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New Yorker: Nominating system 'irrational'

If there is a loftier lesson in the presidential primary race, it is that the nominating “system”—and not just in the Democratic Party—is an irrational mess. But that’s not how Hillary Clinton sees it.


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Is the era of big Clintons set to end?

In this May 19, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is hugged by her husband, former President Bill Clinton as he introduces her during a campaign rally in Louisville, Ky. When Clinton finally exits the 2008 Democratic presidential race, she will end a decades-long, power-couple streak of unique political energy, savvy ideas, colossal policy flops and raw ambition.  There's been a Clinton running for the White House or living in it for approximately forever. One quarter of Americans have never known life without a Clinton trying for or having the presidency. Millions have gone from diapers to diplomas in the time of the Clintons.


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Obama, McCain reach out to vets

John McCain on Monday defended his plan for veterans' college benefits, as both the war hero and Democratic rival Barack Obama reached out to veterans on the Memorial Day holiday.

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NYT: Clinton could face uneasy Senate return

** ADDS DATE ** Senate Armed Services Committee member, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. listens to a witness on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 22, 2008, during the committee's hearing on the reappointment of Gen. David Petraeus to the grade of general and to be commander of the U.S. Central Command and the appointment of Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno for appointment to the grade of general and to commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)When Hillary Rodham Clinton made a rare stop in the Senate last week, she spoke from a lonely outpost at the end of the Armed Services Committee dais, eight empty chairs emphasizing the gulf between her and real Senate power at the chairman’s spot.


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Libertarians tap Barr as presidential candidate

Jeri Dobbin, left, looks on as her husband former Republican congressman Bob Barr accepts the Libertarian Presidential nomination at the Libertarian National Convention, Sunday, May 25, 2008 in Denver. The Libertarian Party picked former Republican congressman from Georgia to be its presidential candidate after six rounds of balloting. (AP Photo/Will Powers)The Libertarian Party on Sunday picked former Republican Rep. Bob Barr to be its presidential candidate after six rounds of balloting.


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