(86) Sen. John Edwards
What if Iowa Settles Nothing for Democrats? Jan 1 New York Times Nagourney
January 1, 2008
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What if Iowa Settles Nothing for Democrats?
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Published: January 1, 2008
DES MOINES — Iowa is packed with presidential candidates and hundreds of campaign aides, advisers and contributors. Twenty-five hundred representatives of news organizations have been granted credentials to cover the caucuses Thursday night, twice as many as in 2004. […]
John Edwards gets a phone call
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As mentioned yesterday Joe Biden was the only Candidate, aside from Richardson, to break away from the boilerplate response t the death of former PM Bhuto. While most Democrats did not go as far as the GOP in beaming love towards Gen Musharraf (see John McCain plant a sloppy wet one), they nonetheless have […]
Days Before Voting, Gloves Come Off Dec 29 New York Times
December 29, 2007
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By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: December 29, 2007
DES MOINES — In the last weekend before the Iowa caucuses, the Republican presidential candidates are bloodying the field with a blizzard of negative attacks, showing the strains of a wide-open and unpredictable race.
Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney and Senator John […]
Edwards: Obama ‘Living in Never-Never Land’? Dec 28 ABC
December 28, 2007
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John Edwards: Obama ‘Living in Never-Never Land’?
Edwards Criticizes Rivals as the Campaign in Iowa Enters the Home Stretch
By JAKE TAPPER
DUBUQUE, IOWA, Dec. 28, 2007—
In a wide-ranging, free-wheeling interview with Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards with ABC News Friday afternoon, the former North Carolina senator labeled “ridiculous” comments made by the […]
Huckabee says Pakistan Proves Need for Border Fence Dec 28 New York Times
December 28, 2007
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Huckabee says Pakistan Proves Need for Border Fence
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: December 28, 2007
DES MOINES — Mike Huckabee used the volatile situation in Pakistan Friday to make an argument for building a fence on the American border with Mexico and found himself trying to explain a […]
Candidates React to Bhutto’s Death Dec 27 New York Times The Caucus
December 27, 2007
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December 27, 2007, 12:14 pm
THE CAUCUS, New York Times
Candidates React to Bhutto’s Death
By Marc Santora
Updated | 5:15 p.m. The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is already rippling through the race for the White House, and presenting a real-time test for candidates to show how their campaigns react to an unfolding […]
State of the Unions Dec 24 New York Times Paul Krugman
December 24, 2007
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State of the Unions
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: December 24, 2007
Once upon a time, back when America had a strong middle class, it also had a strong union movement.
These two facts were connected. Unions negotiated good wages and benefits for their workers, gains that often ended up being matched even […]
Candidates on Executive Power Dec 22 Boston Globe Charlie Savage
December 22, 2007
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Candidates on executive power: a full spectrum
They assess use of signing statements
By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | December 22, 2007
WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain says that if he is elected president, he would consider himself bound to obey treaties because they are “the law of the land.” But […]