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November 2008
- Obama's The Man: Hillary
  
  New York Daily News | Nov 2, 08 5:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - It’s time to make a clean break from the "disastrous policies" of the past eight years, and the man to “chart a new course” is Barack Obama, writes Hillary Clinton of her one-time rival in a column in the New York Daily News . “We find ourselves in an economic crisis born and bred by the failed policies of Washington Republicans. And the fact is, President Bush has practiced what John McCain has preached," she notes. More »
- 'Clinton Wins!' And Other Might Have Beens
  
  Slate | Nov 1, 08 10:08 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Reporters are already writing up advance analyses of how each of the two presidential candidates achieved victory next Tuesday—to be ready for either outcome. Slate has a little fun imagining some of the other scenarios that might have played out: Hillary Clinton claimed a historic win after John McCain's oft-used phrase, "lipstick on a pig," insulted voters—and his VP pick, a black police lieutenant form small-town Maryland, backfired on him. More »
October 2008
- Hillary, Obama Blitz Fla. for Early Votes
  
  Washington Post | Oct 21, 08 6:22 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton threw herself into the battle for Florida as early voters packed polling places yesterday, the Washington Post reports. Barack Obama, pulling out all stops in an effort to flip the state to the Democratic side, led a crowd of 50,000 in chants of "Hil-lar-y" as the pair made their first public appearance together since July. More »
- Hillary: I (Probably) Won't Run Again
  
  Chicago Tribune | Oct 14, 08 11:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The chances of Hillary Clinton making a second White House run are “probably close to zero,” the senator told Fox and Friends in an interview this morning. She similarly shot down speculation that she’d be the next Senate Majority Leader or a Supreme Court justice. “I’m not seeking any other position except for being the best senator for New York that I can be.” More »
- Clintons Surface for Home Stretch
  
  CNN | Oct 13, 08 4:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Clintons hit the campaign trail yesterday, stumping with Joe Biden in former Hillary territory in Pennsylvania, reports CNN. Hillary Clinton urged that Democrats "must elect Barack Obama," and warned: “This election is too important to sit on the sidelines of history." It was the couple's first joint appearance on Obama's behalf. The powerful pair will be more visible in the race’s final weeks, aides say. More »
- Both Campaigns Walk the Plank
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Oct 12, 08 12:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Beware, trick or treaters: John McCain and Barack Obama may be hiding behind that bandanna and eyepatch. Asked about their favorite childhood Halloween costumes in separate interviews for Nickelodeon, both candidates answered "pirate," the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Obama called his getup "the best costume of all time." McCain joked that he'd like to "put my costume on and take my sword out" and get some fellow Senators back in line. More »
- Hillary Raises Big Money for Obama
  
  USA Today | Oct 6, 08 1:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton has raised more than $8 million since July for Barack Obama, USA Today reports, and has hit 40 Obama campaign events in the past 2 months. She’ll headline two more Obama fundraisers this month, plus 11 events for other Democratic candidates. But while she’s raising money for others, her own campaign still owes $9 million to various vendors. More »
September 2008
- Bailout Standoff Brings Out Worst in Both Candidates
  
  New York Times | Sep 25, 08 2:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The financial crisis is turning the presidential campaign into a “Goldilocks story," Gail Collins writes in the New York Times. McCain, “desperately reinventing his position every day,” has halted his campaign to focus on Wall Street, while Obama has coolly mentioned he may skip out on the rescue bill vote. Yet, so far, their solutions are “both vaguely similar and similarly vague." More »
- Hillary: Bailout Must Help Homeowners
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 25, 08 7:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As Congress debates the terms of the $700 billion bailout, Hillary Clinton warns in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that "this is not just a financial crisis; it's an economic crisis." For the New York senator, any federal action has to tackle the underlying causes of the turmoil—starting with the $3 trillion in mortgage debt that set off the crisis and threatens millions with foreclosure. More »
- Hillary Didn't Really Want VP Slot: Bill
  
  ABC News | Sep 22, 08 6:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Even as rumors continue to bounce around the Internet that Hillary Clinton could end up on the Democratic ticket, she never wanted to—and would only have accepted the VP slot out of a sense of duty, Bill Clinton said on The View today. “Not really, she didn’t,” Bill said when asked by Barbara Walters of his wife’s inclinations, ABC reports. More »
- Clinton Cancels Event After Palin Invited, Too
  
