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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
- Dems Taking Their Platform to the States—All 50 of 'Em
  
  Associated Press | Jul 8, 08 5:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Voters in all 50 states will get their chance to weigh in on the Democrats' official election platform, the AP reports, with Barack Obama's campaign and the Democratic National Committee set to hold meetings nationwide. Policy experts will sit in on the July 19-27 meetings, which members of the public can sign up online to host. More »
- Obama: Relax, I'm Not Running to the Center
  
  New York Times | Jul 8, 08 4:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Calling himself "no doubt progressive," Barack Obama today addressed accusations he has shifted to the center, the New York Times reports. “The people who say this apparently haven’t been listening to me,” he said, going on to cite his support for universal health care and federal economic controls. “I believe in personal responsibility," he added. "I also believe in faith.” More »
- Obama as Writer: He's the 'Real Deal'
  
  New Republic | Jul 8, 08 2:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - If it's true that the style is the man, then it makes sense, literary critic Andrew Delbanco writes in the New Republic , to take the measure of Barack Obama from his memoirs. Taking a tour of Dreams From My Father and The Audacity of Hope , Delbanco finds a bit of overwriting, a propensity for cinematic flourishes, a sensitivity to the complexities of character, and an ability to use local details to "open out into universal experience." More »
- Obama's 'Modest But Real Step' Makes Good Iraq Sense
  
  Washington Post | Jul 8, 08 1:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Charging that the Democrat's position had become “outdated,” the Washington Post editorial board applauds Barack Obama’s recent promise to “refine” his Iraq policy after consulting with commanders. His previous “strident and rigid posture”—that all combat forces be withdrawn during his first 16 months in office—ignores the successes of the surge, they say, including drops in violence and expanding governmental control. More »
- Social Security Divides Candidates
  
  Washington Post | Jul 8, 08 10:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain and Barack Obama are pitching profoundly different approaches to saving Social Security, the Washington Post reports. While McCain favors a mix of strategies including raising the retirement age, reducing increases in benefits, and introducing private savings accounts, Obama intends to bolster the program with higher taxes on upper-income workers. More »
- HRC to FNC: Howard Wolfson Joins Fox News
  
  New York Times | Jul 8, 08 7:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Howard Wolfson, a top strategist for HIllary Clinton's campaign and one of her most visible television surrogates, has found a new employer, and it's not Barack Obama. Wolfson will become a contributor to the Fox News Channel, appearing on multiple programs. His move to Fox echoes a general feeling among Clintonites that the network, once considered the scourge of Democrats, treated Hillary better than other news organizations during the primary. More »
- Obama Brings Change, McCain Seen as Old: Poll
  
  Associated Press | Jul 7, 08 8:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Asked to volunteer a single word about presidential candidates, a majority of Americans offer “change” or “outsider” for Barack Obama and “old” for John McCain, an AP poll finds. The Democrat is perceived as warmer and more empathetic; the Republican is seen as stronger and tougher. Obama wins on likeability, while McCain takes the prize on decisiveness. More »
- Webb Officially Pulls Out of Veepstakes
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jul 7, 08 7:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jim Webb withdrew his name from Barack Obama's VP shortlist today, squelching rumors he might bring military and foreign policy experience to the ticket, Chicago Tribune reports. The freshman Virginia senator has long denied interest, but says he bowed out officially last week. "I believe I am best equipped to serve the people of Virginia and this country" in the Senate, Webb said in a statement. More »
- Obama: I Must 'Earn the Trust' of US Military
  
  Military Times | Jul 7, 08 3:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Because he hasn't served in the military, Barack Obama says, “I have to earn the trust of men and women in uniform.” In a wide-ranging interview with Military Times , the presumptive Democratic nominee vowed to raise pay and improve health care for service members, promised he would not preside over “precipitous” withdrawal from Iraq, and said the military unfairly received flack for “bad planning on the civilian side.” More »
- McCain Vows to Balance the Budget
  
  Politico | Jul 7, 08 1:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain will pledge to balance the budget by the end of his first term, Politico reports, promising spending and entitlement programs, including Social Security, in a policy paper released today. McCain is renewing a promise he’d backed off from in April—a vow likely to excite his fellow Republicans, but already drawing Democrat derision. More »
- Beyond Race? Politics Beyond Sensitive, More Like It
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 7, 08 1:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The story of an indicted Indiana student janitor underlines "super-heated capacities for perceiving insult" that color race issues in America—issues playing out in the presidential contest, too, Dorothy Rabinowitz writes in the Wall Street Journal . "Its presence is evident in this election campaign," she writes, "which has seen more than a touch of readiness to impute some form of racism to all tough criticisms of Barack Obama." More »
- Obama Yet to Win Clinton's Big Donors
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 7, 08 10:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Big-money supporters of Hillary Clinton angry over her treatment during the Democratic primaries are slow to back presumptive nominee Barack Obama, the Wall Street Journal reports. A recent poll shows only 54% of Clinton voters plan to support Obama; recent analysis of donors who gave $1,000 or more to Clinton shows as many gave to Republican John McCain as to Obama since she left. More »