Hillary Clinton: Latest News and Reports - Page 92

Apr 21, 2008 4:32 PM CDT

Clintonites: Obama's Copying Us

Hillary says opponent's pilfering all her best ideas

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign is fuming at what it perceives as Barack Obama's plagiarism of its policy ideas, the Chicago Tribune reports. "I came up with that a year ago,” Clinton said of the stimulus package her rival is boosting. Obama's formula, her advisers argue, is glomming onto a...

McGovern? Hart? Dems May Yet Repeat Sorry History

OPINION

Apr 21, 2008 3:29 PM CDT

McGovern? Hart? Dems May Yet Repeat Sorry History

Obama and Clinton reliving party's history of not being able to get out of its own way

(Newser) - The postwar legacy of Democratic candidates is one of failure, Andrew O’Hehir writes in Salon, with so many lost campaigns that any seasoned observer could lay out sorry futures for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Whether Obama and Clinton are McGovern and Muskie or Hart and Mondale, the party's...

$In Pa., Clinton Has a Math Problem$

In Pa., Clinton Has a Math Problem

Apr 21, 2008 2:17 PM CDT

In Pa., Clinton Has a Math Problem

Only 'blowout numbers' can help case against Obama, experts say

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton must rack up unprecedented numbers in tomorrow’s Pennsylvania primary to challenge Barack Obama’s 800,000-vote lead in the national popular vote, Bloomberg reports. She needs a 25-point margin plus record turnout—2 million in a state where only 800,000 went to the polls in 2004—...

Mac Will Run With Public Funds

Apr 21, 2008 10:36 AM CDT

Mac Will Run With Public Funds

GOP candidate appears to concede he won't be able to catch Dem foe financially

(Newser) - John McCain will use public funds to finance his 2-month general-election campaign, Politico reports today. McCain's decision to take the $84.1 million available once he's officially nominated in September comes after the GOP candidate gave back $3.2 in donations pegged to the home stretch. McCain has raised $72...

Pressed in Pa.,
Obama Steps
Up Attacks

Apr 21, 2008 7:25 AM CDT

Pressed in Pa., Obama Steps Up Attacks

Her lead shrinking, Clinton notes his departure from positivity

(Newser) - Lagging a day before the high-stakes Pennsylvania primary, Barack Obama has intensified his attacks on Hillary Clinton, painting her as a typical Washington insider, the New York Times reports. Clinton fired back, accusing Obama of dropping his hopeful message in favor of old-style politics himself. Clinton holds a 5- or...

Dems Shower
Each Other
With Attacks

Apr 20, 2008 8:02 PM CDT

Dems Shower Each Other With Attacks

Clinton, Obama swing hard as Pa. primary nears

(Newser) - Democratic hopefuls blasted each other's tactics today as Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary fast approaches, the Caucus blog reports. Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama's campaign "negative" and released an ad saying he spreads “false charges” about her health care plan. Obama's camp rolled out an ad rejecting her claim that...

50 Ways to Leave Hillary's Camp

Apr 20, 2008 2:50 PM CDT

50 Ways to Leave Hillary's Camp

Kerry, Richardson, Reich: stalwart Clintonites are jumping ship

(Newser) - As more longtime Clintonites succumb to Obamania and Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead gradually diminishes, the former first couple is left to sift their friendships into past and present. But while the Clinton camp sees shifts toward Barack Obama as acts of betrayal, others consider them comeuppance for the Clintons' habit...

Chelsea Swings
Through Philly's
Gay Clubs

Apr 19, 2008 5:26 PM CDT

Chelsea Swings Through Philly's Gay Clubs

Enamored crowd follows her on 'gay pub crawl'

(Newser) - Chelsea Clinton met with wild and drunken support on her “gay pub crawl” through Philadelphia last night, the Patriot-News reports. “Chelsea, the gays love you!” cried one supporter. “We love your highlights,” shouted another. “Thank you, but that’s not why you should vote...

Dems Complain About Rival's Complaining

Apr 19, 2008 11:02 AM CDT

Dems Complain About Rival's Complaining

Kvetching candidates keep pouring it on rival

(Newser) - The Democratic candidates are down to grousing about each other's griping, Reuters reports. Hillary Clinton said Barack Obama's complaint about tough questions in their recent debate showed he couldn't take the pressure. "I'm with Harry Truman on this—if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen,...

