The eight Democrats who are seeking their party’s 2008 presidential nomination met Thursday night for the first in a series of debates leading up to the first primary and caucus voting next January. They did not exhibit much disagreement and often criticized the Bush administration’s handling of the Iraq war and also defended their strategies for combating terrorism.
But what was perhaps most notable about the debate, which was held at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, was that recent events provided plenty of grist for candidates to expound on topics that otherwise might not have been addressed.
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Sunday, April 29, 2007
Obama vows to 'turn the page' on Iraq
SAN DIEGO - Wooing influential California Democrats, presidential contender Barack Obama vowed to "turn the page on this Iraq disaster" while
Hillary Rodham Clinton denounced President Bush's conduct of the war as "one of the darkest blots on leadership we've ever had."
California, long a major cash source for candidates of both parties, is poised to become more influential in the electoral process as well, having moved its primary to next Feb. 5. As a result, the state Democratic weekend convention was expected to attract all the party's major presidential contenders except Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, who was campaigning in South Carolina.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton denounced President Bush's conduct of the war as "one of the darkest blots on leadership we've ever had."
California, long a major cash source for candidates of both parties, is poised to become more influential in the electoral process as well, having moved its primary to next Feb. 5. As a result, the state Democratic weekend convention was expected to attract all the party's major presidential contenders except Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, who was campaigning in South Carolina.
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Presidential Hopeful Bill Richardson Courts Ethnic Media
LOS ANGELES – Gov. Bill Richardson, a candidate for the 2008 presidential elections, met with Los Angeles area ethnic media this week for a question and answer roundtable about his bid for president, the value of California's diverse population in the 2008 elections, and North Korea, among other subjects.
"For all the Latinos here, I want you to know I'm Latino," Richardson said in crisp Spanish, "I can't convince people with this last name," he said, laughing.
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"For all the Latinos here, I want you to know I'm Latino," Richardson said in crisp Spanish, "I can't convince people with this last name," he said, laughing.
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Presidential Hopeful Bill Richardson Courts Ethnic Media
LOS ANGELES – Gov. Bill Richardson, a candidate for the 2008 presidential elections, met with Los Angeles area ethnic media this week for a question and answer roundtable about his bid for president, the value of California's diverse population in the 2008 elections, and North Korea, among other subjects.
"For all the Latinos here, I want you to know I'm Latino," Richardson said in crisp Spanish, "I can't convince people with this last name," he said, laughing.
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"For all the Latinos here, I want you to know I'm Latino," Richardson said in crisp Spanish, "I can't convince people with this last name," he said, laughing.
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Senator Has New Plan To Partition Iraq
Apr 26, 2007
(US News) Sen. Sam Brownback, a 2008 GOP presidential candidate, says that he hopes to move a bipartisan bill calling for the partitioning of Iraq into three states before the Democratic supplemental funding bill for the war goes to the president for his promised veto.
"I'd like to do it before we go to veto," he said in a roundtable interview with reporters. His plan: teaming with Sen. Joe Biden, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to push forward Biden's plan to move toward a political division of the war-torn nation. However, Brownback said that while he's been talking with Biden about the plan, the Delaware senator has not committed to it.
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(US News) Sen. Sam Brownback, a 2008 GOP presidential candidate, says that he hopes to move a bipartisan bill calling for the partitioning of Iraq into three states before the Democratic supplemental funding bill for the war goes to the president for his promised veto.
"I'd like to do it before we go to veto," he said in a roundtable interview with reporters. His plan: teaming with Sen. Joe Biden, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to push forward Biden's plan to move toward a political division of the war-torn nation. However, Brownback said that while he's been talking with Biden about the plan, the Delaware senator has not committed to it.
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‘Top Tier’ Candidate? Maybe Not, but Dodd Is Still Enjoying the Ride
ORANGEBURG, S.C., April 27 — Senator Christopher J. Dodd has a magnificent handshake, maybe the best in the Democratic presidential field. He grips with a brisk clench, makes masterly eye contact and tops it off with a light pat on the wrist from his nonshaking hand. It is the grip of a pro, a (perish the thought) political pro, which he is, the silvery-haired son of a senator, accomplished lawmaker, backslapper and armsqueezer.
It is a typical morning in the Dodd campaign in that he is coming off a bit of a downer, Thursday night’s Democratic debate here. He earned some solid reviews but failed to draw much notice. He is polling in Kucinich-land. And yet, Mr. Dodd of Connecticut remains the consummate happy warrior, intent on spinning stories, collecting belly laughs.
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It is a typical morning in the Dodd campaign in that he is coming off a bit of a downer, Thursday night’s Democratic debate here. He earned some solid reviews but failed to draw much notice. He is polling in Kucinich-land. And yet, Mr. Dodd of Connecticut remains the consummate happy warrior, intent on spinning stories, collecting belly laughs.
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Kucinich Files Impeachment Articles Vs. VP
(AP) Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich filed articles of impeachment Tuesday against Vice President Dick Cheney, saying his action is driven by a desire to defend Americans' right "to have a government that is honest and peaceful." The Ohio congressman said Cheney manipulated and fabricated intelligence on weapons of mass destruction to justify the Iraq war.
