A New York President?

Hillary Wants Feds, Employers to Share Tab

Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 15, 07 3:57 PM CDT

(Newser) - Details of Hillary’s health plan are leaking out before she formally announces them Monday in Iowa. Rather than re-making the system – or imitating her 1993 proposal – she wants the Feds to subsidize some care and employers to pay for the rest. The Wall Street Journal reports that she’s headed for a run-in with the GOP but has support from voters, who trust her more than other candidates on health care. More »

Giuliani Ties Clinton to Controversial MoveOn Ad

Politico  |  Sep 15, 07 10:34 AM CDT

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani linked Hillary Clinton to the controversial MoveOn.org newspaper ad attacking David Petraeus in a new Internet attack ad of his own. In the spot, called “She Changed,” the GOP presidential hopeful says the New York senator shifted her position on the war and criticized Petraeus, both for political gain, the Politico says . More »

'Hillarycare' Wasn’t Her Bad

American Prospect  |  Sep 15, 07 5:35 AM CDT

(Newser) - As Hillary Clinton gets set to roll out her new health care proposal, Paul Starr in the American Prospect wans to correct the record on her last, disastrous effort. Hillary gets all the flak for the 1993 flameout, but the mistakes are grossly misdiagnosed—and they belong to Bill, says Starr, who was a key health policy adviser to the Clintons. The first lady was chair of the task force, but the president’s ideas were already formed. More »

Obama: Bring Troops Home by End of '08

Reuters  |  Sep 12, 07 4:44 PM CDT

(Newser) - Iraq troop withdrawals should be completed by the end of next year, Barack Obama says in a speech obtained by Reuters that was to be delivered in Iowa tonight. “We have to begin to end this war now,” the Democratic presidential candidate demands; his plan calls for one or two US combat brigades to leave Iraq each month, with all troops out by the end of 2008. More »

Thompson Closing in on Giuliani

CNN  |  Sep 12, 07 2:47 AM CDT

(Newser) - Just five days into his official run for the presidency, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has moved within a percentage point of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in a CNN popularity poll. Thompson won the support of  27% of registered Republicans, while Giuliani garnered 28%. With a 5-point margin of error factored in, neither candidate has a clear edge. More »

Hillary to Repay $850K From Hsu

Associated Press  |  Sep 11, 07 6:10 AM CDT

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign will return $850,000 raised by Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, a fugitive from a 1991 fraud conviction who turned himself in and then skipped out on a Bay Area court hearing last week. Clinton had planned to give $23,000 from Hsu to charity, but has since decided to return all funds raised by Hsu from 260 donors. More »

Barack, Hillary Tangle For Bill's Brain Trust

Newsweek  |  Sep 7, 07 9:39 AM CDT

(Newser) - Democratic hopefuls Clinton and Obama are competing for the loyalties of Bill Clinton’s foreign policy advisers, Newsweek 's Michael Hirsh reveals. While Hillary has poached a few mid-level aides from her husband's administration, several are informally allying with Obama—including counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke, who has begun advising the Illinois Senator. More »

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