WASHINGTON - Although he frequently makes a point of finding something charitable to say about his opponents’ arguments, Sen. Barack Obama almost always ends up voting liberal.
“The arguments of liberals are more often grounded in reason and fact,” the Illinois Democrat wrote in “The Audacity of Hope,” a memoir published last year. “Much of what I absorbed from the sixties was filtered through my mother, who to the end of her life would proudly proclaim herself an unreconstructed liberal.”
Obama has a 95 percent liberal rating from Americans for Democratic Reform, a liberal advocacy group that ranks all members of Congress. Yet he is often portrayed as a centrist.
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Biden Unbound
Biden Unbound:
Lays Into Clinton, Obama, Edwards Loquacious Senator, Democratic Candidate on Hillary: ‘Four of 10 Is the Max You Can Get?’ Edwards ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About’
By Jason Horowitz
Senator Joseph Biden doesn’t think highly of the Iraq policies of some of the other Democrats who are running for President.
To hear him tell it, Hillary Clinton’s position is calibrated, confusing and “a very bad idea.” John Edwards doesn’t know what he’s talking about and is pushing a recipe for Armageddon in the Middle East. Barack Obama is offering charming but insubstantial fluff. And all of them are playing politics.
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Lays Into Clinton, Obama, Edwards Loquacious Senator, Democratic Candidate on Hillary: ‘Four of 10 Is the Max You Can Get?’ Edwards ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About’
By Jason Horowitz
Senator Joseph Biden doesn’t think highly of the Iraq policies of some of the other Democrats who are running for President.
To hear him tell it, Hillary Clinton’s position is calibrated, confusing and “a very bad idea.” John Edwards doesn’t know what he’s talking about and is pushing a recipe for Armageddon in the Middle East. Barack Obama is offering charming but insubstantial fluff. And all of them are playing politics.
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Monday, January 29, 2007
Can a past of Islam change the path to president for Obama?
WASHINGTON - Although Sen. Barack Obama is a Christian, his childhood and family connections to Islam are beginning to complicate his presidential ambitions.
The Illinois Democrat spent much of last week refuting unfounded reports that he had been educated in a madrassa, or radical Islamic school, when he lived in Indonesia as a boy.
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The Illinois Democrat spent much of last week refuting unfounded reports that he had been educated in a madrassa, or radical Islamic school, when he lived in Indonesia as a boy.
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HILL'S 'EVIL' JOKE ON HUBBY BUBBA
DAVENPORT, Iowa - Hillary Rodham Clinton left caucus-goers here yesterday believing that Bubba had given her a baptism by fire in how to deal with "evil and bad men."
Clinton's quip, made during a morning rally with about 500 Iowans, drew 31 seconds of straight laughter and applause that left little doubt among attendees that she'd made a joke at hubby Bill Clinton's expense.
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Clinton's quip, made during a morning rally with about 500 Iowans, drew 31 seconds of straight laughter and applause that left little doubt among attendees that she'd made a joke at hubby Bill Clinton's expense.
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Sunday, January 28, 2007
Secrets of Obama family unlocked
Secrets of Obama family unlocked
Michael Sheridan, Jakarta and Sarah Baxter,
Washington
WHEN Barack Obama, America’s newest presidential hopeful, was hit by allegations that he had attended a radical Islamic madrasah school as a boy in Indonesia, the claims spread like a virus through the media and internet.
It was a lie — the school was barely more religious than British church schools — but it was also a sign that Obama’s chances of winning the presidency depend to an unusual degree on his life story and character.
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Michael Sheridan, Jakarta and Sarah Baxter,
Washington
WHEN Barack Obama, America’s newest presidential hopeful, was hit by allegations that he had attended a radical Islamic madrasah school as a boy in Indonesia, the claims spread like a virus through the media and internet.
It was a lie — the school was barely more religious than British church schools — but it was also a sign that Obama’s chances of winning the presidency depend to an unusual degree on his life story and character.
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Saturday, January 27, 2007
Preparations Set, Giuliani Faces a Choice
Preparations Set, Giuliani Faces a Choice
By SAM ROBERTS
Rudolph W. Giuliani, who developed a national reputation for decisive and reassuring leadership after 9/11, now faces the odd challenge of having to reassure some supporters that he can be decisive about a very different issue: running for president.
Even as his fellow Republican John McCain and fellow New Yorker Hillary Rodham Clinton have all but formally declared their candidacies, Mr. Giuliani has proceeded more cautiously.
Since last month, he has formed an exploratory committee, more aggressively recruited a campaign staff and moved to divest himself of one of his companies. And he is now visiting New Hampshire, home to the first primary, for the second time in three months. But he has studiously avoided making a public commitment to run.
