Tuesday, March 18, 2008

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Obama condemns his pastor's comments

March 18: Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama calls controversial comments made by his pastor 'not only wrong but divisive.'  (MSNBC)The presidential hopeful tried to stem damage from divisive comments delivered by his pastor, while bluntly addressing anger between blacks and whites in his most racially pointed speech yet.


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Todd: Clinton's superdelegate fight

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., answers a question from a reporter after speaking about Iraq, Monday, March 17, 2008, at George Washington University in Washington. NBC's Chuck Todd on Hillary Clinton's make-or-break effort to woo superdelegates away from her opponent.


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Unelected Bernanke, Paulson key in crisis

epa01255359 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (L), Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke (C) and SEC Chairman Christopher Cox (R) prepare to testify  before the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the state of the economy and financial markets on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. USA 14 February 2008. Chairman Bernanke indicated that policy makers are prepared to lower interest rates further to revive the economy as banks make it more expensive to borrow.  EPA/SHAWN THEWIn a presidential election year, the crisis playing out in the financial markets is a reminder that for the time being, the most consequential decision-makers are unelected officials.


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Iraq takes on bigger role in campaign

The fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq has provoked an intense exchange over the war among the three presidential candidates, illustrating the deep divisions over how to proceed there even as the violence has ebbed.

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Fineman: A make-or-break moment for Obama

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, shown here with his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, March 10, 2005. Obama on Friday March 14, 2008 denounced inflammatory remarks from his pastor, who has railed against the United States.Tuesday in Philadelphia, Barack Obama faces his highest bar yet: He has to explain his relationship with – and differences with – his controversial pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.


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