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Murtha Backtracks on Pa. Racism Jab

Democratic Rep. apologizes for dissing state's west

(Newser) - Rep. John Murtha apologized for saying yesterday that “racist” western Pennsylvanians wouldn’t vote for Barack Obama, CNN reports. “While we cannot deny that race is a factor in this election, I believe we've been able to look beyond race these past few months,” the Democrat said...

Hillary: I (Probably) Won't Run Again

Clinton says she's not interested in Supreme Court, Majority Leadership

(Newser) - The chances of Hillary Clinton making a second White House run are “probably close to zero,” the senator told Fox and Friends in an interview this morning. She similarly shot down speculation that she’d be the next Senate Majority Leader or a Supreme Court justice. “I’...

Clintons Surface for Home Stretch

Powerful pair turn up the campaign heat

(Newser) - The Clintons hit the campaign trail yesterday, stumping with Joe Biden in former Hillary territory in Pennsylvania, reports CNN. Hillary Clinton urged that Democrats "must elect Barack Obama," and warned: “This election is too important to sit on the sidelines of history." It was the couple's...

Clinton Would Stomp Palin in Prez Race: Poll

Hillary scores 2-1 over Palin among women voters

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton would make moose meat of Sarah Palin in a head-to-head election battle to be president, according to a new poll among women voters. In a theoretical 2012 faceoff,  women voters said they would back Hilary 61% to Palin's 27%, reports the New York Daily News. Clinton is...

Hillary Raises Big Money for Obama
Hillary Raises Big Money
for Obama
Oct 6, 2008 1:15 PM CDT

Hillary Raises Big Money for Obama

Clinton draws $8M for former rival, despite own campaign debts

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has raised more than $8 million since July for Barack Obama, USA Today reports, and has hit 40 Obama campaign events in the past 2 months. She’ll headline two more Obama fundraisers this month, plus 11 events for other Democratic candidates. But while she’s raising money...

Clintons Cool to Obama After Hillary Snub

Insiders say he wouldn't promise her a Supreme Court seat

(Newser) - Bill and Hillary Clinton are doing little to help elect Barack Obama because the Democratic nominee “balked” at promising Hillary a Supreme Court judgeship, insiders tell the New York Post. “Hillary wants an assurance that if she shows loyalty and goes out there like a good soldier, she...

Don't Pity This Woman
 Don't Pity 
 This Woman 
OPINION
Sep 30, 2008 1:03 PM CDT

Don't Pity This Woman

Palin deserves our scorn, and that's it

(Newser) - The media seems to be lining up to feel sorry for poor Sarah Palin, forced to endure these deer-in-headlights interviews. “I guess I’m one cold dame,” Rebecca Traister writes in Salon, because “when you stage a train wreck of this magnitude…I don’t feel bad...

All Hail Paul, 'Ultimate Cool Guy'

From Clooney to the Clintons, nation pays tribute to actor icon

(Newser) - E! Online published a list of high-profile tributes in remembrance of Paul Newman's death Friday. Here are some highlights:
  • "He set the bar too high for the rest of us. Not just actors, but all of us." —George Clooney
  • "Paul Newman was the ultimate cool guy
...

Fear of Lefty Obama Gets Bill Behind Mac

Centrist ex-prez has common ground with Republican, and his win sets up Hillary in '12

(Newser) - If Bill Clinton seems to be sabotaging Barack Obama's campaign, it may not only be for Hillary's presumed 2012 run, but because he prefers John McCain, Roger Simon writes in Pajamas Media. Since "showing up" Obama with his convention speech, Clinton has been "lavishing praise" on McCain and...

Palin Considers Saturday Night Live Appearance

Security detail has already toured the studios; Fey may return, too

(Newser) - Sarah Palin may make an appearance on a Saturday Night Live, where she was so accurately mimicked by Tina Fey on the season premiere, OK! reports. The Republican’s security detail has already cased NBC’s studios in New York. Fey could also come back to reprise her role, setting...