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By SAM ROBERTS
Rudolph W. Giuliani, who developed a national reputation for decisive and reassuring leadership after 9/11, now faces the odd challenge of having to reassure some supporters that he can be decisive about a very different issue: running for president.
Even as his fellow Republican John McCain and fellow New Yorker Hillary Rodham Clinton have all but formally declared their candidacies, Mr. Giuliani has proceeded more cautiously.
Since last month, he has formed an exploratory committee, more aggressively recruited a campaign staff and moved to divest himself of one of his companies. And he is now visiting New Hampshire, home to the first primary, for the second time in three months. But he has studiously avoided making a public commitment to run.
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In Race for Iowa, Clinton Has to Make Up Ground
In Race for Iowa, Clinton Has to Make Up Ground
With Caucus a Year Away, Polls Show She's Behind in the State
By Anne E. Kornblut and Dan BalzWashington Post Staff WritersSaturday, January 27, 2007; A02
DES MOINES, Jan. 26 -- When New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives here for her first presidential campaign events this weekend, she will encounter unfamiliar terrain -- a landscape where she is not the perceived front-runner for the Democratic nomination.
Although Clinton appears formidable at the national level, she has not built up a lead in Iowa, home of the first caucuses of the 2008 campaign next January. Most recent polls of Iowa Democrats have shown former senator John Edwards of North Carolina in the lead, with Clinton in a pack that includes Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack.
"This is anyone's race to win, including obviously Governor Vilsack, who is very familiar with the landscape here," said newly elected Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D), who met with Clinton shortly after she arrived Friday afternoon but who is remaining neutral. "That's the wonderful thing about the caucus process. The winner will have to earn it."
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With Caucus a Year Away, Polls Show She's Behind in the State
By Anne E. Kornblut and Dan BalzWashington Post Staff WritersSaturday, January 27, 2007; A02
DES MOINES, Jan. 26 -- When New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives here for her first presidential campaign events this weekend, she will encounter unfamiliar terrain -- a landscape where she is not the perceived front-runner for the Democratic nomination.
Although Clinton appears formidable at the national level, she has not built up a lead in Iowa, home of the first caucuses of the 2008 campaign next January. Most recent polls of Iowa Democrats have shown former senator John Edwards of North Carolina in the lead, with Clinton in a pack that includes Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack.
"This is anyone's race to win, including obviously Governor Vilsack, who is very familiar with the landscape here," said newly elected Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D), who met with Clinton shortly after she arrived Friday afternoon but who is remaining neutral. "That's the wonderful thing about the caucus process. The winner will have to earn it."
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Friday, January 26, 2007
Obama Excites Entertainment Community
By JOCELYN NOVECK
Star quality: It's what Hollywood was built on. And there's no question that to the many powerful Democrats in the entertainment community, Sen. Barack Obama has loads of it.
Star quality: It's what Hollywood was built on. And there's no question that to the many powerful Democrats in the entertainment community, Sen. Barack Obama has loads of it.
George Clooney calls him a friend. Halle Berry has said she'd "collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear." Oprah Winfrey says he's her man.
And three of the most powerful men in Hollywood - Steven Spielberg, Jefrey Katzenberg and David Geffen - have just invited Democrats to a truly high-profile fundraiser: a Feb. 20 reception for Obama at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, with a dinner later at Geffen's home for top donors.
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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Obama Calls for Universal Health Care
Obama Calls for Universal Health Care
By NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Every American should have health care coverage within six years, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday as he set an ambitious goal soon after jumping into the 2008 presidential race. "The time 
has come for universal health care in America,"Obama said at a conference of Families USA, a health care advocacy group. "I am absolutely determined that by the end of the first term of the next president, we should have universal health care in this country," the Illinois senator said. Please Read the Rest of this article at:
has come for universal health care in America,"Obama said at a conference of Families USA, a health care advocacy group. "I am absolutely determined that by the end of the first term of the next president, we should have universal health care in this country," the Illinois senator said. Please Read the Rest of this article at: Big States’ Push for Earlier Vote Scrambles Race
Big States’ Push for Earlier Vote Scrambles Race
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 — As many as four big states — California, Florida, Illinois and New Jersey — are likely to move up their 2008 presidential primaries to early next February, further upending an already unsettled nominating process and forcing candidates of both parties to rethink their campaign strategies, party officials said Wednesday.
The changes, which seem all but certain to be enacted by state legislatures, mean that the presidential candidates face the prospect of going immediately from an ordered series of early contests in relatively small states in January to a single-day, coast-to-coast battlefield in February, encompassing some of the most expensive advertising markets in the nation.
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By ADAM NAGOURNEY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 — As many as four big states — California, Florida, Illinois and New Jersey — are likely to move up their 2008 presidential primaries to early next February, further upending an already unsettled nominating process and forcing candidates of both parties to rethink their campaign strategies, party officials said Wednesday.
