Friday, February 29, 2008

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Clinton may challenge Texas vote rules

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at a rally Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008  in Houston. The New York Senator's campaign concerns, just days before the contest,  is drawing a warning against legal action from the state's Democratic Party.


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McCain: Citizenship issue put to rest long ago

Feb. 27: A profile of Sen. John McCain, R-Az., as a part of the Decision 2008 series “The Candidates”. (Doc Block)GOP candidate, born in Panama Canal zone  says issue was put to rest in 1964 during Barry Goldwater's run for the White House.


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Farrakhan: Stick with Obama

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan delivers a speech in observance of Saviours' Day on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jerry Lai)The Nation of Islam minister says backers of the Illinois senator shouldn't be dissuaded by the Obama’s denunciation during Tuesday's Democratic debate.


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Even Texas' presidential contest is bigger

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a rally Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, in Ft.  Worth, Texas. People here like to say everything is bigger in Texas, and their oversized presidential race is no different with a primary election and a caucus added on, too.


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Obama foes start taking take off the gloves

if Mr. Obama becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, he is sure to face an onslaught from Republicans and their allies that will be very different in tone and intensity from what he has faced so far.

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

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HILLARY CLINTON CONSIDERS BARACK OBAMA AS POSSIBLE RUNNING MATE (Vibe Magazine)

HILLARY CLINTON CONSIDERS BARACK OBAMA AS POSSIBLE RUNNING MATE HILLARY CLINTON CONSIDERS BARACK OBAMA AS POSSIBLE RUNNING MATE Senator Clinton Comments on Obama Being a Possible Running Mate During a Recent Interview with VIBE Magazine

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News 8 Austin interviews Sen. Hillary Clinton (News 8 Austin)

In an exclusive interview, News 8 Austin's Paul Brown spoke to presidential candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton. Brown asked the senator questions regarding health care, NAFTA, and immigration.

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Democrat Hillary Clinton offers plan to cut child poverty in half in a dozen years (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

HANGING ROCK, Ohio - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is offering a plan to improve childhood nutrition and setting a goal to reduce by half the 12 million youngsters living in poverty over the next dozen years.

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Hillary Clinton's Attack on Barack Obama's Speeches Is Wrong Strategy (FOX 5 New York)

Hillary Clinton deserves a lot of respect for everything she has accomplished. She would probably be a hard-working, effective president. But she may never get to prove that because her troubled campaign seems to have devolved into a chorus of misguided and ultimately self-defeating jabs at Barack Obama, repeating this "nice speeches won't get things done" nonsense.

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Hillary Clinton to be female version of George W. Bush? (Pravda Ru)

Hillary Clinton is not so smart as she is painted to be. She lost the inseparable part of the political race, the TV debate with Barack Obama. Moreover, Hillary Clinton showed that she had to learn a lot about international affairs outside the United States.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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Complex for Clinton, simpler for Obama

Feb. 26: Watch the entire debate as Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama face off in Cleveland on MSNBC TV before crucial contests in Ohio and Texas. (MSNBC)By the end of Tuesday's Democratic debate, there was little evidence that Mrs. Clinton had produced the kind of ground-moving moment she needed that might shift the course of a campaign that polls suggest has been moving inexorably in Mr. Obama’s direction for weeks.


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Newsweek: Clinton spins toward convention

Her supporters insist that she's going to the Democratic convention, no matter what.

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Video: Video: Racy photo costs Oregon mayor's job

Feb. 27: The mayor of a tiny Oregon town who once stripped to her underwear and posed on a fire truck has been stripped of her office. KGW-TV's Randy Neves reports. (NBC News Channel)Feb. 27: The mayor of a tiny Oregon town who once stripped to her underwear and posed on a fire truck has been stripped of her office. KGW-TV's Randy Neves reports. (NBC News Channel)


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Candidates go on the attack in Ohio

Feb. 26: Watch the entire debate as Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama face off in Cleveland on MSNBC TV before crucial contests in Ohio and Texas. (MSNBC)Sen. Barack Obama came under a full-out assault Tuesday night from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in their last debate before crucial primaries in Ohio and Texas that could make or break Clinton's campaign next week.


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Cook: Looking at the general election

The New York Times piece on John McCain's alleged relationship with a lobbyist has ruined any chance Hillary Clinton had of catching Barack Obama.

