Posted on April 28, 2008 by Curt
One of Sen. Clinton’s trumpeted selling points to superdelegates in the upcoming weeks to be sure will be her dubious claim she leads the popular vote. Her numbers exclude Obama’s wins in caucus states Iowa, Maine, and Washington (as well as her victory in Nevada) because caucus vote tallies are traditionally not released. Futhermore, Clinton [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2008 by Graison
How could you say no to a face like that?
The Huffington Post reported this afternoon that national Democratic leadership might force superdelegates to make public their endorsements if the primary season ends without a conclusive winner. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and DNC Chariman Howard Dean might write [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2008 by Curt
Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert has offered the return of the Golan Heights to Syrian control in return for peace between the two nations. Rumors have been circulating for the past six months or so that Olmert would be willing to make a move. Syrian President Bashar Assad confirmed that Olmert had made the [...]
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Posted on April 23, 2008 by Graison
Todd (far left) and Russert (right): two of the more levelheaded analysts around
Tim Russert and Chuck Todd, the top two political minds at MSNBC (sorry, Tucker) offered the following nuggets of post-debate analysis. Hopefully they answer a few questions (feel free to ask question-comments; your writer will, as ever, dutifully research anything readers might [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2008 by Graison
Even he saw it coming
Is anybody surprised that Hillary Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary? Less than three months ago–shortly after the primary season began–she held advantages of twenty to thirty points there. Her chief surrogate in the state, Governor Ed Rendell, is immensely popular and has an unmatched network of supporters and resources [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2008 by Curt
Sen. Hillary Clinton has been declared the victor in the Pennsylvania primaries with 96% of the vote currently in and an 10% margin, 55% to 45%. We will keep you updated as the counting continues. With her unsurprising victory, now the debate turns to whether or not it will be enough to sway superdelegates to [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2008 by Graison
Any ideas?
Minnesota Public Radio and parent American Public Media have created a new widget designed to foster discussion and idea-sharing on the challenges facing America’s healthcare system. It allows you to browse ideas through a tag search, submit your own ideas and get background information on all the parties holding a stake in the debate.
Idea [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2008 by Curt
Robert Reich, Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor in his first administration, announced on his endorsement of Barack Obama today. Of course he gives the usual thoughts on how Obama has energized people and brought more people into politics, but what really gives his endorsement weight is the following:
Although Hillary Clinton has offered solid and sensible [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2008 by Curt
DNC chair Howard Dean appeared on CNN and said that now is the time for superdelegates to make up their minds.
I need them to say who they’re for starting now. We cannot give up two or three months of active campaigning and healing time. We’ve got to know who our nominee is.
With the Democratic race [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2008 by Amy
Bush spoke Wednesday on his strategy to fight global climate change in one of his first admissions that limiting emissions is a major issue. But if he does see the problem in greenhouse gases, then why not do anything about it in the United States now?
Instead, Bush explained why other countries should allow more alternative [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2008 by Curt
Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton will debate in Pennsylvania tonight, six days ahead of the state’s primary. Sticky issues to look out for are Clinton’s Bosnia exaggerations and Obama’s “bitter” comment. The debate can be seen on ABC from 7-9c. A debate preview can be read on the Washington Post’s blog here.
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Posted on April 16, 2008 by Curt
While appearing on Chris Matthews’ Hardball College Tour at Villanova University, Sen. John McCain had this to say in response to a question from a student about whether he would refer to himself as a “typical white person”:
May I say first that I thought that Senator Obama’s speech was an excellent speech and I think [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2008 by Graison
Going to Iraq if no one else wants to?
Responding to a dearth of foreign service workers employed in Iraq, the State Department warned Tuesday that diplomats would be forced to serve in the state if volunteers didn’t fill the staffing gap. Twenty percent of the United States’ 12,000 foreign service workers have served tours [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2008 by Curt
Former President Jimmy Carter, widely seen as a hero in Israel for orchestrating the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel 30 years ago, has been hearing harsh words lately from the Israeli government from his decision to meet with leaders of Hamas, a Palestinian group labeled a terrorist organization by the United States. Carter is [...]
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Posted on April 14, 2008 by Amy
Iraqi soldiers raided a home and freed a British CBS journalist from captivity in Basra, Iraq, after two months of imprisonment. Richard Butler, a photojournalist, and an Iraqi interpreter were kidnapped by men dressed as security guards, but the interpreter was released after negotiations on February 13. One guard was arrested and three others are [...]
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