The changes, which seem all but certain to be enacted by state legislatures, mean that the presidential candidates face the prospect of going immediately from an ordered series of early contests in relatively small states in January to a single-day, coast-to-coast battlefield in February, encompassing some of the most expensive advertising markets in the nation.
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2008: Hillary vs McCain?
2008: Hillary vs McCain?
By TONY KARON
Hillary Clinton is the clear front-runner to win the Democratic party's nomination for President in 2008, but the Republican race will be a close contest between Senator John McCain and former New York mayor Rudy
Giuliani — with McCain edging Giuliani by a three- to four-point margin. And a presidential face-off between Clinton and McCain, right now, would be close to a dead heat. Those are some of the key findings of a new TIME poll earlier this week that canvassed a random sample of 1,064 registered voters by phone.
Despite the buzz generated by Senator Barack Obama entering the race, the survey found that Senator Clinton would beat him for the Democratic nomination by a margin of 40% to 21%. Senator John Edwards is a distant third with 11%. Obama clearly suffers a disadvantage in profile among likely voters, with only 51% indicating that they knew enough about him to form an opinion, compared with 94% saying the same of Hillary Clinton. In Obama's favor, however, is his far lower negative ratings. While 58% of voters familiar with Hillary Clinton have a positive view of her, 41% give her negative marks, for a net favorability score of +17. By contrast, Obama's net favorability score is +47. On the Republican side, Giuliani has a net favorability rating of +68, with only 14% having a negative view of him. McCain's net favorability score is +45.
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First Idiot Poll of the 2008 Election Cycle. NO ONE including me knows who they are going to vote for at this point. We dont know all the canidates and we dont know what they stand for or against. At this point all you can really know for sure is who you will NOT vote for.
By TONY KARON
Hillary Clinton is the clear front-runner to win the Democratic party's nomination for President in 2008, but the Republican race will be a close contest between Senator John McCain and former New York mayor Rudy
Giuliani — with McCain edging Giuliani by a three- to four-point margin. And a presidential face-off between Clinton and McCain, right now, would be close to a dead heat. Those are some of the key findings of a new TIME poll earlier this week that canvassed a random sample of 1,064 registered voters by phone.Despite the buzz generated by Senator Barack Obama entering the race, the survey found that Senator Clinton would beat him for the Democratic nomination by a margin of 40% to 21%. Senator John Edwards is a distant third with 11%. Obama clearly suffers a disadvantage in profile among likely voters, with only 51% indicating that they knew enough about him to form an opinion, compared with 94% saying the same of Hillary Clinton. In Obama's favor, however, is his far lower negative ratings. While 58% of voters familiar with Hillary Clinton have a positive view of her, 41% give her negative marks, for a net favorability score of +17. By contrast, Obama's net favorability score is +47. On the Republican side, Giuliani has a net favorability rating of +68, with only 14% having a negative view of him. McCain's net favorability score is +45.
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First Idiot Poll of the 2008 Election Cycle. NO ONE including me knows who they are going to vote for at this point. We dont know all the canidates and we dont know what they stand for or against. At this point all you can really know for sure is who you will NOT vote for.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Obama: Name Not an Advantage in Campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Barack Obama doesn't think name recognition is necessarily a plus as he seeks the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 2008.
"When your name is Barack Obama, you're always an underdog in political races. That's how it was when I ran for the United States Senate," Obama said Wednesday.
"That's how it will be this time," he said on ABC's "Good Morning America."
But Obama, who has formed a presidential exploratory committee, also said he believes "I've got something unique to offer."
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Excuse me, but this is one of the most idiotic articles I have read so far in this election cycle. Imagine the shock an anti-war candidate named Barack Hussein Obama saying his name may not help him.
Cheney says Clinton not good for president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday said Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton would not make a good president -- because she is a Democrat.
The New York senator and former first lady is hoping to be the first American woman to become president, competing in a field of at least eight candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for 2008 election.
Cheney, asked in an interview on CNN whether Clinton would make a good president, replied, "No, I don't."
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If you read the article you can't help but notice that it is severly slanted. The Headline says "Cheney SAYS" when you read the article you discovered that Vice President Cheney was ASKED if he thought Hillary would be a good President.
Why not? "Because she's a Democrat. I don't agree with her philosophically and from a policy standpoint."
The New York senator and former first lady is hoping to be the first American woman to become president, competing in a field of at least eight candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for 2008 election.
Cheney, asked in an interview on CNN whether Clinton would make a good president, replied, "No, I don't."
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If you read the article you can't help but notice that it is severly slanted. The Headline says "Cheney SAYS" when you read the article you discovered that Vice President Cheney was ASKED if he thought Hillary would be a good President.
