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Washington Post
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Feb 25, 08 8:32 PM CST
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They've escaped the dreaded "flip-flopper" label, but both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have changed positions on various issues in the course of their campaigns. Appearing absolutely consistent is especially hard for senators, reports the Washington Post , because they have thousands of votes to explain, and many are the products of strategy and compromise.
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USA Today
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Feb 25, 08 6:03 PM CST
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A whopping three in four US voters say the Democrats will pick Barack Obama as presidential nominee, according to a USA Today /Gallup poll released today. Expectations for the Illinois senator beat the poll's error margin for the first time and even bested John McCain's numbers over Mike Huckabee: Only 61% of those polled said McCain would nab the GOP nomination.
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Chicago Tribune
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Feb 25, 08 2:30 PM CST
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Hillary Clinton's campaign denies circulating a 2006 photo of Barack Obama wearing traditional African clothing and a turban, even as the Obama campaign blames its rival, calling the incident “shameful, offensive fear-mongering,” the Chicago Tribune reports. The Drudge Report ran the image this morning, saying it had been pushed by Clintonites; the Obama camp says they were trying to make him look un-American.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Feb 25, 08 1:30 PM CST
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Does any Democrat have the gravitas to show Hillary Clinton the exit? Syndicated columnist Robert Novak of the Chicago Sun-Times speculates about the campaign's denouement, saying the ex-first lady's continued presence is hurting Barack Obama’s chances against John McCain in the general election. "Clinton's burden is not only Obama's charisma but also McCain's resurrection," Novak argues.
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New York Times
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Feb 24, 08 6:41 PM CST
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Democrats took shots at Ralph Nader today after the consumer advocate jumped into the presidential race, the New York Times reports. “Wow, that’s really unfortunate,” a surprised Hillary Clinton said. “It’s not good for anybody, especially our country.” Obama praised Nader's advocacy, but added, "His function as a perennial candidate is not putting food on the table of workers.”
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Politico
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Feb 24, 08 3:22 PM CST
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With a tight race and a “crazy quilt of anti-democratic rules” that govern the Dems’ race for the nomination, we need a fair and transparent way to settle the matter. How? Try a July “superconvention,” writes Dan Gerstein in Politico . Superdelegates would gather to hear speeches from each candidate, openly debate the matter themselves—then cast their votes.
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Austin American-Statesman
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Feb 24, 08 2:02 PM CST
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Although Texas' ornery primary-caucus hybrid doesn't take place until March 4, polls are already open and voters are flooding "the reddest counties in a deep red state" to choose a Democratic presidential candidate. The record early turnout is an eye-opening phenomenon, writes Austin American-Statesman columnist Arnold Garcia Jr., who wonders whether a Dem surge can continue through November.
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Associated Press
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Feb 24, 08 8:19 AM CST
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Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, whose third-party candidacy many thought handed George W. Bush the presidency in 2000, announced this morning that he will again make a bid for the White House, reports MSNBC. In a Meet the Press interview , he cited America's fatigue with mainstream parties and his belief that current candidates weren't addressing Pentagon waste, labor rights, and corporate crime .
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New York Times
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Feb 24, 08 5:30 AM CST
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With Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign on the ropes, morale is low and advisers are screaming at each other in back rooms, the New York Times reports. While the candidate appears resolute, she no longer expresses the supreme confidence she once did and has stopped prefacing sentences with "when I'm president." Some advisers regret using Bill Clinton so much and concede Hillary's race may end after the Texas and Ohio Democratic primaries.
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Associated Press
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Feb 23, 08 6:41 PM CST
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Barack Obama's primary spree is swaying more superdelegates to his side: He has won over 25 of the elite voters and Hillary Clinton has lost two in the past 2 weeks, the AP reports. One California superdelegate has switched from John Edwards to Clinton to undecided, saying superdelegates must pick "the candidate that people have chosen, as opposed to advocating for our own choice."
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Reuters
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Feb 23, 08 4:54 PM CST
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Hillary Clinton blasted Barack Obama today over a campaign mailer that she called “right out of Karl Rove’s play book.” “Shame on you, Barack Obama,” she said, brandishing a flier—which she says falsely accuses her of wanting to force people to buy health insurance. “Everything in those mailers is completely accurate,” an Obama spokesman responded.
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New York Times
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Feb 23, 08 1:15 PM CST
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The remaining Dem hopefuls have been pursuing Bill Richardson since he left the presidential race, the New York Times reports. In fact Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are calling the New Mexico governor daily seeking his endorsement. Obama’s approach is “a surgical bomb,” Richardson said, while “the Clintons are more like a carpet bomb.”
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Christian Science Monitor
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Feb 23, 08 5:26 AM CST
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Hillary Clinton invested heavily to try to lock up the Democratic presidential nomination on Super Tuesday—but that didn't happen, and her failure to plan for the long haul let Barack Obama rack up 10 straight wins since and left some doubting her management skills. Clinton's dwindling war chest also helped Obama gain momentum to raise funds: $37 million last month vs. Clinton's $15 million.
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