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Monday, February 25, 2008

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Clinton, Obama sharpen their attacks

Feb. 25: Hillary Clinton sharpens her attacks on Barack Obama in what looks like her campaign's last stand. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Today Show)Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sharpened their attacks on each other on Sunday, trading barbs over health care, trade and experience as they head for key showdowns in Texas and Ohio on March 4.


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Hushed worry about Obama's safety

WILMINGTON, DE - FEBRUARY 03:  Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (2nd L) is surrounded by Secret Service agents during a rally in Rodney Square February 3, 2008 in Wilmington, Delaware. On February 5 voters go to the polls in 24 states on a day dubbed Super Tuesday where 41 percent of the Democratic delegates and 52 percent of the Republican delegates are up for grabs.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)There is a hushed worry on the minds of many supporters of Senator Barack Obama, echoing in conversations from state to state, rally to rally: Will he be safe?


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Farrakhan hails Obama as 'hope of entire world'

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan delivers a speech in observance of Saviours' Day on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jerry Lai)In his first major public address since a cancer crisis, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Sunday that presidential candidate Barack Obama is the "hope of the entire world" that the U.S. will change for the better.


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Obama lets his confidence show

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets supporters during a rally Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, in Cleveland, Ohio. Barack Obama is on an electoral roll, and what's not to like? He is like a gambler convinced his every dice roll will come up double sixes.


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Campaign promises face reality check

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, in Akron, Ohio. Barack Obama promises $4,000 credits for college tuition. Hillary Rodham Clinton backs $25 billion for home heating subsidies. And John McCain wants tax cuts extended — and expanded.


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Friday, February 22, 2008

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Nader could be launching third party bid

Ralph Nader speaks at a news conference in Reading, Pa. in this July 14, 2007 file photo. Nader could be poised for another third party presidential campaign. The consumer advocate will appear on NBC's The consumer advocate may announce  another presidential campaign Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press.


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Newsweek: A hole in John McCain's defense?

A sworn deposition that McCain gave in a lawsuit more than five years ago appears to contradict one part of a sweeping denial of a New York Times story.

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McCain focuses on key Midwest states

Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., accompanied by his wife Cindy, visits Charlie's Restaurant in Perrysburg, Ohio, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. His nomination assured, John McCain got an early jump on the general election this week with a swing through Midwestern states likely to be pivotal in the fall and a fresh line of criticism against Barack Obama.


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Clinton motorcade officer dies after crash

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., comments on an accident involving a Dallas Police officer, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, after making a campaign stop for an early voter event in Dallas. A Dallas police motorcycle officer died Friday following an accident while escorting the Democratic presidential candidate to a campaign rally.


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Clinton jabs Obama over plagiarism

US Democratic presidential candidates, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), participate in the Texas Democratic Party's presidential candidates debate at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas February 21, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi  (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)Clinton also said Obama represented "change you can Xerox" in a testy moment in a generally civil debate in Texas that ranged across health care, Cuba policy and immigration.


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Thursday, February 21, 2008

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Clinton and Obama debate tonight

Democratic presidential hopeful New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) listens as Illinois Senator Barack Obama (R) makes a point during the Democratic Presidential Primary Debate hosted by CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute 21 January 2008 at the Palace Theater in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton square off tonight in another debate.


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Candidates release January fundraising details

Obama had millions going into February; Clinton struggled to stay even.

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For McCain, self-confidence on ethics has risk

Senators John McCain, at lecturn, and Russell Feingold, right, during a press conference about campaign finance reform legislation in 1997. Others, from the left were: Rep. Chris Shays, Rep. Tom Allen (mostly hidden); Rep. George Miller and Rep. Martin Meehan. His confidence in his own integrity has sometimes seemed to blind him to potentially embarrassing conflicts.


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Newsweek: Will Obama win Texas, Ohio?

Q&A with a poly-sci prof and a co-founder of Pollster.com about whether Obama's win in Wisconsin translates to a sure victory in Ohio and Texas.

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McCain loan raises questions

The government's top campaign finance regulator says John McCain can't drop out of the primary election's public financing system until he answers questions about a loan he obtained to kickstart his once faltering presidential campaign.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

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Hillary Clinton?s Feb. 19 Speech (New York Times)

The following is a transcript of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton?s speech to supporters after the Feb. 19 primary in Wisconsin, as provided by CQ Transcriptions via The Associated Press.