Hillary: Bailout Must Help Homeowners
Hillary: Bailout Must Help Homeowners
OPINION
Sep 25, 2008 7:09 AM CDT

Hillary: Bailout Must Help Homeowners

Wants federal company to buy bad mortgages, address root causes

(Newser) - As Congress debates the terms of the $700 billion bailout, Hillary Clinton warns in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that "this is not just a financial crisis; it's an economic crisis." For the New York senator, any federal action has to tackle the underlying causes of the turmoil—...

At $231M, Kerry Is Congress' Richest

Though, Roll Call cautions, financial disclosure forms an unreliable source

(Newser) - John Kerry leads Roll Call's annual list of the 50 richest members of Congress, with a fortune estimated at $231 million. But financial-disclosure rules make it impossible to get a complete picture of lawmakers' assets, so Kerry, John McCain (No. 13, with $20 million), and the rest of the top...

Hillary Didn't Really Want VP Slot: Bill

Clinton would've paired up with Obama only out of sense of 'duty'

(Newser) - Even as rumors continue to bounce around the Internet that Hillary Clinton could end up on the Democratic ticket, she never wanted to—and would only have accepted the VP slot out of a sense of duty, Bill Clinton said on The View today. “Not really, she didn’t,...

No Skirting the Issue: Politics Now Women's Game

Candidates are obvious sign, but best commentary, comedy comes from females

(Newser) - This election is all about women—and Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton can't take all the credit, Sarah Hughes writes in the Independent. The candidates are the most visible, but female commentators, comedians, and protesters have set the tone and are asking the difficult questions. "The good ol' boys...

Hillary Bundler Picks McCain Over 'Elitist' Obama

Lynn Forester de Rothschild to endorse McCain-Palin

(Newser) - Democratic fundraiser and ardent Hillary Clinton supporter Lynn Forester de Rothschild will endorse the McCain-Palin ticket today, Muckety reports. De Rothschild, who worked with the Democratic National Committee, has been a steadfast critic of the Dems’ decision to nominate Barack Obama, whom she called an untrustworthy “elitist” in a...

Clinton Cancels Event After Palin Invited, Too

Hillary calls off appearance at Jewish rally outside UN

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has canceled an appearance at a New York rally next week after organizers blindsided her by also inviting Sarah Palin. Several American Jewish groups are planning a major demonstration outside the United Nations on Sept. 22 to protest against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Clinton aides were furious that...

Fey 'More Palin Than Palin'
 Fey 'More Palin Than Palin' 
Sep 14, 2008 5:19 AM CDT

Fey 'More Palin Than Palin'

Tina nails Sarah impersonation on SNL season opener

(Newser) - Tina Fey ushered in the new Saturday Night Live season last night with her much-anticipated Sarah Palin impersonation, sharing the opening skit with Amy Poehler’s Hillary Clinton in a “public service announcement” deriding the media’s sexist coverage of the presidential campaign. The sketch also skewered Palin’s...

Clintons Want McCain to Win, Says Morris

Ex-adviser argues they're shooting for another run in 2012

(Newser) - The Clintons may be campaigning for Obama, but they really want McCain to win so Hillary can run in 2012, friend-turned-foe Dick Morris tells the UK Telegraph. And if that happens, get ready for a historic Clinton-Palin showdown (Morris thinks McCain would not run again) that will shake up the...

Obama Set for Return Engagement on SNL

Democrat will appear in sketch during tomorrow night's season premiere

(Newser) - Barack Obama will make his second appearance on Saturday Night Live tomorrow night, the AP reports. The Democratic presidential nominee first appeared on the NBC show in November, playing himself in a skit set at a Halloween party thrown by his then-rival and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Michael Phelps will...

Ooops: Biden Says Hillary Might Have Been a Better Pick

VP candidate praises Clinton, GOP pounces

(Newser) - Joe Biden, rushing to the defense of Hillary Clinton yesterday, delighted the opposition (not to mention Hillary diehards) by saying she might have been a better VP pick for Obama than he was. It started when a man at a New Hampshire rally said he was glad Biden had been...

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