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2008 Election
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HILLARY CLINTON WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT LEAD OVER BARACK OBAMA
By a wide margin, Democrats view Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) as the party's candidate best positioned to win the general election, and she holds a double-digit lead over Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) in the race for the nomination, according...
JOE BIDEN SLAMS RUDY GIULIANI IN YOUTUBE VIDEO
Presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden blasts Rudy Giuliani over Republican weakness on the war on terror in new Youtube video......
DEMOCRATS HAVE $100 MILLION ADVANTAGE OVER REPUBLICANS
With more than a year to go before the 2008 elections, Democratic candidates have raised $100 million more in campaign contributions than Republicans, putting them on track to win the money race for the White House and Congress for...
MCCAIN "HAPPY" OVER FAILING CAMPAIGN
John McCain on Sunday assured Iowa supporters that he's doing fine and intends to seriously compete in the state's leadoff caucuses despite staff cuts and money problems. The Republican presidential candidate met privately with supporters, then held a news...
MITT ROMNEY: HILLARY, OBAMA, JUST LIKE BIN LADEN
TMZ obtained photos of presidential candidate Mitt Romney trying to win over grammatically challenged South Carolinians Thursday by holding a sign that said, "No to Obama, Osama and Chelsea's Moma." (LINK)...
PAL: FRED THOMPSON WORKED WITH PRO-CHOICE GROUPS
A former law colleague of likely Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson told CNN Monday that Thompson worked in the 1990s for a group trying to loosen abortion restrictions. Likely Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson has consistently voted in favor...
MCCAIN CAMPAIGN HAS TONS OF LOBBYISTS ON STAFF
John McCain, who made his name attacking special interests, has more lobbyists working on his staff or as advisers than any of his competitors, Republican or Democrat. A Huffington Post examination of the campaigns of the top three presidential...
GIULIANI SLAMMED FOR CONNECTION TO CHURCH PEDOPHILE SCANDAL
Advocates for victims of abuse by Catholic clergy want presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani to fire a priest who was suspended from the church and then hired by the ex-mayor's security consulting business. A spokeswoman for Giuliani said the firm...
REPUBLICAN BROWNBACK ATTACKS MITT ROMNEY ON MORMONISM
An aide to GOP presidential candidate Sam Brownback has been reprimanded for sending e-mail to Iowa Republican leaders in an apparent attempt to draw unfavorable scrutiny to rival Mitt Romney's Mormonism. Emma Nemecek, the southeastern Iowa field director for...
CLINTONS MADE BIG MONEY ON SPEECHES
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) reported today that she and her husband have between $10 million and $50 million in the bank, thanks in large part to former president Bill Clinton's lucrative speech-making career since he left office. (LINK)...
GIULIANI IGNORED IRAQ WITH "12 COMMITMENTS"
When he unveiled his so-called 12 commitments yesterday in New Hampshire, Rudy Giuliani failed to make a commitment to the American people on the most pressing issue facing the country today: the Iraq War. When asked specifically about Iraq...
RELIGIOUS RIGHT: WE'LL LEAVE GOP IF RUDY IS NOMINEE
Rudy Giuliani's support for abortion rights and gay rights has not to date prevented him from winning the support of a sizable number of socially conservative voters, according to polls. But the continued strength of his candidacy is causing...
GIULIANI UNDER FIRE FOR ABORTION DONATIONS
LINK: "Rudy Giuliani’s status as frontrunner in the battle for the 2008 Republican nomination is under fresh threat after it was revealed he had made at least six donations to a group that performs abortions. The leaking of details...
NYC MAYOR BLOOMBERG PUSHING AL GORE PRESIDENTIAL RUN
LINK: Throwing a curveball into speculation about both his - and Al Gore's - political future, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg made a provocative comment today about a possible Gore presidential run. "I hope Al Gore enters the race; I...
JOHN MCCAIN: EVEN AFTER VA TECH MASSACRE, HE WANTS "NO GUN CONTROL"
Republican presidential candidate John McCain declared Wednesday he believes in "no gun control," making the strongest affirmation of support for gun rights in the GOP field since the Virginia Tech massacre. LINK...
