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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
- McLaughlin Draws Ire for Calling Obama 'Oreo'
  
  CNN | Jul 14, 08 2:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McLaughlin is drawing heat for calling Barack Obama an “Oreo” on his show yesterday. The longtime TV host defined the derogatory term as “a black on the outside, a white on the inside,” and wondered aloud if Jesse Jackson was miffed because “an Oreo should be the beneficiary of the long civil rights struggle.” Guests Michelle Bernard and Peter Beinart objected strongly, CNN reports. More »
- New McCain Attack: Obama Wants to Lose War
  
  Talking Points Memo | Jul 14, 08 1:57 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain’s inner circle tried a new line of attack against Barack Obama today, charging that the presumptive Democratic nominee and his entire party want to lose the Iraq war to serve their own political purposes. Said McCain’s top foreign policy hand, “Senator Obama seems to think losing a war will help him to win an election.” More »
- Obama Adds Hillcare to Health Plan
  
  ABC News | Jul 14, 08 12:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has modified his health care platform with a policy straight from Hillary Clinton’s book—and he gave her credit, calling it "an idea championed by my friend Hillary Clinton, who's been leading the way in our battle to insure every American." The addition is a tax credit for small businesses that provide good employee health care, ABC reports; the credit would cover up to 50% of premiums paid. More »
- Peekaboo With Kids Is Classic Political Game
  
  New York Times | Jul 14, 08 9:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The press tries to treat politicians’ offspring, particularly younger ones, with kid gloves, writes David Carr of the New York Times —so it’s no wonder there was a furor when Barack Obama let Access Hollywood interview his 10- and 7-year-old daughters. Many reporters were irked by the beyond-puff piece, and Obama swiftly said he wouldn’t do it again, drawing the curtain back over his family. More »
- Chicago Ties Sustain Obama
  
  Washington Post | Jul 14, 08 8:47 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s Chicago home base has provided the candidate with a wealth of influential allies who serve him in a variety of ways, from the political to the personal, the Washington Post reports. While some play official campaign roles or are informal advisers, others keep Obama grounded on his beloved basketball court. Either way, they must follow two rules: No drama and no leaks. More »
- Cellphone Users Are Missing From Polls
  
  Salon | Jul 14, 08 7:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pollsters are setting themselves up for an embarrassment, Salon predicts, by using only landlines in surveys, ignoring the 15% of American adults who use only cellphones. That 15% is predominantly young, full of students, and disproportionately black and Hispanic. They are not, in other words, likely McCain voters. Add this uncounted bloc, and Obama’s lead could jump 2% or more, two veteran pollsters tell Salon. More »
- Obama Stands By Plan for 16-Month Drawdown in Iraq
  
  New York Times | Jul 14, 08 7:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Calling Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's demand for a timetable for US withdrawal an "enormous opportunity," Barack Obama lays out his plan for ending the war in Iraq in a New York Times op-ed piece. The presumptive Democratic nominee reiterates his support for a careful withdrawal over 16 months, leaving behind a "residual force" which would perform limited missions. "The good news is that Iraq’s leaders want to take responsibility for their country by negotiating a timetable for the removal of American troops," he writes. More »
- Lieberman a Sore Subject With Dems
  
  New York Times | Jul 14, 08 5:59 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Joe Lieberman, long at odds with his party over his outspoken support for the war in Iraq, has become so estranged from his Democratic colleagues since he began campaigning for John McCain that the New York Times wonders if the strained relationship is heading for a divorce. While, for example, he still attends Democratic weekly lunches, he left the room at a recent one when the presidential election came up. “It was the right thing to do,” said a colleague. More »
- Obama Camp Rips New Yorker Caricature
  
  Politico | Jul 14, 08 3:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign has ripped an "offensive" New Yorker cover illustration depicting the candidate in a turban, fist-bumping his afro-sporting, AK-47-toting wife, Politico reports. The cover, intended by the magazine to lampoon the cartoonish image of Obama propagated by some of his right-wing critics, has sparked a flurry of denunciations. More »
- Obama's Unique Road to Faith
  
  Newsweek | Jul 13, 08 3:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As a young man, Barack Obama experienced a lonely, drawn-out crisis of faith—and now finds himself churchless as the whole world watches, Newsweek reports. His father was an atheist Muslim, his mother a Christian who turned secular, and Obama eventually embraced Chicago's Trinity United after years of church-based activism. His conversion wasn't "a bolt of lightning," he said. "It was more a gradual process." More »
- Snow Was 'the Best': Cheney
  
