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February 2008
- Potomac Leaders Differ on Dem Picks
  
  Washington Post | Feb 8, 08 7:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The three chief executives in Tuesday’s Potomac Primary don't agree on a candidate—it's two for Obama, one for Clinton—but all have strong ties with their candidate of choice, the Washington Post reports. And all three endorsed early: Virginia's Tim Kaine was the first governor outside Illinois to endorse Obama. They met in 2005 and struck an instant friendship: Both are Harvard law graduates who worked in civil rights; both have mothers with ties to the same small town in Kansas. More »
- Yes We Can ... Calm Down
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 8, 08 4:51 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Joel Stein has Obamaphilia—“I want the man to hope all over me”—and he worries it’s not appropriate. The LA Times columnist knows Barack Obama isn’t a maverick "taking risky positions like Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich" and wonders whether it's out of proportion—and in bad taste—to get worked up about a mainstream politician. More »
- Bill Admits He Is Unlike 'Any Other Spouse'
  
  WCSH (Portland, Maine) | Feb 8, 08 2:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Bill Clinton said yesterday he took the wrong approach in defending his wife before the South Carolina primary. “The mistake that I made is to think that I was a spouse like any other spouse," he said in an interview with a TV reporter in Maine. "I can promote Hillary but not defend her, because I was president." More »
- Obama Agrees to Debates in Ohio and Texas
  
  Dallas Morning News | Feb 8, 08 8:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Yielding to pressure from the Clinton camp, Barack Obama accepted two of four proposed debates in advance of the March 4th primaries yesterday, one in Ohio and one in Texas. Obama is favored in the eight contests to be held between now and March 4, but he trails in Texas and Ohio. His team prefers rallies to debates as a way to win supporters, the Dallas Morning News notes. More »
- Obama Stronger Rival Against McCain: Poll
  
  Time | Feb 8, 08 5:02 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama would have a better chance than Hillary Clinton of beating John McCain in a general election, according to a new Time magazine poll. Obama outdid McCain 48% to 41% in a theoretical match-up, while Clinton and McCain tied at 46% each. Pollsters chalk up the difference to independents, who prefer Obama to McCain, but prefer McCain to Clinton. More »
- Obama Song Video Scores 12M Views
  
  Boston Globe | Feb 7, 08 2:38 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A video that sets a Barack Obama speech to song—and juxtaposes 36 crooning celebrities with the Democratic candidate—has landed more than 12 million hits online in less than a week, the Boston Globe reports. Scored by singer will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, “Yes We Can” features a simple guitar line and melody, along with Scarlett Johansson, singer John Legend and rapper Common. More »
- Hollywood, Tech, Latino Titans Won Calif. for Clinton
  
  Washington Post | Feb 7, 08 1:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton won the California primary on the strength of deep relationships with the state’s entertainment, Silicon Valley, and Hispanic communities, reports the Washington Post. Four figures that fought to tip the scales her way: Filmmaker Rob Reiner worked full-time for Hillary, holding a $500,000 fundraiser for her and making a video for her that was viewed a million times. More »
- Dems Encircle Vital Virginia
  
  Washington Post | Feb 7, 08 12:38 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Forget Yorktown and Manassas: Virginia will weigh in on a new war Tuesday, as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton make the state the next key Democratic battleground. Watchers had thought Obama would sweep the so-called Potomac Primary—in Virginia, Maryland, and DC—but Clinton is looking for a crucial stand in the Mother of Presidents, the Washington Post reports. More »
- Team Obama Prepares for Stalemate
  
  Bloomberg | Feb 7, 08 10:54 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign is preparing for a deadlocked contest with Hillary Clinton and forecasting a virtual tie in the race for Democratic delegates, according to an internal memo. Bloomberg reports Obama's advisers envision him winning 19 of 27 remaining primaries but giving Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to Clinton. That scenario would give Obama a lead in delegates but not an outright majority. More »
- Obama Expects to Rake in $30M This Month
  
  Politico | Feb 7, 08 4:04 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - After hauling in an epic $32 million in contributions in January, Barack Obama is expecting a near record-busting $30 million in donations this month. Even more striking, the candidate for change seems to raise most of his money in just that—change. Half of January's yield came in online contributions of $200 or less, many as little