44: September 16, 2007 - September 22, 2007
Biden Gets Vote
On Iraq Plan
Plan for partition of Iraq into three states likely to see its day on the Senate floor.
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| September 21, 2007; 5:46 PM ET |
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Edwards Unveils
Education Plan
Plan focuses on improving conditions for teachers.
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| September 21, 2007; 5:10 PM ET |
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Bush to Hillary Clinton:
I'm Truman, You're Ike
Despite campaign rhetoric, President believes his successor may be willing to continue some version of his Iraq policies.
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| September 21, 2007; 5:00 PM ET |
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AFL-CIO Budgets $53 Million for '08
Labor federation targets White House, gain of three to six Senate seats for Democrats.
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| September 21, 2007; 3:53 PM ET |
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Clinton's Familiar Third Rail
Clinton and Chris Dodd at the AARP event yesterday. (AP). The Democratic presidential candidates...
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| September 21, 2007; 1:04 PM ET |
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For Mrs. Giuliani, the NRA Can Wait
When you get to your third marriage, you take your wife's call -- even if you're in the middle of a speech to the National Rifle Association.
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| September 21, 2007; 12:01 PM ET |
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Ushering in Obama
In Atlanta
The Illinois senator gets an intro from R&B star Usher.
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| September 21, 2007; 11:40 AM ET |
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Hsu Still 'Hillraiser,'
At Least For Now
Campaign says it will not air brush history, and Hsu's name will remain on the list of major fundraisers until all his money is returned.
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| September 21, 2007; 11:15 AM ET |
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Democrats Clash Over Health Care
Living up to his pledge to cut back on presidential debates, Sen. Barack Obama skipped...
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| September 21, 2007; 10:09 AM ET |
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Giuliani's Shine off in the Golden State?
A new poll shows the former mayor's support slipping in California.
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| September 20, 2007; 10:01 PM ET |
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Giuilani Adviser Says 'Too Many' Mosques in U.S.
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) says his comments were taken out of context, and Giuliani stands by him.
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| September 20, 2007; 5:28 PM ET |
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Obama Skips Vote,
Iowa Debate
The Democratic presidential hopeful ducks a vote condemning MoveOn.org and also won't be present tonight at the AARP candidate event in Iowa.
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| September 20, 2007; 4:30 PM ET |
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Mitt Romney's Way With Words
The former Mass. governor is mad about a number of things, but he rarely uses just one syllable to express his outrage.
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| September 20, 2007; 3:00 PM ET |
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Not Waiting For The Nomination,
Giuliani Makes All The World His Stage
Rudy Giuliani is already acting like a president. That's how he hopes to turn himself into the presumptive Republican nominee.
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| September 20, 2007; 12:50 PM ET |
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Is Clinton With the MoveOn Crowd?
Thoughts on Hillary Clinton's position on the war, President Bush's veto threat and the possible return of Newt Gingrich from today's Post Politics chat.
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| September 20, 2007; 12:48 PM ET |
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Will Iraq Still Dominate in 2008?
Karl Rove on the South Lawn of the White House last month, a few...
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| September 20, 2007; 9:00 AM ET |
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MTV Wants Its Youth Voters
Playing a bit of MySpace catch up, the network makes a bid for online youth political engagement in a new venture.
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| September 20, 2007; 12:01 AM ET |
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Richardson Says He's Best at
Grass-roots Politics
In an interview with Washington Post editors, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson talks about how he'd fix the primary process and his regrets about last month's Human Rights Campaign forum.
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| September 19, 2007; 7:00 PM ET |
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Still Waiting on Union Endorsement
The SEIU decided today that before it can endorse a candidate, it needs more time to hear their strategies for victory
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| September 19, 2007; 5:32 PM ET |
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Candidates Voice Outrage on 'Jena 6'
Democrats uniformly decry the "Jena 6" saga, but Rev. Jesse Jackson criticizes Barack Obama for not saying more.
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| September 19, 2007; 4:46 PM ET |
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Richardson on the Weighty Issues
At a forum on obesity, the New Mexico governor promises to work to end the "stigma" associated with being overweight.
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| September 19, 2007; 4:05 PM ET |
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Time to Play Ball
Pinstripes and politics collide in pennant season.
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| September 19, 2007; 4:00 PM ET |
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Democrats Gearing Up For Delegate Fight
Obama appears to be preparing for a drawn out primary fight with a newly-announced New York fundraiser.
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| September 19, 2007; 1:35 PM ET |
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Lawyer in Plea Deal Was Edwards Bundler
Though his former law firm came under indictment more than a year ago, prominent trial lawyer William S. Lerach slipped past the vetting of John Edwards' presidential campaign and was permitted to raise large amounts of money for the Democrat's 2008 bid.
