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Des Moines Register
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Oct 8, 07 5:19 AM CDT
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Three months before the Iowa Caucus, Hillary Clinton has opened up a commanding lead among likely voters, a new poll by the Des Moines Register finds. The poll shows 29% preferring Clinton, 23% John Edwards, and 22% Barack Obama. In the paper's last poll in May, Edwards led with 29% to Obama's 22% and Clinton's 21%.
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New York Times
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Oct 6, 07 4:00 PM CDT
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GOP presidential frontrunners Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney have been stumping hard in New Hampshire in advance of the primary, desperately trying to highlight their differences. Romney is blasting Giuliani's record as mayor of New York City and claims he backs unlimited government spending. Giuliani, capitalizing on his renown in the aftermath of the 9/11 disaster, repeatedly returns to the need to combat terrorism.
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New York Times
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Oct 5, 07 11:45 PM CDT
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Rudy Giuliani is a tempered presidential candidate these days, belying the fiery personality displayed on his mayoral radio show in the '90s. Radio Rudy was a loose cannon, known for telling callers to seek psychiatric help, the Times reports. He was unafraid to needle interest groups, once saying “the NRA has lost all credibility” because of its assault weapons support.
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Guardian (UK)
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Oct 5, 07 11:27 AM CDT
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Bill Clinton plans to serve as a sort of diplomat-in-chief should his wife take up residence in the West Wing, he tells the Guardian in London, where he's on a fundraising jog and book-promotion tour. Hillary envisions a mission for him to "restore America's standing" after years of a unilateral position that has "enraged the world," said Clinton.
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Los Angeles Times
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Oct 5, 07 6:15 AM CDT
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After an early romance with Barack Obama, entertainment industry power brokers have largely switched their affection to Hillary Clinton, the Los Angeles Times reports, finding the former first lady more charming and personable than they had expected. Director Rob Reiner, who had been skeptical that Clinton could be elected, is now hosting a combined birthday bash and fund raiser for the senator later this month.
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Associated Press
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Oct 4, 07 4:35 PM CDT
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Rudy Giuliani raised $11 million for his presidential campaign in the just-ended third quarter, the AP reports, giving him $16 million total for use in primary contests and general election. Giuliani has used the past three months well, edging Mitt Romney's $10 million to hold his standing as the most effective Republican fund-raiser into a second consecutive quarter.
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New York Times
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Oct 4, 07 1:50 PM CDT
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Battle lines have been drawn in the first major skirmish between the '08 presidential frontrunners, as their supporters wage a proxy war over a ballot initiative to redistribute California's electoral votes. Although both campaigns deny involvement in the initiative, the New York Times reports, the heavy hitters on both sides of the measure have ties to Giuliani or Clinton.
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Washington Post
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Oct 4, 07 7:40 AM CDT
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Former president Bill Clinton is a clear asset in his wife's bid for the White House, the Washington Post reports, with 60% of Americans polled last week saying they would welcome him as first spouse, and two-thirds giving his presidency the thumbs-up. But they don't see Hillary Clinton as a continuation of Bill: two-thirds said they thought she'd take the country in a different direction than her husband did.
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The Hill
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Oct 3, 07 2:47 PM CDT
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Rudy Giuliani is going directly to values voters rather than risking confrontation with their kingmakers, and one aide says Rudy doesn’t need the brass on his side. The socially liberal GOPer hasn’t met with the Arlington Group and is the only Republican who hasn’t responded to a Family Research Council invite, the Hill reports.
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Politico
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Oct 3, 07 12:50 PM CDT
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The Republican Party could be at a significant financial disadvantage when next year’s presidential race begins in earnest, according to Politico's Jeanne Cummings. The leading Democratic White House hopefuls have raised $200 million since January—twice what their Republican counterparts have garnered. The trend extends beyond the presidential race with Democrats raising more than Republicans across the board.
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Los Angeles Daily News
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Oct 2, 07 5:32 PM CDT
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A Democratic watchdog group has accused Rudy Giuliani of money laundering and breaking campaign-finance laws in an attempt to change California's system of awarding electoral votes. The sole donor to a group called Take Initiative America was top Giuliani adviser Paul Singer, according to a Federal Election Commission complaint filed yesterday, the LA Daily News reports.
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Associated Press
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Oct 2, 07 1:21 PM CDT
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Hillary Clinton isn't just dominating Barack Obama in the primary polls: Today marks the first time she can brag of better fundraising, having gathered $27 million in the third quarter compared to her chief rival’s $20 million. The summer season is typically difficult for donations, the AP reports, and yet a Clinton campaign email bragged of its best quarter yet.
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Politico
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Oct 1, 07 5:51 PM CDT
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The media is committing an abrupt about-face in Hillary coverage—from supportive to critical—and Politico agrees with a Clinton aide that “the press is invested in making this a race.” Between articles talking up “nepotism,” “weasel words,” and even “the Cackle,” Mike Allen and John F. Harris see a “groupthink” return to old storylines.
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Los Angeles Times
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Oct 1, 07 5:17 PM CDT
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The religious right’s failure to coalesce around anyone in the GOP’s top presidential tier could throw the party’s nomination to socially liberal Rudy Giuliani, the Los Angeles Times reports. By favoring unrealistic candidates such as Brownback and Huckabee, and doubting the conservative zeal of Romney and Thompson, they leave the door open for the thrice-married former mayor.
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Reuters
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Oct 1, 07 4:30 AM CDT
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg again denied yesterday he's considering running for president, Reuters reports. Bloomberg’s split from the GOP this summer sparked rumors that he was considering running as an independent. The mayor's continued popularity in the polls as he nears the end of his term has heightened speculation that he would take the next big step.
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