'Colbert Bump' Real,
at Least for Dems

Apr 19, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

'Colbert Bump' Real, at Least for Dems

Candidates see boost in funds after Report appearances

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert and his fans often point to a “Colbert bump”—a boost for politicians who appear on his show—and research shows there’s truthiness to the claim, LiveScience reports. A scientist found that Democrats appearing on the Colbert Report raised 44% more funds afterward. Republicans, however,...

Hillary Slams MoveOn

Apr 19, 2008 9:52 AM CDT

Hillary Slams MoveOn

She says its activist members 'intimidate' her supporters

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton told a closed-door fundraiser that the Democratic "activist base" was to blame for her Super Tuesday losses, the Huffington Post reports. She singled out MoveOn.org for damage to her campaign. "They know I don't agree with them," Clinton said. "So they flood into...

McCain Made $259K in ’07

Apr 18, 2008 2:55 PM CDT

McCain Made $259K in ’07

Senator donated $105K to charity; heiress wife's tax returns not released

(Newser) - John McCain reported $259,000 in 2007 taxable income and $215,304 in 2006, the AP reports. The figures—modest in comparison to the Obama and Clinton tax returns—don’t include the income of his wife, Cindy, whose wealth has been estimated at $100 million. The presumptive Republican nominee...

Reich, Nunn, Boren
Endorse Obama

Apr 18, 2008 1:49 PM CDT

Reich, Nunn, Boren Endorse Obama

Bill Clinton's former labor chief blasts Hillary's ads

(Newser) - Barack Obama today picked up endorsements from three Democratic Party bigwigs: Robert Reich, a longtime Clinton friend and ex-Labor Secretary, and two ex-senators with foreign policy clout—Sam Nunn of Georgia and David Boren of Oklahoma. Reich said he decided to endorse because he was "appalled" by Hillary Clinton's...

Chelsea
Faces
Campaign's
Rough Side

Apr 18, 2008 8:34 AM CDT

Chelsea Faces Campaign's Rough Side

Tough questions start flying around youngest Clinton

(Newser) - Until recently, the campaign trail has been a generally hospitable place for Chelsea Clinton. She never talks to reporters, and her rallies generally attract fawning Clinton supporters lobbing softball questions. But as the race heats up, the questions are becoming more pointed, as is the scrutiny, the Los Angeles Times...

It's Hillary to the Rescue
on 'Colbert Report'

Apr 17, 2008 9:47 PM CDT

It's Hillary to the Rescue on 'Colbert Report'

She pokes fun at her problem-solving image on show

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton poked a little fun at her own image as a problem-solver tonight on the Colbert Report, the AP reports. While taping, Colbert complained about a litany of tech problems and cried out, "Are you telling me there is no one in this theater who can fix the...

Stephanopoulos Sticks Up
for Tone of ABC Debate

Apr 17, 2008 7:27 PM CDT

Stephanopoulos Sticks Up for Tone of ABC Debate

Focus on electability mirrored campaign trail chatter, pundit says

(Newser) - George Stephanopolous has drawn fire for posing too many "gotcha" questions at last night's Democratic presidential debate on ABC, but the pundit is sticking to his guns. Stephanopolous says he didn't focus on electability over policy issues by accident. "It's not only, who will be the best president,...

McCain Expands
Fan Club

Apr 17, 2008 4:56 PM CDT

McCain Expands Fan Club

GOP's disenchanted, independents and even some Democrats on board: poll

(Newser) - John McCain has been quietly winning back Republicans unhappy with the Bush era—and can even claim the support of many moderate Democrats. A new poll shows 20% of the electorate remains undecided, but McCain is now virtually tied with either Democrat—a far better result than the 13-point lead...

Forget Bush; Brown
Talks to Candidates

updated

Apr 17, 2008 1:46 PM CDT

Forget Bush; Brown Talks to Candidates

British PM looking ahead to better relations with successor

(Newser) - Gordon Brown pointedly met with all three US presidential candidates before meeting with President Bush today. Britain’s unpopular prime minister seems eager to look to the future, Reuters reports, lest he be labeled “Bush’s poodle” as predecessor Tony Blair was. Brown said he wouldn’t endorse any...

The Debate
Was No Good
for Anyone

OPINION

Apr 17, 2008 1:12 PM CDT

The Debate Was No Good for Anyone

The pundits agree, and then split on blaming the inquisitors

(Newser) - The pundit class agrees for once: No one (at least in the Democratic Party) benefited from last night’s angry debate. But the left and the right disagree on who’s at fault:

The first half was “garbage time,” Jonathan Cohn writes in the New Republic, with the

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Blue-Collar Philly Paper Taps Obama

Apr 17, 2008 12:25 PM CDT