Why not? "Because she's a Democrat. I don't agree with her philosophically and from a policy standpoint."
Kerry Will Not Seek White House in 2008
Kerry Will Not Seek White House in 2008
Jan 24 4:13 PM US/Eastern
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the Democrats' losing presidential candidate in 2004, said Wednesday that he won't run for the White House again in 2008.
"Two years ago, I sought the presidency to lead us on a different course," he said on the Senate floor. "We came close ... certainly close enough to be tempted to try again. There are powerful reasons to want to continue that fight now. But I have concluded this isn't the time for me to mount a presidential campaign."
Jan 24 4:13 PM US/Eastern
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the Democrats' losing presidential candidate in 2004, said Wednesday that he won't run for the White House again in 2008.
"Two years ago, I sought the presidency to lead us on a different course," he said on the Senate floor. "We came close ... certainly close enough to be tempted to try again. There are powerful reasons to want to continue that fight now. But I have concluded this isn't the time for me to mount a presidential campaign."
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Tom Tancredo's Unsavory Backers
With the announcement of the formation of Tom Tancredo's exploratory committee, Congressman Tancredo has announced his intention to take his anti-immigration show on the road nationally. As a result of that, some folks are taking a closer look at exactly who pays Tancredo's tab, and the result isn't pretty. The American Spectator has a piece today which reads, in part:
In fact, it's not clear Tancredo is in line with the mainstream, social conservative wing of the GOP he seeks to align himself with. According to campaign finance reports, one of Tancredo's biggest financial backers has been the family of Dr. John Tanton, the founder of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). Wall Street Journal editorial-page features writer Jason Riley wrote a devastating piece about the organization back in 2004, in which the group's pro-abortion and pro-eugenics roots were revealed.
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Retreat Isn't an Option
Retreat Isn't an Option
By Liz Cheney
Tuesday, January 23, 2007; Page A17
Sen. Hillary Clinton declared this weekend, " I'm in to win." Anyone who has watched her remarkable trajectory can have no doubt that she'll do whatever it takes to win the presidency. I wish she felt the same way about the war.
In fairness, Clinton, with her proposal for arbitrary caps on troop levels and hemming and hawing about her vote for the war resolution, has company on both sides of the aisle. Sen. Joseph Lieberman is the only national Democrat showing any courage on this issue. We Republicans -- with help from senators such as Chuck Hagel -- seem ready to race the Democrats to the bottom.
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By Liz Cheney
Tuesday, January 23, 2007; Page A17
Sen. Hillary Clinton declared this weekend, " I'm in to win." Anyone who has watched her remarkable trajectory can have no doubt that she'll do whatever it takes to win the presidency. I wish she felt the same way about the war.
In fairness, Clinton, with her proposal for arbitrary caps on troop levels and hemming and hawing about her vote for the war resolution, has company on both sides of the aisle. Sen. Joseph Lieberman is the only national Democrat showing any courage on this issue. We Republicans -- with help from senators such as Chuck Hagel -- seem ready to race the Democrats to the bottom.
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Clinton Says Spouse Will Be an 'Asset'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If elected president, Hillary Rodham Clinton says her spouse and former Oval Office occupant will be a "tremendous asset," but she's the decider. "I'm running to be the president, to make the decisions," the New York senator told ABC's "Good Morning America" Tuesday.
Since formally entering the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination over the weekend, Mrs. Clinton has been repeatedly pressed to elaborate on what role her husband, former President Clinton, would play in her presidency.
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Since formally entering the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination over the weekend, Mrs. Clinton has been repeatedly pressed to elaborate on what role her husband, former President Clinton, would play in her presidency.
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Monday, January 22, 2007
Joe Biden's History of Plagiarism
Joe Biden’s history of plagiarism and “stressless scholarship” gave plenty of ammo to his enemies, one of them choosing to circulate a so-called “attack video” to demonstrate Biden’s outright plagiarism of a British politician’s speech. But this appropriation from Neal Kinnock was not the first occurrence of unacknowledged lifting by the senator from Delaware.
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Unannounced Canidates --- Maybe?
Unannounced but Probable Canidates
Democrats
John Kerry
Al Gore
Wesly Clark
Republicans
Newt Gingrich
Democrats
John Kerry
Al Gore
Wesly Clark
Republicans
Newt GingrichGOP Hopefuls Vow to Overturn Roe V. Wade
Monday, January 22, 2007
By SAM HANANEL, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — Two of the Republicans' most conservative presidential hopefuls promised anti-abortion activists on Monday that if elected, they would work to overturn the Supreme Court decision legalizing the procedure.
Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback and California Rep. Duncan Hunter addressed the annual March for Life marking the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
"We recognize a tragedy of life in Roe v. Wade, but that tragedy will not always stand," Brownback told thousands of cheering abortion foes at an afternoon rally.
Brownback, who formally launched his presidential bid on Saturday, spoke about adopting his daughter, Jenna, from a Chinese orphanage.
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By SAM HANANEL, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — Two of the Republicans' most conservative presidential hopefuls promised anti-abortion activists on Monday that if elected, they would work to overturn the Supreme Court decision legalizing the procedure.
Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback and California Rep. Duncan Hunter addressed the annual March for Life marking the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
"We recognize a tragedy of life in Roe v. Wade, but that tragedy will not always stand," Brownback told thousands of cheering abortion foes at an afternoon rally.
Brownback, who formally launched his presidential bid on Saturday, spoke about adopting his daughter, Jenna, from a Chinese orphanage.
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Joe Biden Announces
Sen. Joe Biden on Sunday told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.
“I am running for president,” he told “Meet the Press” anchor Tim Russert. “I’m going to be Joe Biden, and I’m going to try to be the best Biden I can be. If I can, I got a shot. If I can’t, I lose.”
“I am running for president,” he told “Meet the Press” anchor Tim Russert. “I’m going to be Joe Biden, and I’m going to try to be the best Biden I can be. If I can, I got a shot. If I can’t, I lose.”
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Kucinich Announces
Kucinich Launches Presidential Bid
By JOE MILICIAThe Associated PressTuesday, December 12, 2006; 3:01 PM
CLEVELAND -- Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich launched his second bid for president on Tuesday, a long-shot candidacy fueled by his frustration with his party's effort to end the Iraq war.
"I am not going to stand by and watch thousands more of our brave, young men and women killed in Iraq," Kucinich said to applause from a crowd gathered at City Hall. "We Democrats were put back in power to bring some sanity back to our nation.
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Mike Gravel Announces
WASHINGTON, April 17 - Former U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel dramatically challenged America's dishonored and inert political and governmental leadership while announcing today that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
The senator said, "Our country needs renewal -- not just of particular policies or of people, but of democracy itself. I believe the remedy for the state of our political alienation is the civic renewal embodied in the 'National Initiative for Democracy.'" Promising to enact the National Initiative, Sen. Gravel said, "The National Initiative will bring all American citizens into the operations of government as lawmakers."
The senator said, "Our country needs renewal -- not just of particular policies or of people, but of democracy itself. I believe the remedy for the state of our political alienation is the civic renewal embodied in the 'National Initiative for Democracy.'" Promising to enact the National Initiative, Sen. Gravel said, "The National Initiative will bring all American citizens into the operations of government as lawmakers."
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Dodd Announces
Chris Dodd is Connecticut’s senior United States Senator. A respected leader who works in a bipartisan fashion to better peoples’ lives, Senator Dodd is known for his work to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.
Chris Dodd got his start in public service when he entered the Peace Corps in 1966. His service sent him to the Dominican Republic where he worked with rural communities and became fluent in Spanish. When his two year commitment in the Dominican Republic was fulfilled, he enlisted in the Army and served in the reserves.
Earlier primary could give state more of a role
Earlier primary could give state more of a role
By Brian E. Crowley
Palm Beach Post Political Editor
Monday, January 22, 2007
Florida is like an ATM for presidential candidates.
They frequently drop into the state to pick up cash but rarely spend time with the state's voters during the party primary election season.
Florida money pays for television commercials on Boston stations to air in New Hampshire, campaign staff in Iowa, polling in South Carolina and all of the other accouterments of the modern political campaign. But Florida voters have not had much of a say in picking presidential nominees because the state's primary election often occurs after the choice is all but made.
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By Brian E. Crowley
Palm Beach Post Political Editor
Monday, January 22, 2007
Florida is like an ATM for presidential candidates.
They frequently drop into the state to pick up cash but rarely spend time with the state's voters during the party primary election season.
Florida money pays for television commercials on Boston stations to air in New Hampshire, campaign staff in Iowa, polling in South Carolina and all of the other accouterments of the modern political campaign. But Florida voters have not had much of a say in picking presidential nominees because the state's primary election often occurs after the choice is all but made.
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California wants early primary
California wants early primary
State's influence in presidential derby would growBy Jordan Rau Los Angeles Times Posted January 21 2007
SACRAMENTO, Calif. · With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's backing, state legislators from both parties are moving rapidly to make California a player in choosing the nation's next president by holding the state's primary four months earlier.A bipartisan group of state senators introduced legislation Friday to change the 2008 presidential primary from June 3 to Feb. 5.
