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06.26.2008 11:14 am

McCaskill, Mars and Mary Tyler Moore: Open thread

Obama seeks support from Hillary Clinton’s donors, gets the cold shoulder (via TPM media).

And  he takes heat from the netroots about his support of telecom immunity (via Huffington Post).

It doesn’t get much funnier: Karl Rove is spearheading an effort to…

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06.24.2008 4:35 pm

Like the raging river, it’s back: The Open Thread

The telecom immunity bill surfaces again. Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., vow to filibuster. That’s a promise we’ve heard before. Read it here, via Huffington Post.

And she returns like royalty. Politico reports on HRC’s return to the Senate.…

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06.17.2008 6:19 pm

“Kinda like best friends” open thread

Hill and Barry to appear together again next week, the NY Daily News reports.

Katie Couric plays funny, via Poynter’s Romenesko.

DNC calls for investigation over McCain and public financing, from Huffington Post. (My advice: Get over it and talk…

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06.12.2008 10:50 am

Media, sexism and an open thread

At an event to honor her earlier this week, Katie Couric lambasted the media for its alleged sexism regarding Hillary Clinton. And last night, she used her “Notebook” segment to continue the theme. She didn’t name names, but she made reference to…

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06.09.2008 4:16 pm

Obama and Edwards unite on health care

This is interesting.  At a campaign stop in Raleigh, N.C., today, U.S. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, made a surprise announcement. He’s going to work with Elizabeth Edwards on health care.  Yes. Elizabeth Edwards,  wife of former…

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06.04.2008 8:00 pm

The “new voter”: Obama’s risky gamble

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

One of the recurring storylines in this long Democratic presidential primary process has been the astonishingly high turnout among primary voters. And indeed, the enthusiasm and participation in this primary season on the Democratic side has been staggering — over…

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06.03.2008 10:29 pm

Wednesday editorial: An end…and a beginning

barack_opt.jpgAnd so it ends, with a soaring call for change from the first African-American ever chosen as his party’s presumptive presidential nominee, and with a not-quite-concession speech from the candidate who almost became the first woman to claim that honor.

And…

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06.02.2008 5:37 pm

Is it the end for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign?

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Hillary Clinton has announced a major speech in New York Tuesday night, leading some to speculate that she will suspend her hard-fought campaign for the Democratic nomination for president. Note, though, that it’s suspend, not end.…

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05.28.2008 12:47 pm

Analytical skills, lobbyists, concentration camps and a book review: It’s a Wednesday open thread

Hillary Clinton says every poll, every analysis shows that she’s the better candidate. Better not show her the primary results.  Read about Clinton here.

Former Bush Press Secretary Scott McClellan’s new book is said to be “scathing” and “wallops” the…

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05.21.2008 6:19 pm

Shifting landscapes in both parties as they prepare for the presidential race

Many media said Wednesday that after the primaries held in Kentucky and Orgeon, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., now has a majority of the pledged delegates. (Read the NYTimes story here.)

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., says she is fighting…

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05.18.2008 12:31 pm

If not Hillary, who?

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Above (Left to right): Sarah Steelman, Lisa Madigan and Claire McCaskill.

The New York Times Week in Review has an interesting look at what our first female president (if not Hillary Clinton) would like like. Read it here.

Women mentioned include…

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05.09.2008 5:03 pm

More advice to Obama on V.P. picks

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sen. Bob KerreyBob Kerrey — the former Nebraska governor and U.S. Senator, now president of The New School — paid us a visit Friday morning.

He is in town to give the Webster University commencement address, set for Saturday (tomorrow) at the Edward Jones Dome.…

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05.09.2008 4:55 pm

Blogs already are speculating on Obama’s VP pick

Huffington Post’s Will Thomas has an interesting muse on Barack Obama’s VP candidates. Check it out here.
There’s nary a word of our own Claire McCaskill, a longtime Obamania girl.

Who should get the VP nod from Obama pick?

Who will…

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