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Hillary Clinton ridicules rival Barack Obama (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, staggered by 10 voting losses in a row, ridiculed surging rival Barack Obama on Wednesday as all talk and little substance as she tried to slow his momentum.

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Hillary Clinton supporters look immediately ahead to Ohio, Texas (Isthmus)

The Hillary Clinton campaign's party at the Stadium Bar Tuesday night didn't feel like a wake, as is often the case with losing campaigns on election night. But the bar, located just across Monroe St. from Camp Randall Stadium, didn't exactly feel like it does after a victorious Badger football game, either.

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Hillary Clinton gearing up Vermont campaign effort (Boston Globe)

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is gearing up her campaign in Vermont in anticipation of the state's March 4 primary.

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Hillary Clinton gearing up Vermont campaign (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)

MONTPELIER -- Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is gearing up her campaign in Vermont in anticipation of the state's March 4 primary. ... - By Wilson Ring Associated Press

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

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Posted Feb. 19, 2008 – For the past several weeks, as Sen. Hillary Clinton has watched rival Barack Obama mesmerize ... (BET.com)

– For the past several weeks, as Sen. Hillary Clinton has watched rival Barack Obama mesmerize voters from coast to coast with his oratorical prowess, she has blamed the Illinois senator of being long on locution and short on solutions.

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Hillary Clinton Kicks Off Campaigning In Ohio (WCMH Columbus)

Hillary Clinton will attend a rally in Youngstown, Ohio on Tuesday, the same city where opponent Barack Obama campaigned a day earlier.

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Hillary Clinton Campaigns In Parma, Youngstown (WeatherNet5.com)

Sen. Hillary Clinton will campaign in Parma and Youngstown on Tuesday.

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Hillary Clinton Looks for Support in Northeast Wisconsin (FOX 11 Green Bay)

The Hillary Clinton campaign plowed into Northeast Wisconsin Monday morning after being turned away by the snow Sunday. This was Clinton's one and only stop in our part of the state. FOX 11's Mark Leland begins our balanced campaign coverage with a look at what Hillary Clinton is telling voters.

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Tavis Smiley To Host Hillary Clinton (WDSU New Orleans)

NEW ORLEANS -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will be in New Orleans Saturday as part of Tavis Smiley's State of the Black Union symposium on education, health, housing and other issues affecting African-Americans.

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Monday, February 18, 2008

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Bill Clinton stumps for Hillary in Toledo (CentralOhio.com)

TOLEDO — Former President Bill Clinton kicked off a campaign tour of Ohio on Sunday, telling hundreds of Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters that his wife is the only presidential candidate with the ideas to help a state hit hard by the nation’s foreclosure crisis and the loss of thousands of manufacturing jobs.

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‘Clear choice’ - Bill Clinton: Hillary best candidate (Times-Reporter)

CANTON – Championing Hillary Rodham Clinton as a presidential candidate who would bring economic relief to working-class families, former President Clinton promoted her campaign Sunday.

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Clinton stumps for Hillary in Jefferson stop (The Times Leader)

  STEUBENVILLE - Declaring that his wife can make good things happen for America again, former President Bill Clinton gave a 50-minute campaign speech for Sen. Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid to about 800 people in the Steubenville High School gymnasium Sunday afternoon.

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Former President Clinton campaigns for Hillary in Ohio (Telegraph-Forum)

TOLEDO (AP) -- Former President Clinton told hundreds of Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters today that her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination will likely come down to contests next month in Ohio and Texas.

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Hillary Clinton at Monona Terrace tonight, Michelle Obama at Overture Center today (The Capital Times)

It's crunch time before the Wisconsin primary Tuesday, as evidenced by the appearance of Democratic presidential candidates and family members. Sen. Hillary Clinton will be campaigning at Monona Terrace in downtown Madison tonight, after bad weather Sunday forced the Democractic presidential candidate to cancel her appearances in the state. The "Solutions for America" rally begins at 8:30 p.m., ...

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Friday, February 15, 2008

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Hillary Clinton Campaigns in Eau Claire Monday (WEAU Eau Claire)

A campaign spokesperson says Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be in Eau Claire on Monday

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Hillary Clinton chalks narrow win in New Mexico (Deutsche Welle)

Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton has won the New Mexico presidential caucus by a narrow margin over her rival Barack Obama.

