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If McCain vs. Obama, 28% of Clinton Backers Go for McCain
A sizable proportion of Democrats who support Hillary Clinton for their party’s nomination, 28%, would vote for John McCain next November if he is matched against Barack Obama.
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- 03/26/2008
- 03/27/2008
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- # 52
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Op-Ed Columnist: Obama, Clinton — and Echoes of Nader?
If the Democratic brawl continues, then Hillary Clinton may be remembered as having the same effect on Barack Obama that Ralph Nader had on Al Gore in 2000.(close)Related info:
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- 03/27/2008
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Firedoglake weblog
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NBC-WSJ poll: New Clinton lows
From NBC's Chuck Todd As expected, one of the two major Democratic candidates saw a downturn in the latest NBC/WSJ poll, but it's not the candidate that you think. Hillary Clinton is sporting the lowest personal ratings of the campaign. Moreover, her 37% positive rating is the lowest the NBC/WSJ poll has recorded since March 2001, two months after she was elected to the U.S. Senate from New York. The poll was conducted Monday and Tuesday this week by Hart-McInturff and surveyed 700 registered voters, which gives the poll a margin of error of +/- 3.7%.
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- 03/27/2008
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Poll: Obama Ahead 21 Points In North Carolina Primary (3/25/2008) 
Democrats Are Tied in New Poll (3/27/2008) 
Bush's post-election approval hovers near lowest of presidency (11/13/2006) - Ohio (OH) Poll * March 3, 2008 * Clinton Leads Obama By 4 Point (3/3/2008)
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McCain Outlines Foreign Policy
LOS ANGELES, March 26 -- Sen. John McCain on Wednesday promised a collaborative foreign policy that would seek the input of allies abroad and would contrast sharply with the go-it-alone approach of the Bush administration.(close)Related info:
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Supplier Under Scrutiny on Aging Arms for Afghans
To arm Afghan forces to fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, the U.S. has relied on a fledgling company that has provided ammunition that is more than 40 years old.(close)Related info:
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- 03/27/2008
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- Afghans: Over 100 dead in southern fight (6/18/2007)
Obama And The Jews
The Clinton campaign is distributing an article in the American Spectator (!) about Obama foreign policy adviser Merrill McPeak and his penchant for.. well, the article accuses him of being an anti-Semite and a drunk. Principally, the author takes McPeak to task for supporting a Middle East map that would require Israel to withdraw to its pre-1967 border. It also makes the case that McPeak supports the Walt-Mearsheimer view of the influence of the Israeli lobby on foreign policy. The author's sudden conclusion: "Obama has a Jewish problem and McPeak's bigoted views are emblematic of what they are.
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- 03/26/2008
- 03/27/2008
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- # 50
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Hell Has Officially Frozen Over (3/26/2008) 
The American Spectator (3/27/2008) 
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Pentagon says new Iraq fighting arises from surge's success
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Pentagon on Wednesday said an eruption of violence in southern Iraq, where US-backed government forces were battling Shiite militias, was a "by-product of the success of the surge." Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said it showed that the Iraqi government and security forces were now confident enough to take the initiative against Shiite extremists in the southern port of Basra. "Citizens down there have been living in a city of chaos and corruption for some time and they and the prime minister clearly have had enough of it," he said at a Pentagon press conference.
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- 03/27/2008
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- # 71
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- Today's Must Read (3/27/2008)
Potentially Very Bad (3/25/2008) - Iraqi and U.S. Forces Battle Shiite Militia (3/26/2008)
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Iraqi Crackdown on Shiite Forces Sets Off Fighting
An Iraqi official reportedly said that 40 people were killed in Basra during a major operation against Shiite militias.(close)Related info:
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- 03/27/2008
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- Potentially Very Bad (3/25/2008)
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Ya Think?
As you know, earlier today Hillary Clinton tried to stoke the Jeremiah Wright controversy by telling an editorial board meeting in Pittsburgh that Jeremiah Wright "would not have been my pastor" and then going on to note that she had denounced Don Imus in contrast to Obama's allegedly more tolerant attitude toward hate speech.(close)Related info:
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- 03/26/2008
- 03/27/2008
- Rank of all stories in past 30 days:
- # 68
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- Hell Has Officially Frozen Over (3/26/2008)
- Obama And The Jews (3/26/2008)
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Pastor Of Clintons Former Church: Dont Use Wright To Polarize (3/26/2008) - Hillary Amplifies Criticism Of Obama Over Wright (3/26/2008)
The Clintons Have Crossed the Final Line (3/26/2008) - Obama's Pastor: God Damn America, U.S. to Blame for 9/11 (3/13/2008)
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- Clinton: Wright 'would not have been my pastor' (3/25/2008)
- NBC-WSJ poll: New Clinton lows (3/27/2008)
Fever Named After Blackwater
Iraqi doctors in al-Anbar province warn of a new disease they call "Blackwater" that threatens the lives of thousands. The disease is named after Blackwater Worldwide, the U.S. mercenary company operating in Iraq.
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In Letter, Top Clinton Donors Chastise Pelosi For Statements About Super-Delegates
Twenty top Hillary fundraisers and donors have sent a scathing private letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, chastising her for publicly saying that the super-delegates should support the winner of the pledged delegate count and demanding that she say that they should make an "independent" choice. I've obtained a copy of the letter, which comes from some of the most influential fundraisers in the Democratic Party, including Hassan Nemazee, Steven Rattner, Maureen White, Stan Shuman, and Alan Patricof. Here's a key excerpt: Several states and millions of Democratic voters have not yet had a chance to cast their votes.
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- 03/27/2008
- Rank of all stories in past 30 days:
- # 73
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Liebercrats? (3/27/2008) - Super Delegates To Determine Nominee (2/5/2008)
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Op-Ed Contributor: The Maverick and the Media
John McCain may be the first real postmodernist candidate for the presidency — the first to turn his press relations into the basis of his candidacy.