MITT ROMNEY FLIP FLOPS ON SUPPORTING HILLARY CLINTON
Romney claimed that he didn't support "it takes a village", but in 1998 he did. [LINK]...
BIN LADEN WANTS JOHN MCCAIN TO WIN ELECTION
"Osama bin-Laden did all he could to get Bush re-elected. Bush's natural arrogance, practised ignorance, bumbling and incompetence couldn't have done more for the Islamicist cause if he had been on al-Qaeda's payroll. And now, along comes McCain. It's...
HILLARY CLINTON TALKS ABOUT IDOL'S SANJAYA
"During a radio call-in on WOKQ-FM, the New York senator was asked what the United States can do about Sanjaya Malakar, the television show's underdog candidate who critics say lacks any shred of talent. "That's the best question I've been...
CELEBS BACK AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE RUN
"Franken, a former "Saturday Night Live" star who hopes to take on GOP Sen. Norm Coleman next year, raised the maximum $4,600 from actors such as Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jason Alexander and Larry David, according to a campaign...
MITT ROMNEY SPENDS CAMPAIGN CASH LIKE A DRUNK SAILOR
"Seeking to raise his profile among voters, Romney spent $11.6 million in the first three months of the year, to Giuliani's $5.7 million. Romney has been airing television ads in New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina and Florida, all of which...
A REVOLUTION: DEMOCRATS NOW OUT-FUNDRAISING GOP
"In dwarfing the sums raised by Republicans in the first three months of this year, Democratic presidential candidates capitalized on growing support from upper-income professionals. While higher-earning households overwhelmingly favored Republicans as recently as the start of President Bush's first...
DESPERATE & DELUSIONAL, JOHN MCCAIN DEFENDS IRAQ WAR AGAIN
"With the Virginia Military Institute as a backdrop, McCain plans to argue 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...
JOHN MCCAIN PLANNED TO LEAVE GOP
"Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was close to leaving the Republican Party in 2001, weeks before then-Sen. Jim Jeffords (Vt.) famously announced his decision to become an Independent, according to former Democratic lawmakers who say they were involved in the...
NOW ENDORSES HILLARY CLINTON
"Hillary Clinton was endorsed by the National Organization for Women's political arm and sports legend Billie Jean King during a day of women's outreach that included a live web chat for supporters with the women running Hillary's campaign." [LINK]...
RUDY GIULIANI'S WIFE ADMITS SHE'S BEEN MARRIED TWICE BEFORE
"The fact that the Giulianis have said "I do" six times between them is sure to increase the spotlight on Giuliani's marital past, which includes a 14-year marriage to his second cousin, Regina Peruggi, and his very public and ugly...
JOHN EDWARDS: ELIZABETH EDWARDS CANCER HAS RETURNED
Cancer has moved from her breast to in-bone cancer... not curable......
RUMOR: JOHN EDWARDS TO SUSPEND PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
"John Edwards is suspending his campaign for President, and may drop out completely, because his wife has suffered a recurrence of the cancer that sickened her in 2004, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, an Edwards friend told The...
VIDEO: ANOTHER MITT ROMNEY FLIP-FLOP CAUGHT ON TAPE
Newly unearthed video from 2002 shows Republican candidate Mitt Romney showing his strong support for abortion. Trying to curry favor with Republican extremists, Romney now claims he is pro-life.......
HILLARY CLINTON JOINS MYSPACE
Former first lady and frontrunning Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has launched her official page on MySpace. [LINK]...
SWIFT BOAT LIAR HOOKS UP WITH REPUBLICAN FLIP-FLOPPER MITT ROMNEY
"The primary donor of an independent group that raised questions about Senator John F. Kerry during the 2004 presidential election has signed on to raise money for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's GOP presidential campaign. Bob Perry, a Houston home...
GORE MAY BE PLOTTING PRESIDENTIAL RUN
"Gore is also finishing a book that sure seems like a prelude to something. "The Assault on Reason," to be published in May, is about "the forces in society that are undermining democracy," says Roy Neel, Gore's chief of staff....
GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SLAMMED FOR ILLEGAL CAMPAIGNING
"Today, CREW filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) against the Peace Through Strength Political Action Committee (PTS PAC), the leadership PAC for presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA). The complaint asks the FEC to investigate PTS PAC's...