  Associated Press | Sep 17, 08 11:07 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Hillary Clinton has canceled an appearance at a New York rally next week after organizers blindsided her by also inviting Sarah Palin. Several American Jewish groups are planning a major demonstration outside the United Nations on Sept. 22 to protest against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Clinton aides were furious that Palin had also been invited—a fact they first learned when informed by reporters. More »
- Clintons Want McCain to Win, Says Morris
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Sep 13, 08 11:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Clintons may be campaigning for Obama, but they really want McCain to win so Hillary can run in 2012, friend-turned-foe Dick Morris tells the UK Telegraph . And if that happens, get ready for a historic Clinton-Palin showdown (Morris thinks McCain would not run again) that will shake up the role of women in politics. "In Palin, you have an authentic model of feminism and in Hillary you have a counterfeit one," says Morris, who argues that Hillary would be nowhere without Bill. More »
- Obama Steps Up Assault on McCain
  
  New York Times | Sep 12, 08 9:12 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Barack Obama campaign kicks off its leaner, meaner approach today, reports the New York Times , going on the offensive with a New Hampshire speech and new ads in an attempt to wrest momentum back from the GOP. The candidate's strategists say it has long been the plan to get more aggressive closer to November but, as poll numbers have shifted, many Dems are seeing echoes of John Kerry's 2004 post-convention slump. More »
- Ooops: Biden Says Hillary Might Have Been a Better Pick
  
  ABC News | Sep 11, 08 9:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Joe Biden, rushing to the defense of Hillary Clinton yesterday, delighted the opposition (not to mention Hillary diehards) by saying she might have been a better VP pick for Obama than he was. It started when a man at a New Hampshire rally said he was glad Biden had been chosen over Clinton. “Not because she’s a woman,” the man said, “but because, look at the things she did in the past.” More »
August 2008
- Historic First: Obama's the Nominee
  
  Washington Post | Aug 27, 08 6:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama today became the first black candidate to earn the presidential nomination of a major party. His main rival, Hillary Clinton, got him there with a flourish by personally suspending the official roll call and asking that he be nominated by acclamation. She said she did so "in the spirit of unity, with the goal of victory," the Washington Post reports. More »
- Clinton Releases Delegates as Obama's Moment Nears
  
  CNN | Aug 27, 08 5:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton formally released her delegates today to allow them to vote for Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee, CNN reports. The expected move cleared the way for this evening's nomination of Barack Obama. Before the official roll call began, the names of both Clinton and Obama were formally nominated. More »
- Hillary's Faithful Unswayed by Speech
  
  Washington Post | Aug 27, 08 10:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Many Hillary Clinton supporters still won't vote for Obama despite her calls for unity last night at the Democratic Convention, the Washington Post reports. "Even if she can move on easily, that's not as easy for everybody else," said one Clinton supporter. Dissatisfied loyalists set up a Clinton campaign museum, led a parade, and lit thousands of candles in a park. More »
- Hillary: 'Time Is Now to Unite'
  
  CNN | Aug 26, 08 10:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton delivered her long-awaited address tonight to the Democratic convention and drove home the point quickly and repeatedly: The party must unite and elect Barack Obama. Clinton, after a lengthy standing ovation, said she hasn't worked for the past 35 years on health care and women's rights only to have it all "squandered" by another Republican administration, CNN reports. More »
- Clinton Never Was in Running for Veep Slot
  
  Washington Post | Aug 26, 08 12:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a meeting soon after Hillary Clinton conceded the nomination, Barack Obama told her he probably wouldn’t select her for the VP slot, sources close to the conversation told the Washington Post . She had requested that he not put her through a charade of vetting if she wasn't a serious candidate; he didn’t want to raise false hopes and knew after the rough primary season that the two wouldn’t make a good match. More »
- Hillary, Like Suffrage, Is a Symbol of Frustration
  
  New York Times | Aug 26, 08 11:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Many have noted that Hillary Clinton’s speech tonight comes on the anniversary of women’s suffrage, but that’s not necessarily the uplifting coincidence it appears to be, writes feminist author Susan Faludi in the New York Times. Despite Clinton’s fantastic primary showing, her supporters remain disconsolate because feminist history is loaded with half-measures and failed successes—and suffrage was one of them. More »