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State's influence in presidential derby would growBy Jordan Rau Los Angeles Times Posted January 21 2007
SACRAMENTO, Calif. · With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's backing, state legislators from both parties are moving rapidly to make California a player in choosing the nation's next president by holding the state's primary four months earlier.A bipartisan group of state senators introduced legislation Friday to change the 2008 presidential primary from June 3 to Feb. 5.
Please Read the Rest of this Article at: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-aprimary21jan21,0,707453.story?coll=sfla-news-nationworld
Candidates expected to shun public funding
Candidates expected to shun public funding
By DAN MORAIN
Los Angeles Times
For the first time since the United States launched its grand experiment with publicly financed presidential campaigns, three decades ago, major party nominees in 2008 are expected to turn down all public funds.
The reason: the grant, expected to be $83.8 million, might not be enough to run a winning campaign.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is the first top-tier candidate to tip her hand that she intends to leave the public money on the table. Senior Clinton adviser Howard Wolfson said in an e-mail Sunday that she would not take matching funds in the primary or the general election campaigns if she won the Democratic nomination.
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By DAN MORAIN
Los Angeles Times
For the first time since the United States launched its grand experiment with publicly financed presidential campaigns, three decades ago, major party nominees in 2008 are expected to turn down all public funds.
The reason: the grant, expected to be $83.8 million, might not be enough to run a winning campaign.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is the first top-tier candidate to tip her hand that she intends to leave the public money on the table. Senior Clinton adviser Howard Wolfson said in an e-mail Sunday that she would not take matching funds in the primary or the general election campaigns if she won the Democratic nomination.
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Clinton's camp fires first salvo
Clinton's camp fires first salvo
BY GLENN THRUSHWASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's pollster fired an opening salvo at Sen. Barack Obama and John Edwards yesterday, claiming their campaigns are "stalled or falling" -- and suggesting Obama isn't tough enough to withstand GOP attacks in 2008.
A day after Clinton announced she would run for president -- and win -- her campaign's chief strategist Mark Penn sent a memo to reporters intended to offset an avalanche of articles emphasizing Clinton's high disapproval ratings and questioning her electability.
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On The Issues
A really Good Site for looking up the Positions of various canidates on quite a few different Issues.
Duncan Hunter On The Issues: http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Duncan_Hunter.htm
Tom Tancredo On The Issues: http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tom_Tancredo.htm
John McCain On The Issues:
http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/John_McCain.htm
Mitt Romney On The Issues:
http://www.ontheissues.org/Mitt_Romney.htm
Rudy Giuliani On The Issues:
http://www.ontheissues.org/Rudy_Giuliani.htm
Duncan Hunter On The Issues: http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Duncan_Hunter.htm
Tom Tancredo On The Issues: http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tom_Tancredo.htm
John McCain On The Issues:
http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/John_McCain.htm
Mitt Romney On The Issues:
http://www.ontheissues.org/Mitt_Romney.htm
Rudy Giuliani On The Issues:
http://www.ontheissues.org/Rudy_Giuliani.htm
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Voting Records on Immigration
You can get the voting records of every member of Congress on the issue of Immigration at http://www.numbersusa.com/index
Tancredo Strong on Immigration
Representative Tom Tancredo record on Immigrations is very good. Please check it out at http://profiles.numbersusa.com/improfile.php3?DistSend=CO&VIPID=146
Duncan Hunter Strong on Immigration
Duncan Hunter's record on Immigration is very good
Please Check it out at http://profiles.numbersusa.com/improfile.php3?DistSend=CA&VIPID=133
McCain Weak on Immigration
Much as we thought Senator McCain's record on Immigration is very weak. Please check it out at this site
Brownback weak on Immigration
The Following is a site that lists Senator Brownback's votes on Immigration related issues. http://profiles.numbersusa.com/improfile.php3?DistSend=KS&VIPID=317
Clinton Enters ’08 Field, Fueling Race for Money
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton jumped into the 2008 presidential race yesterday, immediately squaring off against Senator Barack Obama and the rest of the Democratic field in what is effectively the party’s first primary, the competition for campaign donations.
“I’m in,” Mrs. Clinton said in an e-mail message to supporters early yesterday. “And I’m in to win.”
If successful, Mrs. Clinton, 59, would be the first female nominee of a major American political party, and she would become the first spouse of a former president to seek a return to the White House.
Her entrance into the race followed Mr. Obama’s by less than a week, and highlighted the urgency for her of not falling behind in the competition for money, especially in New York, her home turf, where the battle has already reached a fever pitch. It also set off rounds of e-mail messages and conference calls among both her allies and opponents.
Tom Vilsack Announces
TOM VILSACK FILES OFFICIAL PAPERS TO DECLARE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY
Tom Vilsack '08 Committee Established
Tom Vilsack '08 Committee Established
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack today took the first formal step toward running for President of the United States by filing documents with the Federal Election Commission to establish his presidential campaign committee, Tom Vilsack for President.