NEVADA DEMS CANCEL FOX NEWS DEBATE
"The Nevada State Democratic Party is pulling out of a controversial presidential debate scheduled for Aug. 14 in Reno and co-hosted by Fox News, according to Democratic insiders." [link]...
SWIFT BOAT LIARS REASSEMBLE TO ATTACK DEMOCRATS IN 2008
"Remember Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the right-wing goon squad whose defamatory insinuations helped sink John Kerry's presidential campaign? They're back! This afternoon, key Swift boaters George "Bud" Day, Mary Jane McManus and Carlton Sherwood are holding a little reunion,...
RUDY GIULIANI: AT WAR WITH HIS KIDS
"As he embarks on a campaign for the presidency, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani is going forward without two people who once played supporting roles in his political life: his children, Andrew, 21, and Caroline, 17." [LINK]...
JOHN EDWARDS SLAMS HATE SPEECH FROM CONSERVATIVE ANN COULTER
"Ann Coulter's use of an anti-gay slur yesterday was un-American and indefensible. In America, we strive for equality and embrace diversity. The kind of hateful language she used has no place in political debate or our society at large. I...
ANN COULTER CALLS DEM A "FAGGOT" AT CONFERENCE WITH GIULIANI, ROMNEY
"Speaking today at the Conservative Political Action Conference, right-wing pundit Ann Coulter said: “I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if...
MCCAIN: TROOPS "WASTED" IN IRAQ WAR
"The Democratic National Committee called on John McCain to apologize to American troops and their families who've served in Iraq for telling David Letterman on the Late Show last night that "American lives" are being "wasted" there. [CBS Late Show,...
JOHN MCCAIN'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COLLAPSING
"In six years McCain has gone from being perceived as a fiercely-independent Senator with lion-like political bravery to someone accused of flip-flopping and displaying such predictable loyalty to the Bush administration that he is now considered the GOP establishment candidate."...
MCCAIN DECLARES 2008 CANDIDACY
"McCain used an appearance on CBS's "Late Show With David Letterman" to say what has been clear for many months, erasing whatever doubts may have existed that he intends to battle for the Republican nomination, which eluded him in 2000."...
WHO WILL MCCAIN SUCK UP TO NEXT?
""Senator McCain may not see a problem with 'sucking up to everybody' in his win-at-all-costs campaign, but if he is serious about confronting global warming he must either denounce Rev. Falwell's outrageous claims about climate change or explain why he...
MITT ROMNEY CAMPAIGN SECRETS REVEALED
"Campaign advisers even fret that the former Massachusetts governor has too perfect hair, according to the 77-slide PowerPoint presentation, a copy of which was obtained by The Boston Globe. The document also outlines plans for positively branding the Republican contender,...
SECRET RIGHT WING REPUBLICAN CLUB DISAPPOINTED WITH 2008 CANDIDATES
"The event was a meeting of the Council for National Policy, a secretive club whose few hundred members include Dr. James C. Dobson of Focus on the Family, the Rev. Jerry Falwell of Liberty University and Grover Norquist of Americans...
MITT ROMNEY'S FAMILY PRACTICED POLYGAMY
"While Mitt Romney condemns polygamy and its prior practice by his Mormon church, the Republican presidential candidate's great-grandfather had five wives and at least one of his great-great grandfathers had 12. Polygamy was not just a historical footnote, but a...
CHENEY: MCCAIN IS MY BITCH
"Karl: "You probably heard John McCain again come out and say that your friend Donald Rumsfeld is perhaps the worst secretary of defense ever. What do you make of that?" Cheney: "I just fundamentally disagree with John. John said some...
OPRAH ENDORSING BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT
TRANSCRIPT FROM OPRAH WINFREY'S APPEARANCE ON ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW: Ellen: Very interesting. Anyone that you're feeling right now? Oprah: um hum (nodding yes) Ellen: Yeah, you want to say or no? Oprah: I'm feeling Barack. Ellen: You're feeling Barack Oprah:...
