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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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January 2008
- Dem Donations Hit Record High
  
  Washington Post | Jan 1, 08 3:48 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The race for the presidency is crowded, but that isn't stopping candidates from raising huge sums of money, the Washington Post reports. The power of the internet to raise cash from both grassroots supporters and wealthy donors is credited with helping Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama raise over $100 million each in 2007. It's the first time in history two candidates have passed that benchmark before a primary. More »
- Dems Jockey for 2nd in Iowa
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 1, 08 2:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Two days before the Iowa caucuses, the leading Democratic candidates are looking to exploit unusual rules that allow supporters of candidates who get less than 15% of first-round ballots in a precinct to switch their votes in a second round. Of the top three, the LA Times reports, John Edwards ranks highest as a second choice among supporters of Joe Biden and Bill Richardson. More »
- Obama Widens Iowa Lead
  
  Des Moines Register | Jan 1, 08 11:55 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama gained on Hillary Clinton and John Edwards in the last Des Moines Register poll before Thursday's Iowa caucuses, pulling 32% of likely caucusgoers, to Clinton's 25% and Edwards' 24%. Obama's widening lead—4 points up from late November and the widest all year—comes in part from a surge of first-time caucusgoers, the Register reports. The GOP survey shows Mike Huckabee maintaining his lead over Mitt Romney, 32% to 26%. More »
December 2007
- Hillary Leads in Iowa; Huck, Mitt Neck-and-Neck
  
  Reuters | Dec 30, 07 8:56 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With just four days left before Iowans gather to caucus, a Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll released today found Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama 31% to 27%, while GOP heavyweights Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee are in a dead heat. Third-place Democratic contender John Edwards was running a strong 24%. Republican John McCain, who is focusing on New Hampshire, was the only other candidate in double digits with 11%. More »
- Crunch Time in Iowa: Rivals Step Up Attacks
  
  Reuters | Dec 29, 07 7:31 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Presidential candidates blitzed through Iowa on the final weekend before next week's caucuses looking to lock up the all-important camp of undecided voters, Reuters reports. The Republican race continued to turn negative, with Romney going after both McCain and Huckabee in new ads, and both candidates striking back at him on the trail. More »
- Obama Fires Back with Iowa TV Request
  
  ABC News | Dec 28, 07 6:55 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is getting a lesson in the politics of local TV as he angles for airtime on the evening before the Iowa caucuses, ABC News reports. After Hillary Clinton’s campaign purchased a 2-minute spot during all of the state’s 6 pm Wednesday newscasts, Obama began requesting a live 2- or 5-minute block. “Five minutes is impossible,” said one station exec. More »
- Bhutto Killing Probe a Must, Clinton Says
  
  Reuters | Dec 28, 07 6:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton says she wants a probe into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, blasting current Pakistani President Musharraf and, by extension, US support for his regime. "I don't think the Pakistani government at this time under President Musharraf has any credibility at all," the Democratic presidential candidate said today in Iowa. "I am calling for a full independent international investigation." More »
- Obama Ties Clinton in NH
  
  Los Angeles Times | Dec 28, 07 8:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has erased Hillary Clinton’s lead in New Hampshire, pulling into a tie by persuading voters he is more honest and change-minded, according to a Los Angeles Times /Bloomberg poll. In Iowa, both hopefuls are neck-and-neck with John Edwards—but Clinton could rise if the Bhutto assassination focuses voter concern on national defense, an area where she is perceived as strong. More »
- Hillary Was Adviser, Not Decider
  
  New York Times | Dec 26, 07 4:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton spent her 8 years in the White House informally advising her husband and jetting around the world mediating social crises, the New York Times says, but the first lady had little direct experience with war or terrorism. She didn’t do “the heavy lifting of foreign policy,” snipes an ex-Clinton State Department official who’s now supporting Barack Obama. More »
- Candidates Battling Down to Wire as Iowa Race Nears
  
  Los Angeles Times | Dec 26, 07 5:01 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Democratic and Republican candidates are racing down to the wire neck-and-neck-and-neck as Iowa prepares for the nation's first presidential contest in just eight days. It's expected to be one of the closest races in US history, the Los Angeles Times reports. "If you can find a three-headed coin, flip it. That's the best projection I can give," said an expert who has been tracking the caucuses since 1972. More »
- In Shift, Clergy Gives More Dollars to Dems
  
  Politico | Dec 22, 07 2:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In a shift from 2004, Republican presidential and congressional hopefuls are losing clergy support as measured by campaign donations, Politico reports. According to FEC data, clergy and religious groups have given Dem candidates $367,000 but the GOP just $288,000. Of the Dem haul, Barack Obama leads with $107,350 to Hillary Clinton's $89,910. More »
- Obama Draws Dead Even in NH
  
  USA Today | Dec 21, 07 8:20 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are dead even in New Hampshire, according to the latest USA Today /Gallup poll. The two are tied at 32%, with John Edwards a distant third at 18% and no other Democratic candidates in double digits. Like Clinton, Republican Mitt Romney has seen his lead in the state shrink as well, although he's still ahead of John McCain. More »
- Hillary, Barack Switch Playbooks
  
  Boston Globe | Dec 20, 07 10:41 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With the Iowa caucuses just weeks away, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama appear to have made an early new year's resolution: to be more like each other. The presidential contenders have switched playbooks, the Boston Globe reports, with Clinton highlighting her feel-good biography and Obama stressing his leadership qualities. "She is trying to soften her image and raise her favorability," said one analyst. More »