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Owner Comments: Pure Idiocy! This Nutcase wants to impeach the VP because he disagree's with him politically. His fundamental inablility to understand the Constitution and the basic requirements for impeachment highlight the fact that he is unsuited for the Presidency. To be completely honest I think this candidate is unuited to serve as Dogcatcher!
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Owner Comments: Pure Idiocy! This Nutcase wants to impeach the VP because he disagree's with him politically. His fundamental inablility to understand the Constitution and the basic requirements for impeachment highlight the fact that he is unsuited for the Presidency. To be completely honest I think this candidate is unuited to serve as Dogcatcher!
Hunter calls on Reid to resign
By Mike Soraghan
April 26, 2007
House Armed Services chairman and presidential candidate Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to resign his leadership position because of Reid’s comment that the Iraq war “is lost.”
“It is a statement that can be viewed by our adversaries as encouragement,” Hunter said yesterday. “It must be a surprise to al Qaeda leaders to be sitting in their safe house and have an aide come in and say, ‘Sen. Reid says the war is lost.”
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April 26, 2007
House Armed Services chairman and presidential candidate Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to resign his leadership position because of Reid’s comment that the Iraq war “is lost.”
“It is a statement that can be viewed by our adversaries as encouragement,” Hunter said yesterday. “It must be a surprise to al Qaeda leaders to be sitting in their safe house and have an aide come in and say, ‘Sen. Reid says the war is lost.”
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Hillary Clinton Defends Southern Accent on Campaign Trail
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she sees her sometimes Southern accent as a virtue.
"I think America is ready for a multilingual president," Clinton said during a campaign stop at a charter school in Greenville, S.C.
The New York senator — who said she's been thinking about critics who've suggested that she tried to put on a fake Southern accent in Selma, Ala. — noted that she's split her life between Arkansas, Illinois and the East Coast.
Clinton added a Southern lilt to her voice last week when addressing a civil rights group in New York City headed by the Rev. Al Sharpton. On Monday, dealing with a microphone glitch at a fundraiser for young donors, she quoted former slave and underground railroad leader Harriet Tubman.
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Owner Comments: I am from the South, Born and Raised in Texas and visited family in Alabama every year when I was a kid. I have never in my life heard a more obviously FAKE southern Accent.
"I think America is ready for a multilingual president," Clinton said during a campaign stop at a charter school in Greenville, S.C.
The New York senator — who said she's been thinking about critics who've suggested that she tried to put on a fake Southern accent in Selma, Ala. — noted that she's split her life between Arkansas, Illinois and the East Coast.
Clinton added a Southern lilt to her voice last week when addressing a civil rights group in New York City headed by the Rev. Al Sharpton. On Monday, dealing with a microphone glitch at a fundraiser for young donors, she quoted former slave and underground railroad leader Harriet Tubman.
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Owner Comments: I am from the South, Born and Raised in Texas and visited family in Alabama every year when I was a kid. I have never in my life heard a more obviously FAKE southern Accent.
John Edwards pushes focus on poverty in book
SAN DIEGO -- With the Iraq war dominating this weekend's California Democratic convention, presidential candidate John Edwards turned to a collection of essays to try to spark interest in his signature domestic theme: poverty.
In the just-released book, "Ending Poverty in America: How to Restore the American Dream," Edwards and other essayists argue that efforts to improve the lives of the nation's poor are hampered by failing schools, lack of affordable health care and low-wage service-economy jobs with few chances of career advancement.
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In the just-released book, "Ending Poverty in America: How to Restore the American Dream," Edwards and other essayists argue that efforts to improve the lives of the nation's poor are hampered by failing schools, lack of affordable health care and low-wage service-economy jobs with few chances of career advancement.
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After debate, little-known Democrat draws a crowd
by Joe Lauria, Globe Correspondent
April 28, 2007
ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Until the first Democratic presidential debate here on Thursday night, former senator Mike Gravel campaigned in almost total obscurity since becoming the first Democrat to declare more than a year ago, in April 2006.
But all that changed with a few provocative remarks from the stage of South Carolina State University with his seven better-known rivals looking on.
He said the early leading Democratic candidates "frightened" him because they had taken nothing off the table, including nuclear weapons, for possible military action against Iran.
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Owner Comments: I have never heard of this guy until today. I went and read some info on his web site as well as this article about him. Senator Gravel is a Surrender Monkey! He is in favor of an immediate and total withdrawl from Iraq and afraid of using military action of any kind. I would group him with Ron Paul and Ralph Nader as a Fringe Candidate
April 28, 2007
ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Until the first Democratic presidential debate here on Thursday night, former senator Mike Gravel campaigned in almost total obscurity since becoming the first Democrat to declare more than a year ago, in April 2006.
But all that changed with a few provocative remarks from the stage of South Carolina State University with his seven better-known rivals looking on.
He said the early leading Democratic candidates "frightened" him because they had taken nothing off the table, including nuclear weapons, for possible military action against Iran.
