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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
- Idealism Met Different End for Obama Sr.
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 17, 08 4:03 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Like his candidate son, Barack Obama Sr. was charismatic, eloquent and idealistic, those who knew him say—so idealistic he was devastated by the corruption he saw in his native Kenya. The Harvard grad was so disillusioned upon his return to Africa, the Los Angeles Times reports, he turned to drink, with several DUI accidents preceding the car crash that killed him, at 46, in 1982. More »
- Fiorina Hosts NY Event for Hillary Funders
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 17, 08 2:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - About 25 disgruntled Hillary Clinton donors met Tuesday with a top adviser to John McCain, and promised “hundreds of thousands and maybe millions of votes” for the Republican—if their conditions were met. Carly Fiorina said the women she met in New York were “intensely uncomfortable with the notion of a President Obama,” the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
- Gore Challenge: 100% Clean Electricity by 2018
  
  Time | Jul 17, 08 10:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Al Gore is challenging the US to produce all its electricity through wind, sun, and other clean sources by 2018. Speaking to the AP ahead of a major address today, the Nobel laureate compared the goal to JFK’s 1961 pledge to make it to the moon—and said that both Barack Obama and John McCain are “way ahead” of most politicians on the climate change issue. More »
- Obama Rakes in $52M in June
  
  Reuters | Jul 17, 08 8:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is back up in the fundraising stratosphere, pulling in $52 million in June, the campaign said today. The total is just shy of the record $55 million he drew in February, and it more than laps John McCain’s $22 million take in June. The total lays to rest speculation that Obama was in for another down month after raising “only” $30 million in April and $21.9 million in May. More »
- Fox: Jackson Used N-Word in Off-Air Obama Comments
  
  ABC News | Jul 17, 08 4:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Red-faced civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has again had to apologize to the nation's first black presidential candidate, this time over his use of a racial slur in off-air comments during the taping of a FOX show, reports AP. Fox News confirmed that Jackson said Obama is "talking down to black people, telling n—s how to behave" after a transcript was leaked to TVNewser. Jackson had earlier apologized for his "hurtful words," but his use of a racial slur hadn't been reported. More »
- Iraq Backs Barack, Despite Pullout Fears
  
  New York Times | Jul 17, 08 3:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is widely popular in Iraq, despite deep concerns about his plans to withdraw American troops, reports the New York Times . Iraqis around the country expressed admiration for Obama and believe he would be a major improvement over President Bush—but also worry that his proposed 16-month withdrawal timetable could reverse hard-fought security gains. More »
- No More Navel-Gazing; Go After McCain
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jul 16, 08 8:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - There are two races for president this year, Michael Tomasky writes in the Guardian , “a race about Barack Obama and a race about what the GOP has done to the country.” And Obama would be well served to turn the focus to John McCain, whose recent gaffes have gone unanswered as the Democrat tries to make people vote for him—and not against his opponent. More »
- Europe Can't Wait for Obama
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 16, 08 6:57 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Europe is brimming with excitement for the arrival of Barack Obama next week, but his supporters are hoping not to hurt him with too tight an embrace, the Los Angeles Times reports. British, French and German polls show strong support for Obama, but as the Guardian warned, “To be seen as Europe’s pet is the last thing a presidential candidate needs— especially one who wants to shed his elitist image with white working-class American voters.” More »
- McCain Camp Likens Obama —to Bush?
  
  Huffington Post | Jul 16, 08 6:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The McCain camp borrowed a page from its rivals today with a new tack on Barack Obama: He looks a whole lot like George W. Bush. McCain's national security adviser took Obama to task for the rigidity of his Iraq strategy, the Huffington Post reports. "I think the American people have had enough of stubbornness and inflexibility in national security policy,” said Randy Scheunemann. More »
- McCain's Elite Fundraisers Trump Obama's
  
  USA Today | Jul 16, 08 5:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain appears to be more reliant on funds bundled by elite supporters than Barack Obama, USA Today reports. More than half of the Republican candidate’s receipts, or more than $75 million, came from donations assembled by about 500 top supporters. In contrast, Obama’s top 500 pulled in about $50 million, about 17% of his total. More »
- 'Foolish Consistency' Mars Obama Iraq Plan
  
  Washington Post | Jul 16, 08 4:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The editors of the Washington Post are rankled that Barack Obama has the same position on exiting Iraq now—“with bloodshed at its lowest level since the war began”—as he did a year ago, “at the war’s peak.” His "iron timetable" of a 16-month withdrawal, seemingly "indifferent to the war's outcome," is short-sighted and does not serve America's interests. More »
- All 3 Network Anchors Will Travel Abroad With Obama
  
  Washington Post | Jul 16, 08 3:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric and Brian Williams will all be part of Barack Obama’s foreign trip that begins later this week, Howard Kurtz reveals in the Washington Post —as the Dem’s campaign impressively “draws the anchors halfway around the world by offering access.” The ABC, CBS and NBC anchors will interview the candidate on separate nights in different countries. More »