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Hillary's Dirt on Barack?
Hillary's Dirt on Barack?
Nov 18, 2007 6:40 PM CST

Hillary's Dirt on Barack?

Clinton camp denies rumor of hurtful information on rival

(Newser) - Does Hillary Clinton have dirt on Barack Obama? Robert Novak said yes in his weekend column and sparked a day of bickering between the camps. Obama’s campaign called the report “devoid of facts, but heavy on innuendo and insinuation of the sort to which we've become all too...

Clinton Strikes Back at Rivals
Clinton Strikes Back at Rivals
Nov 15, 2007 8:41 PM CST

Clinton Strikes Back at Rivals

Senator accuses Obama, Edwards of distorting her record

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton accused her main Democratic rivals of twisting her words and slinging mud during a testy debate in Las Vegas tonight. "When somebody starts throwing mud, at least we can hope it's accurate and not right out of the Republican playbook," she said at one point. Barack...

Obama a Hit at Google Town Hall
Obama a Hit at Google Town Hall
Nov 15, 2007 3:02 PM CST

Obama a Hit at Google Town Hall

Senator touts age, prods Clinton in California swing

(Newser) - Barack Obama is enjoying a resurgence in the polls as Hillary Clinton's "inevitability" seems to chip away, and the revived buzz was evident yesterday in a town-hall-style meeting at Google headquarters and in other San Francisco-area stops. Obama reiterated his campaign's central claim—that he is the "change...

Hillary, Rudy in a Dead Heat in Nevada

Clinton leads Dems, but looks to steady ship at tonight's debate

(Newser) - Presidential frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani are tied in a head-to-head Nevada matchup, according to a CNN poll taken just ahead of tonight's Dem debate in what is now an early-primary state. But Clinton dominates her rivals for the party's nod, with 51% to Barack Obama’s 23% and...

College, Caucus Calendars Conflict
College, Caucus Calendars Conflict
Nov 12, 2007 3:32 PM CST

College, Caucus Calendars Conflict

Iowa vote during school vacation may spell trouble for Obama

(Newser) - The Iowa caucuses are scheduled for January 3—during most colleges' winter break. The loser in the primary leapfrogging contest may turn out to be Barack Obama, who's been counting on collegiate footsoldiers to aid an upset victory, USA Today reports. it's worth noting, however, that young people made up...

Obama, Edwards Take Aim
Obama, Edwards Take Aim
Nov 11, 2007 6:56 PM CST

Obama, Edwards Take Aim

Hillary counters accusation of a 'poll-driven' campaign

(Newser) - Obama accused Hillary of dodging questions and running a "poll-driven" campaign before a crowd of thousands at an Iowa fundraising dinner yesterday, the New York Times reports. “Not answering questions because we’re afraid our answers won’t be popular just won’t do it,” Obama said....

Obama's Race a Plus, for White Voters

Yet black voters prefer Hillary by almost 10 points, suspicious of his white appeal

(Newser) - Obama’s skin color is helping, not hurting, his drive to win white votes, says the Wall Street Journal. Whites see him as proof of racial progress, the Journal claims—a post-Civil Rights politician who inspires in part by ducking racial issues. “Obama is running an emancipating campaign,”...

Only Obama Can Mend Boomer Rifts
Only Obama
Can Mend
Boomer Rifts
Nov 9, 2007 2:45 PM CST

Only Obama Can Mend Boomer Rifts

Sullivan: He's the man to win a truce in the culture wars

(Newser) - Barack Obama is the only presidential candidate who can take the US past the “debilitating, self-perpetuating” Vietnam-vintage divisions within the Baby Boom generation, conservative Andrew Sullivan asserts in an Atlantic cover story. Sullivan is so disturbed by the “nonviolent civil war” keeping America busy at home while the...

'70s Icon Talks Race, Politics and Obama

Angela Davis has lived to see her own commodification

(Newser) - Angela Davis, 1970s black power icon, talks to the Guardian about race, politics and Barack Obama, and muses about being remembered "as a hairdo." Davis on diversity in the Bush administration: "When the inclusion of black people into the machine of oppression is designed to make that...

Hillary Vulnerable in National Poll
Hillary Vulnerable in National Poll
Nov 8, 2007 11:39 AM CST

Hillary Vulnerable in National Poll

Democratic frontrunner in dead heat with Giuliani

(Newser) - Americans want a Democratic president, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows—but they're not as sure they want it to be Hillary Clinton. Though respondents favored a Democrat to replace President Bush, 50% to 35%, Clinton runs in a dead heat with Republican frontrunner Rudy Giuliani. “I...

