudes of young people, students, and the blogosphere,” Amy Wilentz writes for New York . “In many ways, Carter seems more relevant than George W. Bush.” More »
- Liberal Bloggers Get Their Wish... or Do They?
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 21, 08 12:14 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama's frontrunner status has liberal bloggers wondering whether they should have been careful what they wished for. “The way it’s looking, we might actually win this thing,” said Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitas. The "Netroots" movement began as a response to a Republican-dominated Washington; the Washington Post explores what it will do in a Democratic one. More »
- Obama Raises $25M in a Single Day
  
  newser | Politico | Jul 21, 08 11:47 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama brought in more donations on the last day of June than John McCain did in the entire month, Politico reports. The unprecedented $25 million day accounted for nearly half of Obama’s $54 million total. It was one of five days on which the campaign brought in more than $1 million; John McCain had no million-dollar days en route to raising $22 million in June. More »
- Maliki Uses US Politics to Gain Iraqi Leverage
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 21, 08 10:54 AM CDT
  
  The Iraqi PM’s endorsement of Barack Obama’s withdrawal timetable Saturday (walked back somewhat under pressure) was a calculated maneuver by a man who has figured out how to play US politics for his country's gain, Robert Reid writes for the AP. Nouri al-Maliki started using it as leverage when negotiations over the long-term US role in Iraq bogged down last month, and he sensed White House desperation to get a deal before the campaign swings into high gear. More »
- Obama, Maliki Want US Troops Out of Iraq by 2010
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 21, 08 10:02 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama spent nearly an hour today meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Washington Post reports, before meeting with President Jalal Talabani. Though the Democrat gave few details—“We had a very constructive discussion,” was all Obama would say—an Iraqi official said the government shares Obama’s goal of withdrawing troops by 2010, without setting specific dates. More »
- Barack: Don't Tell Europe What It Wants to Hear
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 21, 08 7:51 AM CDT
  
  The vast majority of Europeans are hoping Barack Obama will be elected president, according to polls that give him as much as 86% support among voters in France, Britain, and Germany. The overwhelming support reflects a hope for a new era of unity with the US, writes Roger Cohen in the New York Times . But Obama mustn't succumb to the temptation, Cohen warns, to ofter more than he can deliver. More »
- Clinton Lends Campaign $1M as Debts Mount
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 21, 08 6:07 AM CDT
  
  Hillary Clinton lent her suspended presidential campaign an additional $1 million at the end of last month, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. The newest self-loan—the New York senator has now lent herself $13.2 million—underscores how much difficulty she is facing in retiring her mountain of debt. A Clinton spokesman told the New York Times that the new loan was to "pay immediately outstanding debts." More »
- Obama Arrives in Iraq
  
  newser | CNN | Jul 21, 08 4:49 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama landed in Basra today and headed to Baghdad for the latest leg of his world tour, the Washington Post reports. The candidate, who made a brief stop in Kuwait last night after 2 days in Afghanistan, will meet with US commanders and Iraqi officials and speak with US troops and civilian employees. He is accompanied by Democratic Sen. Jack Reed from the Senate Armed Services Committee, CNN reports, and Republican war critic Chuck Hagel. More »
- Obama Cover Misses Point of Satire
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 20, 08 6:28 PM CDT
  
  The now-infamous New Yorker cover depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Muslim extremists rankled readers because it is not satire, Lee Siegel argues in the New York Times . Satire tackles "social rottenness once it has become a visible and established part of life," writes Siegel. But the New Yorker gave mainstream credence to a notion of the lunatic fringe. More »
- Rice Keeps Presidential Pick Under Wraps
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 20, 08 4:43 PM CDT
  
  Condoleezza Rice is keeping her choice for president to herself, the Los Angeles Times reports. When Wolf Blitzer asked if she would reveal her pick on Late Edition , she responded with a curt "No." But she did call Obama's run for office "great for our country": "Let's enjoy this moment where a person like Barack Obama can knock down all of those old barriers," she said. More »
- Obama Declares Afghanistan 'Precarious and Urgent'
  
  newser | USA Today | Jul 20, 08 1:41 PM CDT
  
  Calling the situation in Afghanistan "precarious and urgent," Barack Obama today urged the Bush administration to make Afghanistan—rather than Iraq—"the central front in our battle against terrorism." In his first interview since arriving in the country yesterday, the Democratic candidate told Lara Logan on Face the Nation that an additional two brigades were needed to combat insurgents and the drug trade that finances them, USA Today reports. More »
- Can Michelle Defy Stereotypes?
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 20, 08 10:16 AM CDT
  
