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A question of legacy for Clintons
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It fell to Mike Turpen, a former Oklahoma attorney general, to warm up the crowd in Norman, and he did so with gusto. "Bill Clinton!" he shouted to several thousand people gathered in the McCasland Field House at the University of Oklahoma. "He gave us eight years of peace and prosperity! Do you remember?" (Full story)
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Along the border
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The protesters gather every morning before dawn, monitoring the entrance to a fenced compound called the Macehualli Work Center. They are trying to shut the place down. They wave placards and take photos of anyone driving in to pick up the day laborers who congregate there. They want nothing less than to save America from what they call "the invasion." (Full story)
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Candidates face off in youth forum
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Democrat Barack Obama told young voters yesterday his multicultural background lets him "see through the eyes of other people" abroad in ways another president could not. Closer to home - and student pocketbooks - rival Hillary Clinton spoke of aggressive steps to make college affordable. (Full story)
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Clawing for a legacy
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Legacy? What legacy? There was general amazement when (the now-muzzled) Bill Clinton did his red-faced, attack-dog, race-baiting performance in South Carolina. Friends, Democrats and longtime media sycophants were variously perplexed, repulsed, enraged, mystified and shocked that this beloved ex-president would so jeopardize his legacy by stooping so low. (Full story)
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others are saying
Revisionist presidential history
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In the last few weeks, the Democratic Party has turned on Bill Clinton with the ferocity of 16 years of pent-up resentments. He will not be cut any more slack, and neither will his wife. Meanwhile, the Republican primaries have turned into a Ronald Reagan adoration contest. Neither ex-president deserves what he is getting. Clinton is a victim of long memories; Reagan is a beneficiary of short ones. . . . But the biggest fairy tale about Reagan is the most central one: about taxes and spending. . . . If the GOP is looking around for an icon to worship, it might consider Bill Clinton. He cut spending from 21.4 percent of GDP to 18.5 percent - three times as much as Reagan. (Full story)
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| Recent headlines |
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Democratic race testing old loyalties and dividing families
Kennedy clan can't agree on a candidate
February 2, 2008
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Huckabee: Romney inconsistent on issues
He says he's the true conservative candidate
February 2, 2008
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Romney focuses on caucus wins
Campaign aims for split in California
February 2, 2008
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Celebrities grace candidates with presence, not cash
February 2, 2008
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california > MoveOn.org gets behind Obama
He criticizes Clinton's explanation on Iraq
February 2, 2008
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McCain gets Schwarzenegger endorsement
February 1, 2008
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Obama outraises Clinton in funds
$32 million sets record for 2008 campaign
February 1, 2008
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Edwards backers frustrated
January 31, 2008
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Editorial > Two more voted off the presidential island
January 31, 2008
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Campaign 2008 > Giuliani, Edwards drop from races
Campaigns for top of tickets down to duos
January 31, 2008
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Campaign 2008 > Romney calls McCain dirty trickster
Candidates spar over timetable for Iraq war
January 31, 2008
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Democrats split over whether to play nice
January 31, 2008
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Florida > McCain wins close match with Romney
Front-runner emerges in two-man race
January 30, 2008
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Giuliani ready to quit, endorse Arizona senator
January 30, 2008
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Obama greets Kansas cousins
Candidate tells white crowd, 'We're family'
January 30, 2008
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florida > Campaigning restrictions prove difficult for candidates
January 29, 2008
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ohio > ACLU asks court to block paper ballots
January 29, 2008
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california > Voting machine ban sends counties into tailspin
Roughly one-third of state will be affected
January 29, 2008
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maine > Paul is hopeful for turnout in Maine
Longshot candidate holds out for caucuses
January 29, 2008
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3 Kennedys endorse Obama
Author Morrison also voices her support
January 29, 2008
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Clintons don't mind one bit that it's muddy on the low road
Campaign says it's all about us, not you
January 29, 2008
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Campaign 2008 > Obama wins big in South Carolina race
Clinton a distant second in primary
January 27, 2008
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Campaign 2008 > Florida governor endorses McCain
Primary on Tuesday could prove pivotal
January 27, 2008
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Campaign 2008 > It's not about the money
Early primary states earn pride, publicity
January 27, 2008
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Manchester > She puts a good face on
Former New Hampshire beauty queen is a powder player
January 27, 2008
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Primary feud isn't over yet
Clinton e-mail renews bitter resentments
January 27, 2008
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florida > Economy affects voters' picks
It will play a large role in Tuesday's primary
January 27, 2008
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others are saying > Giuliani's false sense of viability
January 27, 2008
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A Mormon 'Terminator'
January 26, 2008
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Bill Clinton gave Reagan far more credit than Obama has
Attacks make unity harder to achieve
January 26, 2008
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