  Time | Jul 13, 08 2:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tony Snow, economic policy, veepstakes, and the Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae crisis sparked conversation on the Sunday talk show circuit today. Time sums them up: Fox News Sunday paid homage to late newscaster and press secretary Tony Snow; Dick Cheney called him "the best" he's known. Arnold Shwarzenegger applauded John McCain's bipartisanship and Iraq policy on This Week , but dismissed the idea of working at a McCain White House . More »
- Governator Open to Obama Energy Czar Job
  
  Politico | Jul 13, 08 1:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A foreign-born citizen, Arnold Schwarzenegger can't be US president—but though he's endorsed John McCain, he's open to serving as energy czar in a Barack Obama administration. Asked about it on today on This Week , the California governor called the idea "hypothetical" but showed enthusiasm for green issues. His name would give Obama extra celebrity power and provide a useful across-the-aisle appointment, Politico reports. More »
- Obama, Stop Acting Like a Child
  
  New York Times | Jul 13, 08 12:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Caught up in a Fourth of July celebration, Barack Obama agreed to let his daughters be interviewed on "Access Hollywood," a turnaround from his position on his family's privacy and a big slip-up, writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. But Obama compounded the error by expressing morning-after regret so vehemently that it just looked like the latest in a series of flip-flops. More »
- Hillary Still in Veepstakes, Obama Says
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 12, 08 6:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama told a donor this week that he may still invite Hillary Clinton on the ticket, but worries husband Bill might crowd the White House. "He said once you're a president, even if you're a former president, you're always a president," the donor told the Los Angeles Times . She said she pressed Obama because she believes the media and the Democratic Party have treated Clinton unfairly. More »
- Bernie Mac's Act Too Salty for Obama
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Jul 12, 08 4:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bernie Mac landed in hot water for making off-color jokes about women while introducing Barack Obama at a Chicago fundraiser yesterday, reports the Chicago Sun-Times . His last quip—which had the word "ho's" in it—drew complaints from a heckler. When Obama came on, he chided the comedian playfully. “Bernie, you got to clean up your act. This is a family affair," the candidate said, adding, "I'm just messing with you, man.” More »
- Holdout Hillraisers Are Acting Like Spoiled Rich
  
  Time | Jul 12, 08 6:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - To Hillary supporters continuing to nurse their wounds and vowing to vote for John McCain, Michael Kinsley has this to say in Time: "Now is the time to just get over it." Their complaints of sexism in the campaign are misdirected—"there is no easy way these folks can vent their anger at Chris Matthews. So they are taking their revenge on people without health care, women who need abortions, and others who they (if they supported Hillary) must think will be harmed by a Republican victory in the fall. That'll show 'em." More »
- Senate OKs Foreclosure Relief Bill
  
  Associated Press | Jul 11, 08 8:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - By a huge margin, the Senate today passed a $300 billion bill to help homeowners avoid foreclosure—but the White House vows to veto it unless the House makes changes, the AP reports. The bill will let struggling homeowners reinsure at cheaper rates backed by the government, but President President Bush says that nearly $4 billion in the bill, slated to fix up foreclosed homes, benefits lenders, not owners. More »
- Obama Campaign Will Sponsor NASCAR Entry
  
  Sports Illustrated | Jul 11, 08 3:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama appears set to sponsor a NASCAR racecar in the Aug. 3 Pocono event, the first presidential candidate to try such a stunt. Trying to sell a political left-hand turn on what’s traditionally Republican turf, the Democratic car will likely be part of a broader get-out-the-vote effort, Sports Illustrated reports. Donors may be able to get their name on the vehicle for $100. More »
- GOP's Hagel Will Travel to Iraq With Obama
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 11, 08 2:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - GOP national-security stalwart and longtime McCain friend Chuck Hagel will join Barack Obama on his upcoming trip to Iraq, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . The retiring Nebraskan senator has been a vocal critic of the war and the Bush administration. Despite his Republican credentials, he has been floated as a potential Cabinet member and as a long-shot VP choice for Obama. More »
- VP Hopefuls Shift Positions, Hairdos
  
  Politico | Jul 11, 08 2:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Recipients of the VP vetting process are shifting their positions (and their stylists), Politico reports. Here are some examples: Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has ditched a less-than-leaderly mullet, opting instead for a short hairstyle. Florida's Charlie Crist has spun 180 degrees into the offshore drilling camp, matching John McCain’s switch; he also got engaged, ending a storied bachelorhood. 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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