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Hillary Clinton wins New Mexico caucus (Outlook India)

After her eight consecutive defeats at the hands of the party rival Barack Obama since the 'Super Tuesday' vote, Democrat Senator Hillary Clinton finally had some good news on the Valentine's Day with the New Mexico caucus result going her way.

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Hillary Clinton will have to get around DNC to seat Michigan and Florida delegates (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

MILWAUKEE - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton desperately wants meaningless wins in Florida and Michigan to turn into votes she can count on. It won't be easy with the Democratic National Committee rules standing in her way.

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Hillary Clinton's Campaign Comes to Cleveland (FOX 8 Cleveland)

Senator Hillary Clinton and Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones are hosting an open forum Friday evening to discuss solutions for issues facing America. Before coming to Cleveland, Clinton will make a stop in Akron.

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

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Clinton leading Obama in Ohio, Pennsylvania

Feb. 14: NBC Deputy Political Director Mark Murray offers his first read on new polls showing Hillary Clinton with big leads over Barack Obama in Ohio and Pennsylvania. (MSNBC)The New York Senator has a double-digit lead in both crucial primary states according to Quinnipiac University poll.


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Conservative Christians revisit third party

The same activist who called a meeting last fall to discuss backing a third-party candidate is revisiting the idea as  John McCain closes in on the Republican nomination.

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Huckabee to take break from campaign trail

Feb. 13:  Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee defends his decision to suspend campaigning to give a paid speech in the Cayman Islands and maintains that he is not holding out for the vice presidential spot or planning to run for Senate.  (NBC News Web Extra)The GOP presidential hopeful defended his decision to suspend campaigning saying he has to pay his mortgage like everybody else.


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Obama gets Hannah Montana perk

Feb. 13: A Tucker panel discusses how Sen. Barack Obama will handle being a front-runner in the presidential race. (Other)Forget worldwide fame and power. For Barack Obama the benefits of running for president hit closer to home.


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Clinton scrambles to contest Wisconsin

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., gestures while speaking at a campaign stop in McAllen, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)The Democratic presidential hopeful is moving belatedly to make a contest of next Tuesday's presidential primary.


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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

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Hillary Clinton as the Fashion Police: My Polka-Dot Dress Should Be Arrested (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has weathered criticisms of her hair, her clothes and even necklines. Last week, she decided to join the ranks of her own fashion police.

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Hillary Clinton, Huckabee Lead in Ashley County Returns (Ashley County Ledger)

Former Arkansas First Lady and U. S. First Lady Hillary Clinton led all vote getters in the Ashley County portion of the presidential preferential primary on Tuesday, February 5. She received a total of 1,823 votes or 68 percent of Democratic in Ashley County to lead all candidates as well as the Democratic ticket.

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Rules for Hillary Clinton EP appearance Tuesday (El Paso Times)

The public rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Don Haskins Center, with doors for the event opening at 4:30 p.m., local officials said Monday.

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Hillary Clinton rally will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday (El Paso Times)

The public rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Don Haskins Center, will doors for the event opening at 4 p.m., according to local officials.

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Hillary Clinton to Visit Valley on Wednesday (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)

Gregorio Treviño was one of the first ones to signup as a volunteer in Hillary Clinton's Rio Grande Valley Campaign Headquarters. Clinton is expected to hold a presidential campaign rally at the McAllen Convention Center at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

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Monday, February 11, 2008

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Hillary Clinton as the Fashion Police: My Polka-Dot Dress Should Be Arrested (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has weathered criticisms of her hair, her clothes and even necklines. Last week, she decided to join the ranks of her own fashion police.

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Posted Feb. 11, 2008 – Perhaps Maggie Williams is what Hillary Clinton needs to get her campaign back on the winning ... (BET.com)

– Perhaps Maggie Williams is what Hillary Clinton needs to get her campaign back on the winning track. But, looking at the way the Barack Obama juggernaut was rolling this weekend, Williams had better move quickly.

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Hillary Clinton Gets a New Campaign Manager (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- New York Senator Hillary Clinton, who lost three Democratic nominating contests yesterday, has switched campaign managers.

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Superdelegates play key role Hillary Rodham Clinton leads with Democratic Party insiders (The Appleton Post-Crescent)

WASHINGTON Hillary Rodham Clinton retains her lead among Democratic Party insiders even as Barack Obama builds up his delegate margin with primary and caucus victories, according to an Associated Press survey.