Please read the rest of this article at: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/04/28/after_debate_little_known_democrat_draws_a_crowd/
Owner Comments: I have never heard of this guy until today. I went and read some info on his web site as well as this article about him. Senator Gravel is a Surrender Monkey! He is in favor of an immediate and total withdrawl from Iraq and afraid of using military action of any kind. I would group him with Ron Paul and Ralph Nader as a Fringe Candidate
McCain Tries to Recapture Vigor of His Last Campaign
TEMPE, Ariz., April 28 — Several times this week — while wrapping up a town hall meeting in Des Moines, or a conference call with bloggers from Sioux City, Iowa — Senator John McCain and his listeners were told that there was time for just one more question. “Can I do two more?” Mr. McCain would ask.
As he toured crucial states this week after announcing his candidacy for president, Mr. McCain, a Republican of Arizona, made it clear that the policy he adopted as a candidate in 2000 of speaking freely, frequently and at length to reporters and audiences was still in place as he struggled to regain front-runner status.
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As he toured crucial states this week after announcing his candidacy for president, Mr. McCain, a Republican of Arizona, made it clear that the policy he adopted as a candidate in 2000 of speaking freely, frequently and at length to reporters and audiences was still in place as he struggled to regain front-runner status.
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Romney remark on cost of getting bin Laden stirs the bloggers
April 29, 2007
Mitt Romney generated a tempest in the blogosphere last week by suggesting in an interview that the United States shouldn't devote too many resources trying to capture Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. "It's not worth moving heaven and earth spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person," Romney told the Associated Press, adding that the United States should concentrate instead on fighting the broader problem of Islamic militancy.
Bloggers on both sides of the ideological spectrum, including some loyal to opposing candidates, seized on the former Massachusetts governor's remarks. "Perhaps Romney should watch the tape of the planes hitting the towers again," the writer Byron York wrote on National Review Online. A blogger on the left-leaning site Talking Points Memo wrote, "One wonders what the reaction would be if a Democrat said this."
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Owner Comments: If you notice the photo in this article is of Democrat Presidential Candidate Bill Richardson. An Oversight on the part of the Newspaper I am sure. Yea Right and the Easter Bunny is bringing Halloween Candy this year.
Mitt Romney generated a tempest in the blogosphere last week by suggesting in an interview that the United States shouldn't devote too many resources trying to capture Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. "It's not worth moving heaven and earth spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person," Romney told the Associated Press, adding that the United States should concentrate instead on fighting the broader problem of Islamic militancy.
Bloggers on both sides of the ideological spectrum, including some loyal to opposing candidates, seized on the former Massachusetts governor's remarks. "Perhaps Romney should watch the tape of the planes hitting the towers again," the writer Byron York wrote on National Review Online. A blogger on the left-leaning site Talking Points Memo wrote, "One wonders what the reaction would be if a Democrat said this."
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Owner Comments: If you notice the photo in this article is of Democrat Presidential Candidate Bill Richardson. An Oversight on the part of the Newspaper I am sure. Yea Right and the Easter Bunny is bringing Halloween Candy this year.
Congressman Ron Paul Expresses Concern Over the Future of the U.S. Dollar
When Congressman Ron Paul announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States, we immediately expressed our support, as did many of our colleagues - Jay Taylor, Rick Rule, Doug Casey, Roger Weigand, Ben Johnson and a host of others. We began to discuss issues with the congressman and Jeff Deist, a senior member of his staff, each week on The Korelin Economics Report in order to make listeners aware of his views. We also posted a video of an interview with him which we did in San Francisco at the Gold Show on our website and on You Tube, which has been watched by thousands of people.
Why did we devote 20% of our program to the Congressman? Purely and simply because we believe that his views of the U.S. economy are spot on. For the past fifteen years we have presented all the economic views that we are aware of, both positive and negative. Each week we have guests who agree with the conventional financial press and those who disagree. We do this because we believe that people need to be aware of all sides of the issues so that they can effectively make up their own minds.
This Commentary has been posted because once again there is NO real news story about Ron Paul. Please read the rest of this commentary at: http://www.kitco.com/ind/korelin/apr262007.html
Why did we devote 20% of our program to the Congressman? Purely and simply because we believe that his views of the U.S. economy are spot on. For the past fifteen years we have presented all the economic views that we are aware of, both positive and negative. Each week we have guests who agree with the conventional financial press and those who disagree. We do this because we believe that people need to be aware of all sides of the issues so that they can effectively make up their own minds.
This Commentary has been posted because once again there is NO real news story about Ron Paul. Please read the rest of this commentary at: http://www.kitco.com/ind/korelin/apr262007.html
Giuliani assails Democrats' health plans
By MIKE BAKER,
Associated Press Writer Fri Apr 27, 8:12 PM ET
RALEIGH, N.C. - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Friday accused his Democratic rivals of embracing health care plans that would amount to socialized medicine.
The former New York City mayor, responding to comments in the first Democratic primary debate Thursday night, claimed Democrats favor "mandatory" universal health care and the plans would only exacerbate the cost of care by putting the system in the hands of bureaucrats.
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Associated Press Writer Fri Apr 27, 8:12 PM ET
RALEIGH, N.C. - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Friday accused his Democratic rivals of embracing health care plans that would amount to socialized medicine.