Candidates Still Figuring Out Web Ads

Romney banner appears on Gay.com in latest of many snafus in '08 race

(Newser) - Politicians have decades of experience putting ads on television, but they haven’t figured out this Internet thing, the New York Times says. Thanks to ad networks, banners are showing up in embarrassing places – Mitt Romney accidentally advertised on Gay.com – making politicians look like blunderers. “Corporate...

Dems Run Risk With Costly Green Reforms

Could win suburban support, but price tag will draw GOP attack

(Newser) - The leading Democratic candidates are committed to far-reaching environmental pledges, surely fueling future GOP attacks—and potentially turning next November in either party’s favor. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John Edwards have all signed on to 80% cuts in greenhouse gases by mid-century, the Post reports, which could mean...

Obama Backers Sought to Block Colbert In SC

Board members say top Dems 'pressured' them to keep comic off ballot

(Newser) - Top Obama supporters in South Carolina called up members of the deciding Democratic council to oppose Stephen Colbert's bid for a ballot berth, CNN reports. One voter said he felt “pressured” by the phone call from former US Senate nominee Inez Tenenbaum, who said Colbert's presence "wouldn't be...

Obama Plays Himself on SNL
Obama Plays Himself on SNL
Nov 4, 2007 9:47 AM CST

Obama Plays Himself on SNL

Ripping off mask at Hillary Halloween party: 'I have nothing to hide. I enjoy being myself."

(Newser) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama turned up the heat on frontrunner Hillary Clinton last night on "Saturday Night Live" when he appeared in the opening sketch—a Halloween party thrown by a faux Bill and Hillary and attended by faux Democratic candidates—as himself.  Everyone was in costume,...

Obama Vows New Ties With Iran
Obama Vows New Ties With Iran
Nov 2, 2007 2:10 PM CDT

Obama Vows New Ties With Iran

He would reward 'changes in behavior' with economic incentives

(Newser) - Barack Obama says he would take a much different approach to Iran than the Bush administration, pushing high-level talks and economic incentives in exchange for cooperation on Iraq and nuclear issues. In an interview with the Times, the candidate said Iran's obstinance on those issues is caused in part by...

Hillary Backs Licenses for Immigrants
Hillary Backs Licenses for Immigrants
Oct 31, 2007 10:16 PM CDT

Hillary Backs Licenses for Immigrants

Plants flag in effort to recoup after embarrassing forum fumble

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton came out in support of drivers licenses for illegal immigrants today, in an effort to separate herself not so much from her competitors but her own flubbed answer to a question about them at Tuesday night's candidate forum. At the forum she drew gleeful opprobrium from the other...

Mukasey Faces Uncertain Vote
Mukasey Faces Uncertain Vote
Oct 31, 2007 7:02 PM CDT

Mukasey Faces Uncertain Vote

Attorney General nominee on thin ice with Democrats

(Newser) - A vote that could send the nomination of Michael Mukasey as US attorney general to the full Senate will come Tuesday, the Democrat in charge of the Senate Judiciary Committee said today. Once thought certain, Mukasey's confirmation now appears to hinge on his refusal to classify as illegal torture the...

Dem Hopefuls Pile On Clinton
Dem Hopefuls Pile On Clinton
Oct 31, 2007 4:46 AM CDT

Dem Hopefuls Pile On Clinton

Edwards, Obama target front-runner in pitched confrontation

(Newser) - The knives were out for Hillary Clinton in the seventh and most confrontational of the Democratic presidential debates last night. John Edwards and Barack Obama led the attack on the frontrunner, criticizing her positions on Iran and illegal immigrants, and questioning her credibility and electability, the New York Times reports.

Press Praises Barack and Fred, Knocks McCain

More balanced with Hillary, Giuliani

(Newser) - The press gives Obama and Fred Thompson upbeat coverage, John McCain a hard time, and balances reporting on Hillary and Giuliani, says the Hollywood Reporter. A new study shows that Obama and Thompson received positive coverage in half of their 2007 stories, while McCain's were 48% negative and 12% positive....

Obama Looks for Gospel Lift
Obama Looks
for Gospel Lift
Oct 29, 2007 7:30 PM CDT

Obama Looks for Gospel Lift

But tour isn't attracting the young believers who fueled his early campaign

(Newser) - Barack Obama's three-city South Carolina gospel tour kicked off over the weekend, with hopes that a little soul would lift his swooning numbers along with spirits. If the goal was, as one local supporter put it, to "get these young folks re-fired up," it wasn't happening at the...

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