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| September 19, 2007; 12:40 PM ET |
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Obama's New Ad:
Change is Possible,
Forget 'Cynics'
Obama releases his most aggressive advertising campaign yet in the Iowa battleground, urging people to believe in change.
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| September 19, 2007; 12:34 PM ET |
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Clinton's Health Care Headstart
Hillary Clinton said she would begin working with Congress on her health care plan "starting as soon as I'm elected president."
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| September 19, 2007; 11:16 AM ET |
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Thatcherites Sign on With Giuliani
Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani skipped across the Pond yesterday, and is spending a...
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| September 19, 2007; 9:00 AM ET |
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Obama Proposes $80 Billion in Tax Cuts
Sen. Barack Obama delivered his second economic speech in as many days on Tuesday, announcing $80 billion in proposed tax cuts.
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| September 18, 2007; 7:38 PM ET |
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Union Endorsement Still Up in the Air
John Edwards has worked hard to earn SEIU support, and he may get the union nod tomorrow, though a decision is not definite.
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| September 18, 2007; 6:45 PM ET |
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Giuliani Says He's MoveOn's
'Worst Nightmare'
The war between the liberal group and the former New York mayor continues, with MoveOn announcing it will double its anti-Giuliani ad spending in Iowa.
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| September 18, 2007; 5:02 PM ET |
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This One Doesn't
Go To Eleven
Comedian Harry Shearer, of This is Spinal Tap and Simpsons fame, has heard enough from the 2008 presidential candidates. For this latest version of an online political debate, he's put them on mute.
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| September 18, 2007; 2:45 PM ET |
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Romney's Rush to Critique Clinton Missing The Facts
In the debate on health care, Republican presidential candidates prefer partisan sloganeering to honest discussion, with Mitt Romney the most egregious example.
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| September 18, 2007; 1:25 PM ET |
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Voters Confident in
Clinton's Decisions
On Health Care
A new poll shows that Democrats are most confident in Clinton on health policy, and that many view her experience with health care reform as First Lady as a boon to her candidacy, not a liability.
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| September 18, 2007; 11:58 AM ET |
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The Mukasey Primary
The Senate vote on Michael Mukasey could be a test for the four Senate...
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| September 18, 2007; 9:00 AM ET |
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In Search of Big Donors
in the Land of Big Ben
Rudy Giuliani heads to London this week for a fundraiser, the first of many that candidates have planned abroad.
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| September 18, 2007; 6:00 AM ET |
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Clinton Tells Broder
What She's Learned
"Having worked on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue now," she said, "I think I have a better chance of being successful with this legislation."
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| September 17, 2007; 6:25 PM ET |
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St. Vincent's No Safe Harbor For Romney
The GOP hopeful set up shop to slam Hillary Clinton's health plan in front of the New York City hospital--and then was slammed by the hospital itself.
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| September 17, 2007; 6:01 PM ET |
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Obama Takes to the Street
In a speech today, Barack Obama criticized Wall Street winners for not thinking about the losers in the "new global marketplace."
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| September 17, 2007; 6:00 PM ET |
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In South Carolina, Michelle Obama Courts Black Women
She referred to her husband as "a brilliant brother" who went to Harvard and mentioned her childhood trips to Georgetown, S.C. where her father's family held big family reunions,
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| September 17, 2007; 5:46 PM ET |
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50 Cent In
Clinton's Club
The rapper hasn't given an official endorsement, but says "I like Hillary."
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| September 17, 2007; 5:14 PM ET |
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MoveOn Fires
Back at Giuliani
The liberal organization criticizes the former New York mayor's record on the Iraq war.
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| September 17, 2007; 5:00 PM ET |
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Clinton Unveils Health Care Plan
In Iowa, Clinton discusses a plan that would use government resources and private insurance to insure Americans.
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| September 17, 2007; 3:28 PM ET |
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What Clicks With Voters Online
In the Wiki-race to the White House, Rep. Ron Paul's way ahead of the crowd.
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| September 17, 2007; 2:00 PM ET |
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Biden Focuses on Iraq, Hoping For
an Iowa Surprise
In Iowa this weekend, Joe Biden spoke about Iraq policy and the responsibility of the next president to end the war.
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| September 17, 2007; 1:15 PM ET |
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Can Anyone Fix Health Care?
Thoughts on health care and other current political questions from the Post Politics Chat.
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| September 17, 2007; 12:20 PM ET |
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New Twists in the Money Chase
Money is once again be the obsession of the 2008 presidential candidates over the next two weeks as they press supporters for cash before the latest campaign finance deadline on Sept. 30
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| September 17, 2007; 9:33 AM ET |
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