Tom Vilsack for President, will be headquarted in Des Moines, IA and will be publicly launched with a multi-state campaign kick-off tour scheduled to begin in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa on November 30 and include announcement events in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Nevada and South Carolina.
Please read the rest of this at http://www.tomvilsack08.com/press/releases/tom_vilsack_files_official_papers_to_declare_presidential_candidacy/
Duncan Hnter intoduces bill to Pardon Border Agents
Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., introduced a bill to pardon the agents, joining a growing group of supporters of the men, including Reps. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., and Ted Poe, R-Texas.
"There's a compelling case that this was an extreme injustice," Hunter told FOXNews.com.
"There's a compelling case that this was an extreme injustice," Hunter told FOXNews.com.
Hunter, a potential 2008 White House contender, said he collected 72 co-sponsors on a bill within 15 minutes after he introduced the measure on the House floor. The bill is the first of its kind in Congress, said Hunter spokesman Joe Kasper. The legislation is likely to head to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration.
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Hey Folks
Accidently forgot to turn on the Comments function. It is now on. Feel free to comment on any of the candidates or offer suggestions.
Bill
Accidently forgot to turn on the Comments function. It is now on. Feel free to comment on any of the candidates or offer suggestions.
Bill
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy is without a doubt one of the Front runners for the Republican Nomination. I could not find an article where he actually announced he is running. My biggest problem with Rudy is that he is a RINO.
Romney Announces
Governor Mitt Romney Forms Presidential Exploratory Committee
Wednesday, Jan 03, 2007
Wednesday, Jan 03, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kevin Madden (857) 288-6400
Washington, D.C. - Today at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, National Counsel Ben Ginsberg filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) announcing the formation of Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's presidential campaign exploratory committee.
"After talking to my family, I have decided to take this initial step of forming an exploratory committee in order to raise the resources and build the campaign organization required to pursue the highest office in our country," Governor Romney said. "I look forward to continuing to talk with the American people to determine the best way we can meet a new generation of challenges."
Duncan Hunter Announces
Rep. Hunter to Explore White House Bid
By Sonya Geis
By Sonya Geis
Washington Post Staff WriterTuesday,
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30
-- Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and a vigorous opponent of illegal immigration, announced Monday that he is starting the process of seeking the presidency in 2008.
Hunter, 58, said he will form an exploratory committee for a presidential run, adding his name to a list of better-known GOP hopefuls such as Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.
Hunter, 58, said he will form an exploratory committee for a presidential run, adding his name to a list of better-known GOP hopefuls such as Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.
Please Read the Rest of this article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/30/AR2006103000945.html
To be honest I dont know anything about this guy except his name. I understand he is very strong on border defense.
Bio For Duncan Hunter : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Hunter
Edwards Announces
A Kickoff for John Edwards 2.0
Friday, Dec. 29, 2006
Friday, Dec. 29, 2006
By PERRY BACON JR./WASHINGTON
If his first day is any indication, John Edwards will be running a very different kind of campaign than he did three years ago — one that just might help him stand out among the dozen presidential wannabes who will be all over Iowa and New Hampshire in the next several months.
If his first day is any indication, John Edwards will be running a very different kind of campaign than he did three years ago — one that just might help him stand out among the dozen presidential wannabes who will be all over Iowa and New Hampshire in the next several months.
Presidential announcements are usually highly ritualized affairs; the candidate goes back to the town where he was born, an adoring crowd cheers him, his wife brags about his greatness and he puts on his Sunday best to declare why he's running for the highest office in the land. "He didn't want to do it that way," said David Bonior, a former congressman from Michigan and one of Edwards' top advisers.
Please Read the rest of this article at http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1573215,00.html
A Lightweight to put it mildly.
McCain Announces
McCain Hires Boston Political Operative
AP
BOSTON (Jan. 19) - Sen. John McCain has hired a Boston political operative with intimate knowledge of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his changing political positions to work on his presidential exploratory committee. Rob Gray, president of Gray Media, served as the top political adviser to Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey last fall in her unsuccessful campaign to succeed Romney as governor. That campaign suffered, in part, as Romney adopted increasingly conservative positions that differed from the moderate platform he and Healey campaigned on in 2002.
AP
BOSTON (Jan. 19) - Sen. John McCain has hired a Boston political operative with intimate knowledge of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his changing political positions to work on his presidential exploratory committee. Rob Gray, president of Gray Media, served as the top political adviser to Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey last fall in her unsuccessful campaign to succeed Romney as governor. That campaign suffered, in part, as Romney adopted increasingly conservative positions that differed from the moderate platform he and Healey campaigned on in 2002.