OBAMA AND HILLARY DECLARE OPEN WAR
Obama campaign spokesman Robert Gibbs: "“We aren’t going to get in the middle of a disagreement between the Clintons and someone who was once one of their biggest supporters. It is ironic that the Clintons had no problem with David...
VIDEO: JOHN MCCAIN WAS FOR ROE VS. WADE BEFORE HE WAS AGAINST IT
Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate who recently pandered to the religious right and said he would overturn the Roe vs. Wade abortion decision has been caught in video from 1999 saying that he was against overturning Roe. Hypocrisy...
VIDEO: MITT ROMNEY FLIP FLOPPED ON ABORTION
Video catches GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2002 claiming he was pro-choice, but now in 2006 Romney says he's "pro-life"... incident is just the latest in growing list of flip-flops for former MA governor......
CELEBS SIGN UP WITH TEAM OBAMA
"Checks from Hollywood's A-list stars such as George Clooney, Eddie Murphy and Barbra Streisand added up to a one-night take of $1.3 million for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Obama spoke to a star-studded audience at a closed-door fundraiser in...
HILLARY SLAMS RACISM OF PRO-SLAVERY CONFEDERATE FLAG
"Clinton, who spoke to the AP during her first trip to this early voting state since announcing her White House bid, also said South Carolina should remove the Confederate flag from its Statehouse grounds, in part because the nation should...
GOP PLOT TO DESTROY ROE VS WADE WOULD KILL WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Center for Reproductive Rights: "As absorbing as the politics of a possible Roe reversal might be, the actual consequences of such a reversal would be drastic. According to our study "What If Roe Fell?" 30 states would be poised to...
JOHN EDWARDS: REPUBLICANS WRONG TO BLOCK TALKS WITH IRAN
""It's a huge strategic mistake not to be dealing directly with Iran," Edwards told the Associated Press in an interview before a campaign event in Dubuque. "What we should be doing with Iran, both on the Iraq issue and the...
JOHN MCCAIN FLIP FLOPS ON ABORTION
Conservative senator John McCain switches his position on abortion in pander to religious far right... [LINK]...
HILLARY TO BUSH: NO WAR ON IRAN WITHOUT CONGRESS, BUDDY
"Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bush on Wednesday not to take any military action against Iran without getting congressional approval first. "If the administration believes that any, any use of force against Iran is necessary, the...
RUMOR: BARACK OBAMA TO ANNOUNCE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ON 'OPRAH'
"A tipster with knowledge of Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) presidential campaign planning hints that an official announcement may be made on the Chicago-based Oprah Winfrey Show this week. The Oprah schedule for Wednesday, January 17 says to "check back later"...
MITT ROMNEY FLIP FLOPS ON GUN CONTROL
"Former governor Mitt Romney, who once described himself as a supporter of strong gun laws, is distancing himself from that rhetoric now as he attempts to court the gun owners who make up a significant force in Republican primary politics."...
MOVEON SLAMS MCCAIN OVER IRAQ WAR ESCALATION
"On Tuesday, MoveOn will begin airing a new television commercial in New Hampshire and Iowa criticizing Republican Sen. John McCain, a 2008 presidential hopeful, for "leading the charge" to send more American troops to "a failed war," a MoveOn official...
GIULIANI'S SECRET DOCS REVEAL SEX AND SCANDAL THAT COULD DESTROY PRESIDENTIAL RUN
"Giuliani leads most public opinion polls of Republican primary voters though he has not announced his candidacy for President. But the dossier, which envisions spending more than $21 million this year alone, shows that Giuliani began meeting with potential supporters...
JOHN EDWARDS: RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
"Former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards jumped into the presidential race Wednesday a day earlier than he'd planned, prodded by an Internet glitch to launch a candidacy focused on health care, taxes and other domestic issues. The North...
OBAMA NECK AND NECK WITH HILLARY IN SHOCK POLL
"Two weeks after speaking to a sell-out Manchester crowd of more than 1,600, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is reaping the benefits of his visit. If the Democratic primary were held today, Obama would be in a statistical dead heat with...
OBAMA GETS ROCK STAR RECEPTION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
"llinois Sen. Barack Obama made his first visit to New Hampshire yesterday, drawing the kinds of crowds and news media attention usually reserved for a sitting president or a presidential nominee. The trip fueled speculation of a possible 2008 presidential...