The former New York City mayor, responding to comments in the first Democratic primary debate Thursday night, claimed Democrats favor "mandatory" universal health care and the plans would only exacerbate the cost of care by putting the system in the hands of bureaucrats.
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Colorado votes in Congress
By The Denver Post
Article Last Updated:
04/29/2007 01:46:59 AM MDT
Here's how some major bills fared recently in Congress and how Colorado's congressional delegation voted, as provided by Thomas' Roll Call Report Syndicate.
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Owner Comments: This article was included because it contains Tom Tancredo's recent votes on issues in the Senate.
Article Last Updated:
04/29/2007 01:46:59 AM MDT
Here's how some major bills fared recently in Congress and how Colorado's congressional delegation voted, as provided by Thomas' Roll Call Report Syndicate.
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Owner Comments: This article was included because it contains Tom Tancredo's recent votes on issues in the Senate.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Lawsuit: Clinton scheme cost donor millions Peter Paul's amended complaint seeks damages for loss of internet company
Posted: August 25, 20061:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
A $2 million Hollywood bash that honored President Bill Clinton and raised buckets of money for Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign in 2000 was bankrolled by business mogul Peter Franklin Paul, and he says that was because Bill Clinton told him he'd work with Paul's company once he left the White House.
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Owner Comments: As much as I would love to think that this would put an end to the Clinton campaign. I feel obligated to point out two pertinent facts to all conservatives 1) The article is on the World Net Daily -- not exactly a well respected news organization 2) We have seen in the past that Laws do not apply to the Clintons.
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
A $2 million Hollywood bash that honored President Bill Clinton and raised buckets of money for Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign in 2000 was bankrolled by business mogul Peter Franklin Paul, and he says that was because Bill Clinton told him he'd work with Paul's company once he left the White House.
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Owner Comments: As much as I would love to think that this would put an end to the Clinton campaign. I feel obligated to point out two pertinent facts to all conservatives 1) The article is on the World Net Daily -- not exactly a well respected news organization 2) We have seen in the past that Laws do not apply to the Clintons.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Site is Back
Just a short note to let everyone know that this site will start having new material again as of today. I have been ill for the last three weeks and unable to update the site but thankfully I am now out of the hospital and on the road to recovery. So please bear with me as I get the site back up to date and continue to grow the material.
Bill Hocutt
Bill Hocutt
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Clinton walks tightrope as a trailblazing insider
NEW YORK -- Call it the Clinton contradiction.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is a political trailblazer, pursuing the precedent-setting achievement of becoming the first female candidate to win the presidency. How, then, did she also become the candidate of the Democratic Party establishment -- a title historically attached to less-than-scintillating contenders such as John Kerry, Al Gore and Walter Mondale?
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Owner Comments: This is NOT hard news, this is a puff piece written to make Senator Clinton look good.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is a political trailblazer, pursuing the precedent-setting achievement of becoming the first female candidate to win the presidency. How, then, did she also become the candidate of the Democratic Party establishment -- a title historically attached to less-than-scintillating contenders such as John Kerry, Al Gore and Walter Mondale?
Please read the rest of this "Puff Piece" at: http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MDcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxMDg0NDAmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXky
Owner Comments: This is NOT hard news, this is a puff piece written to make Senator Clinton look good.
In Iowa, Obama shedding the rock star dazzle
COLO , Iowa -- Senator Barack Obama is not big on what he calls red-meat applause lines when he campaigns in small communities like this one, 45 miles northeast of Des Moines. He does not tell many jokes. He talks in even, measured tones, and at times is so low-key that he lulls his audiences into long, if respectful, silences.
Obama likes to recount the chapters of his unusual life : growing up in Hawaii, living overseas, community organizing in Chicago, working in the Illinois Legislature, though not his years as a US senator.
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Obama likes to recount the chapters of his unusual life : growing up in Hawaii, living overseas, community organizing in Chicago, working in the Illinois Legislature, though not his years as a US senator.
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McCain stakes bid on winning war
By Michael D. Shear, Washington Post April 8, 2007
WASHINGTON -- Senator John McCain will launch a high-profile effort this week to convince Americans that the Iraq war is winnable, embracing the unpopular conflict with renewed vigor as he attempts to reignite his stalling bid for the presidency.
With the Virginia Military Institute as a backdrop, the Republican from Arizona plans to contend in a speech on Wednesday that victory in Iraq is essential to American security and that President Bush's war machine is finally getting on track after four years, aides and advisers said.
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WASHINGTON -- Senator John McCain will launch a high-profile effort this week to convince Americans that the Iraq war is winnable, embracing the unpopular conflict with renewed vigor as he attempts to reignite his stalling bid for the presidency.
With the Virginia Military Institute as a backdrop, the Republican from Arizona plans to contend in a speech on Wednesday that victory in Iraq is essential to American security and that President Bush's war machine is finally getting on track after four years, aides and advisers said.
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Edwards: Let IRS do millions of returns
RALEIGH --Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards wants the Internal Revenue Service to calculate and complete the income tax returns of up to 50 million Americans annually.
In a podcast the campaign will post on its Web site today, Edwards says the U.S. tax code is unnecessarily complicated and full of loopholes that favor the wealthy over the working class.