Please Read the rest of this article at http://news.aol.com/elections/president/story/_a/mccain-hires-boston-political-operative/20070119123809990001?cid=435
McCain is without a doubt the front runner as of this date for the Republican Nomination for President. Unfortnately, he is not a conservative --- he is a RINO! In my opionon he has absolutely no chance of being elected President because he will alienate the conservative base of the Republican Party. I for one would NEVER vote for John McCain!
Tancredo Announces
Colorado Republican Opens Longshot Bid
By John Whitesides
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Jan. 16) - Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, a leading opponent of illegal immigration , said on Tuesday he would take the first step toward a longshot 2008 presidential bid dedicated to the immigration issue. Tancredo, 61, formed an exploratory committee to raise money for what he termed an "arduous and undeniably uphill battle" for the presidency that would advance his hard-line views on immigration.
Please Read the rest of it at http://news.aol.com/elections/president/story/_a/colorado-republican-opens-longshot-bid/20070116133309990001?cid=435
Tancredo is so far the best canidate on Border security.
By John Whitesides
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Jan. 16) - Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, a leading opponent of illegal immigration , said on Tuesday he would take the first step toward a longshot 2008 presidential bid dedicated to the immigration issue. Tancredo, 61, formed an exploratory committee to raise money for what he termed an "arduous and undeniably uphill battle" for the presidency that would advance his hard-line views on immigration.
Please Read the rest of it at http://news.aol.com/elections/president/story/_a/colorado-republican-opens-longshot-bid/20070116133309990001?cid=435
Tancredo is so far the best canidate on Border security.
Obama Announces
Obama Takes First Step in Presidential Bid
By NEDRA PICKLER
AP
WASHINGTON (Jan. 16) - Barack Obama plans to formally launch his campaign for president in Springfield, the city where Abraham Lincoln lived and worked before being elected the nation's 16th president.
By NEDRA PICKLER
AP
WASHINGTON (Jan. 16) - Barack Obama plans to formally launch his campaign for president in Springfield, the city where Abraham Lincoln lived and worked before being elected the nation's 16th president.
Please Read the rest of this at http://news.aol.com/elections/president/story/_a/obama-takes-first-step-in-presidential/20070116102609990001?cid=435
Obama has no Experience, No qualifications to run for the Presidency but he is one of the Early favorites.
Brownback Announces
Brownback in Long-Shot White House Bid
AP
TOPEKA, Kansas (Jan. 20) - Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., began a long-shot bid for president on Saturday, hoping his reputation as a favorite son of the religious right can help him outdistance better known rivals.
AP
TOPEKA, Kansas (Jan. 20) - Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., began a long-shot bid for president on Saturday, hoping his reputation as a favorite son of the religious right can help him outdistance better known rivals.
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I will admit I dont know much about this guy yet.
Richardson Announces
New Mexico Governor Enters 2008 Race
AP
WASHINGTON (Jan. 21) - Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., took the first step Sunday toward an expected White House run in 2008, a high-profile state chief who promoted his extensive experience in Washington and the world stage as he seeks to become the first Hispanic president.
AP
WASHINGTON (Jan. 21) - Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., took the first step Sunday toward an expected White House run in 2008, a high-profile state chief who promoted his extensive experience in Washington and the world stage as he seeks to become the first Hispanic president.
Please Read the Rest of this at http://news.aol.com/elections/president/story/_a/new-mexico-governor-enters-2008-race/20070121100309990001?cid=435
Govenor Richardson has got to be considered a long shot but so far he is the most "moderate" of the announced Democrats
Hillary Announces
Hillary Clinton Opens Trailblazing Run
By BETH FOUHY
AP
News AnalysisWASHINGTON (Jan. 20) - Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton launched a trailblazing campaign for the White House on Saturday, a former first lady turned political powerhouse intent on becoming the first female president. "I'm in, and I'm in to win," she said.
By BETH FOUHY
AP
News AnalysisWASHINGTON (Jan. 20) - Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton launched a trailblazing campaign for the White House on Saturday, a former first lady turned political powerhouse intent on becoming the first female president. "I'm in, and I'm in to win," she said.
Please Read the rest of this at http://news.aol.com/elections/president/story/_a/hillary-clinton-opens-trailblazing-run/20070120081509990001
Without a doubt Hillary Clinton has got to be considered the Democrat Front Runner.
The Race for 2008
As hard as it may be to believe the Preisdential Election of 2008 has already begun. This blog will do its level best to present all of the canidates, Republican, RINO, Democrat, Communist, Libertarian and major independents if any show up.
I will NOT promise this site will be unbiased or fair. It will be my outlook and opionon on the canidates as they announce and as the 22 months from now till election day wears away.
I will NOT promise this site will be unbiased or fair. It will be my outlook and opionon on the canidates as they announce and as the 22 months from now till election day wears away.
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