HILLARY CLINTON 2008 RUN COMING
"Hillary Clinton, who easily won re-election to a second term on Nov. 7, "is reaching out to her colleagues in the New York delegation and asking for their advice and counsel and their support if she decides to make a...
MITT ROMNEY HIRED ILLEGAL ALIENS TO CLEAN UP HIS MANSION
"As Governor Mitt Romney explores a presidential bid, he has grown outspoken in his criticism of illegal immigration. But, for a decade, the governor has used a landscaping company that relies heavily on workers like these, illegal Guatemalan immigrants, to...
TOM VILSACK DECLARES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY
"Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, positioning himself as a Washington outsider with heartland appeal." LINK...
MITT ROMNEY'S LOSING RECORD HIGHLIGHTED IN PRESIDENTIAL RUN
Even as he is being lambasted by his fellow Republicans going into a three day Republican Governors' Association meeting in Miami, Florida, RGA Chairman Mitt Romney is not hiding from his presidential ambitions. Today the Washington, DC based political journal...
BILL FRIST WON'T RUN FOR PRESIDENT
"Sources close to outgoing Maj. Leader Bill Frist tell the Hotline that Frist has decided not to run for President." LINK...
BARACK OBAMA SIGNS UP IOWA STAFF IN ADVANCE OF 2008 PRESIDENTIAL RUN
"Democrat Barack Obama has sought the advice of top campaign workers in Iowa and has established a seedling support network in this state as he prepares to decide whether to seek the 2008 presidential nomination. The first-term Illinois senator has...
OBAMA RELEASES PLAN FOR IRAQ
"Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who is contemplating a run for the presidency, on Monday called for a "gradual and substantial" reduction of U.S. forces from Iraq that would begin in four to six months." AP...
JOHN MCCAIN: ELECT ME PRESIDENT & I'LL OUTLAW ABORTION
In an appearance on ABC's This Week, John McCain, the elderly hot-tempered Republican running for president made a surprise flip flop from his previous position, announcing that if elected president he would do everything in his power to outlaw the...
"ANGRY" JOHN MCCAIN MAKES BID FOR 2008 ELECTION
"Republican Sen. John McCain is creating a presidential exploratory committee, the first formal step toward a possible 2008 White House bid. The Arizona senator will file the paperwork Thursday to register the committee with the Federal Election Commission, a committee...
GIULIANI MAKES BID FOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL
"Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, a moderate Republican best known for his stewardship of the city after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has taken the first step in a 2008 presidential bid. The former mayor filed papers...
HOWARD WOLFSON: HILLARY CLINTON'S HITMAN
"In the next few months, as Democrats hoping for the party's presidential nomination jockey for position, Mr. Wolfson will oversee the fabled Clinton war room as Mrs. Clinton steps further onto the national stage. The operation has a pivotal task:...
SOAP STAR LISA RINNA: GEORGE CLOONEY FOR PRESIDENT
Actress (Dances With The Stars, Days Of Our Lives) Lisa Rinna sighted in t-shirt promoting Hollywood hearthrob George Clooney as a probable 2008 presidential contender... No word yet if Clooney has hand-picked the lippy Rinna for storage in his "cabinet"......
BIGOT PREACHER FALWELL COMPARES HILLARY CLINTON TO LUCIFER
""I hope she's the candidate," Rev. Jerry Falwell said, "because nothing will energize my [constituency] like Hillary Clinton." He added, "If Lucifer ran, he wouldn't." Today, Falwell said the comments were tongue-in-cheek, but the Clinton camp called them "vitriolic" and...
HILLARY PUTS TOGETHER '08 SUPERTEAM
"Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe has told business associates and Democratic donors that he will chair Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) presidential campaign next year, according to several Democratic sources. Together, Clinton, the favorite to win the Democratic...
OPRAH SUING MAN WHO WANTS HER TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT
"Lawyers for the talk show host have ordered Patrick Crowe to stop selling his book - 'Oprah for President: Run Oprah Run' - and to stop using a website containing her name and a toll-free number that's last five digits...
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