Under his plan, the IRS would gather tax information for 50 million Americans with relatively simple returns. The IRS would calculate their tax bill or refund, and mail a final report to the taxpayer, who would be able to just sign and return the form. Edwards' campaign estimates it would save taxpayers about 225 million hours annually.
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Owner Comments: Do you trust the IRS to do your taxes? I sure dont!
In a podcast the campaign will post on its Web site today, Edwards says the U.S. tax code is unnecessarily complicated and full of loopholes that favor the wealthy over the working class.
Under his plan, the IRS would gather tax information for 50 million Americans with relatively simple returns. The IRS would calculate their tax bill or refund, and mail a final report to the taxpayer, who would be able to just sign and return the form. Edwards' campaign estimates it would save taxpayers about 225 million hours annually.
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Owner Comments: Do you trust the IRS to do your taxes? I sure dont!
Tancredo: Conservative Message Will Help In Race
(AP) MANCHESTER, N.H. Presidential hopeful Tom Tancredo said Wednesday he isn't deterred by the fundraising race, polls that show him trailing or critics saying he's an also-ran.
The Colorado representative said he'll emerge from the crowded Republican field a winner because he has a conservative message that's lacking in the race.
"I have a built-in constituency of average Americans who are worried the impact of illegal immigration will have on their jobs, their schools, their hospitals, their prisons, their national security and their culture. There are millions of them."
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The Colorado representative said he'll emerge from the crowded Republican field a winner because he has a conservative message that's lacking in the race.
"I have a built-in constituency of average Americans who are worried the impact of illegal immigration will have on their jobs, their schools, their hospitals, their prisons, their national security and their culture. There are millions of them."
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Romney clarifies reports on hunting
BOSTON - Officials in the four states where Mitt Romney has lived say the Republican presidential contender, who calls himself a lifelong hunter, never took out a license. Romney says that is because he seldom has hunted where he needed one.
Questions about his hunting activities trailed Romney this past week after he remarked at a campaign stop that he has been a hunter nearly all his life. The next day, his campaign said Romney had gone hunting just twice — once as a teenager in Idaho and last year with GOP donors in Georgia.
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Questions about his hunting activities trailed Romney this past week after he remarked at a campaign stop that he has been a hunter nearly all his life. The next day, his campaign said Romney had gone hunting just twice — once as a teenager in Idaho and last year with GOP donors in Georgia.
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Huckabee says GOP not above character issues
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Former President Bill Clinton could be owed an apology by some Republicans if they don't take character issues in candidates' personal lives seriously in the upcoming presidential election, former Gov. Mike Huckabee says.
Without naming names, the GOP presidential hopeful complained that some in his party —particularly Christian evangelicals — "talk as if, in this election cycle, Republican candidates aren't going to be held to a standard of personal accountability and responsibility for their personal lives."
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Owner Comments: Is Govenor Huckabee out of his friggin mind? We don't owe Former Presidential Slimeball Clinton an apology for anything. He disgraced the Presidency and himself.
Without naming names, the GOP presidential hopeful complained that some in his party —particularly Christian evangelicals — "talk as if, in this election cycle, Republican candidates aren't going to be held to a standard of personal accountability and responsibility for their personal lives."
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Owner Comments: Is Govenor Huckabee out of his friggin mind? We don't owe Former Presidential Slimeball Clinton an apology for anything. He disgraced the Presidency and himself.
Rudy Giuliani Defends Abortion Stance
CBS) COLUMBIA, S.C. Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Thursday defended his record favoring the use of public money for abortions, saying he wouldn't try to undo a Supreme Court ruling allowing the procedures.
"Ultimately I believe it's an individual right and a woman should make that choice," the former New York mayor said during a Statehouse news conference where he picked up three endorsements.
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"Ultimately I believe it's an individual right and a woman should make that choice," the former New York mayor said during a Statehouse news conference where he picked up three endorsements.
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Biden Objects To Recess Appointment Of New Ambassador To Belgium
(The Politico) Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden (D-Del.) is objecting to President Bush's decision to give a recess appointment to Sam Fox as new U.S. ambassador to Belgium. Bush made the appointment on Wednesday.
Senate Democrats, especially Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, raised concerns about the appointment of Fox, who is a big Republican donor. Fox gave $50,000 to the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth," an anti-Kerry group that ran ads against the Massachusetts Democrat.
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Senate Democrats, especially Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, raised concerns about the appointment of Fox, who is a big Republican donor. Fox gave $50,000 to the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth," an anti-Kerry group that ran ads against the Massachusetts Democrat.
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Brownback offers up conservative views
BURLINGTON, Iowa Kansas Senator Sam Brownback says U-S troops should stay in Iraq because pulling them out would be a sign of defeat.
Brownback, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, also say no deadline should be set for the troops' withdrawal.
He was in Burlington today where he met with about 30 people during lunch at a restaurant.
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Brownback, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, also say no deadline should be set for the troops' withdrawal.
He was in Burlington today where he met with about 30 people during lunch at a restaurant.
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Brownback supporting Pace over comments on gays
WASHINGTON A Republican presidential candidate is showing his support for the Pentagon's top general, who's come under fire for his comments about gays.