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Hillary Clinton's Run For The White House (CBS News)

Katie Couric interviews Hillary Rodham Clinton as the race for the Democratic presidential nomination between her and Barack Obama grows tighter.

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Friday, February 8, 2008

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Hillary Clinton pokes fun at her fashion disasters (AM New York)

NEW YORK (AP) _ Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton admits her fashion sense is not nearly as sharp as her political instincts in the latest issue of Us Weekly.

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Hillary Clinton to speak at Wisconsin Democratic gathering (The Oshkosh Northwestern)

WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will come a courting Wisconsin Democrats three days before the states presidential primary.

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Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama visiting Spokane (KHQ Spokane)

SEATTLE, Wash. - Senator Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's wife will be rallying for support in Spokane Friday, before Saturday's caucuses.

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Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama both plan on making a stop in Roanoke (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)

Senator Hillary Clinton is tentatively scheduled to be in Roanoke on Sunday. Details are still being worked out, but it appears likely she will be at Roanoke's Patrick Henry High School Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

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Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama go head-to-head in fundraising (Chicago Tribune)

Democratic rivals hit trail at furious pace as key contests loom ahead ARLINGTON, Va.—Raising money at a furious pace, Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama kicked off the next phase of their neck-and-neck fight to secure the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday as several contests loom immediately ahead.

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Thursday, February 7, 2008

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Newsweek: Obama's February advantage

How the upcoming schedule plays to his strengths.

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Bush ready to back Republican nominee

President Bush, accompanied by Vice President Dick Cheney, left, makes a statement on the economy, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.  (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)President Bush, unpopular nationally but still a fundraising force, is ready to put the power of the White House behind the Republican nominee for president.


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Provisional ballots to decide N.M. winner

Feb. 7: Where does the presidential race go from here? NBC's Tim Russert reports on the latest delegate count and the campaigns’ strategies. (Today Show)Democrats prepared Wednesday to examine more than 17,000 provisional ballots that will determine a winner in New Mexico's tightly contested presidential caucus.


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Delegates count, but how do you count 'em?

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at her Super Tuesday primary night rally in New York Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. Which of the Democratic presidential contenders is closer to getting the 2,025 delegates needed to clinch the nomination? Here's why the answer to that question won’t be clear right away.


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Newsweek: A brokered convention?

Why the battle for the Democratic nomination could go all the way to the convention - something that hasn't happened since 1952.

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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

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McCain savors coast to coast wins

Feb. 6: NBC's David Gregory reports on the Republican Super Tuesday results, with John McCain emerging as the big winner.  (Today Show)The Arizona Republican senator earned himself a super Wednesday,  while Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama divided the spoils in Super Tuesday's Democratic contests.


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Up next: the Potomac Primary

Feb. 6: NBC's David Gregory reports on the Republican Super Tuesday results, with John McCain emerging as the big winner.  (Today Show)The nation's capital and its suburbs have a rare opportunity to help decide a presidential election rather than just obsess about it.


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Newsweek: Dems battle for momentum

As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama nip at each other's heels in fight for delegates, the battle over perception is the one that really counts.

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Clinton wins Calif.; Obama wins in South

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., greets supports as she enters  her Super Tuesday primary night rally in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York won the mammoth California primary Tuesday night, NBC News projected, adding to wins in other delegate-rich states in the Northeast.


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Diverging paths for two parties

US Republican presidential hopeful  Senator John McCain (R) with his wife Cindy (L) speaks to a group of supporters at his Election Night Party at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel on  Super Tuesday in Phoenix, Arizona USA, 05 February 2008.  EPA/LARRY W. SMITHThe Republican and Democratic presidential contests began diverging Tuesday, leaving the Democrats facing a long and potentially divisive nomination battle and the Republicans closer to an opportunity to put aside deep internal divisions and rally around a nominee.


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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

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Todd: Your hour-by-hour Super Tuesday guide

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama greets sopprters during a rally in Hartford, Connecticut, February 04, 2008. Obama is on the campaign trail to try to clinch the Democratic Party ticket in the race to the White House.  AFP PHOTO/EMMANUEL DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)Here is your primer for Super Tuesday — the single biggest presidential primary day in this country's history — and how to follow along, one hour at a time.


