2008 Election

Huckabee Adviser Wants to "Knock Out" Romney's Teeth

Washington Post | Sridhar Pappu | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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"The negatives feel good," says Ed Rollins, the onetime wunderkind of the Reagan White House and now, at 64, the national campaign chairman for upstar...

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New Hampshirites Aren't Iowans When It Comes To Voting Priorities

Associated Press | David Espo | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

So long, ethanol. Hello, taxes. More than geography changes when the 2008 presidential campaign leaves the land of flat - aka Iowa - for New Hampshire...

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A November 'Electability Guide'

Jonathan Alter | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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With the stipulation that 10 months is an eon in politics, let's make some educated guesses about the pros and cons of how each of the plausible candidates would do in the Big Show.

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Novak Predicts Obama, Romney Win Iowa

Evans-Novack Political Report | Robert Novak and Timothy Carney | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Iowa voters tomorrow night will go to their local precinct caucuses to cast their lot with a presidential candidate. The winner is hardly guaranteed h...

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My Picks For Iowa

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Tomorrow's Iowa caucuses are certainly reaping a bumper crop of blather in the news. Pundits everywhere are weighing in on every aspect of both the D...

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As Iowa Goes, So Goes....

Marvin Kitman | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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The Iowa Caucus is about personalities: who can eat more corndogs or pumps hands better or has the most honest face when he looks them in the eyes.

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Obama Advertises On Drudge

ABC's Political Punch | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Given Senator Barack Obama's recent comments about Gore and Kerry, trial lawyers and others, he has aroused the wrath of the liberal blogosphere. Dai...

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Kucinich Shifts To NH, Calls Himself "Real Democrat"

Boston Globe's Political Intelligence | Foon Rhee | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Democrat Dennis Kucinich, who has all but conceded the Iowa caucuses, is ramping up for the New Hampshire primary.... ...Today, he is starting to air...

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Huckabee Faces Problems In New Hampshire

Wall Street Journal | Mary Jacoby | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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There's trouble on the horizon for Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor and Baptist minister may be riding high in Iowa, buoyed in part by sup...

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Iowa's Caucus on Gay.com

Alex Geana | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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I was recently overcome by the desire to talk to people in Iowa, so I turned to gay.com, the only place I know of to ride the nation's spotlight and talk to people in the center of the storm.

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Biggest Determinant Of New Hampshire Race Is Likely To Be... Iowa

Open Left | Chris Bowers | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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This morning, there is a New Hampshire poll from CNN / UNH, and also new Suffolk tracking numbers in the state. The various New Hampshire polling esti...

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In a Multiple Choice World, Bush Fails the Test of Leadership

Ari Emanuel | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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On the eve of Iowa, here's a thought for helping choose our next president. A simple tie-breaker for those still on the fence. Let's pick someone who can handle a pop quiz where you have to fill in the blanks.

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Hooray for Hollywood

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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The future of American politics was being written on New Year's Eve in Hollywood at the Party for the Presidency.

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Democratic Frontrunners Respond To Iowa-Winners Only Debate In New Hampshire

Blue Hampshire | Dean Barker | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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To my surprise, the leading three candidates have responded within twenty-four hours to the absurdity that Biden, Dodd, and Kucinich may be cast out o...

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Meredith Viera Gets Tough With Hillary, Questions Bosnia Trip W

Talking Points Memo | David Kurtz | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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The Today show this morning ran an interview with Hillary where she defended herself from questions about her actual foreign policy experience by tout...

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Aging McCain Suggests He May Not Serve Two Terms

Boston Globe | Michael Kranish | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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John McCain is 71 years old, but the issue of his age comes up only occasionally at his town meetings. That is why a query this morning at Pembroke Ac...

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Hillary: Caucusing Isn't Easy -- For Women

Election Central | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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During an interview shown this morning on the Today Show, Hillary Clinton made an interesting claim about the peculiarities of the caucus system -- th...

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Ladies Who Launch: Forget Perfect

Amy Swift | Posted 01.02.2008 | Living

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I fear the never-ending crusade for perfection and the general self-improvement mania of our times is getting in the way of us celebrating ourselves - as we are now.

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Man Arrested After Drawing Knife In Clinton's Iowa Headquarters

AP | MELANIE S. WELTE | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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A man with a knife was arrested inside a campaign headquarters of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in Decorah in northeast Io...

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Ron Paul's $20 Million 4th Quarter Rivals Hillary

Bloomberg | Kristin Jensen | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Presidential candidate Ron Paul raised almost $20 million for his campaign in the last three months, potentially outpacing every one of his Republican...

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Shirley Maclaine, Others Recount Kucinich's UFO Sighting

Wall Street Journal | Michael Phillips | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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The 2008 presidential race has raised many questions about the candidates' personal histories. Will Barack Obama's past drug use preclude a White Hous...

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Turkey Ponders Obama As Cure For Anti-Americanism

NY Observer | Suzy Hansen | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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The young, well-educated, secular Turkish woman who hated Bush had never heard of the presidential candidate Barack Obama. I told her Obama was black ...

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Iowa: It's Emotions, Stupid!

Peter Emerson and Michael Maslansky | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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It will not be the experience of a candidate; it will be the emotion of the voter that decides this election. Republicans learned this far more quickly than Democrats.

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Michael Moore Weighs In On Top Dems, Says Hillary Refused Interview

MichaelMoore.com | Michael Moore | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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A new year has begun. And before we've had a chance to break our New Year's resolutions, we find ourselves with a little more than 24 hours before the...

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Huckabee Infighting With Top Adviser Threatens Campaign "Tailspin"

NY Times | David Kirkpatrick | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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About three weeks ago, Mike Huckabee received an unexpected e-mail message from the veteran political consultant and television commentator Ed Rollins...

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