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback is looking for signatures on a letter supporting Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brownback will be forwarding the letter to President Bush.
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Kansas Senator Sam Brownback is looking for signatures on a letter supporting Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brownback will be forwarding the letter to President Bush.
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Brownback supporting Pace over comments on gays
WASHINGTON A Republican presidential candidate is showing his support for the Pentagon's top general, who's come under fire for his comments about gays.
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback is looking for signatures on a letter supporting Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brownback will be forwarding the letter to President Bush.
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Kansas Senator Sam Brownback is looking for signatures on a letter supporting Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brownback will be forwarding the letter to President Bush.
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Thompson campaigns on vouchers, school choice
MANCHESTER – Republican Presidential candidate Tommy Thompson this week promoted school choice as the "salvation of education" during a visit to first-primary state New Hampshire.
The former Wisconsin governor and federal health and human services secretary said in an interview he would use federal block grants to encourage states to implement education voucher systems, charter schools and other forms of school choice. He would also use block grants for special education funds.
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The former Wisconsin governor and federal health and human services secretary said in an interview he would use federal block grants to encourage states to implement education voucher systems, charter schools and other forms of school choice. He would also use block grants for special education funds.
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Sunday, April 1, 2007
Romney Lists Potential Running Mates
BLUFFTON, S.C. (March 29) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Thursday dropped some names of potential running mates in the 2008 race, but added such speculation is a bit premature.
Among those Romney mentioned for the second slot on the Republican ticket were three Southerners: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush .
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Jesse Jackson Endorses Obama for President
CHICAGO (March 31) - Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said Thursday he's backing Democrat Barack Obama in his presidential bid, giving his support to a new generation of black politicians. "He has my vote," the Rev. Jackson told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
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Hillary Clinton's Campaign Trail Stops In Orlando
(CBS4) ORLANDO Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke Saturday in Orlando and called for stricter home loan standards, clearer mortgage documents and greater counseling for borrowers.
The New York senator proposed being more lenient toward borrowers in a financial crisis and allowing them a grace period from mortgage payments. She also called for more selectivity when screening people for loans to ensure they are qualified.
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The New York senator proposed being more lenient toward borrowers in a financial crisis and allowing them a grace period from mortgage payments. She also called for more selectivity when screening people for loans to ensure they are qualified.
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McCain: Americans Don't See Iraq's Gains
By KIM GAMEL
The Associated Press
Sunday, April 1, 2007; 10:48 AM
BAGHDAD -- Sen. John McCain criticized reports out of Iraq he said focused unfairly on violence, saying Sunday that Americans were not getting a "full picture" of progress in the security crackdown in the capital.
McCain, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, was combative during a press conference in the military's media center in the heavily guarded Green Zone, and responded testily to a question about remarks he had made in the United States last week that it was safe to walk some Baghdad streets.
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The Associated Press
Sunday, April 1, 2007; 10:48 AM
BAGHDAD -- Sen. John McCain criticized reports out of Iraq he said focused unfairly on violence, saying Sunday that Americans were not getting a "full picture" of progress in the security crackdown in the capital.
McCain, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, was combative during a press conference in the military's media center in the heavily guarded Green Zone, and responded testily to a question about remarks he had made in the United States last week that it was safe to walk some Baghdad streets.
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HUNTER INTRODUCES NAFTA TRUCKING SAFETY ACT
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) introduced legislation clarifying and strengthening current limitations imposed on Mexican motor carriers entering the United States. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Trucking Safety Act specifically prohibits Mexican trucks from entering the United States beyond commercial zones along the U.S.-Mexico border without meeting specific safety and security conditions.
“There are considerable safety and security risks involved with providing Mexican truckers complete and unrestricted access to American roadways,” said Congressman Hunter. “It is important that these issues are thoroughly addressed before Mexican motor carriers are permitted to freely operate beyond established commercial zones along the Southern land border.
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“There are considerable safety and security risks involved with providing Mexican truckers complete and unrestricted access to American roadways,” said Congressman Hunter. “It is important that these issues are thoroughly addressed before Mexican motor carriers are permitted to freely operate beyond established commercial zones along the Southern land border.
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John Edwards Makes Campaign Stop In Aventura
(CBS4) AVENTURA John Edwards made a campaign stop in South Florida on Saturday to continue his fundraising drive as he prepares for a presidential run in 2007.
The former Democratic senator from North Carolina met with supporters in Aventura, as he continued a whirlwind week which saw him make campaign stops in Indianapolis, Lexington, Ky., Youngstown, Ohio, before arriving in Miami, where he hopes to raise as much as possible before the first-quarter campaign finance reports are due.
It’s going very well so far,” Edwards told CBS-4 on Saturday. “We’ve got a lot of momentum. We’re doing very well in our fundraising and our political work around the country and we feel very encouraged.”
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The former Democratic senator from North Carolina met with supporters in Aventura, as he continued a whirlwind week which saw him make campaign stops in Indianapolis, Lexington, Ky., Youngstown, Ohio, before arriving in Miami, where he hopes to raise as much as possible before the first-quarter campaign finance reports are due.
It’s going very well so far,” Edwards told CBS-4 on Saturday. “We’ve got a lot of momentum. We’re doing very well in our fundraising and our political work around the country and we feel very encouraged.”