  It's no wonder Michelle Obama is being criticized from all sides: She's an outspoken, successful black woman, writes Sophia A. Nelson in the Washington Post . "This society can't even see a woman like Michelle Obama. All it sees is a black woman and attaches stereotypes," a prominent female African-American journalist tells Nelson. Society sees categories: the hip-hop vixen, the capable Aunt Jemima, and the "angry black woman." More »
- Obama Meets Afghan Prez
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 20, 08 7:18 AM CDT
  
  World-touring Barack Obama sat down with Hamid Karzai today, joining the Afghan president for lunch at his Kabul palace. Although Obama criticized the leader's government as recently as last week, he expected to steer clear of arguments in today's meeting, Reuters reports. "I'm more interested in listening than doing a lot of talking," he said before his US departure. More »
- Obama Still Aims to Emulate Him
  
  newser | Politico | Jul 19, 08 8:01 PM CDT
  
  As the '08 election rolls on, evidence is mounting that Barack Obama seeks to evoke the Great Communicator, Politico reports. This week Obama spoke at a building named after Ronald Reagan, and tried to set up a speech at Germany's Brandenburg Gate, the site of Reagan's famous "tear down this wall" address. Obama is trying to "look big, look important, the way Reagan looked big," Mario Cuomo said. More »
- Gore Wows Bloggers at Austin Show
  
  newser | Austin American-Statesman | Jul 19, 08 6:54 PM CDT
  
  Al Gore surprised a crowd of liberal bloggers today by showing up at the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, Texas. He wowed the 3,000 progressives by emerging after Nancy Pelosi and giving a speech on the importance of grassroots organization for green issues. When asked about sharing a spot on the Obama ticket, he once again demurred, the Austin-American Statesman reports. More »
- Maliki Backs Obama Iraq Plan
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Jul 19, 08 3:36 PM CDT
  
  While shying away from a presidential endorsement, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed support for Barack Obama’s 16-month timeline for withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, Der Spiegel reports. He expressed frustration at his country’s lack of control over US forces and said they should leave "as soon as possible, as far as we are concerned." More »
- Obama Meets Afghan Leaders, Reiterates Support
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 19, 08 2:03 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama met today with officials from one of Afghanistan’s most hard-fought regions, the AP reports, and re-iterated his commitment to intensifying US efforts there if elected president. Together with Chuck Hagel and Jack Reed, Obama visited Jalalabad Air Field in Nangarhar province. Nangarhar lies next to the Pakistani border, and has come under intense Taliban attacks, a former warlord told Obama’s delegation. More »
- McCain Demeans Himself With New Attacks on Obama
  
  newser | Carpetbagger Report Blog | Jul 19, 08 8:40 AM CDT
  
  John McCain has abandoned “respect and decorum” with his latest volley of attacks against Barack Obama, blogger Steve Benen writes in the Carpetbagger Report. A case in point: McCain said this week that he had never flip-flopped and, when asked if Obama were a socialist, said simply, "Oh, I don't know." Benen figures that “desperation is beginning to cloud” the Republican’s judgment. More »

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Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., pass during a break between the televised Republican and Democratic presidential debates at Saint Anselm... (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. greets a familiar face as she visits a polling place on primary day in Manchester, N.H. early Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise... (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands at a town hall meeting in Las Vegas Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses the crowd at a town hall meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) (Associated Press)

Sen. Barack Obama speaks at the Sunday morning church service at Dr. Martin Luther King's Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Sunday. Obama has vowed to get tougher in his opposition to Bill and Hillary... (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., participate in a Democratic presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 21, 2008.... (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, listens as Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a Democratic presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 21,... (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses the current economic news and attacks Sen. Hillary Clinton's economic positions during a speech on the campus of Furman University... (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. gestures during a news conference in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. speaks at a campaign rally in Hackensack, N.J. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Hackensack, N.J. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) (Associated Press)

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