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GOP, Democrats hit Super Tuesday

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05:  Republican presidential candidate and Senator John McCain (R-AZ), L, speaks as former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R) looks on during a campaign appearance at Rockefeller Plaza February 5, 2008 in New York City. McCain is facing off with rival contender Mitt Romney on the biggest Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton fought for front-runner status in a tightening Democratic contest, while Republican John McCain hoped to bury rival Mitt Romney's presidential hopes in voting from Alaska to the Atlantic on Super Tuesday, the biggest primary day in U.S. history.


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Clinton, Obama in last-ditch Connecticut fight

NEW HAVEN , CT - FEBRUARY 04:  Democratic presidential hopeful US Sen. Hillary Clinton (C) (D-NY) speaks during a roundtable discussion at Yale Child Study Center February 4, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. With one day to go until Both Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama each demonstrated Monday how significant they think Connecticut is on the nationwide Super Tuesday battlefield.


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A grab for delegates, and an edge

Click to see images on the eve of the biggest Super Tuesday in U.S. history.This is a guide of things to look for on Tuesday night— key states, trends, interesting demographic developments, campaign-ending or campaign-extending developments — starting from when the first polls close (Georgia at 7 p.m.) to when the voting is completed in California at 11 p.m. Eastern time.


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Todd: So many questions, so little time

Chatham County poll manager James Wilson loads signs into to his vehicle Monday Feb. 4, 2008 a day before Super Tuesday in Savannah, Ga. Georgia joins 21 other states across the country to take part in the largest NBC's Chuck Todd takes a look at the outstanding Super Tuesday questions, and some possible answers.


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Monday, February 4, 2008

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Politics and work can be volatile mixture

DES MOINES, IA - JANUARY 03:  Democratic Presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) greets supporters gathered for a post-caucus celebration at the Hy-Vee Center January 3, 2008 in Des Moines, Iowa. According to reports Obama has won the Democratic caucus race in Iowa and will now move his campaign for the American presidency to New Hampshire which holds its primary next week.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)No one can stop you from making your political thoughts known at work or in your personal life. But you may have little protection against being fired, reprimanded or denied a job.


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Newsweek: The psychology of voting

Science shows that when we are deciding which candidate to support, anxiety, enthusiasm and whom we identify with count more than reason or logic.

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Candidates race through Northeast, South

Feb. 4: Tim Russert, host of NBC's “Meet the Press,” discusses the latest polls leading up to Super Tuesday. (Today Show)Mitt Romney argued Monday that he was the real conservative in the Republican race with John McCain as he kicked off a 36-hour sprint to Super Tuesday. Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, locked in a tight contest, searched for support in the delegate-rich Northeast.


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Candidates scramble in sprawling primary

So many states, so little time. There are only so many hours in the day and so many miles in even the fastest airplane travel in the final hours before Super Tuesday.

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Dem families torn between Clinton, Obama

California's first lady, Maria Shriver, addresses supporters of Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at a campaign rally Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)With Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mr. Obama locked in a tight race before Tuesday’s voting, the campaign has turned into a gigantic family feud, with prominent and everyday Democrats splitting with spouses, siblings, parents and children.


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Friday, February 1, 2008

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Bill, Hillary Clinton plan Mo. visits this weekend (Southeast Missourian)

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Add Hillary Clinton to the list of presidential candidates planning Missouri visits before Super Tuesday. And add her husband, too. The New York senator will make a stop Sunday in...

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Hillary Clinton to Make Campaign Stop at SDSU (Channel 8 San Diego)

As Super Tuesday nears, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will make her second visit to San Diego in four weeks Friday, appearing at a "town hall" event at San Diego State University to promote her plans to strengthen the middle class.

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In 1-on-1 debate, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton spar on health care, immigration and Iraq war (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

LOS ANGELES - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sparred, for the most part cordially, over immigration, health care and the war in Iraq in their first one-on-one debate on Thursday as they faced high-stakes Super Tuesday contests that could go a long way toward determining the party's presidential nominee.

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Bill Clinton: Hillary the real change maker (The Express-Star)

By Julianna Parker THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT (NORMAN, Okla.) NORMAN, Okla. — President Bill Clinton campaigned on the University of Oklahoma campus Wednesday, urging the crowd to support the presidential bid of his wife, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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President of the Navajo Nation Joe Shirley Jr. Endorses Hillary Clinton for President (Native Times)

President of the Navajo Nation Joe Shirley Jr. today endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. President Shirley told the Associated Press that Hillary Clinton, "assures us that she is going to protect our sovereignty, she is going to stand up for our sovereignty, she is going to recognize it."

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