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Some Tough Questions for Hillary Clinton
As we mentioned earlier today, Senator Clinton faults Barack Obama's health care plan for not insuring "15 million people." That's a disputed number, an estimate, but a component of it is the sizable population of illegal immigrants. But hold on...
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November 30, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (14)
Two Tough Timely Questions for Obama
1) Just now the campaign manager for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, said that an Obama TV ad in New Hampshire "is demonstrably false and it should be taken off the air." The ad (watch it HERE) says "I've got a...
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November 30, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (42)
Still unanswered
Regarding the Rudy Giuliani billings controversy (World News video HERE, Good Morning America video HERE, and dot-com story HERE) ... The New York Post says: RUDY PINS BLAME ON NYPD, since the Mayor is saying he charged his security detail's...
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November 30, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (5)
Rudy and those billing records
We took a look on World News tonight...take a look HERE or read our story HERE. - jpt
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November 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (0)
The Plant
I've heard many Republicans complain that last night's YouTube/CNN event featured "Democratic questions at a Republican debate." Though many of the "real people" questioners were obviously conservatives -- 2nd amendment enthusiasts, etc -- I can see the point of that...
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November 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (41)
American Airlines, Tampa to New York
Packed in like veal here in seat 24-D, on my way to ABC News HQ after the totally interesting and very contentious GOP debate last night in St. Pete. We covered the debate for Nightline, GMA, and on dot-com. You...
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November 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (2)
US Airways, DC to Tampa
This flight is packed with GOP debate attendees, media and political both. In First Class: former House GOP honchos Dick Armey and Bill Paxon, the latter of whom is now a well-heeled lobbyist backing Rudy Giuliani. In coach with me...
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November 28, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (2)
Re-writing Herstory?
Senator Hillary Clinton heads to Iowa today to talk about health care reform. But she may find herself overshadowed by comments made by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who is now saying that he opposed the war in Iraq...
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November 28, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (24)
The Rudy-Mitt Smackdown
All the energy on the GOP side right now appears to be in the boxing ring where Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani have been squaring off. As with all decent fighters -- and both men are agile pols who can...
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November 27, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (3)
As The World Turns
A surprising claim yesterday from Democratic presidential frontrunner (except in Iowa) Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, who said that she was "the face" of US foreign policy during her husband's presidential reign. Clinton didn't just mention the one time she was...
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November 27, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (8)