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Tom Tancredo to 'Officially' Announce 2008 Bid
Colorado Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo, an outspoken opponent of illegal immigration, will announce his bid for president on Monday.
Tancredo will kick off campaign with an announcement in Iowa, where political caucuses start whose the presidential nominating season, an official close to the congressman said.
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Tancredo will kick off campaign with an announcement in Iowa, where political caucuses start whose the presidential nominating season, an official close to the congressman said.
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Tommy Thompson Enters GOP Presidential Race
WASHINGTON (AP) - April 1, 2007 - Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson on Sunday joined the crowded field of Republicans running for the White House in 2008. "I am the reliable conservative," he asserted.
Thompson, who was health and human services secretary during President Bush's first term, also said he is the only GOP candidate who has helped assemble both a state and federal budget.
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Owner's Comments: Since this is the First Tommy Thompson Entry, I decided it would be right to include a link to his website here http://www.tommy2008.com/Home.aspx This link will also be added to the candidate website section on the right.
Thompson, who was health and human services secretary during President Bush's first term, also said he is the only GOP candidate who has helped assemble both a state and federal budget.
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Owner's Comments: Since this is the First Tommy Thompson Entry, I decided it would be right to include a link to his website here http://www.tommy2008.com/Home.aspx This link will also be added to the candidate website section on the right.
Presidential contenders visiting Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY For a state with only seven electoral votes, Oklahoma is drawing a lot of attention from presidential contenders.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will become the fourth presidential aspirant to visit the state in less than a month when he speaks to the Republican state convention on April 14th.
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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will become the fourth presidential aspirant to visit the state in less than a month when he speaks to the Republican state convention on April 14th.
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Ron Paul: The Tip of the Spear
Ron Paul is a civil constitutionalist. He supports the same ideals of peaceful, non-intervention in foreign policy and for the same reasons as did our founding fathers. (the substance of which can be reviewed in a previous article here)
But make no mistake, the founding fathers were “armed and dangerous” in response to tyranny….. and so is Ron Paul.
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Owners Comments: If you read this entire commentary, and yes I am aware of how hard it is to read that much nonsense, then you will understand just how full of fertlizer that Ron Paul and his supporters are. The very concept that our DEFENDING ourselves in the war on terror is "interventionalism" is insulting.
But make no mistake, the founding fathers were “armed and dangerous” in response to tyranny….. and so is Ron Paul.
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Owners Comments: If you read this entire commentary, and yes I am aware of how hard it is to read that much nonsense, then you will understand just how full of fertlizer that Ron Paul and his supporters are. The very concept that our DEFENDING ourselves in the war on terror is "interventionalism" is insulting.
Huckabee says he will not challenge Pryor
WASHINGTON - Despite modest fundraising that continues to trail well behind Republican frontrunners, Mike Huckabee said Friday he remains focused on his 2008 presidential bid and will not challenge Sen. Mark Pryor next year.
"The rumors have been out there and I need to put them to bed. I don't see it happening," Huckabee said of the possibility he would drop out of his run for president to take on Pryor, a first-term Democrat.
"There are no ifs on this one. I have a race I'm in, and I'm committed to it."
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Owner's Comments: Considering the previous article posted on Govenor Huckabee and the Food Network perhaps he should consider the Senate instead of the Presidency.
"The rumors have been out there and I need to put them to bed. I don't see it happening," Huckabee said of the possibility he would drop out of his run for president to take on Pryor, a first-term Democrat.
"There are no ifs on this one. I have a race I'm in, and I'm committed to it."
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Owner's Comments: Considering the previous article posted on Govenor Huckabee and the Food Network perhaps he should consider the Senate instead of the Presidency.
Mike Huckabee Talks Obesity on Food Network
Move over Rachael Ray and Emeril Lagasse, and make room for Mike Huckabee.
The Republican presidential candidate will be featured on the Food Network Saturday night in a segment focusing on childhood obesity.
Huckabee, who lost more than 110 pounds after being diagnosed with diabetes, focused on childhood obesity during his term as Arkansas governor and pushed for regular screenings of the body mass of school children.
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Owner Comments: The Food Network?? Talking about Obesity?? What in the in the name of Conservative Politics is a Presidential candidate doing talking about something that is NONE of the Govt's business!
The Republican presidential candidate will be featured on the Food Network Saturday night in a segment focusing on childhood obesity.
Huckabee, who lost more than 110 pounds after being diagnosed with diabetes, focused on childhood obesity during his term as Arkansas governor and pushed for regular screenings of the body mass of school children.
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Owner Comments: The Food Network?? Talking about Obesity?? What in the in the name of Conservative Politics is a Presidential candidate doing talking about something that is NONE of the Govt's business!
Ralph Nader to Speak at BCC
Consumer advocate and former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader will speak at Berkshire Community on Saturday afternoon, April 21, at 2 in the college’s Robert Boland Theatre. His presentation, “Challenging Corporate Power and Building Democracy,” is free and open to the public but requires a ticket for admission.
Tickets will be issued on a first-come, first-serve basis through the Office of Student Life in the Susan B. Anthony Center on BCC’s main campus in Pittsfield. Office hours are Monday - Friday from 8 to 4. Tickets may be obtained in-person, by phone or e-mail.
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Tickets will be issued on a first-come, first-serve basis through the Office of Student Life in the Susan B. Anthony Center on BCC’s main campus in Pittsfield. Office hours are Monday - Friday from 8 to 4. Tickets may be obtained in-person, by phone or e-mail.
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Brownback, Gilmore to talk about 2008 race in Palm Beach County
By LISA ORKIN EMMANUEL
Associated Press Writer
MANALAPAN, Fla. - Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback described his version of private Social Security accounts to a conservative anti-tax group Friday, saying his plan will help the economy and save the federal safety net.
Under the plan, no one would be forced out of the present system, but they would be given the option of joining a personal, market-based Social Security system.
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Associated Press Writer
MANALAPAN, Fla. - Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback described his version of private Social Security accounts to a conservative anti-tax group Friday, saying his plan will help the economy and save the federal safety net.
Under the plan, no one would be forced out of the present system, but they would be given the option of joining a personal, market-based Social Security system.
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News 10 asks Sens. Biden, DeMint about Iraq bill
(Columbia) March 31, 2007 - A senator from South Carolina and another senator running for president have two different views on a controversial spending bill for the Iraq war.
The president has voiced opposition to a Senate-passed bill demanding that most US combat troops leave Iraq by next March, and a House version urging a September pullout.
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The president has voiced opposition to a Senate-passed bill demanding that most US combat troops leave Iraq by next March, and a House version urging a September pullout.
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Fred Thompson… Not a Christian?
Posted by Bobby Eberle
March 30, 2007 at 6:00 am
Just as the “Draft Fred” movement has entered another gear, it appears that Focus on the Family’s Dr. James Dobson (a Gingrich supporter) is trying to set it back. In a recent interview, Dobson opined that, although conservative, former Sen. Fred Thompson is not a Christian.
As noted in the story Focus defends Dobson’s
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Owners Comments: IN spite of the fact that I normally avoid posting bloggers comments this specific commentary is by someone that I have a great deal of respect for and I think is worth reading.
March 30, 2007 at 6:00 am
Just as the “Draft Fred” movement has entered another gear, it appears that Focus on the Family’s Dr. James Dobson (a Gingrich supporter) is trying to set it back. In a recent interview, Dobson opined that, although conservative, former Sen. Fred Thompson is not a Christian.
As noted in the story Focus defends Dobson’s
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Owners Comments: IN spite of the fact that I normally avoid posting bloggers comments this specific commentary is by someone that I have a great deal of respect for and I think is worth reading.
Is Fred Thompson about ready to lay down the Law and Order?
by CHUCK RAASCH
WASHINGTON - Fred Thompson's surprising third-place showing in the latest USA Today-Gallup Poll is certainly a reflection of rank-and-file Republicans' unease about the declared GOP candidates. But it also provides insight into the show-biz requirements of a successful modern candidate.
Thompson, who has oscillated between the political and entertainment culture for 35 years, personifies that cross-cultural appeal more than any Republican now in the field. Simply put, Americans like a little rock star in their presidential candidates. (See Barack Obama).
The question is whether a few polls and some Internet buzz is enough to entice a 64-year-old man with two children younger than 4 and a successful career on NBC's "Law and Order" series to jump into an 18-month meat grinder toward the presidency.
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WASHINGTON - Fred Thompson's surprising third-place showing in the latest USA Today-Gallup Poll is certainly a reflection of rank-and-file Republicans' unease about the declared GOP candidates. But it also provides insight into the show-biz requirements of a successful modern candidate.
Thompson, who has oscillated between the political and entertainment culture for 35 years, personifies that cross-cultural appeal more than any Republican now in the field. Simply put, Americans like a little rock star in their presidential candidates. (See Barack Obama).
The question is whether a few polls and some Internet buzz is enough to entice a 64-year-old man with two children younger than 4 and a successful career on NBC's "Law and Order" series to jump into an 18-month meat grinder toward the presidency.
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Obama's online backers meet to forge offline force
By Chris Cillizza, Washington Post April 1, 2007
WASHINGTON -- Senator Barack Obama of Illinois rallied thousands of voters in cities and towns across the country yesterday, part of an effort to ensure that the surge of interest in his campaign will translate into an army of supporters when Democrats begin casting votes 10 months from now.
Obama's appearance at a public library, in Onawa , Iowa, was streamed on his campaign's website. Aides said the event was seen at 5,000 house parties in all 50 states, including gatherings in all 99 Iowa counties. Obama's wife, Michelle , watched from a house in Des Moines.
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WASHINGTON -- Senator Barack Obama of Illinois rallied thousands of voters in cities and towns across the country yesterday, part of an effort to ensure that the surge of interest in his campaign will translate into an army of supporters when Democrats begin casting votes 10 months from now.
Obama's appearance at a public library, in Onawa , Iowa, was streamed on his campaign's website. Aides said the event was seen at 5,000 house parties in all 50 states, including gatherings in all 99 Iowa counties. Obama's wife, Michelle , watched from a house in Des Moines.
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